Career
He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Jacques Cossete had a highly productive junior career, twice being named to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League All-Star Team. Jacques Cossete"s final year of junior, which was spent with the Sorel Black Hawks, saw him score 97 goals and 214 points. Cossette was a second round selection of the Pittsburgh Penguins with whom he made his National Hockey League debut during the 1975-1976 season.
Cossette played just 7 games with the Penguins but was able to register two assists in that time.
He spent the entire 1976-1977 season back in the minors with the Hershey Bears but he returned to the Penguins lineup during the 1977-1978 season. Jacques Cossette played 19 games with Pittsburgh and scored his first National Hockey League goal that year while he also added two assists.
In 1978-1979 Cosette played 38 games and scored 7 goals and 9 points. His final season came in 1979-1980 when he played 78 games with the Syracuse Firebirds and scored 25 goals.