Ryan Benesch
| Born | January 30, 1985 Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks |
|---|---|
| Pro career | 2007– |
| Nickname | The Bullet |
Ryan Benesch (born January 30, 1985) is a
Professional career
Benesch was drafted first overall by the
Benesch was named Rookie of the Week three times in the 2007 season, in weeks 4, 11, and 12, and was also named Rookie of the Month in March. On May 8, 2007, Benesch was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award, and named to the All-Rookie team.[3]
Early in the 2009 NLL season, Benesch and veteran Derek Suddons were traded to the Edmonton Rush for future draft picks.[4] After one season in Edmonton, he was traded again, this time to the Minnesota Swarm along with Scott Self and a draft pick for Scott Stewart, Ryan Ward, Justin Norbraten, and Richard Morgan.[5]
After four seasons in Minnesota where he averaged 83 points per season (leading the league in 2011[6]), Benesch was traded to the Buffalo Bandits along with Andrew Watt for two first round draft picks and a third round pick.[6] Benesch was traded to the Colorado Mammoth, along with a conditional third round draft pick in exchange for Callum Crawford and Alex Buque on August 1, 2017.
Benesch was selected by the
Canadian Box career
Junior
Benesch played five full years for the
Senior
Benesch currently plays for the
Statistics
NLL
Reference:[10]
| Ryan Benesch | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP |
| 2007 | Toronto Rock | 15 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 64 | 6 | 3.87 | 4.27 | 0.40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | Toronto Rock | 14 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 71 | 38 | 3.57 | 5.07 | 2.71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | Edmonton Rush | 14 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 2 | 3.14 | 5.07 | 0.14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Minnesota Swarm | 15 | 28 | 55 | 83 | 85 | 2 | 5.53 | 5.67 | 0.13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 46 | 49 | 95 | 79 | 4 | 5.94 | 4.94 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 |
| 2012 | Minnesota Swarm | 13 | 33 | 39 | 72 | 38 | 18 | 5.54 | 2.92 | 1.38 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 |
| 2013 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 59 | 14 | 5.25 | 3.69 | 0.88 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 8.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 25 | 53 | 78 | 88 | 10 | 4.33 | 4.89 | 0.56 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 5.67 | 3.67 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 55 | 58 | 113 | 99 | 6 | 6.28 | 5.50 | 0.33 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 5.00 |
| 2016 | Buffalo Bandits | 17 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 101 | 17 | 5.41 | 5.94 | 1.00 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 5.50 | 8.00 | 1.00 |
| 2017 | Buffalo Bandits | 14 | 33 | 35 | 68 | 62 | 7 | 4.86 | 4.43 | 0.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | Colorado Mammoth | 18 | 36 | 57 | 93 | 96 | 6 | 5.17 | 5.33 | 0.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | Colorado Mammoth | 10 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 55 | 2 | 4.70 | 5.50 | 0.20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | Rochester Knighthawks | 8 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 42 | 0 | 4.13 | 5.25 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 12 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 76 | 5 | 4.25 | 6.33 | 0.42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4.00 | 4.33 | 0.67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Albany FireWolves | 16 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 55 | 8 | 4.31 | 3.44 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 18 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 98 | 4 | 4.17 | 5.44 | 0.22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| 255 | 511 | 706 | 1,217 | 1,252 | 151 | 4.77 | 4.91 | 0.59 | 18 | 39 | 50 | 89 | 106 | 17 | 4.94 | 5.89 | 0.94 | ||
| Career Total: | 273 | 550 | 756 | 1,306 | 1,358 | 168 | 4.78 | 4.97 | 0.62 | ||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
OLA
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001 | Kitchener-Waterloo Braves | OLA Jr.A |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002 | Kitchener-Waterloo Braves | OLA Jr.A | 19 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003 | Kitchener-Waterloo Braves | OLA Jr.A | 19 | 37 | 57 | 94 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2004 | Kitchener-Waterloo Braves | OLA Jr.A | 19 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Kitchener-Waterloo Braves | OLA Jr.A | 22 | 43 | 43 | 86 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | Kitchener-Waterloo Braves | OLA Jr.A | 22 | 42 | 39 | 81 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2006 | Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks |
MSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks | MSL | 17 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks | MSL | 18 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks | MSL | 17 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Owen Sound Woodsmen |
OLA Sr.B |
6 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Presidents Cup | Owen Sound Woodsmen | CLA |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Junior A Totals | 104 | 178 | 213 | 391 | 99 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 22 | ||||
| Senior A Totals | 52 | 90 | 107 | 197 | 10 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 2 | ||||
| Senior B Totals | 6 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Presidents Cup Totals | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 4 | ||||
References
- ^ Philly, R.A. (September 13, 2006). "Stealth doubles up with Benesch, Sorensen atop draft". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ "Colossal trade as season nears". NLL.com. December 27, 2006. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ "Benesch Named Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 8, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
- ^ "Rock trade Benesch & Suddons to Rush". NLL.com. January 14, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Busy day on trading front". NLL.com. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ a b "Bandits land Benesch in trade". NLL.com. July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ^ Tutka, Paul (2022-01-03). "Panther City trades Benesch to Albany for Pearson plus picks". The Lax Mag. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "O.L.A. Junior A Trophy Winners". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.
- ^ "Trophy Winners In O.L.A. Major/Senior". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.
- ^ "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.