Benoit Gosselin

Benoit Gosselin (born July 19, 1957) is a Canadian former 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.

Junior career Gosselin 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.

NHL career Gosselin'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 Gosselin 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

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 — — — — —