Ben Maxwell
Ben Maxwell | |||
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Born |
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | March 30, 1988||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Spartak Moscow Montreal Canadiens Atlanta Thrashers Winnipeg Jets Anaheim Ducks Oulun Kärpät HC Ugra HC Sochi | ||
NHL draft |
49th overall, 2006 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Benjamin Jeffrey Maxwell (born March 30, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently with HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Maxwell was selected 49th overall in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Maxwell was called up on December 12, 2008 up from the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Hamilton Bulldogs to replace the injured Saku Koivu in the lineup. Maxwell made his NHL debut on December 13, 2008 against the Washington Capitals.
On February 24, Maxwell was traded along with a 4th round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, to the Atlanta Thrashers for Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes.[1] He scored his first NHL goal on March 27, 2011 against Craig Anderson of the Ottawa Senators. He was also named first star of that game. On July 18, 2011, Maxwell signed a one-year $715,000 contract with the Winnipeg Jets. On November 10, 2011, Maxwell was claimed off waivers by the Anaheim Ducks.[2] When the Ducks placed Maxwell on waivers on December 6, he was re-claimed by the Jets.
On July 6, 2012 Maxwell re-signed to a one-year, $650,000 contract extension with the Jets. In the 2012–13 season, Maxwell was assigned directly to AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. He remained there for the duration of the year, scoring 11 goals and 40 points in 74 games. On August 11, 2013, Maxwell with the intention to regain NHL interest, Maxwell signed a one-year contract abroad in the Finnish SM-liiga with Kärpät Oulu where he won the Finnish championship in April, 2014.[3]
On May 29, 2014, Maxwell moved to the Kontinental Hockey League's HC Yugra based in Khanty-Mansiysk on a one-year deal.[4] On February 12, 2015 Maxwell returned to Finland when signed a deal with Oulun Kärpät. He moved back to KHL with HC Sochi for the following two seasons, prior signing a contract with HC Spartak Moscow for 2017–18.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04 | South Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 68 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 69 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 39 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | ||
2007–08 | Kootenay Ice | WHL | 31 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | ||
2008–09 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 73 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
2008–09 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 57 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 47 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 43 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 74 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 49 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
2014–15 | HC Ugra | KHL | 46 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | ||
2015–16 | HC Sochi | KHL | 52 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | HC Sochi | KHL | 48 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Spartak Moscow | KHL | 39 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2005 | Canada Pacific | U17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
2006 | Canada | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
Junior totals | 13 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
References
- ^ "Habs Acquire Sopel, Dawes from Thrashers for Maxwell, Pick". TSN. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ "Ducks claim Maxwell off waivers from Jets". The Sports Network. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1988 births
- Anaheim Ducks players
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Chicago Wolves players
- Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Kootenay Ice players
- Living people
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Oulun Kärpät players
- People from North Vancouver
- St. John's IceCaps players
- HC Sochi players
- HC Spartak Moscow players
- Surrey Eagles players
- HC Yugra players
- Winnipeg Jets players
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1980s births stubs