Jacques Cossette
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Jacques Cossette | |||
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Born |
Rouyn, Quebec, Canada | June 20, 1954||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
NHL Pittsburgh Penguins QMJHL Montreal Jr Canadiens Sorel Eperviers AHL Hershey Bears Binghamton Dusters Syracuse Firebirds | ||
NHL draft |
27th overall, 1974 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
WHA draft |
20th overall, 1974 Vancouver Blazers | ||
Playing career | 1974–1980 |
Jacques Cossette (born June 20, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger. He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL.
Born in Rouyn, Quebec, Cossete had a highly productive junior career, twice being named to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League All-Star Team. Cossete's final year of junior, which was spent with the Sorel Black Hawks, saw him score 97 goals and 214 points.
Cossette was a second round selection of the Pittsburgh Penguins with whom he made his NHL debut during the 1975-76 season. Cossette played just 7 games with the Penguins but was able to register two assists in that time. He spent the entire 1976-77 season back in the minors with the Hershey Bears but he returned to the Penguins lineup during the 1977-78 season.
Jacques Cossette played 19 games with Pittsburgh and scored his first NHL goal that year while he also added two assists. In 1978-79 Cosette played 38 games and scored 7 goals and 9 points.
His final season came in 1979-80 when he played 78 games with the Syracuse Firebirds and scored 25 goals.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1971–72 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | OHA | 57 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Sorel Black Hawks | QMJHL | 64 | 61 | 66 | 127 | 194 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | ||
1973–74 | Sorel Black Hawks | QMJHL | 68 | 97 | 117 | 214 | 217 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | ||
1974–75 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 62 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 92 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1975–76 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 59 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 117 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 | ||
1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 57 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 38 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1979–80 | Syracuse Firebirds | AHL | 78 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 87 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 64 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Binghamton Dusters players
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Hershey Bears players
- Montreal Junior Canadiens players
- Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Ice hockey people from Rouyn-Noranda
- Syracuse Firebirds players
- Vancouver Blazers draft picks