Ben Holmstrom
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| Ben Holmstrom | |||
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| Born | April 9, 1987 Colorado Springs, CO, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
New York Islanders Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Philadelphia Flyers |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Benjamin Scott Holmstrom (born April 9, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the and is the captain for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). His brother Josh Holmstrom plays for the Missouri Mavericks, the ECHL affiliate of his team.
Playing career
Undrafted, Holmstrom signed a two-year entry level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on March 17, 2010 after playing four seasons of collegiate hockey with UMass Lowell.[1] Holmstrom was called up on March 3, 2011 and made his NHL debut against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2]
On July 3, 2014, Holmstrom left the Flyers organization after four years to sign a free agent contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.[3] Holmstrom was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers for the duration of the 2014–15 season, contributing with 20 points in 62 games, as the Checkers missed the post-season.
On July 2, 2015, Holmstrom signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 54 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 56 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 115 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 2006–07 | UMass Lowell River Hawks | HE | 30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | UMass Lowell River Hawks | HE | 37 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | UMass Lowell River Hawks | HE | 38 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | UMass Lowell River Hawks | HE | 39 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 79 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 67 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 75 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 62 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 76 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 138 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
- Hockey East Best Defensive Forward (2009–10)[5]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or TSN.ca
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| Preceded by | Hockey East Best Defensive Forward 2009–10 |
Succeeded by Tanner House |
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Adirondack Phantoms players
- American ice hockey centers
- American people of Swedish descent
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
- Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
- Ice hockey people from Colorado
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Sioux Falls Stampede players
- Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- American ice hockey center stubs
