Jim Benning
Encyclopedia
James Elmer Benning is a retired professional ice hockey
defenceman. Drafted in the first round (6th overall) in the 1981 NHL
entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs
, he played 605 games over nine seasons for the Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks
, compiling 52 goals and 191 points.
Prior to his professional career, he played for the Fort Saskatchewan Traders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and the Portland Winter Hawks
of the Western Hockey League. While with the Winter Hawks in 1980–81, he set league records for most consecutive games with an assist (30) and with a point (45) while compiling 28 goals and a league-leading 111 assists (also a league record for defencemen) for 139 points and being named the league's top defenceman.
Following his playing career, he served an amateur scout for the Anaheim Ducks
(1993–94) and then joined the Buffalo Sabres
as a scout (1994–98) and as Director of Amateur Scouting (1998–2004). In the Summer of the 2006 joined Boston Bruins
was an Assistant General Manager. A role he holed today. His name was included on the Stanley Cup for the 1st time with the Boston Bruins
in 2011.
He is married and has four children. He resides in Boston, but lives in Portland, OR in the summer.
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...
defenceman. Drafted in the first round (6th overall) in the 1981 NHL
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...
entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, he played 605 games over nine seasons for the Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
, compiling 52 goals and 191 points.
Prior to his professional career, he played for the Fort Saskatchewan Traders of the Alberta Junior Hockey League and the Portland Winter Hawks
Portland Winter Hawks
The Portland Winterhawks are a major junior ice hockey team based in Portland, Oregon, playing in the Western Hockey League, a member league in the Canadian Hockey League. They play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum, though typically a few games each season are also played in the...
of the Western Hockey League. While with the Winter Hawks in 1980–81, he set league records for most consecutive games with an assist (30) and with a point (45) while compiling 28 goals and a league-leading 111 assists (also a league record for defencemen) for 139 points and being named the league's top defenceman.
Following his playing career, he served an amateur scout for the Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
(1993–94) and then joined the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
as a scout (1994–98) and as Director of Amateur Scouting (1998–2004). In the Summer of the 2006 joined Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
was an Assistant General Manager. A role he holed today. His name was included on the Stanley Cup for the 1st time with the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
in 2011.
He is married and has four children. He resides in Boston, but lives in Portland, OR in the summer.