Jamie Benn

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Jamie Benn
Benn with the Dallas Stars in October 2014
Born (1989-07-18) July 18, 1989 (age 34)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Dallas Stars
Hamburg Freezers
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 129th overall, 2007
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2009–present

Jamie Randolph Benn[1] (born July 18, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).

In the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Benn was drafted by the Dallas Stars 129th overall. He played his junior hockey career with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He represented Canada at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he helped capture a gold medal. With Team Canada, he won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. In the 2014–15 NHL season, Benn was awarded the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer with 87 points. The Stars went to the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals under his leadership.

Playing career[edit]

Junior[edit]

Benn grew up playing hockey for the Peninsula Eagles minor hockey association and attended Stelly's Secondary School as a teenager. He played for the Peninsula Panthers of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL), a local Junior B team located in North Saanich, British Columbia, during the 2005–06 season. Following this, he played for the Victoria Grizzlies of the Junior A British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for parts of three seasons from 2006-2008.

Kelowna Rockets[edit]

Benn was drafted by the Dallas Stars 129th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft from the Victoria Grizzlies. Following his draft, Benn began his major junior career with the Kelowna Rockets in the WHL. He scored 65 points in his rookie season in 2007–08, then improved to a team-high 46 goals along with 36 assists for 82 points in 56 games in the 2008–09 WHL season. After being named to the WHL West first All-Star team, Benn paced the Rockets with a playoff-leading 33 points en route to the 2009 Ed Chynoweth Cup title. In the subsequent 2009 Memorial Cup tournament, held in Rimouski, Quebec, Benn notched a four-goal game and added an assist in the second round-robin match against the Drummondville Voltigeurs, a 6–4 win, to secure the Rockets a berth in the tournament final. Although the Rockets lost to the Windsor Spitfires 4–1 in the Final, Benn was named to the Tournament All-Star team, along with teammate Tyler Myers.[2]

Professional[edit]

Dallas Stars[edit]

Early seasons in Dallas (2009–2013)[edit]

Benn in his second NHL regular season game, October 2009

Benn made the Dallas Stars' roster for the 2009–10 season. Benn made the Dallas Stars' roster for the 2009–10 NHL season and made his NHL debut in the season opener on October 3, 2009 in a 3–2 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators.[3] Benn and scored his first NHL goal in his fourth NHL game on October 11 against Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks. Benn tied the score 3–3 late in the game, but the Stars lost 4–3 later in the shootout.[4]

After playing all 82 games in his rookie season, he was sent down to the Stars' AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, for the 2010 Calder Cup playoffs. He scored 14 goals and had 26 points in 24 playoffs games as Texas fell to the Hershey Bears in the Calder Cup Finals. Benn later spoke of the experience, "I had a fun summer here...it was a big part of my hockey career and helped me develop my game. I definitely loved playing here."[5]

Following teammate Brad Richards absence due to a concussion, Benn took a leading role with the Stars in February 2011. During the All Star Game's SuperSkills Competition, Benn participated in the Accuracy Shooting contest and won his leg against Tampa Bay Lightning star forward Steven Stamkos then the finals against Philadelphia Flyers rookie Matt Read with times of 13.583 and 10.204 seconds respectively. [citation needed]

With the 2012–13 NHL season delayed due to the labour lock-out, Benn signed a contract for the duration of the dispute with the Hamburg Freezers of the German DEL on October 2, 2012.[6] Unable to initially agree to a contract with the Stars, Benn missed the first four games of the shortened NHL season before re-signing to a five-year, $26.25 million contract on January 24, 2013.

Rising team and individual success, beginning captaincy (2013–2023)[edit]

Benn with the Stars in February 2014. Benn was named the captain of the Dallas Stars during the 2013 off-season.

Benn was named the sixth captain of the Dallas Stars on September 19, 2013.[7] During the 2013–14 season, his fifth NHL season and first year of captaincy, Benn recorded 34 goals, 45 assists and 79 points in 80 games to help the Stars clinch a playoff spot for the first time with him on the team, finishing as the eighth and final seed in the West. Benn made his Stanley Cup playoff debut on April 16, 2014 against the Anaheim Ducks and scored his first playoff goal on Ducks goaltender Frederik Andersen.[8] The Stars would eventually get defeated by the top seeded Ducks in six games.

