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| Ben Storey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1977 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Hershey Bears EK Zell am See Houston Aeros SERC Wild Wings Essen Mosquitoes Graz 99ers EHC Black Wings Linz Newcastle Vipers | ||
| NHL draft | 98th overall, 1996 Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2008 | ||
Ben Storey (born June 22, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Playing career
[edit]Storey was drafted 98th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft from Harvard University. He spent two seasons with their American Hockey League affiliate the Hershey Bears but never played in the National Hockey League. In 2001, he moved to the Austrian Hockey League with EK Zell am See for one season before returning to North America in the ECHL for the Lexington Men O' War and the Louisiana IceGators as well as brief spells for the AHL's Utah Grizzlies and the Houston Aeros.
Storey returned to Europe in 2004 with spells in the German 2nd Bundesliga with the SERC Wild Wings and the Essen Mosquitoes as well as a second spell in Austria with Graz 99ers and EHC Black Wings Linz. In 2007, Storey signed with British Elite Ice Hockey League team the Newcastle Vipers. In May 2008, Storey rejected a new contract with the Vipers to remain in North America where he seemingly retired from hockey.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Harvard University | ECAC | 33 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Harvard University | ECAC | 25 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Harvard University | ECAC | 33 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Harvard University | ECAC | 23 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 65 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 69 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 58 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | EK Zell am See | EBEL | 30 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lexington Men O' War | ECHL | 62 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Louisiana IceGators | ECHL | 63 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 124 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | SERC Wild Wings | 2.GBun | 52 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Essen Mosquitoes | 2.GBun | 18 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Graz 99ers | EBEL | 22 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | EHC Linz | EBEL | 48 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 139 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 54 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 109 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| AHL totals | 135 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 142 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | ||||
Awards and honors
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 1995–96 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ice Hockey: End of the Vipers Storey? EXCLUSIVE Defenceman Ben is set to reject return to Tyneside". findarticles.com. May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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