Ben Clymer
Ben Clymer | |||
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Born |
Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. | April 11, 1978||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) | ||
Position |
Defense | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals HC Dinamo Minsk ERC Ingolstadt | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
27th overall, 1997 Boston Bruins | ||
Playing career | 1999–2010 |
Ben Andrew Clymer (born April 11, 1978) is an American former professional
Playing career
Clymer was drafted 27th overall in the
Clymer made his NHL debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning the following season (1999), and was part of the 2004 Stanley Cup Championship team. During the NHL lockout, Clymer played with Swiss team EHC Biel in the second Swiss division.
After the lockout, Clymer returned to the NHL, signing a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals on August 8, 2005. The following year he was re-signed to a three-year contract, however spent the final year of his contract in the AHL with the Hershey Bears.[1]
For the
An integral part of Ingolstadt's defense during the
Clymer, failed to appear for Lugano in a NLA after suffering a season ending knee injury in training camp. He then returned to Ingolstadt on a one-year contract on May 14, 2011.[2] However, unable to satisfactorily recover from his lingering knee injury, Clymer announced his retirement just over a month later on June 30, 2011.[3]
Post career
Following Clymer's retirement, Clymer enrolled back at the University of Minnesota, and was admitted to the
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1993–94 | Bloomington Jefferson High School
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HS-MN | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Bloomington Jefferson High School | HS-MN | 28 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Bloomington Jefferson High School | HS-MN | 18 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
1995–96 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 29 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 70 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
1999–2000 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 53 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | EHC Biel | NLB
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19 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | ||
2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 77 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 66 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 49 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 37 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
NHL totals | 438 | 52 | 77 | 129 | 367 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1996 | United States | WJC
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6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
1997 | United States | WJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
2000 | United States | WC
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year |
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All- Rookie Team
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1996–97 |
Personal life
Clymer has a degree in Finance. He is married.[4]
References
- ^ "Capitals have re-signed left wing Ben Clymer". Washington Caps. 2005-08-08. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Ben Clymer returns" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ^ "Career finished for Clymer" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2011-06-30. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ^ "Ben Clymer". LinkedIn. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database