Joe Benoit

Joseph Benoit (February 27, 1916, in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada – October 19,1981) is a former National Hockey League right wing. He played for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1940s. He missed the 1943–44 season while serving with the Canadian Forces in World War II, and the 1944–45 season playing for the Calgary Currie Army team.
He is chiefly remembered as the man who preceded Maurice Richard on the "Punch Line" at right wing. He scored 20 goals in 1941–42 in a 48-game schedule, and 30 goals in 1942–43 in a 50-game schedule. Joe decided to sacrifice his career to serve his country in World War II, though and joined the armed forces.
In his NHL career, Benoit played in 185 games. He recorded 75 goals and 69 assists. He also appeared in 11 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring six goals and adding three assists. He won a Stanley Cup Championship in 1946.
He also played for the Trail Smoke Eaters when they won the 1937-38 Allan Cup Final and the follwoing year when they won the 1939 World Championship
Benoit coached the 1963-1964 Spokane Jets team that played in the Western International Hockey League.
==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
1935–36 	Edmonton Athletic Club	EJrHL 	 	8 	8 	2 	10 	4 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
1936–37 	Trail Smoke Eaters 	WKHL 	 	13 	13 	7 	20 	18 	 	 	 	 	 	
1937–38 	Trail Smoke Eaters 	WKHL 	 	20 	26 	6 	32 	21 	 	5 	5 	3 	8 	8
1937–38 	Trail Smoke Eaters 	Al-Cup 	 	12 	12 	7 	19 	9 	 	 	 	 	 	
1939–40 	Trail Smoke Eaters 	WKHL 	 	24 	26 	17 	43 	49 	 	4 	2 	3 	5 	6
1939–40 	Trail Smoke Eaters 	Al-Cup 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	
1940–41 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	45 	16 	16 	32 	32 	 	3 	4 	0 	4 	2
1941–42 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	46 	20 	16 	36 	27 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	5
1942–43 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	49 	30 	27 	57 	23 	 	5 	1 	3 	4 	4
1944–45 	Calgary Currie Army 	AISHL 	 	13 	7 	3 	10 	8 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	2
1945–46 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	39 	9 	10 	19 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	
1946–47 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	
1946–47 	Springfield Indians 	AHL 	 	34 	9 	10 	19 	4 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
1948–49 	Montreal Royals 	QSHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1948–49 	Spokane Flyers 	WIHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	185 	75 	69 	144 	94 	 	11 	6 	3 	9 	11
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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1938–39	Trail Smoke Eaters	WCh 	 	7 	6 	3 	9 	0 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		
==External links==
* Joe Benoit @ Legends of Hockey
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Category:Born in 1916
Category:Dead in 1981
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Springfield Indians players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Allan Cup winners
Category:Edmonton Athletic Club Alumni
Category:Montreal Royals players
Category:Retired in 1947