Jamie Benn
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
Jamie Benn | |||
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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 |
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 leader in points. The Stars went to the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals under his leadership.