Mark Benning

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Mark Benning
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Born (1964-04-19) April 19, 1964 (age 59)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for EC Bad Nauheim
Playing career 19871989

Mark Benning (born April 19, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

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Early life

Benning was born in Edmonton as the son of NHL scout Elmer Benning for the Montreal Canadiens, and brother of former NHL players Jim Benning and Brian Benning, and uncle of Brian's current NHL playing sons, Matthew Benning and Mike Benning.

Junior and NCAA

Benning played for the St. Albert Saints AJHL junior hockey team. He was recruited by the University of Notre Dame, Benning played for two years with the Fighting Irish and then transferred to Harvard University in 1984. [1] Benning graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Economics in 1987, and excelled with the Crimson . He was named a first-team All-American, an Academic All-American, All-Ivy League, All-ECAC and as of 2014 still holds the record for career assists by a defenseman at Harvard with 102. [2] A three-year letter winner, Benning was also the 1987 Tudor Cup winner for Most Valuable Player at Harvard and the 1987 Bingham Award winner for most valuable athlete in the Harvard senior class. [3]

West Germany

After college, Benning played for EC Bad Nauheim in the West German Hockey League for two seasons before retiring from hockey in 1989. [4]

Later experience

He then went to Stanford Business School and is now an options trader in San Diego, California.

Honours

He was inducted into the Harvard Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. [5]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1985–86 [6]
Academic All-America First Team1985–86
All-Ivy League First Team1985–86
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1985–86 [7]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1986 [8]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1986–87 [6]
Academic All-America Second Team1986–87
All-Ivy League First Team1986–87
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1986–87 [7]

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