Ben Ondrus

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Ben Ondrus
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2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons
Born (1982-06-25) June 25, 1982 (age 40)
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Krefeld Pinguine
Toronto Marlies
Oklahoma City Barons
Idaho Steelheads
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2003–2013

Benjamin Matthew Ondrus (born June 25, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Ondrus was never drafted by a National Hockey League (NHL) team, however he signed as a free agent and worked his way up through the Toronto Maple Leafs system, making his NHL debut in 2006. Ondrus played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Swift Current Broncos. While playing in the American Hockey League for the Toronto Marlies, Ondrus served as team captain.

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Playing career

Ondrus was the former captain of the Swift Current Broncos, where he was junior teammates with fellow former Toronto Maple Leafs' prospects Ian White, Wilson McCutchan and Jeremy Williams. He was signed to an American Hockey League (AHL) contract after a fine performance at the Leafs' 2003 rookie camp, and earned a contract with Toronto following an encouraging rookie AHL season with the St. John's Maple Leafs in 2003–04. Ondrus made his NHL debut on March 7, 2006, in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.

During his time in Toronto, Ondrus served as the team captain of the Toronto Marlies, the Maple Leafs' AHL affiliates.

On July 9, 2010, he signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers. [1] Ondrus scored his first ever goal in an Oilers uniform on September 22, as the Oilers defeated Northwest division rivals, the Vancouver Canucks, in a pre-season warm-up at the recently renamed Rogers Arena, in Vancouver. [2]

After a year abroad in Germany with Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, Ondrus returned to North America signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL on September 12, 2012. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99 Swift Current Broncos WHL 464485860118
1999–2000 Swift Current BroncosWHL671415291381210122
2000–01 Swift Current BroncosWHL691317301511923546
2001–02 Swift Current BroncosWHL673041711531243718
2002–03 Swift Current BroncosWHL6733366998301111
2002–03 Idaho Steelheads WCHL 4033050116
2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 6061117102—————
2004–05 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL787111813750117
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL5312183010451234
2005–06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2200018—————
2006–07 Toronto MarliesAHL29831135—————
2006–07 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL1602220—————
2007–08 Toronto MarliesAHL59141226631915614
2007–08 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL30005—————
2008–09 Toronto MarliesAHL57107178360002
2008–09 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL1100034—————
2009–10 Toronto MarliesAHL56771441—————
2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL80814227261120
2011–12 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 47371064—————
2012–13 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 5571522621723522
NHL totals5202277—————

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References

  1. ↑ "Oilers sign Ben Ondrus". Edmonton Oilers. 2010-07-09. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  2. ↑ "Oilers vs. Canucks". Edmonton Oilers. 2010-09-22. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  3. ↑ Darryl Wolski (2012-09-12). "Ben Ondrus signs with Idaho". Twitter . Retrieved 2012-09-12.
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