Robert Benson (ice hockey player)
 Robert Benson 
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| Date of birth | May 18, 1894 |
| place of birth | Davidson , Saskatchewan |
| date of death | September 7, 1965 |
| Place of death | Winnipeg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| 1913-1916 | Winnipeg Falcons |
| 1916-1917 | Winnipeg 223rd Battalion |
| 1920-1921 | Winnipeg Falcons |
| 1920-1922 | Saskatoon / Moose Jaw Crescents |
| 1922-1925 | Calgary Tigers |
| 1925 | Boston Bruins |
| 1925-1926 | Saskatoon Crescents |
| 1926 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1926-1927 | Moose Jaw Warriors |
| 1927-1929 | Minneapolis Millers |
| 1931-1932 | Seattle Eskimos |
| 1931-1932 | Hollywood stars |
Robert John "Bobby" Benson (born May 18, 1894 in Davidson , Saskatchewan , † September 7, 1965 in Winnipeg ) was a Canadian ice hockey player . He played in the left back position.
At the Olympic Summer Games in Antwerp in 1920 he won the gold medal in the Olympic ice hockey tournament with the Canadian national team , which was made up of players from the Winnipeg Falcons . In the same year he also won the Allan Cup with the Falcons . In the NHL he played in the 1924/25 season for the Boston Bruins .
Achievements and Awards
- 1920 gold medal at the Summer Olympics
- 1920 Allan Cup winner with the Winnipeg Falcons
NHL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Regular season | 1 | 8th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| Playoffs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Web links
- Robert Benson at hockeydb.com (English)
- Robert Benson at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Robert Benson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Benson, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benson, Robert John; Benson, Bobby |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Davidson (Saskatchewan) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1965 |
| Place of death | Winnipeg |