Ben Lake (ice hockey)

Ben Lake
Born	(1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 35) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
EIHL team Former teams	Belfast Giants Alaska Aces Coventry Blaze Sheffield Steeldogs Manchester Storm
National team	Great Britain
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present

Ben Lake (born 31 May 1990) is a Canadian-born British ice hockey player for Belfast Giants and the British national team. ^[1]

Lake has previously played for ECHL side Alaska Aces and British EIHL teams Coventry Blaze and Manchester Storm.

In November 2020, with the 2020-21 EIHL season indefinitely suspended due to coronavirus, Lake dropped down a division and joined NIHL side Sheffield Steeldogs for their 'Streaming Series'. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

He represented Great Britain at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, 2021 IIHF World Championship and 2022 IIHF World Championship. ^{[5] [6] [ circular reference ] [7]}

References

1. "Belfast Giants Announce Another Triple Signing". 9 July 2021.
2. "EIHL Board Suspend 2020-21 Season".
3. "NIHL announce Streaming Series | British Ice Hockey". 28 October 2020.
4. @SteeldogsIHC (11 November 2020). "We are thrilled to have @TeamGBicehockey star Ben Lake join for the Streaming Series!Ben has played for…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "Russell names 25-man World Championship squad". icehockeyuk.co.uk. 22 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
6. 2021 IIHF World Championship rosters#Great Britain
7. "Two Changes to Gb Squad for Worlds in Finland – Ihuk". Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database
• Ben Lake profile and statistics at ECHL.com