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Benn Ferriero (RW)
Connecticut Whale
| Name: |
Benn Ferriero |
| Number: |
19 |
| Pos.: |
RW |
| Shoots: | R |
| Height: |
5-11 |
| Weight: |
185 |
| Birthdate: |
1987-04-29 |
| Birthplace: |
Essex, MA |
Biography
2011-12: Began the season in Worcester, posting 20 points (9g-11a) in 20 games…Spent the rest of the season in San Jose after being called up on 12/26/11…Skating in 35 games and recorded seven goals with one assist.
2010-11: Appeared in 43 games for the Worcester Sharks recording 33 points (16g-17a)...Compiled 9 points (5g-4a) in 33 games for the San Jose Sharks...Scored his first NHL postseason goal and game winning OT goal on 4/29/11 against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
2009-10: Made his NHL debut on 10/01/09 against the Colorado Avalanche...Scored his first NHL goal on 10/03/09 against the Anaheim Ducks...Set career AHL highs in games played (58), goals (19), assists (31), points (50), and penalties in minutes (20)...Skated in 11 games in his first pro postseason action recording 4 goals and 2 assists.
OTHER: Skated in 165 games in a four-year career at Boston College, compiling 139 points (64g, 78a)... Won a NCAA Division 1 National Championship in 2007-08... Was drafted after his freshman year of college by the Coyotes but never suited up for Phoenix...Earned a Gold Medal skating for Team USA at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.
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