Central Saanich product honoured before Monday’s game against Ducks
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn, overlooked until the fifth round of the 2007 draft, said he has surprised even himself by skating into history Monday night as the 358th player, and fifth from the Island, to play 1,000 NHL regular-season games.
“When growing up wanting to be an NHL player, you probably don’t see yourself in Dallas, Texas. But I’ve loved every moment of it. It’s been a lot of fun,” added the Peninsula Panthers and Victoria Grizzlies junior graduate. Despite playing with a physical edge at six-foot-two and 205 pounds, Benn has amazingly only missed 45 games in 14 NHL seasons.
From country to club, Benn won 2009 world junior championship and 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics gold with Canada and has amassed 348 goals and 465 assists for 813 regular-season NHL points.
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