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Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 191 lb (87 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Anaheim Ducks Detroit Red Wings Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings
Nationality	United States
Born	June 12, 1969 (1969-06-12) (age 38), New York City, NY, U.S.
NHL Draft	44th overall, 1987 Montreal Canadiens
Pro Career	1987 – present

Mathieu Schneider (June 12, 1969) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

Contents 1 Early years 2 NHL play 3 Transactions 4 Awards & Achievements 5 Milestones 6 Personal life 7 Career statistics 8 International play 9 See also 10 External links

Schneider was born in Manhattan, New York, New York, the first of two sons born to Jewish American parents Sam and Aline. Schneider lived with his family throughout the state of New Jersey until moving to Woonsocket, Rhode Island for his high school years. In Woonsocket, Schneider attended high school at Mount Saint Charles Academy. Under the tutelage of legendary coach Normand "Bill" Belisle, Schneider and his team won three of the school’s 27 straight regional championships. He left “the Mount” after his junior year and joined the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Hockey League.

Drafted in the 3rd round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, 44th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens, Schneider was the Canadiens 4th pick (after forwards Andrew Cassels and John LeClair, and fellow defenceman Eric Desjardins). He played his first NHL game a few months later when he suited up opening night at the Philadelphia Flyers. After four games, he was sent back to his junior team (Cornwall Royals) for the rest of the season. He would spend the entire 1988-89 with Cornwall before splitting the next season between Montreal and their American Hockey League farm team, the Sherbrooke Canadiens. Schneider joined the NHL for good in the 1990-91 season. Two years later, he won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens. Schneider was traded to the New York Islanders in April 1994, along with Kirk Muller and Craig Darby, for Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov.

In March 1996, Schneider was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Darby Hendrickson, Sean Haggerty, Kenny Jonsson, and a first round selection in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft (eventually Roberto Luongo). He finished the year winning the World Cup of Hockey Championship with Team USA.

In October 1998, Schneider was traded to the New York Rangers for Alexander Karpovtsev and fourth round selection in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft (eventually Mirko Murovic).

In June 2000, he was among the players chosen by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft, but was never signed by the team and never played a game as a Blue Jacket. Less than a month later, Schneider signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings.

In March 2003, Schneider was traded to the Detroit Red Wings for Sean Avery, Maxim Kuznetsov, a first round selection in the 2003 draft (eventually Jeff Tambellini), and a second round selection in 2004.

After parts of 4 seasons with the Red Wings, Schneider signed a two-year deal with the Ducks on July 1, 2007.

• April 5, 1995- Traded by the Montreal Canadiens, along with Kirk Muller and Craig Darby, to the New York Islanders in exchange for Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov.

• March 13, 1996- Traded by the New York Islanders, along with Wendel Clark and D.J. Smith, to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Darby Hendrickson, Sean Haggerty, Kenny Jonsson and Toronto's 1997 1st round draft choice.

• October 14, 1998- Traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the New York Rangers in exchange for Alexander Karpovtsev and New York's 1999 4th round draft choice.

• June 23, 2000- Claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets from the New York Rangers in the Expansion Draft.

• August 14, 2000- Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings.

• March 11, 2003- Traded by the Los Angeles Kings to the Detroit Red Wings in echange for Sean Avery, Maxim Kuznetsov, Detroit's 2003 1st round draft choice and Detroit's 2004 2nd round draft choice.

• July 1, 2007- Signed as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks to a two-year, $11.25 million contract.

• 1988: Played in OHL All-Star game
• 1989: Played in OHL All-Star game
• 1993: Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadians
• 1996: World Cup with Team USA
• 1996: Played in NHL All-Star game
• 1996: Named Alternate Captain of New York Islanders
• 1998: Named Alternate Captain of Toronto Maple Leafs
• 2001: Named Alternate Captain of Los Angeles Kings
• 2003: Played in NHL All-Star game

• Schneider is the all-time leading Jewish scorer in NHL history.
• He played his 1000th career NHL game on October 21, 2005.
• He scored his 200th career NHL goal on March 6, 2007 against the Nashville Predators.

Mathieu Schneider and his wife Shannon have 4 children; they reside in Manhattan Beach, CA. (His two eldest children live in Canada with his first wife)

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986-87	Cornwall Royals	OHL		63	7	29	36	75		5	0	0	0	22
1987-88	Cornwall Royals	OHL		48	21	40	61	83		11	2	6	8	14
1987-88	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		-	-	-	-	-		3	0	3	3	12
1987-88	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		4	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0
1988-89	Cornwall Royals	OHL		59	16	57	73	96		18	7	20	27	30
1989-90	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		28	6	13	19	20		-	-	-	-	-
1989-90	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		44	7	14	21	25		9	1	3	4	31
1990-91	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		69	10	20	30	63		13	2	7	9	18
1991-92	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		78	8	24	32	72		10	1	4	5	6
1992-93	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		60	13	31	44	91		11	1	2	3	16
1993-94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		75	20	32	52	62		1	0	0	0	0
1994-95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		30	5	16	21	49		-	-	-	-	-
1994-95	New York Islanders	NHL		13	3	5	8	30		-	-	-	-	-
1995-96	New York Islanders	NHL		65	11	36	47	93		-	-	-	-	-
1995-96	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		13	2	5	7	10		6	0	4	4	8
1996-97	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		26	5	7	12	20		-	-	-	-	-
1997-98	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		76	11	26	37	44		-	-	-	-	-
1998-99	New York Rangers	NHL		75	10	24	34	71		-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	New York Rangers	NHL		80	10	20	30	78		-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		73	16	35	51	56		13	0	9	9	10
2001-02	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		55	7	23	30	68		7	0	1	1	18
2002-03	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		65	14	29	43	57		-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		13	2	5	7	16		4	0	0	0	6
2003-04	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		78	14	32	46	56		12	1	2	3	8
2005-06	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		72	21	38	59	86		6	1	7	8	6
2006-07	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		68	11	41	52	66		11	2	4	6	16
2007-08	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		--	--	--	--	--		--	--	--	--	--
NHL Totals				1132	200	463	663	1115		103	9	43	52	143

Schneider first played for the United States in the World Cup of Hockey in the summer of 1996, where the US won the tournament. Two years later, he was selected to join the US team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. A serious groin/abdominal injury kept him from consideration for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was again asked to join the team representing the US in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey tournament, but pulled out of the games due to a lack of insurance (he was not signed to an NHL team that summer). In December 2005, he was selected to represent the US at the 2006 Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy.

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

• Mathieu Schneider at ESPN.com
• Mathieu Schneider's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile fromJewish Virtual Library
• Mathieu Schneider's U.S. Olympic Team bio