Benoit Gosselin (born July 19, 1957) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left wing. He played seven games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers during the 1977–78 season. He spent the rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1984, mostly in the minor leagues.
| Benoit Gosselin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 19, 1957 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers HC Caen | ||
| NHL draft |
80th overall, 1977 New York Rangers | ||
| WHA draft |
20th overall, 1977 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1984 | ||
Junior career
editGosselin played four years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He started with the Shawinigan Cataractes in 1973–74, and moved to the Sorel Éperviers during the 1975–76 season. He split 1976–77, his final season in the QMJHL, between the Éperviers and the Trois-Rivières Draveurs.
In 1977 Gosselin was rated by The Hockey News draft preview issue as one of the QMJHL's top ten prospects.[1]
NHL career
editGosselin's NHL career lasted only seven games, with the New York Rangers in 1977–78; he did not record any points.
On September 25, 1979 he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Winnipeg Jets, but played only for their minor league affiliates.
Other leagues
editGosselin played in the American Hockey League for the New Haven Nighthawks and the Sherbrooke Jets; in the Central Hockey League for the Tulsa Oilers; and in the International Hockey League for Toledo, Kalamazoo, and Dayton. He also played for the Léopards de Caen in France.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Shawinigan Dynamos | QMJHL | 64 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 134 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1974–75 | Shawinigan Dynamos | QMJHL | 60 | 48 | 49 | 97 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Shawinigan Dynamos | QMJHL | 20 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Sorel Éperviers | QMJHL | 43 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | ||
| 1976–77 | Sorel Éperviers | QMJHL | 41 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Trois-Rivières Draveurs | QMJHL | 33 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1977–78 | New York Rangers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 54 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 120 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 1978–79 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 65 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 81 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 60 | ||
| 1979–80 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 42 | 37 | 20 | 57 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 37 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1980–81 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 66 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 71 | 31 | 23 | 54 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Sherbrooke Jets | AHL | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | HC Caen | FRA | 36 | 36 | 26 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| CHL totals | 174 | 74 | 67 | 141 | 119 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com". Retrieved 2007-05-23.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database