Ben Brar

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Ben Brar
Born (1998-11-19) November 19, 1998 (age 26)
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Prince George Spruce Kings
Merrimack College
Florida Everblades
Playing career 2015Present

Ben Brar (born November 19, 1999) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is the former captain for Merrimack. He currently plays for the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.

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Career

Brar played 6 years of junior hockey in the BCHL. He spent his last 3 seasons of junior hockey with the Prince George Spruce Kings, where he would tally 79 goals and 64 assists. In his final year with the team during the 2018-19 season he won the Doyle Cup. [1] On top of this, he won the fan favorite award and shared the most inspirational player award with captain Ben Poisson. [2]

Brar then attended Merrimack College. His freshman year he appeared in 32 games accumulating 10 points. He put up 28 points between his sophomore and junior year. After being named Captain his Senior year he had a collegiate high 26 points with 14 goals and 12 assists leaing Merrimack to the 2023 NCAA tournament. At the end of the season Brar was named the NEHWA John Tomasello Unsung Hero Award winner. [3] Brar would play a 5th season with Merrimack as a graduate student. During this season he would break the Merrimack record for most games played throughout a career. [4]

After graduating he signed with the Florida Everblades where he won the Kelly cup during the 2023-24 season. [5]

Career statistics

SeasonTeamLgeGPGAPtsPIM+/-GPGAPtsPIM
2014-15Cowichan Valley CapitalsBCHL10002----------
2015-16Penticton VeesBCHL554591760002
2016-17Penticton VeesBCHL212244----------
2016-17Prince George Spruce KingsBCHL35199281663252
2017-18Prince George Spruce KingsBCHL5725295430248101830
2018-19Prince George Spruce KingsBCHL573526614017561118
2019-20Merrimack CollegeHockey east32551015-14
2020-21Merrimack CollegeHockey east15448100
2021-22Merrimack CollegeHockey east3511920203
2022-23Merrimack CollegeHockey east381412263910
2023-24Merrimack CollegeHockey east355141920-18
2023-24Florida EverbladesECHL50220-170116
2024-25Florida EverbladesECHL429514129

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