Benoît Pouliot
Benoît Pouliot ( born September 29, 1986 in Alfred, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since July 2013 with the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
Benoît Pouliot began his career as a hockey player with the Sudbury Wolves, for by 2006 he was active from 2003 in the Canadian Junior Football League Ontario Hockey League. During this period, he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2005 in the first round as a whole fourth player from the Minnesota Wild, for which he made his debut in the National Hockey League in the 2006/07 season. After being in his first two seasons in the franchise of the Wild still mainly for their farm team in the American Hockey League, the Houston Aeros, was used, the Canadians stood at the beginning of the 2008/09 season regularly for the Minnesota Wild in the NHL on the ice. On November 23, 2009, he was transferred in exchange for Guillaume Latendresse to the Montreal Canadiens.
July 1, 2011 Pouliot signed a contract for one year with the Boston Bruins, which charges the striker in June 2012 in exchange for Michel Ouellet and a fifth- round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2012 to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Beginning of July 2012 Pouliot agreed on a one year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. In July 2013 he signed a one year contract with the New York Rangers.
Internationally
For Canada Pouliot took part in the U20 Junior World Cup in 2006, when he became world champion with the national team.
Awards and achievements
- 2005 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2005 Emms Family Award
- 2005 OHL First All - Rookie Team
- 2005 OHL Second All-Star Team
- 2005 CHL All- Rookie Team
- 2005 CHL Rookie of the Year
Internationally
- 2006 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Statistics
(End of season 2012/ 13)