Maurice Benoit

Who was Maurice Benoit?

Maurice "Moe" Benoit was a Canadian professional hockey defenceman.

Benoit 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 McFarlandsthe 1959 Team Canada that won the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. and Kingston Frontenacs in the late fifties. Benoit 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-coach for the Omaha Knights and Toledo Blades. In 1966 Benoit joined the Dayton Gems with whom he played until his retirement in 1970. Benoit also coached numerous youth hockey teams in Dayton throughout the '70's. Benoit was inducted into the Dayton Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973 and died December 10, 2013 in Dayton, Ohio.