Mathieu Roy

Mathieu Roy (born August 10, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career Roy was drafted in the seventh round of the 2003 NHL entry draft, 215th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. Most of Roy's professional career has been spent in the American Hockey League, with the Toronto and Edmonton Roadrunners, and the Hamilton Bulldogs, although he has also spent time in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers.

In the 2006–07 season, on January 10, 2007, while on a recall to the Oilers, Roy scored his first NHL goal against the San Jose Sharks.

On November 2, 2007, after only a few minutes into a game, Roy was checked into the boards by Nashville Predators forward Jordin Tootoo, forcing Roy to leave the game with a shoulder injury.

On July 14, 2009, Roy signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. In the 2009–10 season, Roy appeared in 31 games with the Blue Jackets, recording a career-high 10 assists before he was traded to the Florida Panthers for Matt Rust on March 3, 2010.

The following season, Roy was signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning and was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals to begin the 2010–11 season. Roy registered 22 points in 45 games with the Admirals and was recalled to play in 4 games with the Lighting during the season as a depth defense man.

A free agent, Roy signed with South East Division rivals the Carolina Hurricanes to a one-year contract on September 14, 2011. Roy failed to make his debut with the Hurricanes, assigned to affiliate the Charlotte Checkers for the duration of the 2011–12 season.

With free agency once again in procession and the impending 2012 NHL lockout, Roy signed his first European contract with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga on July 12, 2012. During a successful debut season with the Freezers, Roy was signed to a contract extension on January 3, 2013, that would keep him with the Hamburg team until the end of the 2014-15 campaign. He finished the 2012–13 season, with 26 points in 51 games.

Upon elimination from the Playoffs with the Freezers, Roy returned to North America for the off-season. On April 23, 2013, with his previous NHL club, the Tampa Bay Lightning, suffering from a depleted blueline, Roy was signed to a contract for the final game of the Lightning's 2013 season, before returning to Hamburg for the 2013–14 season. In March 2015, he inked a new two-year deal with the Hamburg Freezers. In May 2016, his Hamburg stint ended prematurely as the organization folded. Roy had spent a total of four years with the Freezers.

He signed with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) on July 18, 2016.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Lévis Commandeurs QMAAA 11 4 1 5 16 — — — — — 1999–2000 Lévis Commandeurs QMAAA 24 3 4 7 88 6 1 1 2 22 1999–2000 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 48 1 4 5 66 — — — — — 2000–01 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 30 0 7 7 60 17 0 0 0 4 2001–02 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 53 7 26 33 103 7 0 2 2 19 2002–03 Val–d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 52 11 21 32 164 7 1 0 1 8 2003–04 Toronto Roadrunners AHL 30 0 2 2 46 — — — — — 2003–04 Columbus Cottonmouths ECHL 10 1 2 3 13 — — — — — 2004–05 Edmonton Road Runners AHL 51 3 22 25 68 — — — — — 2005–06 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 50 3 16 19 82 — — — — — 2005–06 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 31 6 12 18 40 — — — — — 2006–07 Edmonton Oilers NHL 16 2 0 2 30 — — — — — 2007–08 Edmonton Oilers NHL 13 0 1 1 27 — — — — — 2007–08 Springfield Falcons AHL 20 2 8 10 34 — — — — — 2008–09 Springfield Falcons AHL 59 2 15 17 120 — — — — — 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 31 0 10 10 17 — — — — — 2009–10 Syracuse Crunch AHL 14 0 4 4 32 — — — — — 2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 11 2010–11 Norfolk Admirals AHL 45 4 18 22 68 6 0 1 1 4 2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Charlotte Checkers AHL 62 6 12 18 57 — — — — — 2012–13 Hamburg Freezers DEL 51 8 18 26 46 6 0 5 5 8 2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Hamburg Freezers DEL 28 4 10 14 28 12 1 3 4 28 2014–15 Hamburg Freezers DEL 48 5 23 28 77 7 1 2 3 29 2015–16 Hamburg Freezers DEL 52 3 23 26 94 — — — — — 2016–17 EC Red Bull Salzburg AUT 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2017–18 Dragons de Rouen FRA 30 4 15 19 42 15 1 4 5 14 2018–19 Dragons de Rouen FRA 44 8 17 25 69 16 5 7 12 20 2019–20 Dragons de Rouen FRA 39 5 17 22 46 4 0 1 1 4 2021–22 Saint–Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 7 0 6 6 6 11 4 5 9 6 2022–23 Saint–Georges Cool FM 103.5 LNAH 25 5 13 18 41 2 0 0 0 2 NHL totals 66 2 11 13 76 — — — — — AHL totals 363 26 109 135 547 12 0 1 1 15 LNAH totals 32 5 19 24 47 13 4 5 9 8 DEL totals 179 20 74 94 245 25 2 10 12 65 FRA totals 113 17 49 66 157 35 6 12 18 38