Ben Lovejoy
 Ben Lovejoy 
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| Date of birth | 20th February 1984 |
| place of birth | Concord , New Hampshire , USA |
| size | 188 cm |
| Weight | 98 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Career stations | |
| 2002-2003 | Boston College |
| 2004-2007 | Dartmouth College |
| 2007-2010 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins |
| 2010-2013 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2013-2015 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2015-2016 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 2016-2019 | New Jersey Devils |
| 2019 | Dallas Stars |
Benjamin "Ben" Lovejoy (born February 20, 1984 in Concord , New Hampshire ) is a former American ice hockey player . The defender played a total of over 600 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins , Anaheim Ducks , New Jersey Devils and Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League . He won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2016 .
Career
Ben Lovejoy began his career as a hockey player at Boston College , for which he was active in the Hockey East in the 2002/03 season . From the 2004/05 season he played for three years for Dartmouth College in the ECAC . At the end of the 2006/07 season he played his first games in the American Hockey League for the Norfolk Admirals . From the 2007/08 season he went on the ice for the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins . On July 7, 2008 he signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins , but was sent to his previous team and farm team of the Penguins, the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins, at the beginning of the 2008/09 season in the AHL. After good performance in the AHL, Lovejoy made his NHL debut for the Penguins on December 8, 2008 in a game against the Buffalo Sabers , which ended with a score of 3-4 . On December 22, 2010, he scored his first NHL goal in the home game against the Florida Panthers .
On February 6, 2013, he was transferred to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a five-round suffrage in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft . Lovejoy established himself as a regular player and spent almost two years in Anaheim before returning to the Penguins in March 2015. In return, the Ducks received Simon Després . In the 2015/16 season Lovejoy won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins , but received no contract beyond the season. As a result, he joined the New Jersey Devils as a free agent in July 2016 . The defender spent almost three seasons there before handing over to the Dallas Stars in February 2019 in exchange for Connor Carrick and a third-round vote in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft . There he ended the 2018/19 season and then announced the end of his active career.
Achievements and Awards
- 2009 participation in the AHL All-Star Classic
- 2009 AHL Second All-Star Team
- 2016 Stanley Cup win with the Pittsburgh Penguins
Career statistics
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 2002/03 | Boston College | HE | 22nd | 0 | 6th | 6th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | not played | |||||||||||||
| 2004/05 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 32 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005/06 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 32 | 2 | 16 | 18th | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | Dartmouth College | ECAC | 32 | 7th | 16 | 23 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006/07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007/08 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 72 | 2 | 18th | 20th | 63 | 23 | 2 | 8th | 10 | 18th | ||
| 2008/09 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 76 | 7th | 24 | 31 | 84 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14th | ||
| 2008/09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009/10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009/10 | Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins | AHL | 65 | 9 | 20th | 29 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2010/11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 47 | 3 | 14th | 17th | 48 | 7th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4th | ||
| 2011/12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012/13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012/13 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 32 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 7th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013/14 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 78 | 5 | 13 | 18th | 39 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8th | ||
| 2014/15 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 40 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2014/15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 20th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015/16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 66 | 4th | 6th | 10 | 30th | 24 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 12 | ||
| 2016/17 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 1 | 6th | 7th | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017/18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 57 | 2 | 6th | 8th | 25th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2018/19 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 51 | 2 | 5 | 7th | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2018/19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 20th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AHL total | 218 | 18th | 62 | 80 | 245 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 14th | 34 | ||||
| NHL overall | 544 | 20th | 82 | 102 | 287 | 76 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 26th | ||||
( 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 Lovejoy in the database of the National Hockey League (English)
- Ben Lovejoy at eliteprospects.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Lovejoy, Ben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lovejoy, Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th February 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Concord , New Hampshire |