Ben Cottreau

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| alt =

| name = Ben Cottreau

| image = Ben Cottreau (2370532958).jpg

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| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Albany River Rats
Hannover Scorpions

| position = Forward

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 209

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|04|04}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2008

| career_end = 2010

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Ben Cottreau (born April 4, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played college hockey at Mercyhurst University.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ben Cottreau|url=https://www.sportspundit.com/hockey/players/10932-ben-cottreau|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121215741/https://www.sportspundit.com/hockey/players/10932-ben-cottreau |archive-date=2021-01-21 |access-date=January 15, 2021|website=Sports Pundit}}

After ending his college career, Cottreau leaped to the professional ranks, signing a contract with the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League on March 20, 2008.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=March 20, 2008|title=River Rats Sign Forward Ben Cottreau|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/river-rats-sign-forward-ben-cottreau/n-3608044|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121021115/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/river-rats-sign-forward-ben-cottreau/n-3608044 |archive-date=2021-01-21 |access-date=January 15, 2021|website=Our Sports Central}}

Cottreau spent the 2008-09 season with the Landshut Cannibals of the DEL2. He later signed with the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on June 8, 2009. On February 16, 2010, Cottreau signed a two-year contract extension with the Scorpions.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ben Cottreau - Elite Prospects|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/12372/ben-cottreau|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 15, 2021|website=Elite Prospects}} However, he retired from professional hockey on May 12, 2011 due to various head injuries suffered during his playing career.