Ben Guite
| Ben Guité | |||
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| Born |
July 17, 1978 Montreal, QC, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Colorado Avalanche Nashville Predators |
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| NHL Draft | 172nd overall, 1997 Montreal Canadiens |
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| Playing career | 2000–2013 | ||
Benjamin Pierre Guité (born July 17, 1978) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward and currently serves as assistant coach for the University of Maine men's hockey. Guité played 13 seasons of professional hockey, most notably in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and the Nashville Predators. He is the son of former WHAer Pierre Guite.
Guite was drafted 172nd overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Guite played junior hockey for the Capital District Selects of the Eastern Junior Hockey League, before continuing his career at the University of Maine in the Hockey East division. Unsigned, Guite made his professional debut in 2000 with the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks of the ECHL before signing with the New York Islanders as a free agent on August 1, 2001.
On March 19, 2002, while playing with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL), Guite was traded by the Islanders along with Bjorn Melin to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Dave Roche. A year later Guite returned to Bridgeport signing as a free agent.
On August 15, 2005, Guite was signed by the Boston Bruins and played just a solitary game, his NHL debut on January 30, 2006. After spending most of his time with the Providence Bruins in 2005–06 season. Guite signed with the Colorado Avalanche on July 12, 2006.
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