Ben Gordon (ice hockey)

Ben Gordon
Born (1985-01-31) January 31, 1985 (age 39)
St. Michael, Minnesota, U.S.[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 162 lb (73 kg; 11 st 8 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Providence Bruins
Toronto Marlies
Abbotsford Heat
Rochester Americans
Binghamton Senators
Düsseldorfer EG
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career

2008–2014

Coaching career
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamMinnesota
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014–2015St. Scholastica (Assistant)
2015–2016Tri-City Storm (Assistant)
2016–2017Minnesota (Dir. of Hockey Ops)
2017–2018Chicago Steel (Associate)
2018–2019Des Moines Buccaneers (Assistant)
2018–PresentMinnesota (Assistant)

Ben Gordon (born January 31, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey forward.

Career

Gordon played for the Providence Bruins, Toronto Marlies, Abbotsford Heat, Rochester Americans, Binghamton Senators, and Düsseldorfer EG. He completed his career as a member of the Tulsa Oilers in the Central Hockey League.[2] On October 10, 2014, Gordon retired from his professional playing career, in accepting an assistant coaching role with the College of St. Scholastica in Minnesota.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Lincoln Stars USHL 24 4 6 10 14 10 6 1 7 14
2003–04 Lincoln Stars USHL 44 9 19 28 32 — — — — —
2004–05 University of Minnesota WCHA 24 0 9 9 31 — — — — —
2005–06 University of Minnesota WCHA 37 12 17 29 24 — — — — —
2006–07 University of Minnesota WCHA 42 12 19 31 58 — — — — —
2007–08 University of Minnesota WCHA 45 15 14 29 32 — — — — —
2008–09 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 51 15 24 39 34 — — — — —
2008–09 Reading Royals ECHL 12 6 12 18 14 — — — — —
2009–10 Reading Royals ECHL 56 24 45 69 57 16 2 12 14 8
2009–10 Providence Bruins AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2009–10 Toronto Marlies AHL 7 2 3 5 2 — — — — —
2009–10 Abbotsford Heat AHL 7 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Reading Royals ECHL 56 23 34 57 53 8 2 2 4 12
2010–11 Rochester Americans AHL 6 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 49 10 22 32 42 7 0 3 3 6
2012–13 Tulsa Oilers CHL 52 26 40 66 46 — — — — —
2013–14 Tulsa Oilers CHL 61 36 53 89 56 6 4 3 7 8
AHL totals 25 3 7 10 8 — — — — —

Awards and honors

Award Year
USHL Clark Cup Champion 2002–03
All-CHL Team (First Team All-Star) 2013–14 [4]

References

  1. ^ "Men's Hockey Profile: Ben Gordon".
  2. ^ "Ben Gordon to return for a second season with Oilers". Tulsa Oilers. 2013-07-03. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  3. ^ "Ben Gordon calls it a career". Tulsa Oilers. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2014-10-10.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "All-CHL Team Announced". Central Hockey League. 2014-04-01. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
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