By Nathan Moser
There have been multiple examples of brothers being able to play on the same team in the NHL. There were the Stastny brothers, the Sutters, the Niedermayers in Anaheim, the Staals, and the Sedins in Vancouver. The newest duo of brothers who will start playing together starting in the 2024-25 NHL season is forward Mathieu Joseph and defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph. Both recently joined the St. Louis Blues during this offseason, and now they find themselves as teammates.
Mathieu Joseph’s NHL Career
Mathieu Joseph was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fourth round (120th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. He first debuted for the Lightning during the 2018-19 NHL campaign. In 70 games, Joseph produced 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points. He suited up the following season in 37 regular-season contests, accruing seven points in that span (four goals and three assists). He was part of the Lightning during their dominant runs to two straight Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021. He might not have gotten the same attention as some of his teammates in Tampa like Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, or Brayden Point; but Joseph played his role well. Tampa was a well-oiled machine that kept succeeding.
During Mathieu’s time in Tampa, he posted the following regular-season stats:
- 2018-19: 13 goals and 13 assists for 26 points in 70 games
- 2019-20: four goals and three assists for seven points in 37 games
- 2020-21: 12 goals and seven assists for 19 points in 56 games
- 2021-22: eight goals and 10 assists for 18 points in 58 games
During the 2021-22 campaign, Joseph was traded to the Ottawa Senators. The full deal was Joseph and a 2024 fourth-round pick for Nick Paul. Joseph as a Senator posted nice complementary stats that stabilized an offense that had the likes of Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stutzle. Mathieu accumulated the following during his tenure in Ottawa:
- 2021-22: four goals and eight assists for 12 points in 11 games
- 2022-23: three goals and 15 assists for 18 points in 56 games
- 2023-24: 11 goals and 24 assists for 35 points in 72 games
Following 2023-24, Mathieu was dealt to the Blues along with a 2025 third-round choice for future considerations. The 2024-25 campaign will be his first in St. Louis, and not too long later, he found out who he would be adventuring that part of Missouri with.
PO Joseph’s Career So Far
While Mathieu started out with Tampa, Pierre-Olivier (PO) began his time in the league with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was originally drafted by the Arizona Coyotes in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2017 Draft. In the 2019 NHL offseason, however, PO was traded, along with forward Alex Galchenyuk, to the Penguins in exchange for winger Phil Kessel, Dane Birks, and a 2021 fourth-round pick.
PO made his NHL debut during the 2020-21 season, playing in 16 games and accruing five points (one goal and four assists). He then spent the following few seasons putting up these numbers while in Pittsburgh (he spent time in their AHL affiliate squad as well in both 2019-20 through 2021-22):
- 2021-22: zero points in four games
- 2022-23: five goals and 16 assists for 21 points in 75 games
- 2023-24: two goals and nine assists for 11 points in 52 games
Joseph became a free agent this offseason and inked a contract with the Blues shortly after Mathieu was dealt there. This will be the first time that the brothers will be on the same NHL team. They both can be significant depth additions to a Blues team that also brought in Claude Julien as an assistant coach this offseason; and has a cast of new teammates for the Joseph brothers that include Jordan Binnington, Pavel Buchnevich, newly acquired forward Radek Faksa, Robert Thomas, and more. Blues fans will see how the brothers do together once the 2024-25 season officially gets underway in October.
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