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Ben Eager (LW)
Oklahoma City Barons
| Name: |
Ben Eager |
| Number: |
39 |
| Pos.: |
LW |
| Shoots: | L |
| Height: |
6-2 |
| Weight: |
236 |
| Birthdate: |
1984-01-22 |
| Birthplace: |
Ottawa, ON |
Biography
Season notes: Opened the season with the Edmonton Oilers, appearing in 14 games with 1 goal, 1 assist and 25 penalty minutes...sustained a concussion in Edmonton's season opener Jan. 20 and missed the next 6 games...cleared waivers and assigned to OKC March 15...is appearing in the AHL for the first time since playing 3 games for the Philadelphia Phantoms in the 2006-07 season.
Career notes: In 9th professional season, second in the Edmonton Oilers' organization...spent all of last season with the Oilers, scoring 8 goals with 5 assists and 107 penalty minutes in 63 games...has played 400 NHL games between Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, San Jose and Edmonton, scoring 43 goals, adding 41 assists and 873 penalty minutes...won a Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010...scored the eventual winning goal in Game 2 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals in Chicago...traded by Chicago to Atlanta on June 23, 2010 with Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel, and Akim Aliu in exchange for 2 draft picks, plus Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb and Jeremy Morin...dealt by the Thrashers to San Jose for a 5th-round pick on Jan. 18, 2011, finishing that season with the Sharks...signed by Edmonton as a free agent July 1, 2011...Originally selected by Phoenix in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
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