Mike Mottau

Michael Joseph Mottau (born March 19, 1978) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. He was drafted in the seventh round, 182nd overall, by the New York Rangers in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
==Playing career==
Mottau played four years of college hockey at Boston College, and was the recipient of the Hobey Baker Award for top men's collegiate hockey player during his senior season. He made his National Hockey League debut with the Rangers during the 2000–01 season. He played nineteen games with the Rangers over two seasons, and four with the Calgary Flames during the 2002–03 season. Mottau played four seasons in the American Hockey League before returning to the NHL in the 2007–08 season with the New Jersey Devils. On September 28, 2010, Mottau signed a two year deal with the New York Islanders. 
He resides on the South Shore in Massachusetts with his wife and children.
== 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
1996–97 	Boston College 	HE 	 	38 	5 	18 	23 	77 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Boston College 	HE 	 	40 	13 	36 	49 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Boston College 	HE 	 	43 	3 	39 	42 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Boston College 	HE 	 	42 	6 	37 	43 	57 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	61 	10 	33 	43 	45 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	19
2000–01 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	18 	0 	3 	3 	13 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	80 	9 	42 	51 	56 	 	10 	0 	5 	5 	4
2001–02 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	29 	1 	18 	19 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Saint John Flames 	AHL 	 	32 	5 	12 	17 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 	 	69 	9 	22 	31 	79 	 	9 	1 	2 	3 	8
2004–05 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 	 	73 	4 	31 	35 	23 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 	 	76 	8 	48 	56 	81 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	6
2006–07 	Lowell Devils 	AHL 	 	43 	1 	26 	27 	33 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	76 	4 	13 	17 	48 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	0
2008–09 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	80 	1 	14 	15 	35 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	0
2009–10 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	79 	2 	16 	18 	41 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
2010–11 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	20 	0 	3 	3 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	278 	7 	49 	56 	145 	 	17 	2 	2 	4 	0
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998 	United States 	WJC 	7 	2	2	4 	4
1999 	United States 	WC 	3 	2	1	3 	0
2000 	United States 	WC 	7 	0	1	1 	0
2003 	United States 	WC 	6 	0	1	1 	0
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	7 	2	2	4 	4
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	16	2	3	5 	0
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College 	College
HE All-Rookie Team 	1997 	
HE First All-Star Team 	1998, 2000 	
East Second All-American Team	1998 	
All-Tournament Team 	1998 	
HE Second All-Star Team 	1999 	
East First All-Star Team 	1999, 2000 	
HE Best Defensive Defenseman 	2000 	
HE Player of the Year 	2000 	
Hobey Baker Award 	2000 	
AHL 	AHL 	AHL
All-Rookie Team 	2001 	
All-Star 	2001, 2002,2006	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1978
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Boston College Eagles players
Category:Calgary Flames players
Category:Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Lowell Devils players
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:New York Rangers draft picks
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Peoria Rivermen players
Category:Saint John Flames players
Category:Worcester IceCats players
Category:Hobey Baker Award winners