Mathieu Chouinard

Mathieu Chouinard (born April 11, 1980 in Laval, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. Having only one starting NHL game (with the Los Angeles Kings), he has spent the majority of his career playing in the ECHL and AHL. Mathieu made his one NHL appearance on February 29, 2004, when the Los Angeles Kings faced the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at the Arrowhead Pond. Midway through the third, forward Steve Rucchin scored to give the Ducks a 6–3 lead. Starter Cristobal Huet, was pulled and Chouinard completed the game, stopping two shots he faced. 
== Awards ==
* Named to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1998–99. 
* Winner of the Michel Briere Trophy, 1998–99. 
* Winner of the Michel Briere Trophy, 1999–2000. 
== Transactions ==
* Selected by Ottawa Senators in first round (first Senators pick, 15th overall) of NHL entry draft, June 27, 1998. 
* Returned to draft, and selected by Senators in the second round (second Senators pick, 45th overall) of NHL entry draft, June 24, 2000. 
* Signed as free agent by Los Angeles Kings, July 7, 2003. 
* Signed as free agent by San Diego Gulls (ECHL), September 28, 2004. 
* Signed as free agent by Peoria Rivermen (ECHL), March 27, 2005. 
== Statistics ==
=== Regular season ===
 Year Team League GP MINS W L T GA GAA SA Sv% SO A PIM 
 1996–97 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 17 793 4 7 1 51 3.86 - - 0 0 2
 1997–98 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 55 3055 32 18 3 142 2.79 1510 .906 2 2 13
 1998–99 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 56 3288 36 16 4 150 2.74 1605 .907 5 1 35
 1999–00 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 59 3338 32 20 5 186 3.34 1990 .897 4 3 10
 2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 28 1567 17 7 1 69 2.64 706 .902 1 0 2
 2001–02 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 25 1404 11 12 1 58 2.48 547 .894 2 2 0
 2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 4 151 2 0 0 5 1.98 73 .932 0 0 0
 2003–04 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 15 820 12 2 0 29 2.12 382 .924 3 0 2
 2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 22 1093 10 6 0 41 2.25 469 .913 4 0 0
 2003–04 Reading Royals ECHL 3 185 1 1 1 7 2.27 90 .922 0 0 0
 2004–05 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0
 2004–05 San Diego Gulls ECHL 27 1452 11 9 3 73 3.01 774 .906 1 0 4
 2004–05 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 3 152 1 1 0 4 1.57 76 .947 1 0 0
 2005–06 Laval Chiefs
 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 1 57 0 1 0 2 2.07 20 .900 0 0 0
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 NHL TOTALS 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0
 QMJHL TOTALS 187 10474 104 61 13 529 3.03 - - 11 3 60
 AHL TOTALS 54 2800 24 18 0 108 2.31 1165 .907 7 2 0
 ECHL TOTALS 36 2514 24 13 4 111 2.64 1266 .912 4 0 6
===Playoffs===
 Year Team League GP MINS W L GA GAA 
 1996–97 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 4 264 1 3 15 3.41 
 1997–98 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 6 348 2 4 24 4.14 
 1998–99 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 6 392 2 4 27 4.13 
 1999–00 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 13 769 7 6 41 3.20 
 2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 3 135 1 1 4 1.78 
 2002–03 Binghamton Senators AHL 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 
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 QMJHL POST-SEASON TOTALS 29 1773 12 17 107 -
According to hockeydb.com
== External links ==
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* Chouinard at hockeygoalies.org
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