Benoît "Benny" Hogue (born October 28, 1966) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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left wing. He was drafted by the
Buffalo Sabres
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in the second round, 35th overall, in the
1985 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
After playing three seasons with the
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Places Belgium
* Sint-Jan, a borough of Ypres, sometimes referenced as ''Saint-Jean'' in a World War I-related context
Canada
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of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
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(QMJHL), Hogue joined the Sabres'
American Hockey League
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(AHL) affiliate, the
Rochester Americans
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, for the
1986–87 season. He made his
National Hockey League
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(NHL) debut with the Sabres in the
1987–88 season, and remained with the Sabres until early in the
1991–92 season. Three games into the season, he was part of a blockbuster trade between the Sabres and the
New York Islanders
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which involved seven players, including
Pierre Turgeon
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Selected first overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, Turgeon played in the NHL for the Sabres, New York Islanders, ...
and
Pat LaFontaine
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LaFontaine played for th ...
.
Hogue's time in New York was the most productive of his career, as he scored 105 goals in three-plus seasons with the Islanders before joining the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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. Hogue was a journeyman for the remainder of his career, playing for the
Tampa Bay Lightning
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,
Phoenix Coyotes,
Boston Bruins
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, and three separate stints with the
Dallas Stars
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. He joined the
Washington Capitals
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late in the
2001–02 season and played the final nine games of his NHL career there.
In his NHL career, Hogue appeared in 863 games. He scored 222 goals and added 321 assists and won the
Stanley Cup
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in
1999 with Dallas.
Career statistics
Awards and honors
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Boston Bruins players
Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Buffalo Sabres players
Dallas Stars players
Ice hockey people from Quebec
New York Islanders players
People from Repentigny, Quebec
Phoenix Coyotes players
Rochester Americans players
Saint-Jean Castors players
Stanley Cup champions
Tampa Bay Lightning players
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Washington Capitals players
Canadian ice hockey centres
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