Joe Benoit
Canadian ice hockey player
title: "Joe Benoit" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1916-births", "1981-deaths", "canadian-ice-hockey-right-wingers", "canadian-army-personnel-of-world-war-ii", "montreal-canadiens-players", "ice-hockey-people-from-st.-albert,-alberta", "springfield-indians-players", "stanley-cup-champions", "20th-century-canadian-sportsmen"] description: "Canadian ice hockey player" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Benoit" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Canadian ice hockey player ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Hockey_player_Joe_Benoit.png |
| image_size | 180 px |
| played_for | Montreal Canadiens |
| league | NHL |
| position | Right Wing |
| shoots | Right |
| height_ft | 5 |
| height_in | 10 |
| weight_lb | 160 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | St. Albert, Alberta, Canada |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Spokane, Washington, USA |
| career_start | 1940 |
| career_end | 1947 |
| :: |
| image = Hockey_player_Joe_Benoit.png | image_size = 180 px | played_for = Montreal Canadiens | league = NHL | position = Right Wing | shoots = Right | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 160 | birth_date = | birth_place = St. Albert, Alberta, Canada | death_date = | death_place = Spokane, Washington, USA | career_start = 1940 | career_end = 1947 Joseph Benoit (February 27, 1916 – October 19, 1981) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens from 1940 to 1946. He missed the 1943–44 season while serving with the Canadian Forces in the Second World War, and the 1944–45 season playing for the Calgary Army team.
Playing career
He 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. Benoit then enlisted with the armed forces and served in the Second World War.
In his NHL career, Benoit played in 185 games. He recorded 75 goals and 69 assists. He also appeared in 11 playoff games, scoring six goals and adding three assists. He won the Stanley Cup in 1946.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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| Regular season | Playoffs | Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | NHL totals | 185 | 75 | 69 | 144 | 94 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | CNDHL | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
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International
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| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Senior totals | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Canada | WC | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | — | ||||||
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