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	; Goulet playing in the 2008 Legends Classic in Toronto.
Born	April 21, 1960 (age 49),; Péribonka, PQ, CAN
Height; Weight	6 ft 01 in (1.85 m); 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Pro clubs	Quebec Nordiques; Chicago Blackhawks; Birmingham Bulls
Ntl. team	Canada
NHL Draft	20th overall, 1979; Quebec Nordiques
Pro career	1978 – 1994
	Hall of Fame, 1998

This page is about the ice hockey player. For the sculptor, please see Michel Goulet (sculptor).

Michel Goulet (born April 21, 1960 in Péribonka, Quebec) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played for the Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association and the Quebec Nordiques and Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.

[edit] WHA career

Goulet played his first professional season with the Birmingham Bulls of the WHA during the 1978–79 season in which he scored 28 goals and 58 points. Following the NHL/WHA merger, Goulet was declared eligible for the 1979 Entry Draft and was selected by the Quebec Nordiques.

[edit] NHL star

Goulet became one of the most prolific snipers of the decade in the NHL. He achieved 50 goals in a season in four consecutive years, starting with the 1982–83 season, and became one of the centrepieces of the team along with the Šťastný brothers.

During the 1989–90 season, a season in which the Nordiques ended up with a record of 12 wins, 61 losses and 7 ties and followed two years where the club failed to make the playoffs, Goulet was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in return for younger players.

While playing against the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum on March 16, 1994, Goulet crashed into the end boards striking his head and suffered a severe concussion forcing him into retirement and having to cope with post-trauma symptoms.

[edit] Post-career life

A year to the day after the accident, Goulet's number 16 was retired by the Nordiques before a large crowd at le Colisée de Québec where he enjoyed his most productive years. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998 alongside former teammate Peter Šťastný. In 1089 NHL games he recorded 548 goals and 604 assists for 1152 points.

While Goulet never won a Stanley Cup as a player, he did win the Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and 2001 as Director of Player Personnel.

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	37	17	18	35	9	14	3	8	11	19
1977–78	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	72	73	62	135	109	1	0	1	1	0
1978–79	Birmingham Bulls	WHA	78	28	30	58	65	—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	77	22	32	54	48	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	76	32	39	71	45	4	3	4	7	7
1981–82	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	80	42	42	84	48	16	8	5	13	6
1982–83	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	80	57	48	105	51	4	0	0	0	6
1983–84	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	75	56	65	121	76	9	2	4	6	17
1984–85	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	69	55	40	95	55	17	10	11	21	17
1985–86	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	75	53	51	104	64	3	1	2	3	10
1986–87	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	75	49	47	96	61	13	9	5	14	35
1987–88	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	80	48	58	106	56	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	69	26	38	64	67	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	57	16	29	45	42	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	8	4	1	5	9	14	2	4	6	6
1990–91	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	74	27	38	65	65	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	75	22	41	63	69	9	3	4	7	6
1992–93	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	63	23	21	44	43	3	0	1	1	0
1993–94	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	56	16	14	30	26	—	—	—	—	—
QMJHL totals			109	90	80	170	118	15	3	9	12	19
WHA totals			78	28	30	58	65	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			1089	548	604	1152	825	92	39	39	78	110

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Preceded by Lucien DeBlois	Quebec Nordiques first round draft pick 1980	Succeeded by Randy Moller