Benoît Brunet

Benoît Brunet (b. August 24, 1968, in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada) is a retired National Hockey League left winger. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round, 27th overall, of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.
==Career==
After playing three seasons for the Hull Olympiques of the QMJHL, Brunet made his professional debut with the American Hockey League's Sherbrooke Canadiens in the 1988–89 season. He also made his NHL debut with Montreal that same season, appearing in two games and recording one assist.
Brunet became a fixture on the Canadiens' roster, playing with them until the 2001–02 season. He became a favorite of the hometown fans due to his local roots and path to the NHL as well as his work as a defensive forward which made him a constant on the team's penalty killing unit. During the 2001–02 season, he was traded to the Dallas Stars, along with Martin Ručínský, in exchange for Donald Audette and Shaun Van Allen. Brunet appeared in 32 games with the Stars before being traded again, this time to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Brunet finished the season with Ottawa, and retired afterward.
In his NHL career, Brunet appeared in 539 games. He scored 101 goals and added 161 assists. He also appeared in 54 playoff games, scoring five goals and adding 20 assists. He was a member of the Canadiens team that won the Stanley Cup in 1993.
Brunet is currently a colour commentator for the French-language sports network RDS.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1986–87 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 	 	60 	43 	67 	110 	105 	 	6 	7 	5 	12 	8
1987–88 	Hull Olympiques 	QMJHL 	 	62 	54 	89 	143 	131 	 	10 	3 	10 	13 	11
1988–89 	Sherbrooke Canadiens 	AHL 	 	73 	41 	76 	117 	95 	 	6 	2 	0 	2 	4
1988–89 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Sherbrooke Canadiens 	AHL 	 	72 	32 	35 	67 	82 	 	12 	8 	7 	15 	20
1990–91 	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL 	 	24 	13 	18 	31 	16 	 	6 	5 	6 	11 	2
1990–91 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	17 	1 	3 	4 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL 	 	6 	7 	9 	16 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	18 	4 	6 	10 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	47 	10 	15 	25 	19 	 	20 	2 	8 	10 	8
1993–94 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	71 	10 	20 	30 	20 	 	7 	1 	4 	5 	16
1994–95 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	45 	7 	18 	25 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Fredericton Canadiens	AHL 	 	3 	2 	1 	3 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	26 	7 	8 	15 	17 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	0
1996–97 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	39 	10 	13 	23 	14 	 	4 	1 	3 	4 	4
1997–98 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	68 	12 	20 	32 	61 	 	8 	1 	0 	1 	4
1998–99 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	60 	14 	17 	31 	31 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	50 	14 	15 	29 	13 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	35 	3 	11 	14 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	16 	0 	2 	2 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 	 	32 	4 	9 	13 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Utah Grizzlies 	AHL 	 	5 	3 	1 	4 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	13 	5 	3 	8 	0 	 	12 	0 	3 	3 	0
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	539 	101 	161 	262 	229 	 	54 	5 	20 	25 	32
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	183 	98 	140 	238 	232 	 	24 	15 	13 	28 	26
QMJHL totals	QMJHL totals 	QMJHL totals	 	193 	130 	193 	323 	317 	 	16 	10 	15 	25 	19
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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