Ben Clymer

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Ben Clymer
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Born (1978-04-11) April 11, 1978 (age 45)
Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
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 teamFlag of the United States.svg  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 ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals. He also played college hockey at the University of Minnesota.

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Playing career

Clymer was drafted 27th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He attended and played hockey for Bloomington Jefferson High School and the University of Minnesota. Clymer left school in 1998 to take advantage of a loophole in the NHL CBA which would allow him to become an unrestricted free agent if he was to play one year in the WHL. In this pursuit he joined the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League in 1998–1999 in played 70 games posting 56 points.

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 2008–09 season, Clymer left the NHL and signed with the Minsk of the KHL. That season Clymer was named an All-Star and played in the KHL's All-Star game outdoor in Moscow's Red Square. Clymer scored a goal and was a member of the victorious "Team Jagr". Following that season Clymer signed a one-year contract with ERC Ingolstadt.

An integral part of Ingolstadt's defense during the 2009–10 season, Clymer scored 32 points in 37 games before he was again on the move within Europe, signing with HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A.

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 Carlson School of Management where he received a degree in Finance. During his retirement Clymer also broke into the broadcast world. In 2009 Clymer was hired by Channel 45 to cover the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. Clymer has continued to annually cover the State High School Tournament for Channel 45 and has also been hired by Fox Sports North to cover Minnesota Golden Gopher and Minnesota Wild games. On September 16, 2013 it was announced that Clymer had joined the Big Ten Network as a college hockey analyst.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Bloomington Jefferson High School HS-MN 23371020—————
1994–95Bloomington Jefferson High SchoolHS-MN2811223336—————
1995–96Bloomington Jefferson High SchoolHS-MN181234463450666
1995–96 Rochester Mustangs USHL 10281020—————
1996–97 University of Minnesota WCHA 297132064—————
1997–98 University of MinnesotaWCHA10002—————
1998–99 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 70124456931115612
1999–2000 Detroit Vipers IHL 19191030—————
1999–2000 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 6026887—————
2000–01 Detroit VipersIHL53581388—————
2000–01 Tampa Bay LightningNHL2351621—————
2001–02 Tampa Bay LightningNHL8114203436—————
2002–03 Tampa Bay LightningNHL656121857110226
2003–04 Tampa Bay LightningNHL6628105050000
2004–05 EHC Biel NLB 1912132530116111724
2005–06 Washington Capitals NHL7716173372—————
2006–07 Washington CapitalsNHL667132044—————
2007–08 Hershey Bears AHL 5011162783—————
2008–09 Dinamo Minsk KHL 493141785—————
2009–10 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 3782432701023512
NHL totals4385277129367160226

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1996 United States WJC 604414
1997 United StatesWJC60222
2000 United States WC 70004
Senior totals70004

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Rookie Team 1996–97

Personal life

Clymer has a degree in Finance. He is married. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Ben Clymer returns" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  3. ↑ "Career finished for Clymer" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2011-06-30. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Ben Clymer". LinkedIn. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
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