André Benoit | |
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Position | Defence |
Shoots | Left |
Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 197 lb (90 kg) |
NHL Team F. Teams |
Ottawa Senators Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) Tappara (SM-liiga) Sodertalje SK (Elitserien) Montreal Canadiens |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | St. Albert, ON, CAN | January 6, 1984,
NHL Draft | Undrafted |
Pro Career | 2005 – present |
André Benoit (born January 6, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player from St. Albert, Ontario. He is currently a member of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League(NHL).
Career[]
André Benoit began his playing career with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 2000, playing 5 years there.
After going undrafted in the National Hockey League (NHL), he signed with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL in the summer of 2005. On January 9, 2006, he signed a two-year entry level contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the parent team of the Bulldogs.
Benoit spent the rest of that season and the entirety of the next season with Hamilton before signing with Tappara Tampere of the SM-Liiga in 2007–08.
He signed with Sodertalje SK of the Swedish Elite League for the 2008–09 and returned to Montreal on May 13, 2009.
Honours & awards[]
- 2003 Memorial Cup Champion - Kitchener Rangers
- 2004 OHLWilliam Hanley Trophy (Most Gentlemanly Player)
- 2004 OHL Second All-Star Team
- 2005 OHL Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage Player of the Year)
- 2005 OHL First All-Star Team
- 2007 Calder Cup Champion - Hamilton Bulldogs
- 2007 Spengler Cup Champion - Team Canada
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2000–01 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 65 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 62 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
2002–03 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 65 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 77 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 16 | ||
2003–04 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 65 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
2004–05 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 67 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 72 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 70 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 64 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 22 | ||
2007–08 | Tappara Tampere | SM-liiga | 54 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Sodertalje SK | SEL | 54 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
OHL totals | 324 | 99 | 200 | 299 | 330 | 45 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 36 | ||||
AHL totals | 134 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 101 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 22 |