Mathieu Dandenault

Mathieu Dandenault (born February 3, 1976 age 36) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Dandenault was originally drafted as a right wing, but was converted into a defenceman during the 2001–02 season. After nine seasons with the Red Wings, who drafted him forty-ninth overall in the second round of the 1994 amateur draft, he played for HC Asiago in Italy in 2004–05 (due to the lockout) and upon his return to North America, he signed a 4 year contract with the Canadiens, his hometown team.
He has won the Stanley Cup three times (1997, 1998 and 2002), all with the Detroit Red Wings. 
A free agent prior to the 2009–10 season, Dandenault was invited to the San Jose Sharks training camp. However, Dandenault was among the final cuts as the Sharks decided to release him on September 27, 2009. On October 21, 2009, the Hartford Wolf Pack, American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Rangers, signed Dandeneault to a Professional Tryout Agreement. On March 4, 2010 the Hartford Wolfpack released Dandenault from his Professional Tryout Agreement.
Mathieu is married to Marie-Christine and has one daughter, Amélia.
==Achievements==
*Won the Stanley Cup in 1997, 1998, and 2002 (Detroit Red Wings)
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1993–94 	Sherbrooke Faucons 	QMJHL 		67 	17 	36 	53 	67 		12 	4 	10 	14 	12
1994–95 	Sherbrooke Faucons 	QMJHL 		67 	37 	70 	107 	76 		7 	1 	7 	8 	10
1995–96 	Sherbrooke Faucons 	QMJHL 		1 	1 	2 	3 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		34 	5 	7 	12 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		65 	3 	9 	12 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		68 	5 	12 	17 	43 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0
1998–99 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		75 	4 	10 	14 	59 		10 	0 	1 	1 	0
1999–00 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		81 	6 	12 	18 	20 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2000–01 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		73 	10 	15 	25 	38 		6 	0 	1 	1 	0
2001–02 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		81 	8 	12 	20 	44 		23 	1 	2 	3 	8
2002–03 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		74 	4 	15 	19 	64 		4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2003–04 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 		65 	3 	9 	12 	40 		12 	1 	1 	2 	6
2004–05 	HC Asiago 	ITL 		10 	0 	2 	2 	2 		9 	1 	6 	7 	4
2005–06 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		82 	5 	15 	20 	83 		6 	0 	3 	3 	4
2006–07 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		68 	2 	6 	8 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		61 	9 	5 	14 	34 		9 	0 	0 	0 	2
2008–09 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		41 	4 	8 	12 	17 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2009–10 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		19 	1 	1 	2 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		868 	68 	135 	203 	516 		83 	3 	8 	11 	24
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003 	Canada 	WC 	9 	2	3	5 	12
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	9 	2	3	5 	12
==References==
== External links ==
* 
* ESPN.com - NHL - Mathieu Dandenault
* NHLPA player biography
Category:Born in 1976
Category:Adirondack Red Wings players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Detroit Red Wings draft picks
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Sherbrooke Faucons alumni
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Retired in 2010