Jacques Cossette, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jacques Cossette

Canadian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1954

Place of Birth: Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Jacques Cossette

  • Jacques Cossette (born June 20, 1954) is a Canadian retired ice hockey right winger.
  • He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL. Born in Rouyn, Quebec, Cossete had a highly productive junior career, twice being named to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League All-Star Team.
  • Cossete's final year of junior, which was spent with the Sorel Black Hawks, saw him score 97 goals and 214 points. Cossette was a second round selection of the Pittsburgh Penguins with whom he made his NHL debut during the 1975-76 season.
  • Cossette played just 7 games with the Penguins but was able to register two assists in that time.
  • He spent the entire 1976-77 season back in the minors with the Hershey Bears but he returned to the Penguins lineup during the 1977-78 season. Jacques Cossette played 19 games with Pittsburgh and scored his first NHL goal that year while he also added two assists.
  • In 1978-79 Cosette played 38 games and scored 7 goals and 9 points. His final season came in 1979-80 when he played 78 games with the Syracuse Firebirds and scored 25 goals.

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