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.
| Guy Gosselin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gosselin in 2015 | |||
| Born |
January 6, 1964 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 | ||
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
editRegular 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- ^ "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.
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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