Jacques Cossette

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 Regular Season Playoffs 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