Joseph Roland Lionel Matte (March 15, 1908 â May 16, 1988) was a Canada professional ice hockey player who played 24 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Cougars. He played 12 games for the Cougars in the 1929âÂÂ30 season, and a further 12 with the Black Hawks in the 1942âÂÂ43 season. The rest of Matte's playing career, which lasted from 1929 to 1943, was primarily spent in the International Hockey League and American Hockey Association. He was born in Bourget, Ontario.