Former University of Maine center and assistant/associate head coach Ben Guité has been named interim head coach of the Black Bears men's hockey team following the passing of Dennis "Red" Gendron earlier this month.
Guité, 42, a native of Verdun, Quebec, began his coaching tenure as an assistant at Maine in 2013-14, shortly after his retirement from professional hockey as a player, and was promoted to associate head coach in 2017-18. He skated for the Black Bears from 1996 to 2000, and was a member of their 1999 NCAA title team. In four seasons in Orono as a player, he finished with 47 goals and 49 assists for 96 points in 146 career games.
A 1997 draft choice (172nd overall) by the Montreal Canadiens, Guité saw action in 174 NHL regular-season contests over five seasons with Boston, Colorado and Nashville. He recorded 19-26—45 points in that span, and also had one goal in 10 Stanley Cup playoff appearances, all with Colorado in 2008.
Guité spent the bulk of his professional playing career in the American Hockey League, notching a total of 103-176—279 points in 582 regular-season games with Bridgeport, Cincinnati, Providence, Albany, Milwaukee, Springfield and Worcester. After starting his career with one season in the ECHL in 2000-01, he played his final year as a pro in Italy in 2012-13 before joining the staff at Maine.
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