On February 17, 2015, Benn scored his first career hat trick in a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues.[9] On April 11, 2015, Benn scored 4 points in the Stars' last regular season game to finish with 87 points on the season and win the Art Ross Trophy. His final point, a secondary assist on a goal by Cody Eakin with 8.5 seconds left in the game, allowed him to overtake New York Islanders forward and captain John Tavares for the award.[10] Benn finished the 2014–15 season playing in all 82 contests with 35 goals, 52 assists and 87 points, which were all career highs. Benn was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding player which ultimately went to Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price.[11]

After recording a career high 41 goals along with 48 assists for a career high 89 points in all 82 games played in the 2015–16 season, Benn was named a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy for the first time in his career and was also a finalist the Ted Lindsay Award for the second consecutive season, which both were eventually awarded to Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane.[12][13] Benn's 89 points made him the runner-up for the Art Ross Trophy only behind Kane's 106 points.[14] On July 15, 2016, Benn agreed to an eight-year, $76 million contract extension with Dallas that runs through the 2024–25 NHL season at an average annual value of $9.5 million.[15]

In the 2020 playoffs, Benn and the Stars would go all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning where the Stars would get defeated in six games.[16]

On February 6, 2023, Benn played his 1,000th NHL game. He is the second player to play all 1,000 games with the stars, after Mike Modano.[17] Benn finished the 2022–23 season playing all 82 games with 33 goals, 45 assists and 78 points recorded. During the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs in the third round, Benn was suspended for two games after landing on Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone with his stick in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals. He was assessed a game misconduct and ejected from the game.[18][19] Benn returned to the lineup for game 6 which the Stars lost the game 6-0 and the series 4-2 by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights.

Recent years (2023–present)[edit]

On December 11, 2023, Benn recorded his 500th NHL assist on a goal by Miro Heiskanen in a 6–3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.[20]

International play[edit]


Benn representing Canada
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Canada

Playing in his second WHL season, Benn was named to Team Canada, along with Kelowna Rockets teammate Tyler Myers, for the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Ottawa. He contributed 4 goals and 2 assists in 6 games, helping Canada to its record-tying fifth straight gold medal, defeating Sweden 5–1 in the final. Benn first represented the senior team at the 2012 IIHF World Championship.

On January 7, 2014, Benn was named to the Canadian Olympic hockey team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi despite not being invited to the orientation camp during the summer of 2013.[21] In his first game as an Olympian, Benn scored the game-winning goal in Canada's first game against Norway in a 3–1 victory.[22] He scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against the United States in the semi-final, to advance Canada to the gold medal game, where they eventually beat Sweden 3–0.

Personal life[edit]

Benn is the younger brother of defenceman Jordie Benn. The brothers previously played alongside one another on the Dallas Stars.[23]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Bold indicates led league

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Peninsula Panthers VIJHL 4 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Peninsula Panthers VIJHL 38 31 24 55 92 7 5 7 12 20
2005–06 Victoria Salsa BCHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Victoria Grizzlies BCHL 53 42 23 65 78 11 5 4 9 12
2007–08 Kelowna Rockets WHL 51 33 32 65 68 7 3 8 11 4
2008–09 Kelowna Rockets WHL 56 46 36 82 71 19 13 20 33 18
2009–10 Dallas Stars NHL 82 22 19 41 45 — — — — —
2009–10 Texas Stars AHL — — — — — 24 14 12 26 22
2010–11 Dallas Stars NHL 69 22 34 56 52 — — — — —
2011–12 Dallas Stars NHL 71 26 37 63 55 — — — — —
2012–13 Hamburg Freezers DEL 19 7 13 20 30 — — — — —
2012–13 Dallas Stars NHL 41 12 21 33 40 — — — — —
2013–14 Dallas Stars NHL 81 34 45 79 64 6 4 1 5 4
2014–15 Dallas Stars NHL 82 35 52 87 64 — — — — —
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 82 41 48 89 64 13 5 10 15 10
2016–17 Dallas Stars NHL 77 26 43 69 66 — — — — —
2017–18 Dallas Stars NHL 82 36 43 79 54 — — — — —
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 78 27 26 53 56 13 2 8 10 10
2019–20 Dallas Stars NHL 69 19 20 39 53 27 8 11 19 32
2020–21 Dallas Stars NHL 52 11 24 35 33 — — — — —
2021–22 Dallas Stars NHL 82 18 28 46 88 7 1 1 2 6
2022–23 Dallas Stars NHL 82 33 45 78 34 17 3 8 11 51
NHL totals 1,030 362 485 847 768 83 23 39 62 113

