Benoît Pouliot
| Benoît Pouliot | |||
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| Born |
September 29, 1986 Alfred, Ontario |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers |
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| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 2005 Minnesota Wild |
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| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2006 Vancouver | |
Benoît Robert Pouliot (born September 29, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL with the Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers. Pouliot was originally drafted by the Wild fourth overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Pouliot grew up in St. Isidore, Ontario, playing for his hometown St. Isidore Eagles, where he was coached by his father Sylvain. Pouliot was later promoted to the AA Eastern Ontario Cobras of the ODMHA where he played up until the Bantam age level. He also saw time in Jr.B. with Les Castors de Clarence Creek.
Pouliot was later drafted in the 11th round, 207th overall, by the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Sudbury Wolves in the 2002 OHL Priority Selection after playing for the Cobras. The following season, he was reassigned to the Hawkesbury Hawks Jr.A. club of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), a team his father had previously played for.
In his first year, Pouliot won the Emms Family Award as the OHL's top rookie for 2004–05. On July 30, 2005, after his first full season of major junior hockey, he was drafted fourth overall by the Minnesota Wild at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Later that year, he was also named to the Canadian junior team that ultimately won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He finished the 2005–06 season with 65 points in 51 games, including 35 goals.
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