Mathieu Olivier
Jersey Number: 24
Player information for Mathieu Olivier
Position
Right Wing
Height
6'1" (185cm)
Born
February 11, 1997
Number
24
Shoots
Right
Weight
232 lbs (105kg)
Birthplace
Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
Years in Columbus
4
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Player Career Notes
- Has spent the last four seasons in Columbus, posting 43-42-85 and 391 penalty minutes in 263 games from 2022-26.
- Has registered double-digit goals in two-straight seasons (18 in 2024-25; 15 in 2025-26).
- Has led CBJ in penalty minutes in each of the past two campaigns and hits in three-straight seasons.
- Set single-season career highs in 2024-25 with 18-14-32 and 139 PIM while playing in all 82 contests with the Blue Jackets.
- Ranked second in the NHL in penalty minutes and hits (306), which surpassed Brandon Dubinsky (248, 2016-17) for the single-season franchise record.
- Was one of three players in the NHL to finish with double-digit goals and 100-plus penalty minutes in 2024-25.
- Led the Blue Jackets in hits (163) and ranked second in penalty minutes (70) in 2023-24.
- Posted 5-10-15 and 81 penalty minutes in 66 games with Columbus during his first season with the club in 2022-23.
- Has notched 46-46-92 with 370 penalty minutes in 311 career NHL games in seven campaigns with the Blue Jackets and Nashville Predators since making his league debut in 2019-20.
- Scored his first career goal on Jan. 30, 2021 at Tampa Bay.
- Appeared in 156 career American Hockey League games from 2018-22 with the Milwaukee Admirals and posted 19-23-42 with 262 PIM.
- Recorded AHL career highs during the 2019-20 season where he collected 10-9-19 with 95 penalty minutes and two game-winning goals in 56 games played.
- Tied for the AHL lead and league rookies in fighting majors with nine in 2018-19.
- Played junior hockey for the Moncton Wildcats, Shawinigan Cataractes and Sherbrooke Phoenix from 2013-18 and totaled 59-71-130 and 390 PIM in 300 contests.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 66 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -20 | 81 | 75 |
| 2023-2024 | 54 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 70 | 55 |
| 2024-2025 | 82 | 18 | 14 | 32 | -4 | 139 | 111 |
| 2025-2026 | 61 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 13 | 101 | 93 |
| Totals | 263 | 43 | 42 | 85 | -15 | 391 | 334 |
Transaction History
- Undrafted; Signed by Nashville as a free agent on May 1, 2019.
- Acquired by Columbus from Nashville in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on June 30, 2022.