Selected by the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Benoit Pouliot plays hockey in the National Hockey League (NHL). A left winger for the Montreal Canadiens, Pouliot was acquired by the Habs in a November 23, 2009 trade with the Wild that sent Guilaume Latendresse to Minnesota.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?4961 Pouliot made his NHL debut in three games with the Wild during the 2006-07 season.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=76875

Benoit Pouliot is a skilled forward that can play both wing and center.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?4961 Prior to going pro, he played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Sudbury Wolves. In two full seasons with the Wolves and part of a third, Pouliot posted 134 points on 66 goals and 68 assists in 134 regular season games. In 24 playoff games, he posted 28 points on 16 goals and 12 assists, registering 36 penalty minutes.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=76875 In 2005, Pouliot received top honors when he was given the Rookie of the Year Award in the OHL.http://wild.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471678&view=bio

Born in Alfred, Ontario on September 29, 1986, Benoit Pouliot stands 6'3 and wears the number 57 on his jersey. Benoit, who considers himself an offensive player, first put on skates when he was three years old. One of three sons born to Sylvain and Diane Pouliot, Benoit Pouliot's mother refers to her middle son as shy and genuine.http://thereview.ca/story/dream-come-true-benoit-pouliot

Benoit Pouliot was selected number 4 overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, making his NHL debut for the Wild on November 26, 2006 against the Montreal Canadiens.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/poulibe01/gamelog/2007/ In 11 games with the Wild during the 2007-08 season, Pouliot posted three points, notching his first two NHL goals in the same game against the Calgary Flames on March 22, 2008, and his first NHL assist on March 28 against the Vancouver Canucks.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/poulibe01/gamelog/2008/ During the 2008-09 season and 2009-10 season with the Wild, Pouliot posted 15 points on seven goals and eight assists in 51 games. After being traded to the Canadiens in late November of 2009, he appeared in 39 games for the Habs, recording 24 points on 15 goals and nine assists. In 18 playoff games that season, he registered two points on two assists with six penalty minutes. As of December 19, 2010, Pouliot has played in 32 games on the season, logging 17 points on seven goals and 10 assists.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=76875