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Mathieu Roy

current status: Off season

#28 D | 6'2", 210 lbs. | Tampa Bay

Birth Date:August 10, 1983 (29 years old)
Place of Birth:St. Georges, Que.
Shoots:R

Experience:5 years
Drafted:Drafted by Edmonton in 2003 (7/215).
Acquired:Acquired as a free agent in 2013.

Season Stats

	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
YTD	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	14:07	0	0.00

Scouting Report

Assets:	Has an abundance of size and strength. Loves to punish opponents with bone-crushing hits and is always willing to stick up for his teammates.
Flaws:	Doesn't he great skating ability, which reduces his regular ice time when in the National Hockey League. Is also a limited offensive producer.
Career Potential:	Physical depth defenseman.

Movements & Injuries

2013
4/23/2013	Signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2012
7/12/2012	Signed with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Liga (Germany).
2011
9/29/2011	Assigned to Charlotte (AHL).
9/14/2011	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes to a one-year two-way contract.
4/29/2011	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
2010
12/03/2010	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
11/18/2010	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
11/07/2010	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
11/01/2010	Recalled from Norfolk (AHL).
10/06/2010	Assigned to Norfolk (AHL).
7/29/2010	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a one-year contract.
3/03/2010	Acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
2/16/2010	Assigned to Syracuse (AHL).
2009
12/01/2009	Recalled from Syracuse (AHL).
10/28/2009	Assigned to Syracuse (AHL).
10/03/2009	Recalled from Syracuse (AHL).
9/29/2009	Placed on waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets for the purpose of assignment to the Syracuse (AHL).
7/10/2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a one-year contract.
2008
10/11/2008	Assigned to Springfield (AHL).
10/09/2008	Sprained right wrist, sidelined indefinitely.
3/13/2008	Missed 3 games (upper body injury).
3/07/2008	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2/22/2008	Missed 1 game (bruised sternum).
2/19/2008	Bruised sternum, day-to-day.
2/13/2008	Recalled from Springfield (AHL).
2007
11/26/2007	Missed 9 games (separated shoulder) and assigned to Springfield (AHL).
11/05/2007	Separated shoulder, day-to-day.
10/23/2007	Missed 8 games (aches and pains).
10/02/2007	Aches and pains, day-to-day.
8/08/2007	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Edmonton Oilers to a two-year contract.
6/26/2007	Edmonton Oilers extended qualifying offer.
4/09/2007	Missed the last 4 games of the regular season (concussion).
4/01/2007	Concussion, day-to-day.
3/24/2007	Missed 11 games (concussion).
3/01/2007	Head injury, day-to-day.
1/05/2007	Recalled from Hamilton (AHL).
2006
12/26/2006	Assigned to Hamilton (AHL).
12/13/2006	Recalled from Hamilton (AHL).
10/02/2006	Assigned to Hamilton (AHL).
9/05/2006	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Edmonton Oilers to a one-year contract.
4/16/2006	Recalled from Hamilton (AHL).
2/13/2006	Assigned to Hamilton (AHL).
2/11/2006	Recalled from Hamilton (AHL).
2005
9/29/2005	Assigned to Hamilton (AHL).
2004
9/15/2004	Assigned to Edmonton (AHL).
3/11/2004	Re-assigned to Columbus (ECHL).
2/27/2004	Re-assigned to Toronto (AHL).
2/09/2004	Re-assigned to Columbus (ECHL).
2003
7/03/2003	Signed by the Edmonton Oilers to a three-year contract.
2002
9/19/2002	Returned to his junior team (Val d'Or-QMJHL).

Career Transactions

2013
4/23/2013	Signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2011
9/14/2011	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Carolina Hurricanes.
2010
7/29/2010	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
3/03/2010	Columbus Blue Jackets traded Mathieu Roy to the Florida Panthers for Matt Rust.
2009
7/10/2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
2003
6/22/2003	Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 7th round (215th overall) in 2003.

Player News

Lightning sign Mathieu Roy | 04/23/2013 4:14 PM

News

Tampa Bay Lightning sign Mathieu Roy for the remainder of the season.

NHL.com

Impact

Roy played 51 games with the Hamburg Freezers of the German Elite League this season. He was a part of the Lightning organization in 2010-11, playing 45 games with the Norfolk Admirals under current Lightning coach Jon Cooper.

