Shot Left Height 1.80 m Position Winger Role Ice hockey player Career end 1984 | Name Benoit Gosselin Career start 1977 Playing career Weight 86 kg | |
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NHL Draft 80th overall, 1977New York Rangers WHA Draft 20th overall, 1977Quebec Nordiques | ||
Benoit Gosselin (born July 19, 1957), also known as Ben Gosselin, is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left wing. He played seven games in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1977-78 NHL season
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Junior career
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Gosselin played four years in the QMJHL. He started his junior hockey career playing for the Shawinigan Cataractes in the 1973-1974 and 1974-1975 seasons. He was later moved to the Sorel Éperviers for the 1975-1976 season, and finally he played the Trois-Rivières Draveurs in the 1976-1977 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 1977-1978 season. He didn't score any points nor assists in this time.
On September 25, 1979 he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Winnipeg Jets, however he never played for the parent team.
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.