András Benk
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The native form of this personal name is Benk András. This article uses the Western name order.
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| Born | September 3, 1987 Budapest, Hungary |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Left Winger |
| Shoots | Left |
| EBEL team Former teams |
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák Huddinge IK |
| National team |  Hungary |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
András Benk (born September 3, 1987) is a Hungarian professional ice hockey winger who plays for Alba Volán Székesfehérvár in the Austrian Hockey League.[1]
He was member of the Hungarian national team which won promotion to the top division World Championship in 2008 after seventy years of absence.[2] Benk also made into the team in the next year, however, just in his second match of the championship, following a hit by Scottie Upshall, he suffered a broken collar bone and had to sit out the rest of the tournament.[3]
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Achievements[edit]
- Hungarian Championship:
- Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- IIHF World Championship Division I:
- Winner: 2008
Career statistics[edit]
Austrian Hockey League[edit]
| Seasons | GP | Goals | Assists | Pts | PIM | |
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| Regular season | 4 | 188 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 91 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ "András Benk Profile". Eurohockey.net. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Hungary back after 70 years!". International Ice Hockey Federation (iihf.info). 19 April 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Wyshynski, Greg (27 April 2009). "Video: Upshall's suspension, the future of open-ice hits in NHL?". Yahoo! Sports (sports.yahoo.com). Retrieved 25 September 2011.
