Guy Gosselin

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Guy Gosselin
Gosselin in 2015
Born (1964-01-06) January 6, 1964 (age 60)
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Winnipeg Jets
National team  United States
NHL Draft 159th overall, 1982
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1988–1994

Guy Gordon Gosselin (born January 6, 1964) is an American professional ice sled hockey coach and former ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the eighth round, 159th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.

Gosselin played five games in the National Hockey League with the Jets in the 1987–88 season in Jersey #5. He was scoreless with six penalty minutes.

Since 2017, Gosselin has been the head coach of the United States men's national ice sledge hockey team.[1] He coached the American team that went on to win a gold medal in para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 John Marshall High School HS-MN
1981–82 John Marshall High School HS-MN 22 14 15 29 48
1982–83 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 4 0 0 0 0
1983–84 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 37 3 3 6 26
1984–85 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 47 3 7 10 25
1985–86 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 39 2 16 18 53
1986–87 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 33 7 8 15 66
1987–88 United States National Team Intl 50 3 19 22 82
1987–88 Winnipeg Jets NHL 5 0 0 0 6
1988–89 Moncton Hawks AHL 58 2 8 10 56
1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 70 2 10 12 37 10 1 1 2 10
1990–91 Skellefteå AIK SWE-2 34 3 4 7 24
1991–92 United States National Team Intl 18 1 3 4 20
1992–93 Skellefteå AIK SWE-2 29 4 7 11 20
1993–94 Kansas City Blades IHL 19 1 6 7 2
AHL totals 128 4 18 22 93 10 1 1 2 2
NHL totals 5 0 0 0 6

International[edit]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1986 United States WC 8 0 0 0 10
1988 United States OLY 6 0 3 3 2
1990 United States WC 10 3 0 3 4
1991 United States WC 10 0 1 1 6
1992 United States OLY 8 0 0 0 6
Senior totals 42 3 4 7 28

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1986–87 [2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Guy Gosselin Named Head Coach of U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team for Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018". teamusa.org. USA Hockey. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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