2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

HIGHLIGHTS
CAREER STATS
CAREER
Played in 65 career NHL games with the Oilers, Blue Jackets and Lightning entering the
2011-12 season, totaling two goals and 11 assists (13 points)… Had 117 points (20g,
97a) in 301 career american Hockey League (aHL) games entering 2011-12… Signed to
a one-year, two-way contract with the Hurricanes on 9/14/11… 1999-2003: Completed
a four-year junior hockey career with Val-d’Or of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
(QMJHL), totaling 19 goals, 58 assists (77 points) and 393 penalty minutes in 183 regularseason
games… Played in the 2001 Memorial Cup with Val-d’Or, helping the Foreurs
reach the final before falling to Red deer… 2003-04: Completed his first professional
season, splitting the year between Toronto (aHL) and Columbus (eCHL)… earned two
assists in 30 games on the aHL level and three points (1g, 2a) in 10 eCHL games…
2004-05: earned an aHL career-high 25 points (3g, 22a) in 51 games with the edmonton
Road Runners of the aHL… Was tied for third among Road Runners skaters in plus/
minus (+6) and won the team’s Outstanding defenseman award… 2005-06: Spent the
majority of the season with Hamilton (aHL), totaling 19 points (3g, 16a) in 50 games…
Made his NHL debut with the Oilers vs. STL (2/12)… 2006-07: Skated in 16 NHL games
for the Oilers, netting a pair of goals… Beat evgeni Nabokov for his first NHL goal at SJ
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MATHIEU ROY 7
Defenseman • Shoots Right Acquired: 9/14/11, signed as a free agent
6'2" • 210 lbs. 2010-11 Teams: Tampa Bay (NHL), Norfolk (AHL)
8/10/83 • St. Georges, Que. Drafted: Edmonton 2003 (10-215-7)
NHL FIRSTS: NHL HIgHS: NHL STREAKS:
game: 2/12/06; 5-4 edM SO L vs. STL goals: 1-2x (Last: 3/29/07; 5-2 edM L at STL) goal Streak: None
Point: 1/10/07; 3-2 edM W at SJ (goal) Assists: 2 (1/18/10; 4-2 CBJ W vs. STL) Assist Streak: 2 games-3x (Last: 1/30/10-2/2/10: 2a)
goal: 1/10/07; 3-2 edM W at SJ (Nabokov) Points: 2 (1/18/10; 4-2 CBJ W vs. STL) Point Streak: 2 games-3x (Last: 1/30/10-2/2/10: 2a)
Penalty Min: 21 (2/22/07; 4-0 edM W at CBJ)
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
1999-00 Val-d’Or QMJHL 48 1 4 5 66 – – – – –
2000-01 Val-d’Or QMJHL 30 0 7 7 60 17 0 0 0 4
2001-02 Val-d’Or QMJHL 53 7 26 33 103 7 0 2 2 19
2002-03 (a) Val-d’Or QMJHL 52 11 21 32 164 7 1 0 1 8
2003-04 Toronto aHL 30 0 2 2 46 – – – – –
Columbus eCHL 10 1 2 3 13 – – – – –
2004-05 edmonton aHL 51 3 22 25 68 – – – – –
2005-06 Hamilton aHL 50 3 16 19 82 – – – – –
Edmonton NHL 1 0 0 0 0 – – – – –
2006-07 Hamilton aHL 31 6 12 18 40 – – – – –
Edmonton NHL 16 2 0 2 30 – – – – –
2007-08 Edmonton NHL 13 0 1 1 27 – – – – –
Springfield aHL 20 2 8 10 34 – – – – –
2008-09 (b) Springfield aHL 59 2 15 17 120 – – – – –
2009-10 (c, d) Columbus NHL 31 0 10 10 17 – – – – –
Syracuse aHL 14 0 4 4 32 – – – – –
Rochester aHL 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 11
2010-11 (e) Norfolk aHL 45 4 18 22 68 6 0 1 1 4
Tampa Bay NHL 4 0 0 0 2 – – – – –
NHL Totals (5 Seasons) 65 2 11 13 76 – – – – –
(a) June 22, 2003—Selected by the edmonton Oilers in the 2003 NHL entry draft. 10th Oilers pick, 215th overall, seventh round.
(b) July 14, 2009—Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets as a free agent.
(c) March 3, 2010—acquired by the Florida Panthers from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Matt Rust.
(d) July 29, 2010—Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent.
(e) Sept. 14, 2011—Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes as a free agent.
2010-11 SEASON
Completed his fifth NHL season, skating in four games with the Tampa Bay Lightning…
Spent the majority of the year in the american Hockey League (aHL) with Norfolk…
Was fourth among Norfolk defensemen in scoring with 22 points (4g, 18a) in 45 games
played… Ranked tied for fourth among admirals blueliners in plus/minus (+9)… Made
2011 PLAYOFFS
Skated in all six of Norfolk’s Calder Cup playoff games, earning one assist as the
admirals fell to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the first round… Was recalled to Tampa Bay
his NHL season debut at La (11/4)… all four of his NHL games for the season came
during the month of November… Had an aHL season-high three assists and was (+6)
at Manchester (12/3)… also had multi-assist games vs. Worcester (10/16) and at
albany (11/10)… Had a five-game aHL point streak from 10/15-10/23 (1g, 6a).
on 4/29, but did not appear in a playoff game as the Lightning advanced to the eastern
Conference Finals before falling to Boston.
(1/10)… Missed 15 NHL games after suffering a concussion vs. PHX (2/27)… Netted his
second goal at STL (3/29)… also skated in 31 games on the aHL level with Hamilton, and
ranked third among Bulldogs defensemen in goals (6) and points (18)… Was fourth on
the team in plus/minus (+17)… Was named to the Canadian team for the 2007 aHL all-
Star Classic, but did not play due to a recall to the Oilers… 2007-08: Played in 13 games
with edmonton, earning one point… also appeared in 20 aHL games for Springfield,
totaling 10 points (2g, 8a)… earned his first NHL assist vs. La (2/28)… Missed the
majority of the season recovering from a recurring shoulder injury… 2008-09: Spent
the entire season in the aHL with Springfield, playing in a career-high 59 games and
tallying 17 points (2g, 15a)… 2009-10: Played in an NHL-career-high 31 games for the
Columbus Blue Jackets… also established NHL career highs in assists (10) and points
(10)… Ranked tied for fourth among Columbus defensemen in assists… also played in
15 aHL games, splitting time between Syracuse and Rochester due to a March trade
from Columbus to Florida… Made his Calder Cup Playoff debut for Rochester, appearing
in six games as Rochester was topped by abbotsford in the opening round.