Ben Clymer
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| Born | April 11, 1978 Bloomington, MN, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals HC Dinamo Minsk ERC Ingolstadt |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | 27th overall, 1997 Boston Bruins |
| Playing career | 1999–2010 |
Benjamin Andrew Clymer (born April 11, 1978) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals.
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[edit] Playing career
Clymer was drafted 27th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins.He attended and played hockey for Bloomington Jefferson High School and the University of Minnesota.
Clymer made his NHL debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning and was part of the 2004 Stanley Cup Championship team. During the NHL lockout, Clymer played with Swiss team EHC Biel in the second Swiss division.
Clymer returned to the NHL, signing with the Washington Capitals on August 8, 2005. The following year he was re-signed to a two-year contract, however due to a dip in form spent the final year of his contract in the AHL with the Hershey Bears.[1]
For the 2008–09 season, Clymer left the NHL and signed with the Belorussian entry into the KHL, HC Dinamo Minsk. After one season he moved to Germany and signed with ERC Ingolstadt.
An integral part of Ingolstadt's defense during the 2009–10 season, Clymer scored 32 points in 37 games before he was again on the move within Europe, signing with HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A.
Clymer, failed to appear for Lugano in a NLA after suffering a season ending knee injury in training camp. He then returned to Ingolstadt on a one-year contract on May 14, 2011.[2] However, unable to satisfactorily recover from his lingering knee injury, Clymer announced his retirement just over a month later on June 30, 2011.[3]
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 29 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | U. of Minnesota | WCHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 70 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 53 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 81 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | EHC Biel | NLB | 19 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 77 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 66 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 50 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 49 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 37 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| NHL totals | 438 | 52 | 77 | 129 | 367 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2000 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Senior int'l totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
[edit] Personal Life
Ben Clymer is going back to school full-time. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Capitals have re-signed left wing Ben Clymer". Washington Caps. 2005-08-08. http://www.washingtoncaps.com/news/news.asp?story_id=4131. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Ben Clymer returns" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2011-05-14. http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/html/index.php?nav=news&id=1636. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ^ "Career finished for Clymer" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2011-06-30. http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/html/index.php?nav=news&id=1648. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ^ "Ben Clymer". LinkedIn. 2011-12-05. http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=15305031&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=Ik-Q&locale=en_US&srchid=31f56288-8b43-42b6-8698-b9a345f100f4-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=5&goback=%2Efps_PBCK_*1_Ben_Clymer_*1_*1_*1_*1_*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
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