| Ben Eager | |
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| Born | January 22, 1984 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| AHL team Former teams |
Oklahoma City Barons Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks Atlanta Thrashers San Jose Sharks Edmonton Oilers |
| National team |  Canada
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| NHL Draft | 23rd overall, 2002 Phoenix Coyotes |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
Ben Eager (born Benjamin Eager on January 22, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League (AHL)
Playing Career[]
Ben was drafted in the 1st round (23rd overall) by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
He was later traded by the Coyotes along with Sean Burke and Branko Radivojevic to the Philadelphia Flyers for centre Mike Comrie.
The 2006–07 NHL season would see Ben lead the league in penalty minutes, even though he only played 63 games. That same season, he also won the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial as the Flyer who has most improved from the previous season, as voted by his teammates.
On December 18, 2007, Ben was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jim Vandermeer.
On May 2, 2009, he scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal in Game Two of Chicago vs the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver. This led to the Blackhawk's first victory against the Canucks and evened the series 1-1.
Ben scored his second Stanley Cup playoff goal on May 31, 2010 in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Finals against Philadelphia.
Ben's goal ended up being the game winner as the Hawks won 2-1. On June 9, 2010, he and the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Flyers 4-3 in overtime in Game Six.
On June 23, 2010, Ben was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers along with Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu for the 24th overall pick (the 54th overall pick) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb and Jeremy Morin.
During the 2010-11 season, Ben delivered a "sucker punch" to the Maple Leafs' forward Colby Armstrong.
He received a five minute major, a match penalty for intent to injure and was ejected from the game. The NHL further suspended Ben for four games due to the incident.
Midway through the season, Ben was traded to the San Jose Sharks for a fifth round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
On July 1, 2011, he signed a three-year $3.3 million contract as an Unrestricted Free Agent with the Edmonton Oilers.
On October 20, 2012, Ben was charged with assault, assault with bodily harm and assault with a weapon after allegedly beating up the doorman at a pub in the prestigious Rosedale neighbourhood of Toronto.
On March 13, 2013, Ben was placed on waivers by the Oilers, for assignment to their affiliates, the Oklahoma City Barons.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999–00 | Ottawa Senators Jr.A. | CJHL | 50 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 61 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 63 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 255 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2002–03 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 58 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 216 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 61 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 204 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 31 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 66 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 232 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 71 | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 49 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 63 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 75 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 161 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 61 | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 120 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 2010–11 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 34 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | ||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 63 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 64 | ||
| NHL totals | 400 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 873 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 148 | ||||