Mathieu Carle

Louis Philippe Mathieu Carle (born September 30, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected in the second round, 53rd overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2006 NHL entry draft.

Prior to turning professional, Carle played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Acadie–Bathurst Titan and Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

Playing career

Minor As a youth, Carle played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Gatineau, Quebec.

QMJHL Carle was drafted in the first round, 14th overall, by the Acadie–Bathurst Titan in the 2003 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Draft. After the 2003–04 season, Carle was named to the QMJHL Rookie All-Star Team.

He stayed with the Titan until 2007 when he was traded to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in exchange for Marc-Antoine Desnoyers and two draft picks. Carle signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens on May 8, 2007, and participated in the Canadiens' training and development camps before being reassigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, for the 2007–08 season.

Professional On September 24, 2008, Carle was knocked unconscious after being hit by Tomáš Kopecký of the Detroit Red Wings in a preseason game. After the hit, he suffered a concussion and was out of the lineup for a month.

In the 2009–10 season on November 3, 2009, Carle was recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL by the Canadiens and made his NHL debut against the Atlanta Thrashers. Carle went scoreless in three games with the Canadiens before returning to the Bulldogs to score 15 points in 31 games before missing 44 games throughout the season to injury. Carle was then re-signed by Montreal to a one-year contract on July 13, 2010.

On July 15, 2011, he was traded from Montreal to Anaheim for defensemen Mark Mitera. After spending the duration of the 2011–12 season with the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, Carle signed a one-year contract with Latvian club, Dinamo Riga, of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on May 2, 2012. During the 2012-13 season, after 35 games with Riga, Carle was released and signed a contract for the remainder of season with Genève-Servette HC in the Swiss National League A on January 15, 2013.

On July 27, 2013, Carle returned to the KHL and signed one-year contract with newcomers, KHL Medveščak Zagreb of Croatia. After two seasons with Zagreb, Carle signed a two-year contract with German club, Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on July 7, 2015.

Following the 2018–19 season, playing with EHC Black Wings Linz in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL), Carle opted to end his 12-year professional career and return to North America.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Gatineau L'Intrépide QMAAA 42 11 35 46 52 — — — — — 2003–04 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 59 11 12 23 57 — — — — — 2004–05 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 69 4 29 33 53 — — — — — 2005–06 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 67 18 51 69 122 17 1 14 15 29 2006–07 Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 38 12 39 51 52 — — — — — 2006–07 Rouyn–Noranda Huskies QMJHL 25 4 15 19 27 16 6 10 16 16 2007–08 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 64 7 17 24 43 — — — — — 2008–09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 59 7 22 29 43 6 0 2 2 4 2009–10 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 31 5 10 15 26 1 0 0 0 0 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2010–11 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 68 11 18 29 44 19 3 9 12 8 2011–12 Syracuse Crunch AHL 72 6 31 37 41 4 0 3 3 0 2012–13 Dinamo Rīga KHL 35 3 2 5 39 — — — — — 2012–13 Genève–Servette HC NLA 12 0 1 1 2 7 0 3 3 14 2013–14 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 36 4 13 17 41 — — — — — 2014–15 KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 45 1 18 19 38 — — — — — 2015–16 Adler Mannheim DEL 47 3 21 24 26 2 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Adler Mannheim DEL 32 4 18 22 10 5 0 0 0 2 2017–18 Adler Mannheim DEL 38 1 14 15 12 10 0 4 4 4 2018–19 EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz AUT 17 1 6 7 4 4 1 0 1 10 AHL totals 294 36 98 134 197 30 3 14 17 12 NHL totals 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — — KHL totals 116 8 33 41 118 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2004 Canada Quebec U17 6 0 2 2 2 Junior totals 6 0 2 2 2