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Canada WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 4 2 6 4
2012 Canada WC 5th 8 3 2 5 4
2014 Canada OG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2 0 2 4
Junior totals 6 4 2 6 4
Senior totals 14 5 2 7 8

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
CHL / WHL
West first All-Star team 2008–09
Ed Chynoweth Trophy – Memorial Cup Leading Scorer 2009
Ed Chynoweth Cup 2008–09
CHL Memorial Cup All-Star team 2009 [24]
NHL
NHL All-Star Game 2012, 2016
NHL first All-Star team 2014, 2016
Art Ross Trophy 2015
NHL second All-Star team 2015

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Razor With an Edge: Captain Benn". National Hockey League. October 27, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Benn nets four as Rockets take down Voltigeurs". TSN. May 18, 2009. Archived from the original on September 19, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
  3. ^ Associated press (October 4, 2009). "Ellis stands tall as Stars lose Crawford's Dallas debut in shootout". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Canucks yield late tying goal but beat Stars in shootout". USA Today. October 12, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  5. ^ "Dallas' Benn recovering on Cedar Park ice, eyes trip to NHL playoffs". Austin American Statesman. September 19, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "NHL All-Star Jamie Benn joins the Freezers" (in German). Hamburg Freezers. October 2, 2012. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "Stars announce Jamie Benn as new captain". Dallas News. September 19, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  8. ^ ESPN (April 17, 2014). "Ducks hold off Stars in series opener; Ryan Getzlaf takes puck to face". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  9. ^ KDSK Staff (February 18, 2015). "Benn's hat trick leads Stars over Blues". ksdk.com. KSDK. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Gretz, Adam. "Jamie Benn records assist with 9 seconds to play to win Art Ross Trophy". cbssports.com. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  11. ^ NHLPA (May 6, 2015). "Ted Lindsay Award finalists: Benn, Price, Ovechkin". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  12. ^ AP (May 6, 2016). "Jamie Benn, Braden Holtby, Patrick Kane are Ted Lindsay Award finalists". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  13. ^ Joey Alfieri (May 7, 2016). "Patrick Kane, Sidney Crosby and Jamie Benn named Hart Trophy finalists". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  14. ^ The Sports Xchange (May 8, 2016). "Patrick Kane, Sidney Crosby, Jamie Benn voted Hart Trophy finalists". upi.com. UPI. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "Jamie Benn signs eight-year extension with Stars". National Hockey League. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  16. ^ Paulina Dedaj (September 19, 2020). "Stanley Cup Final: Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars preview". foxnews.com. Fox News. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "Benn becomes 379th player to reach 1,000 games played". NHL.com. February 6, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  18. ^ "Benn of Stars suspended 2 games for actions in Game 3 of West Final". NHL.com. May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  19. ^ Wyshynski, Greg (May 29, 2023). "Stars' Jamie Benn feared season would end during two-game ban". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  20. ^ Stephen Hawkins (December 11, 2023). "Benn gets 500th career assist in Stars' 6-3 win over Detroit, which was without Larkin and Perron". nbcdfw.com. NBCDFW. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  21. ^ "Canadian men's team announced". The Sports Network. January 7, 2014. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  22. ^ "Jamie Benn gets winner as Team Canada beats Norway". islandsportsnews.com. February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  23. ^ "Stars' Jordie Benn stepping out of brother Jamies shadow". Toronto Sun. January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  24. ^ "Memorial Cup All-Star teams". June 7, 2016. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016.

External links[edit]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the Art Ross Trophy
2015 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Dallas Stars captain
2013–present 		Incumbent
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