Mathieu Joseph

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Mathieu Joseph
Born (1997-02-09) February 9, 1997 (age 27)
Chambly, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Ottawa Senators
Tampa Bay Lightning
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 120th overall, 2015
Tampa Bay Lightning
Playing career 2017–present

Mathieu Joseph (born February 9, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fourth round, 120th overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Joseph won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021.

Early life

Joseph was born on February 9, 1997, in Laval, Quebec, Canada[1] to parents Frantzi Joseph and France Taillon.[2] His father played and coached hockey for many years in France and his mother was a competitive athlete in her youth.[3] His father is of Haitian descent while his mother is White.[4] His younger brother Pierre-Olivier is a defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins.[5]

Playing career

Juniors

Joseph was selected by the Saint John Sea Dogs in the 2013 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League entry draft in the third round, 51st overall. He began to play for the Sea Dogs at the midway point of the 2013–14 season. His first goal with the team came in a 2–0 win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs. In his second season with the Sea Dogs, Joseph became the sixth player in team history to score five points in a regular season game. He also finished fourth in team scoring that season with 42 points.[6][7] On June 27, 2015, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Joseph in the fourth round, 120th overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

On December 24, 2016, the Lightning signed Joseph to a three-year, entry-level contract. At the time of his signing, Joseph had played in 176 career games with the Sea Dogs during which he scored 80 goals and 171 points.[9] During the 2016–17 playoffs, Joseph was named Canadian Hockey League Player of the Week after scoring two goals and three assists in two games. Joseph went on to help the Sea Dogs capture the President's Cup as QMJHL champion over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in a four-game sweep. The Sea Dogs went on to lose in the semifinals to the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters in the 2017 Memorial Cup.[10]

Professional

Tampa Bay Lightning

Joseph began his professional career in the 2017–18 season with the Tampa Bay Lightning's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. He had a strong rookie season with the Crunch, including being named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for March 2018, during which he scored 4 goals and 10 assists for 15 points over 12 games; he also had a seven-game scoring streak within that span.[11] Joseph finished the season with 15 goals and 38 assists for 53 points, leading the Crunch in regular season assists and points. Joseph also had three goals and seven points in seven Calder Cup playoff games.[12]

At the conclusion of the Lightning's training camp ahead of the 2018–19 season, Joseph found out he had made the opening night roster from general manager Julien BriseBois—before boarding the team's charter plane after a 3–2 Lightning win against the Florida Panthers, BriseBois informed Joseph he had made the roster.[13][14] On October 6, 2018, Joseph made his NHL debut in a 2–1 Lightning win against the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena.[15][16] On October 16, he scored his first career NHL assist and point in a 4–2 Lightning win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.[17][18] On November 4, Joseph scored his first NHL goal in a 4–3 Lightning overtime win over the Ottawa Senators away at the Canadian Tire Centre.[19]

Joseph was one of the eight players called up to the Lightning for their training camp prior to the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.[20] Following the murder of George Floyd and shooting of Jacob Blake, Joseph worked alongside goaltender Curtis McElhinney in creating a mask to represent social justice. The end product featured Black athletes who were trailblazers in the fight for equality, a fist flanked by the words Black Lives Matter and a Martin Luther King Jr. quote.[21]

Ottawa Senators

On March 20, 2022, just a day before the trade deadline, Joseph was traded along with a 2024 fourth-round draft pick by Tampa Bay to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Nick Paul.[22]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Slovakia

On April 29, 2019, Joseph was named to make his senior debut for Team Canada at the 2019 IIHF World Championship held in Slovakia.[23] He helped Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final to Finland to finish with the Silver Medal on May 26, 2019.[24] Joseph finished the tournament posting 1 goal and 2 points in 10 games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 30 1 10 11 10 — — — — —
2014–15 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 59 21 21 42 46 5 1 2 3 4
2015–16 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 58 33 40 73 57 5 5 2 7 8
2016–17 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 54 36 44 80 57 18 13 19 32 14
2017–18 Syracuse Crunch AHL 70 15 38 53 41 7 3 4 7 6
2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 70 13 13 26 26 4 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 37 4 3 7 16 — — — — —
2019–20 Syracuse Crunch AHL 29 6 15 21 14 — — — — —
2020–21 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 56 12 7 19 10 6 0 2 2 0
2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 58 8 10 18 23 — — — — —
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 11 4 8 12 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 232 41 41 82 81 10 0 2 2 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Canada WJC 2nd 7 1 4 5 0
2019 Canada WC 2nd 10 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 7 1 4 5 0
Senior totals 10 1 1 2 2

Awards and honours

Award Year
QMJHL
Second All-Star Team 2017
President's Cup (Saint John Sea Dogs) 2017
NHL
Stanley Cup champion (Tampa Bay Lightning) 2020, 2021 [25]

References

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