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Canada Benoît Pouliot
#67 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 17/18
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time CHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award) 1
1-time OHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Sep 29, 1986
Position
LW
Age
38
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Alfred, ON, CAN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Eastern Ontario MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
2005 round 1 #4 overall by Minnesota Wild
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother : Hugo Pouliot, Step-Brother: Josh Kego

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Benoît Pouliot Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Eastern Ontario Cobras U15 AA HEO U15 AA 34* 20* 22* 42* 64* -* |
2002-03 Clarence Beavers EOJBHL 38* 13* 17* 30* 86* -* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 8 -
Hawkesbury Hawks CJHL 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2003-04 Hawkesbury Hawks CJHL 45* 21* 21* 42* 85* -* | Playoffs 6 3 7 10 10 -
Sudbury Wolves OHL 4* 2* 2* 4* 0* 5* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 -1
2004-05 Sudbury Wolves OHL 67* 29* 36* 65* 102* 7* | Playoffs 12 6 8 14 20 3
2005-06 Sudbury Wolves “A” OHL 51* 35* 30* 65* 141* 23* | Playoffs 8 8 3 11 16 4
Houston Aeros AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -2
Canada U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 5* 5* 14* 3* |
2006-07 Minnesota Wild NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Houston Aeros AHL 67* 19* 17* 36* 109* -16* |
2007-08 Minnesota Wild NHL 11* 2* 1* 3* 0* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 1
Houston Aeros AHL 46* 10* 14* 24* 67* -8* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -2
2008-09 Minnesota Wild NHL 37* 5* 6* 11* 18* 1* |
Houston Aeros AHL 30* 9* 15* 24* 20* -2* | Playoffs 20 1 7 8 28 -4
2009-10 Minnesota Wild NHL 14* 2* 2* 4* 12* 0* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 39* 15* 9* 24* 31* 8* | Playoffs 18 0 2 2 6 -5
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 3* 1* 2* 3* 4* 1* |
2010-11 Montréal Canadiens NHL 79* 13* 17* 30* 87* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 7 0
2011-12 Boston Bruins NHL 74* 16* 16* 32* 38* 18* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 6 -1
2012-13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 34* 8* 12* 20* 15* 8* |
2013-14 New York Rangers NHL 80* 15* 21* 36* 56* 10* | Playoffs 25 5 5 10 26 8
2014-15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 58* 19* 15* 34* 28* -1* |
2015-16 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55* 14* 22* 36* 30* -6* |
2016-17 Edmonton Oilers NHL 67* 8* 6* 14* 34* -5* | Playoffs 13 0 0 0 4 -2
2017-18 Buffalo Sabres NHL 74* 13* 6* 19* 22* -8* |

Benoît Pouliot Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Eastern Ontario PW QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2004-05 OHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 2* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
2005-06 OHL All-Stars CHL Challenge 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Benoît Pouliot Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 146* 39* 48* 87* 0.60* 200* -25* | 3 25 1 * 7 * 8 * 0.32 * 32 * -8 *
CJHL (CCHL) 2 46* 22* 21* 43* 0.93* 85* -* | 1 6 3 * 7 * 10 * 1.67 * 10 * - *
CHL Challenge 2 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EOJBHL (EOJHL) 1 38* 13* 17* 30* 0.79* 86* -* | 1 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 8 * - *
HEO U15 AA 1 34* 20* 22* 42* 1.24* 64* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 12 625* 130* 133* 263* 0.42* 371* 25* | 6 67 6 * 8 * 14 * 0.21 * 49 * 1 *
OHL 3 122* 66* 68* 134* 1.10* 243* 35* | 3 24 16 * 12 * 28 * 1.17 * 36 * 6 *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 5* 5* 0.83* 14* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Benoît Pouliot Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2017
07/01/2017 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres
06/29/2017
06/29/2017 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Unknown
07/01/2014
07/01/2014 Confirmed New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers
07/05/2013
07/05/2013 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers
07/01/2012
07/01/2012 Extension Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
06/23/2012
06/23/2012 Confirmed Boston Bruins Tampa Bay Lightning
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Boston Bruins
06/28/2010
06/28/2010 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
11/23/2009
11/23/2009 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Montréal Canadiens
07/16/2009
07/16/2009 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2002, 11 #207 overall by Sudbury Wolves in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Sudbury Wolves

Career Transactions
- 2013-07-05 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2012-07-01 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2012-06-23 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Michel Ouellet & a 2012 5th round pick (Seth Griffith)
- 2011-07-01 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Boston Bruins
- 2009-11-23 • Traded to the Montréal Canadiens for Guillaume Latendresse
- 2009-07-15 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Minnesota Wild
- 2006-05-01 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Minnesota Wild