Benjamin Pierre Guité (born July 17, 1978) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional forward. Guité played 13 seasons of professional hockey, most notably in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, and the Nashville Predators. He is the son of former World Hockey Association player Pierre Guité.[1]
| Ben Guité | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Guité with the Albany River Rats in 2006 | |||
| Born |
July 17, 1978 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Colorado Avalanche Nashville Predators Val Pusteria Wolves | ||
| NHL draft |
172nd overall, 1997 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career |
2000–2013 Coaching career | ||
| Current position | |||
| Title | Head coach | ||
| Team | Bowdoin | ||
| Biographical details | |||
| Alma mater | University of Maine | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| 2013–2021 | Maine (asst.) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Maine Mariners | ||
| 2022–Present | Bowdoin | ||
After his playing career, he began coaching. In 2021 he was the head coach of the Maine Mariners in the ECHL. As of July 2022, he is the head coach of the Bowdoin College Men's hockey team.[2]
Playing career
editAs a youth, Guité played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the Lac-Saint-Louis area of Montreal.[3]
Guité was drafted 172nd overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Guité played junior hockey for the Capital District Selects of the Eastern Junior Hockey League, before continuing his career at the University of Maine in the Hockey East division. Unsigned, Guité made his professional debut in 2000 with the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks of the ECHL before signing with the New York Islanders as a free agent on August 1, 2001.[citation needed]
On March 19, 2002, while playing with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL), Guité was traded by the Islanders along with Bjorn Melin to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Dave Roche.[4] A year later Guité returned to Bridgeport signing as a free agent.[5]
On August 15, 2005, Guité was signed by the Boston Bruins and played just a solitary game, his NHL debut, on January 30, 2006.[6] After spending most of his time with the Providence Bruins in the 2005–06 season, Guité signed with the Colorado Avalanche on July 12, 2006.[citation needed]
Guité ended the 2006–07 season establishing a role as a defensive forward on the Avalanche, and re-signed for a further two seasons for the team.[7]
In the 2007–08 season, his first full season in the NHL, Guité played 79 games, totaling 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points. Guité also had his first 2-goal game in a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Blues on February 3, 2008.[8]
On July 14, 2009 Guité signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators.[9] He made his debut with Nashville on opening night for the 2009–10 season against the Dallas Stars on October 3, 2009.[10] Guité played only four games with the Predators before he was reassigned to add a veteran presence to AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, for the majority of the season.[11]
After a single season with the Predators organization, Guité left as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on August 18, 2010.[12]
On July 7, 2011 Guité was signed by the San Jose Sharks on a one-year, two-way contract.[13] Assigned to AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, Guité's 2011–12 season was limited to 26 games due to concussion.[citation needed]
On October 10, 2012, with the NHL lockout impeding his options to sign a contract in North America, Guité signed on his first European venture to a one-year deal with Italian team HC Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves of the Serie A.[14]
Coaching career
editOn June 10, 2013, Guité began his first coaching stint as assistant coach for the University of Maine under first year head coach Red Gendron.[15] Guité was promoted to associate head coach on October 14, 2014.[16] From April 14 to May 12, 2021, Guité served as interim head coach of the Black Bears following the death of Gendron until the hiring of Ben Barr as head coach.[17] Prior to the 2021–22 season, he was hired by the Maine Mariners of the ECHL as head coach.[18] In July 2022, he was named head coach of the Bowdoin College Men's hockey team.[19]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Maine | HE | 34 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Maine | HE | 32 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Maine | HE | 40 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Maine | HE | 40 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | ECHL | 68 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 68 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 80 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 79 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 77 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 69 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 34 | ||
| 2005–06 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 73 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 87 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 36 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 39 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 79 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 50 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 64 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 72 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 26 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Val Pusteria Wolves | ITL | 27 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | ||
| NHL totals | 175 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 97 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||
College head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdoin Polar Bears (NESCAC) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Bowdoin | 15–10–3 | 6–9–3 | T–6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Bowdoin: | 15–10–3 | 6–9–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–10–3 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Avs Guite remember dads stag". Snapshots. 2008-04-26. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ "Bowdoin College Athletic Department Directory". Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ "Ducks trade for Guite". ESPN. 2002-03-20. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Ben Guite Returns To Sound Tigers". OurSports Central. October 7, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Avs season opener". Rocky Mountain News. 2008-10-09. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ "Avs re-sign Guite, McCormick". Are You Watching This?!. 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ Dater, Adrian (2008-02-03). "Short Handed Avs explode". Denver Post. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ "Preds add Ben Guite". Nashville Predators. 2009-07-14. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ "Preds get past Stars in Shootout". CBS Sports. 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ "Preds Reassign Guite to Milwaukee (AHL)". Nashville Predators. 2009-10-17. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ^ "Blue Jackets reach agreement with F Ben Guite on one-year deal". The Sports Network. 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ^ "San Jose Sharks sign Ben Guite". NHLUpdate. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ "Ben Guite: New arrival for Wolves" (in Italian). Pustertal-Val Pusteria Wolves. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ^ Mahoney, Larry. "Ben Guite returns to UMaine as assistant hockey coach". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ Mahoney, Larry. "Ben Guite named interim head coach of UMaine men's hockey team". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Mahoney, Larry. "Ben Guite named interim head coach of UMaine men's hockey team". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "BEN GUITE NAMED MARINERS HEAD COACH". Maine Mariners. 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Bowdoin College names Ben Guite as its new men's hockey coach". Central Maine News. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database