Joe Matte

Joseph Roland Lionel Matte (March 15, 1908 — May 16, 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 24 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Cougars. He played 12 games for the Cougars in the 1929–30 season, and a further 12 with the Black Hawks in the 1942–43 season. The rest of Matte's playing career, which lasted from 1929 to 1943, was primarily spent in the International Hockey League and American Hockey Association. He was born in Bourget, Ontario.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1928–29 Ottawa Shamrocks OCJHL — — — — — — — — — — 1929–30 Detroit Cougars NHL 12 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1929–30 Detroit Olympics IHL 26 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1930–31 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets IHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1930–31 Niagara Falls Cataracts OPHL 25 9 1 10 45 5 2 0 2 10 1930–31 Detroit Olympics IHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1931–32 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets IHL 48 4 4 8 82 — — — — — 1932–33 Cleveland Indians IHL 34 3 4 7 34 — — — — — 1933–34 Cleveland Falcons IHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1933–34 St. Louis Flyers AHA 48 11 3 14 78 7 0 0 0 12 1934–35 St. Louis Flyers AHA 48 14 10 24 50 6 1 1 2 10 1935–36 St. Louis Flyers AHA 41 5 8 13 38 8 1 0 1 13 1936–37 St. Louis Flyers AHA 41 5 8 13 36 6 1 0 1 4 1937–38 St. Louis Flyers AHA 48 15 17 32 45 7 0 3 3 4 1938–39 St. Louis Flyers AHA 40 13 15 28 28 7 2 1 3 4 1939–40 St. Louis Flyers AHA 48 13 15 28 46 5 0 1 1 12 1940–41 Kansas City Americans AHA 44 9 3 12 22 8 1 2 3 16 1941–42 Kansas City Americans AHA 50 4 6 10 41 6 0 1 1 2 1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 12 0 2 2 8 — — — — — 1942–43 Cleveland Barons AHL 25 2 5 7 2 3 0 1 1 0 AHA totals 408 89 85 174 384 60 6 9 15 77 NHL totals 12 0 3 3 8 — — — — —