| Position: | Goaltender |
| Catches: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Weight Lb: | 212 |
| Played For: | Los Angeles Kings |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Laval, Quebec, Canada |
| Draft: | 15th overall, 1998 Ottawa Senators 45th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2000 |
| Career Start: | 2000 |
| Career End: | 2006 |
Mathieu Chouinard (born April 11, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League, with the Los Angeles Kings during the 2003–04 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2000 to 2006, was spent in the minor leagues. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators 15th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, and after failing to agree to a contract re-entered the draft, and in 2000 was again selected by the Senators, 45th overall.
As a youth, Chouinard played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the Mille-Îles area of Laval, Quebec.[1]
Chouinard compiled a 104-60-13 record with the Shawinigan Cataractes and was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (15th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. By 2000, unable to agree to terms on a contract with the Senators, he instead opted back into the NHL draft. Hoping for a fresh start with a new organization, Chouinard was instead selected once more by the Senators, this time in Round 2 (45th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Chouinard spent three seasons in the Senators' organization, winning the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award (shared with Martin Prusek and Simon Lajeunesse) during the 2001–02 American Hockey League season. He signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings in July, 2003
Chouinard 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.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||||
| 1995–96 | Amos Forestiers | QMAAA | 31 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1613 | 114 | 1 | 4.24 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 11 | 0 | 3.48 | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 795 | 51 | 0 | 3.85 | .861 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 264 | 15 | 0 | 3.41 | .875 | ||
| 1997–98 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 55 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 3055 | 142 | 2 | 2.79 | .906 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 348 | 24 | 0 | 4.14 | .896 | ||
| 1998–99 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 56 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 3288 | 150 | 5 | 2.74 | .915 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 392 | 27 | 0 | 4.13 | .852 | ||
| 1999–00 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 59 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 3339 | 186 | 4 | 3.34 | .897 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 769 | 41 | 0 | 3.20 | .890 | ||
| 2000–01 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 28 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1567 | 69 | 1 | 2.64 | .902 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 1.78 | .935 | ||
| 2001–02 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 25 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1404 | 58 | 2 | 2.48 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 5 | 0 | 1.98 | .932 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
| 2002–03 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 820 | 29 | 3 | 2.12 | .924 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1093 | 41 | 4 | 2.25 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 185 | 7 | 0 | 2.27 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 4 | 1 | 1.57 | .947 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | San Diego Gulls | ECHL | 27 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1453 | 73 | 1 | 3.01 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 2.07 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Phoenix Roadrunners | ECHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 647 | 37 | 0 | 3.43 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 54 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2802 | 108 | 7 | 2.31 | .915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||||
| ECHL totals | 59 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 3163 | 148 | 4 | 2.81 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||