Benoit Gosselin

Benoit Gosselin
Born	(1957-07-19) 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

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 Rangersduring the 1977–78 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1977 to 1984, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Junior career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Gosselin played four years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He started his junior hockey career playing for the Shawinigan Cataractes in the 1973–74 and 1974–1975 seasons. He was later moved to the Sorel Éperviers for the 1975–76 season, and finally he played the Trois-Rivières Draveurs in the 1976–77 season.

In 1977 Gosselin was rated by The Hockey News draft preview issue as one of the QMJHL's top ten prospects.

NHL career

Gosselin had a short NHL career playing only seven games for the New York Rangers in the 1977–78 season, though did not record a point.

On September 25, 1979 he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Winnipeg Jets, however he only played for their minor league affiliates.

Other leagues

Benoit Gosselin played for the New Haven Nighthawks, and the Sherbrooke Jets of the American Hockey League. He also played for the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League, and for three different International Hockey League teams: Toledo, Kalamazoo, and Dayton. In Europe, Gosselin played for Caen, a French hockey team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				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		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database