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Benoit Cotnoir

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Benoit Cotnoir
Born (1975-07-10) July 10, 1975 (age 49)
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Right
Played for Mobile Mysticks
Richmond Renegades
Basingstoke Bison
Pont-Rouge Caron & Guay
Augusta Lynx
Macon Trax
Playing career 1995–2004

Benoit Cotnoir is a Canadian former ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Notre Dame.[1]

Career

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Cotnoir began his tenure with the ice hockey team at Notre Dame in 1995. In his first two years he proved to be a steady defender for a bad team. The fortunes of the Fighting Irish changed in his junior season and Cotnoir benefitted by nearly doubling his point production. As a senior he helped the team post its first winning season in 9 years and was named an All-American.[2] While his numbers were never eye-popping, Cotnoir was nevertheless able to carve out a brief career as a professional. He played three years in the ECHL before heading to England in 2002. The trial lasted just 11 games and he finished out the year in Quebec. He spent most of his final year as a player with the Macon Trax in the WHA2.

After his playing career, Cotnoir remained in Georgia and matriculated to Georgia Tech, earning an MBA in 2006. During his studies, he interned with Lafarge, a French industrial company, and then joined their marketing department after graduating. He worked his way up the company ladder and is currently an Area Sales Manager (as of 2021).[3]

Personal life

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Benoit's cousin, Pier-Olivier, played college hockey at Norwich.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Abitibi-Témiscamingue Forestiers QMAAA 41 3 16 19 40 4 0 0 0 2
1992–93 Rouyn-Noranda Capitales NOJHL 8 0 1 1 10
1992–93 Rouyn-Noranda Citadelles QNWJHL 32 9 40 49 56
1993–94 Le National de Joliette QJHL 40 19 27 46 60
1994–95 Weyburn Red Wings SJHL 53 10 27 37 136
1995–96 Notre Dame CCHA 34 6 13 19 64
1996–97 Notre Dame CCHA 30 5 10 15 68
1997–98 Notre Dame CCHA 41 10 19 29 54
1998–99 Notre Dame CCHA 36 7 18 25 58
1999–00 Mobile Mysticks ECHL 66 7 21 28 55 5 0 3 3 8
2000–01 Mobile Mysticks ECHL 20 3 5 8 43
2001–02 Mobile Mysticks ECHL 57 2 16 18 38
2002–03 Basingstoke Bison BNL 11 0 6 6 30
2002–03 Pont-Rouge Caron & Guay QSPHL 16 3 4 7 18 9 2 2 4 0
2003–04 Augusta Lynx ECHL 2 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Macon Trax WHA 2 52 5 25 30 93 4 0 4 4 6
NCAA totals 141 28 60 88 244
ECHL totals 158 13 44 57 142 5 0 3 3 8

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-CCHA First Team 1998–99 [4]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1998–99 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame Hockey" (PDF). Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Benoit Cotnoir". Linked In. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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