Ben Eager
| Ben Eager | |||
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Ben Eager in 2012 with the Edmonton Oilers | |||
| Born |
January 22, 1984 Ottawa, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks Atlanta Thrashers San Jose Sharks Edmonton Oilers CSKA Moscow | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
23rd overall, 2002 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2004–2014 | ||
Benjamin Arthur Eager (born January 22, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently an unrestricted free agent who last played for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL).
He won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks 2010.
Playing career
Eager was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was later traded by the Coyotes, with goaltender Sean Burke and forward Branko Radivojevič, to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for centre Mike Comrie.
The 2006–07 season would see Eager lead the NHL in penalty minutes, even though he only played 63 games. That same season, he also won the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial as the Flyer who has most improved from the previous season, as voted by his teammates.
Eager was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on December 18, 2007 for Jim Vandermeer.
Eager scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal in Game 2 of Chicago's victory against the Vancouver Canucks on May 2, 2009, in Vancouver. This led to the Blackhawk's first victory against the Canucks and evened the series at one game apiece. Eager scored his second playoff goal on May 31, 2010, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals against his former club, the Philadelphia Flyers. His goal ended up being the game winner, as the 'Hawks won 2–1. On June 9, 2010, he and the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Flyers 4–3 in overtime in Game 6.
On June 23, 2010, Eager was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers, alongside Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel, and Akim Aliu, in exchange for the 24th and 54th overall picks in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, both previously acquired from New Jersey, Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb and Jeremy Morin.[1] During the 2010–11 season, Eager delivered a sucker punch to the Toronto Maple Leafs' Colby Armstrong. Eager received a five-minute major, a match penalty for intent to injure and was ejected from the game. The NHL further suspended him for four games due to the incident.[2] Midway through the season, he was traded to the San Jose Sharks for a fifth-round pick in 2011.[3]
Eager signed a three-year, $3.3 million contract as an unrestricted free agent with the Edmonton Oilers on July 1, 2011.[4]
On October 20, 2012, Eager was charged with assault, assault with bodily harm and assault with a weapon after allegedly beating up the doorman at a pub in the Rosedale neighbourhood of Toronto.[5]
On March 13, 2013, Eager was placed on waivers by the Oilers for assignment to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons.[6]
Eager left the Oilers organization as a free agent and on July 11, 2014, signed abroad on a one-year contract with CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[7] He returned mid-season to America, signing for the remainder of the campaign with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.
In November 2016, Eager was named to the Chicago Blackhawks alumni team to play in the annual NHL Winter Classic.[8]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Ottawa Senators Jr.A. | CJHL | 50 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 61 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 63 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 255 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2002–03 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 58 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 216 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 61 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 204 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 31 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 66 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 232 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 71 | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 49 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 63 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 75 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 161 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 61 | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 120 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 2010–11 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 34 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | ||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 63 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 64 | ||
| 2013–14 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 44 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 407 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 875 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 148 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Blackhawks send Byfuglien to Thrashers". NHL.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ↑ "Thrashers' Eager Suspended Four Games for Sucker Punch". TSN. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ↑ "Sharks Acquire Eager from Thrashers for Pick". TSN. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ↑ "TSN Free Agent Tracker". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "Eager Assault".
- ↑ "Oilers Assign Ben Eager to Oklahoma City". Retrieved 16 Mar 2013.
- ↑ "Ben Eager and Chad Billins join CSKA". HC CSKA Moscow. 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ↑ Blackhawks name roster for Winter Classic Alumni Game
External links
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Jakub Koreis |
Phoenix Coyotes first round draft pick 2002 |
Succeeded by Blake Wheeler |