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| 1984 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Brian Benning
Selected in
second round
No. 26 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born
June 10, 1966
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Portland (WHL)
Birthplace:
Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1981-82 |
St. Albert | AJHL |
3 | 0 |
2 | 2 |
14 | | 1982-83 |
St. Albert | AJHL |
57 | 8 |
38 | 46 |
229 | | 1983-84 |
Portland | WHL |
38 | 6 |
41 | 47 |
108 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Albert Leading Scorer Trophy: 1982-83 (co-winner) (46 points)
St. Albert Sportsmanship/Scholastic Award: 1982-83 (co-winner)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 14 overall
prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft
preview issue as No. 8 defense prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Missed
remainder of 1983-84 season with cracked bone in right wrist, an injury
suffered in December 1983. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 14, 1984 (St. Louis at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 18, 2 (St. Louis); 2
(Los Angeles); 19 (Philadelphia);
19 (Edmonton); 7 (Florida)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1995 |
St. Louis, L.A., Phila.,
Edmonton, Florida | 568 |
63 | 233 |
296 | 963 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1986-1991 |
St. Louis, Los Angeles |
48 | 3 | 20 |
23 | 74 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Rookie Team: 1986-87 (St. Louis)
St. Louis Rookie of Year: 1986-87
St. Louis Playoffs Assists Leader: 1987 (4)
1993-94: Played on first Florida Panthers team.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in first NHL game. ... Joined St. Louis as a
regular in October 1986 after team lost Bruce Bell to injury. Benning was
brought back from Team Canada to fill Bell's spot on the roster. ... Led all
St. Louis defensemen with 49 points in 1986-87. ... Finished fourth among
NHL rookies with 49 points in 1986-87. ... Became first St. Louis player
named to an NHL All-Rookie team in 1986-87. ... Led all St. Louis defensemen
with 37 points in 1987-88. ... Led St. Louis with five game-winning goals in
1987-88. ... Led St. Louis defensemen with 34 points in 1988-89. ... Missed
part of 1989-90 season after having emergency appendectomy on March 6, 1990. He
did not return to action until Los Angeles' March 27, 1990, game vs.
Winnipeg. ... Suspended by NHL for first three games of 1990-91 season for
cross-checking Jari Kurri during Los Angeles' Feb. 28, 1990, game vs.
Edmonton. He did not make his 1990-91 regular-season debut until Los
Angeles' Oct. 13, 1990, game vs. Boston. ... Paired on defense with Rob
Blake for Los Angeles in 1990-91. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with back spasms,
an injury suffered in Los Angeles' Dec. 1, 1990, game vs. Toronto. He did
not return to action until Los Angeles' Dec. 11, 1990, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ...
Missed part of 1991-92 season with strained groin, an injury suffered when
he skated over a rut in the ice during Los Angeles' practice on Oct. 21,
1991. He re-aggravated the injury during Los Angeles' Oct. 22, 1991, game at
New Jersey and did not return to action until Los Angeles' Oct. 28, 1991,
game at Detroit. ... Traded by Los Angeles with Jeff Chychrun and 1992 first-round
pick (later traded) to Pittsburgh for Paul Coffey on Feb. 19,
1992, but never played for Pittsburgh because the trade was part of a
three-way deal. After obtaining him, Pittsburgh traded Benning, Mark Recchi
and the 1992 first-round pick to Philadelphia in exchange for Rick Tocchet,
Kjell Samuelsson, Ken Wregget and 1992 third-round pick (Dave Roche) on
February 19, 1992. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with strained lower
back, an injury suffered in Philadelphia's Oct. 26, 1992, game at N.Y.
Rangers. He did not return to action until Philadelphia's Nov. 7, 1992, game
vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with strained groin, an
injury suffered in Edmonton's Jan. 23, 1993, game at Winnipeg. He did not return
to action until Edmonton's Feb. 12, 1993, game vs. San Jose. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season
with sprained wrist, suffered in Edmonton's Feb. 16, 1993,
game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not return until Edmonton's March
6, 1993, game at Los Angeles. ...
Released by Edmonton on July 1, 1993. ... Signed with Florida as unrestricted free agent on
July 15, 1993. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with dislocated left
shoulder, suffered during Florida's Oct. 12, 1993, game vs.
Pittsburgh. He did not return until Florida's Oct. 26, 1993, game
vs. Winnipeg. ... Suspended by NHL for four games during 1993-94 season for
slashing Martin Rucinsky after Rucinsky's empty net goal in Florida's Nov. 14, 1993, game vs. Quebec. Benning
was suspended indefinitely, pending a hearing. The suspension was set at five games
on Nov. 19, 1993, and he did not return until Florida's Nov.
26, 1993, game at Boston. ... Had contract bought out by Florida in July
1995. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Kamloops (WHL); Team Canada
World Championships: 1993 (fourth
place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Never played in
minor leagues. ... Traded by Portland (WHL)
to Kamloops in August 1984. ... Missed remainder of 1984-85 season with
broken right femur, an injury suffered when he was checked into the boards
by Ken Priestlay while trying to touch the puck in his own zone for an icing
call during Kamloops' Dec. 28, 1984, WHL
game vs. Victoria. ... Traded by Kamloops (WHL) with Brian Bertuzzi, Pat
Mangold and Pat Bingham to New Westminster in exchange for Craig Berube and
Lance Carlsen in June 1985. ... Began 1986-87 season with Team Canada, but was
recalled to St. Louis in early October. ... Active in charitable causes during his playing
days, including work with St. Louis Mental Health Association. ... Ran
Edmonton-based hockey school with his brother Jim during off-seasons of his
playing days. ... Ran excavation company in Edmonton during off-seasons of
his latter playing days and continued to operate the business after
retirement. ... Was active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his
retirement. ... The Alberta AAA Midget Hockey League named its top
defenseman trophy the Brian Benning Trophy in his honor in 1987. ... Active
as coach and executive in the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association after his
retirement.
Personal: Full name is Brian A.
Benning. ... Younger brother of former NHL player Jim Benning and ex-college hockey player Mark Benning. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
St. Louis traded Benning to Los Angeles in exchange for 1991 third-round
pick (Kyle Reeves) on November 10, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '84 | | Total Selected: |
250 | | Forwards: |
142 | | Defense: |
88 | | Goaltenders: |
20 | | Major Junior: |
110 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
16/9 | | College Players: |
23 | | High School: |
47 | | Midget: |
4 | | U.S. Junior B: |
1 |
| Canadian: |
145 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
63 |
| European: |
41 |
| Reached NHL: |
102 |
| Stanley Cup: |
20 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
31 |
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