| Jordie Benn | |
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| Born | July 26, 1987 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Dallas Stars |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
Jordie Benn (born Phillip Jordan Ellis Benn on July 26, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL).
He is the brother of Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn.
Playing Career[]
Undrafted, Jordie played in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Victoria Grizzlies.
Originally signing a letter of intent with the University of Alaska-Fairbanks in 2006, he deferred and later opted to forgo a collegiate career to remain in Victoria and make his professional debut with the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL in the 2008–09 season.
Along with his younger brother, Jamie, Jordie cemented his role as a prominent forward for the Dallas Stars and secured his unconventional pathway up the ranks through the Stars' affiliate's in the ECHL and American Hockey League.
Dallas Stars[]
After the 2010–11 season with the Texas Stars, Jordie signed his first NHL contract in agreeing to a one-year, two-way deal with the Dallas Stars on July 2, 2011.
In the following 2011–12 season, on January 3, 2012, he made his NHL debut against the Detroit Red Wings. He recorded his first NHL point (which was also assisted by Jamie on a goal by Loui Eriksson).
As an impending free agent following the 2015–16 season, Jordie opted to remain with the Stars, signing a three-year, $3.3 million contract on June 24, 2016.
Montreal Canadiens[]
During the the 2016–17 season, Jordie's tenure with the Stars came to an end after seven years as he was traded prior to the deadline to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Greg Pateryn and a fourth-round draft pick in 2017 on February 27, 2017.
On March 4, 2017, he scored his first goal and Montreals fourth in a 4-1 victory against New York Rangers in Madison Square Garden.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Peninsula Panthers | VIJHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Peninsula Panthers | VIJHL | 45 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Victoria Salsa | BCHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Victoria Salsa | BCHL | 55 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 53 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 2007–08 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 60 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 78 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 55 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Allen Americans | CHL | 45 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Stars | AHL | 60 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Texas Stars | AHL | 62 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Texas Stars | AHL | 43 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 78 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 73 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 64 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 58 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016-17 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | ||||||||||||
| NHL totals | 302 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||