Ben Clymer
Date of birth | April 11, 1978 |
place of birth | Bloomington , Minnesota , USA |
size | 185 cm |
Weight | 90 kg |
position | Defender / wing |
number | # 7 |
Shot hand | Right |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1997 , 2nd round, 27th position Boston Bruins |
Career stations | |
1995-1996 | Rochester Mustangs |
1996-1998 | University of Minnesota |
1998-1999 | Seattle Thunderbirds |
1999-2004 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
2004-2005 | EHC Biel |
2005-2007 | Washington Capitals |
2007-2008 | Hershey Bears |
2007-2009 | HK Dinamo Minsk |
2009-2010 | ERC Ingolstadt |
2010-2011 | HC Lugano |
2011 | ERC Ingolstadt |
Benjamin Clymer (born April 11, 1978 in Bloomington , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player who was last under contract with ERC Ingolstadt in the German Ice Hockey League .
Career
The 1.85 m tall winger began his career with the Rochester Mustangs in the US Junior League USHL as well as with the University of Minnesota team in the NCAA game operations , before becoming the 27th player in the second round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft Boston Bruins was selected.
Even before he played a single time for the Bruins in the NHL, the right- shooter was transferred to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 1999/00 season , where he was part of the permanent staff after only one season. With the Lightning, Clymer won the Stanley Cup for the first time in his career in 2004 .
After the lockout season 2004/05 , which the American spent at EHC Biel in the Swiss National League B , Ben Clymer moved to the Washington Capitals . After he was transferred to the AHL to the Hershey Bears , he moved to the KHL for the 2008/09 season for the Belarusian club HK Dinamo Minsk . For the 2009/10 season he moved to ERC Ingolstadt in the DEL . After one season he moved the Americans to HC Lugano in the Swiss National League A . However, Clymer did not play a game for the Ticino because he was out of play for the entire 2010/11 season due to a knee injury. In May 2011 he was again committed from the ERC Ingolstadt from the DEL. At the end of June 2011, Clymer announced his retirement as an active player, a serious knee injury was cited as the main reason.
Achievements and Awards
- 1997 WCHA All-Rookie Team
- 2004 Stanley Cup win with the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2009 KHL All-Star Game
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1995/96 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 10 | 2 | 8th | 10 | 20th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1996/97 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 29 | 7th | 13 | 20th | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1997/98 | University of Minnesota | NCAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1998/99 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1999/00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1999/00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 60 | 2 | 6th | 8th | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2000/01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2000/01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6th | 21st | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2001/02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 14th | 20th | 34 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2002/03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 65 | 6th | 12 | 18th | 57 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6th | ||
2003/04 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 66 | 2 | 8th | 10 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004/05 | EHC Biel | NLB | 19th | 12 | 13 | 25th | 30th | 11 | 6th | 11 | 17th | 24 | ||
2005/06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 77 | 16 | 17th | 33 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2006/07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 66 | 7th | 13 | 20th | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2007/08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2008/09 | HK Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 49 | 3 | 14th | 17th | 85 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2009/10 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 37 | 8th | 24 | 32 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
IHL total | 72 | 6th | 17th | 23 | 118 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
NHL overall | 438 | 52 | 77 | 129 | 367 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6th |
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Ben Clymer at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Ben Clymer at hockeydb.com (English)
- Ben Clymer at legendsofhockey.net (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Clymer, Ben |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clymer, Benjamin (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bloomington , Minnesota , United States |