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Born |
April 11, 1978 Bloomington, MN, U.S. |
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Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) |
Position | Winger |
Shoots | Right |
KHL team F. teams |
HC Dinamo Minsk Washington Capitals Tampa Bay Lightning |
NHL Draft |
27th overall, 1997 Boston Bruins |
Career | 1999 – present |
Ben Clymer (born April 11, 1978 in Bloomington, Minnesota) is an ice hockey winger currently with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.
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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 made his NHL debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning 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.
Clymer returned to the NHL, signing with the Washington Capitals on August 8, 2005. The following year he was re-signed to a two-year contract, however due to a dip in form spent the final year of his contract in the AHL with the Hershey Bears.[1]
For the 2008–09 season Clymer signed with the Belorussian entry into the KHL, HC Dinamo Minsk.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1995–96 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 29 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 70 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
1999–00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 53 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | EHC Biel | NLB | 19 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 77 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 66 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 49 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 438 | 52 | 77 | 129 | 367 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
KHL totals | 49 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
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