Ben Hankinson
Encyclopedia
Benjamin John Hankinson is a retired ice hockey
right winger
who played 43 games in the National Hockey League
for the New Jersey Devils
and Tampa Bay Lightning
between 1993 and 1995. He was a First Team All-Star in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association
for the University of Minnesota
in 1990. He retired from professional hockey in 1998.
Ben is currently a certified NHLPA player agent, and is the USA Director of Player Representation for Octagon Athlete Representation. Some of his clients include Dustin Byfuglien
, Paul Martin, Jordan Leopold
, Mike Lundin
, Raitis Ivanans, Tim Jackman
and John Scott
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played 43 games in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
for the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
between 1993 and 1995. He was a First Team All-Star in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association
Western Collegiate Hockey Association
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference....
for the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
in 1990. He retired from professional hockey in 1998.
Ben is currently a certified NHLPA player agent, and is the USA Director of Player Representation for Octagon Athlete Representation. Some of his clients include Dustin Byfuglien
Dustin Byfuglien
Dustin Ray Byfuglien is an American professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League. His known nickname is "Big Buff," made up by his teammates...
, Paul Martin, Jordan Leopold
Jordan Leopold
Jordan Leopold is an American professional ice hockey defenseman, currently playing with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, Mike Lundin
Mike Lundin
Mike Lundin is an American professional ice hockey player, who plays for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League . He attended college at the University of Maine.-Minnesota Wild:...
, Raitis Ivanans, Tim Jackman
Tim Jackman
Tim Jackman is an American professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was the first player from Minnesota State University, Mankato to be drafted after becoming the Columbus Blue Jackets' second round selection, 38th overall, at the...
and John Scott
John Scott (ice hockey)
John Howard Scott is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
.