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Joseph Maurice Leo "Moe" Benoît (July 26, 1932 – December 10, 2013) was a Canadian professional hockey defenceman.

Maurice Benoît
Born	(1932-07-26)July 26, 1932 Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Died	December 10, 2013(2013-12-10) (aged 81) Dayton, Ohio, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Omaha Knights Toledo Blades Dayton Gems
National team	Canada
Playing career	1955–1970

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
	1960 Squaw Valley	Ice hockey
World Championship
	1959 Prague	Team

Benoît was born in Valleyfield, Quebec and started playing professional hockey in 1948 for the Montreal Royals. After a five-year break he began playing again for the Trois-Rivières Lions. He had successful seasons with the Belleville McFarlands—the 1959 Team Canada that won the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. and also played for the Kingston Frontenacs in the late fifties. Benoît helped the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team get the silver medal in the 1960 Winter Olympics.

After his Olympic success he moved to the United States, where he was a player (and also a coach) for the Omaha Knights and Toledo Blades. In 1966 Benoît joined the Dayton Gems with whom he played until his retirement in 1970. He won Turner Cup twice—with the Blades in 1964, as the player-coach, and with the Gems in 1969, also sharing IHL 1968-69 best defenceman award with his teammate Alain Beaulé. Benoît also coached numerous youth hockey teams in Dayton throughout the 1970s. Benoît was inducted into the Dayton Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973 and died December 10, 2013 in Dayton, Ohio.

External links

• "Gems stars biography"
• Maurice Benoît career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Maurice Benoît's obituary

На других языках

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- [en] Maurice Benoît

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[fr] Maurice Benoit

Maurice Leo Benoit, dit Moe, (né le 26 juillet 1933 à Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, dans la province du Québec au Canada — mort le 10 décembre 2013 à Dayton, dans l'État de l'Ohio aux États-Unis) est un joueur canadien de hockey sur glace qui évoluait en position de défenseur. Avec l'équipe du Canada, il remporte le Championnat du monde 1959 et une médaille d'argent olympique aux Jeux d'hiver de 1960. Il joue ensuite pendant 10 ans en Ligue internationale de hockey, gagnant trois Coupes Turner de champions de la ligue et un Trophée des gouverneurs du meilleur défenseur.

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[ru] Бенуа, Морис

Морис «Мо» Бенуа (англ. Maurice "Moe" Benoit, 26 июля 1933, Валлифилд, провинция Квебек, Канада — 10 декабря 2013, Дейтон, штат Огайо, США) — канадский хоккеист, серебряный призёр зимних Олимпийских игр в Скво-Велли (1960).

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