Rich Gosselin

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size =

| position = Centre

| played_for = Winnipeg Jets (WHA)

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 150

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|04|25}}

| birth_place = St. Pierre, Manitoba, Canada

| draft = 118th overall

| draft_team = Montreal Canadiens

| draft_year = 1976

| career_start = 1976

| career_end = 1990

}}

Richmond "Rich" Gosselin (born April 25, 1956) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the Swiss-A League.{{cite web|title=1976 NHL Amateur Draft -- Rich Gosselin|url=http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1976/76118.html|publisher=Hockey Draft Central|accessdate=March 25, 2014}} He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Gosselin played three games with the Winnipeg Jets during the 1978–79 WHA season, after which he went overseas to play in Switzerland.

Gosselin served as a head coach in various European leagues after his playing career ended. In Manitoba, he has coached the Eastman Midget 'AAA' Selects, South East Prairie Thunder, and Steinbach Pistons junior hockey teams. Gosselin coached the Prairie Thunder to a second-place finish at the 2009 Allan Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Steinbach-Pistons-name-former-Jet-Gosselin-as-head-coach-44526617.html|date=May 7, 2009|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|title=Steinbach Pistons name former Jet Gosselin as head coach}}