Position Left Wing Role Ice hockey player Salary 575,000 USD (2015) Name Stefan Matteau Parents Stephane Matteau | Playing career Weight 95 kg Shoots Left Height 1.88 m | |
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Born February 23, 1994 (age 30)
Chicago, IL, USA ( 1994-02-23 ) NHL team (P)
Cur. team New Jersey Devils
Albany Devils (AHL) NHL Draft 29th overall, 2012
New Jersey Devils Current team New Jersey Devils (#25 / Left wing) Similar People Stephane Matteau, Reid Boucher, Eric Gelinas, Keith Kinkaid, Damon Severson | ||
Training Camp: Stefan Matteau
Stefan Matteau (born February 23, 1994) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey player who currently plays as a prospect for the Vegas Golden Knights in the National Hockey League (NHL). Matteau was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in Blainville, Quebec.
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Playing career
Matteau was drafted 29th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils. He is described as a rugged power forward who plays a hard-nose style. Matteau debuted for the Devils on January 19, 2013 against the New York Islanders.
Matteau signed an entry-level contract with the Devils on August 14, 2012. He played in his sixth NHL game on February 7, 2013 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, meaning that his entry level contract is currently active.
Matteau recorded both his first career NHL point and goal at 16:31 into the second period on February 9, 2013 against Marc-André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Prudential Center.
During the 2015–16 season, having been unable to attain a regular forward role, Matteau was traded by the Devils to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Devante Smith-Pelly on February 29, 2016.
On July 1, 2017, Matteau as a free agent signed a one-year, two-way deal with expansion club, the Vegas Golden Knights.
International play
Matteau represented United States at the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Personal life
Matteau's father, Stéphane Matteau, is a retired NHL hockey player who scored the double overtime game seven goal for the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Finals against the New Jersey Devils in the 1994 playoffs.
Matteau was born in Chicago, when his father was a member of the Blackhawks, and lived in New York City, St. Louis, San Jose and South Florida as a result of his father's career, before his family settled in the Montreal area.