André Benoit
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| Born |
January 6, 1984 St. Albert, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Tappara Södertälje SK Ottawa Senators Spartak Moscow Colorado Avalanche Buffalo Sabres St. Louis Blues Malmö Redhawks |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
André Benoit (born January 6, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has previously played for several other professional teams including the Ottawa Senators, Colorado Avalanche, Buffalo Sabres and the St. Louis Blues of the NHL, Södertälje SK and Tappara in Europe, as well as Spartak Moscow of the KHL.
Benoit played five years of junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was not drafted by any NHL team but was signed by the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) in the summer of 2005. Benoit began his professional career in the 2005–06 season with the Bulldogs and was signed in 2006 a three-year entry level contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the NHL parent team of the Bulldogs. He spent the rest of that season and the entirety of the next season with Hamilton, helping the Bulldogs capture the Calder Cup.
After his three-year deal expired in 2007, Benoit continued his career in Europe, playing one season with Tappara Tampere of the SM-liiga in 2007–08, followed by one season with Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elite League.
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