Matthieu Andre Jean Marc Luc Descoteaux (born September 23, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens.
As a youth, Descoteaux played in the 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Francheville, Quebec.[1]
Descoteaux was selected in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 19th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers.[citation needed] On March 9, 2000, he was traded from Edmonton to Montreal with Christian Laflamme in exchange for Igor Ulanov and Alain Nasreddine.[2] He played five games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens.[citation needed]
He spent the majority of his career in the American Hockey League, and also played in Finland, Italy and Germany.[citation needed] He last played in the Ligue Nord-Americaine de Hockey for Sainte-Marie Poutrelles Delta.[citation needed]