Mario Gosselin (born June 15, 1963 in Thetford Mines, Quebec) is a Canadian hockey goaltender who played 12 years in the NHL for the Quebec Nordiques, the Los Angeles Kings and the Hartford Whalers. June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Thetford Mines is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada (population approximately 26,000). ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Quebec Nordiques (pronounced ; translated into English as Northmen or Northerners) were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Hartford Whalers (known as the New England Whalers as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise from 1972-79), was a National Hockey League (NHL) team that played from 1979-97. ...

Biography

Gosselin played his junior hockey for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL from 1980-1981 to 1982-1983. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques with 55th pick (third round) of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. The Shawinigan Cataractes are a major junior hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. ... The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French) is one of the three Major Junior A Tier I hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ... The Quebec Nordiques (pronounced ; translated into English as Northmen or Northerners) were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. ... The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. ...

He was then recruited by the Canadian National Team, for which he played in 1983-1984 and 1984-1985. He helped Team Canada to finish fourth at the 1984 Winter Olympics and was the first Thetford Mines native to take part in the Olympic Games. The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. ... Thetford Mines is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada (population approximately 17,000). ... Olympics redirects here. ...

Back from the Olympics, he played three games for the Quebec Nordiques in 1984-1985 and stayed there until the 1988-89 NHL season, with very briefs stints with the Fredericton Express and the Halifax Citadels of the American Hockey League. The Quebec Nordiques (pronounced ; translated into English as Northmen or Northerners) were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. ... Regular Season Final standings Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points ... The Fredericton Express were a professional ice hockey team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... The Halifax Citadels were a professional ice hockey team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ...

After a couple of disappointing seasons, the Nordiques didn't renew his contract on June 6th, 1989 and he signed with the Los Angeles Kings, for one season. In 1990-1991, he signed with the Hartford Whalers and played for their minor league affiliates the Phoenix Roadrunners and the Springfield Indians the next three seasons, being recalled by the Whalers for 16 games in 1992-1993. The following season, he played 2 games in Springfield and 7 in Hartford before suffering a knee injury that ended his season and career. The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Hartford Whalers (known as the New England Whalers as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise from 1972-79), was a National Hockey League (NHL) team that played from 1979-97. ... The Phoenix Roadrunners are an ECHL hockey team set to begin play for the 2005-2006 season in Phoenix, Arizona. ... The Springfield Indians was a founding franchise of the American Hockey League, existing (with two interruptions) from 1926 to 1994. ...

He then worked as a radio analyst for the Roadrunners games and hockey coordinator at the YMCA before moving back to the province of Quebec in 1997. He now lives in Laprairie with his wife and two sons, Francis and Yannick, and gives hockey clinics for the Énergie Hockey School. YMCAs in the United States and Canada use this logo. ...

Trivia

• The City of Thetford Mines renamed its arena the Centre Mario Gosselin after Mario became the first Thetford Mines Olympian.

• His nickname was Goose

• At 5 ft 6 and 160 lbs, he had a very small frame, even for a goalie.

• He got a shutout in his first game in the NHL

• He had three knee operations during his playing days. Knee problems ultimately derailed his career.

• Along with Daniel Poudrier and Stephane Thivierge, who both later played for the Thetford-Mines Prolab, Mario was one of the three Thetford Mines natives at the Quebec Nordiques training camp in 1984.

Thetford Mines is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada (population approximately 17,000). ... The Centre Mario Gosselin is a multi-purpose arena in Thetford Mines, Quebec. ... Thetford Mines is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada (population approximately 17,000). ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Thetford-Mines Prolab is a hockey team based in Thetford Mines, Quebec. ... The Quebec Nordiques (pronounced ; translated into English as Northmen or Northerners) were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. ...

External links

• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
• Profile at hockeydb.com
• Profile at legends of hockey.net