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPPTS	SHG	GWG	S	TOI	Status
4/27/2013	TB	Fla	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	14:07	-
4/25/2013	TB	Bos	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/24/2013	TB	Tor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Tampa Bay	NHL	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	14:07	0	0.00
	Hamburg	Ger	51	8	18	26	10	46	3	0	1	-	120	0.51
2011-12	Charlotte	AHL	62	6	12	18	2	57	3	1	-	-	95	0.29
2010-11	Tampa Bay	NHL	4	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	4:43	1	0.00
	Norfolk	AHL	45	4	18	22	9	68	1	1	-	-	100	0.49
2009-10	Columbus	NHL	31	0	10	10	-2	17	0	0	0	18:19	32	0.32
	Rochester	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00
	Syracuse	AHL	14	0	4	4	-7	32	0	0	-	-	-	0.29
	Total Syr/Roc	AHL	15	0	4	4	-7	32	0	0	-	-	25	0.27
2008-09	Springfield	AHL	59	2	15	17	-20	120	1	1	-	-	-	0.29
2007-08	Edmonton	NHL	13	0	1	1	0	27	0	0	0	10:23	8	0.08
	Springfield	AHL	20	2	8	10	-5	34	1	0	-	-	-	0.50
2006-07	Edmonton	NHL	16	2	0	2	-7	30	0	0	0	14:06	18	0.13
	Hamilton	AHL	31	6	12	18	17	40	2	1	0	-	71	0.58
2005-06	Edmonton	NHL	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	13:00	0	0.00
	Hamilton	AHL	50	3	16	19	-8	82	2	0	1	-	-	0.38
2004-05	Edmonton	AHL	51	3	22	25	6	68	1	0	1	-	83	0.49
2003-04	Toronto	AHL	30	0	2	2	-7	46	0	0	0	-	23	0.07
	Columbus	ECHL	10	1	2	3	2	13	0	0	0	-	16	0.30
2002-03	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	52	11	21	32	17	164	9	1	1	-	-	0.62
2001-02	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	53	7	26	33	0	103	4	0	0	-	-	0.62
2000-01	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	30	0	7	7	10	60	0	0	0	-	-	0.23
1999-00	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	48	1	4	5	-11	66	0	0	0	-	-	0.10
NHL	Total	NHL	66	2	11	13	-13	76	0	0	0	-	59	0.20
AHL	Total	AHL	363	26	109	135	-13	547	11	4	-	-	-	0.37
ECHL	Total	ECHL	10	1	2	3	2	13	0	0	0	-	16	0.30
QMJHL	Total	QMJHL	183	19	58	77	16	393	13	1	1	-	-	0.42
Ger	Total	Ger	51	8	18	26	10	46	3	0	1	-	120	0.51

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Tampa Bay	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Hamburg	Ger	6	0	5	5	7	8	0	0	0	-	14	0.83
2011-12	Charlotte	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	Tampa Bay	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Norfolk	AHL	6	0	1	1	-1	4	0	0	-	-	5	0.17
2009-10	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Rochester	AHL	6	0	0	0	-4	11	0	0	-	-	5	0.00
2008-09	Springfield	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2007-08	Edmonton	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Springfield	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2006-07	Edmonton	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Hamilton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Edmonton	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Hamilton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2004-05	Edmonton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2003-04	Toronto	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Columbus	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2002-03	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	7	1	0	1	-8	8	1	0	0	-	-	0.14
2001-02	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	7	0	2	2	1	19	0	0	0	-	-	0.29
2000-01	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	17	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	-	-	0.00
1999-00	Val-d'Or	QMJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
AHL	Total	AHL	12	0	1	1	-5	15	0	0	-	-	10	0.08
QMJHL	Total	QMJHL	31	1	2	3	-7	31	1	0	0	-	-	0.10
Ger	Total	Ger	6	0	5	5	7	8	0	0	0	-	14	0.83

2012 Game Highs

	TOTAL	OPP	DATE
Goals	0	vs. Fla	Apr 27
Assists	0	vs. Fla	Apr 27
Points	0	vs. Fla	Apr 27
Penalty Minutes	0	vs. Fla	Apr 27
Plus/Minus	-1	vs. Fla	Apr 27
Power Play Goals	0	vs. Fla	Apr 27
Power Play Points	0	vs. Fla	Apr 27
Shorthanded Goals	0	vs. Fla	Apr 27
Shorthanded Points	0	vs. Fla	Apr 27
Shots	0	vs. Fla	Apr 27

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	31	2009-10 (CBJ)
Goals	2	2006-07 (Edm)
Assists	10	2009-10 (CBJ)
Points	10	2009-10 (CBJ)
Penalty Minutes	30	2006-07 (Edm)
Plus/Minus	0	2007-08 (Edm)
Shots	32	2009-10 (CBJ)

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