Rick Gosselin won New Brunswick’s first provincial fencing championship at the inaugural New Brunswick Championships, held on March 21, 1970 at the Fredericton YMCA. The men’s foil event that day included competitors from Saint John YMCA (Bob Pottle and Bill MacDonald) and Fredericton (Alan Muzzerall, Kevin Montague, and Brian Grimley).

As an athlete, Rick represented the province twice at the Canada Winter Games. He later transitioned to coaching, guiding New Brunswick’s provincial fencing team at four Canada Winter Games.