Jan Benda ( Czech Jan Benda ; April 28, 1972 , Riet , Belgium ) is a German hockey player of Czech origin. Amplitude - striker. He has participated in eight World Championships, the World Cup (1996) and the Winter Olympic Games (1994, 1998, 2002) as part of the German national team.
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| Position | Center forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The weight | 99 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grab | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 28, 1972 (aged 47) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | Did not get out | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 3 Achievements
- 4 Statistics
- 4.1 Club
- 4.2 International Competitions
- 5 Interesting Facts
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Biography
Benda's parents are from Czech Litvinov . At one time, they moved to Belgium , where Jan was born. Then the family moved to Germany , to Essen .
Career
Benda began his career in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Oshawa Generals team, where he played along with future NHL stars such as Eric Lindros , Jason Arnott , and Stefan Yell . He later spent two seasons in the German Championship. In the 1994/95 season, he played in the ECHL league. From 1995 to 1997 he spent in the Czech Republic. In the 1997/98 season, he played in the AHL for the Washington Capitals farm club. For the main team he played only 9 matches, gaining 3 assists. From 1998 to 2001, he played in the SM League for the teams “ Essat ” and “ Jokerit ”. From 2001 to 2004 he played for the Kazan “ Ak Bars ”. On March 30, 2002, in a 1/2 finals match against Vanguard, Jan Benda scored a winning shootout, thereby providing Ak Bars with a ticket to the championship finals. In the 2004/05 season, Benda played at the Resurrection Chemist and Severstal. From 2005 to 2011 he played in the Czech Extra League. In 2011 he returned to Germany.
June 12, 2018 completed the career of a player at the age of 46.
Achievements
- Champion of Germany - 1994
- Silver medalist of the SM League - 2000
- Silver medalist of the championship of Russia - 2002
- Bronze medalist of the championship of Russia - 2004
Statistics
Club
- Regular season - ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team League I G P O Str
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1989-90 Oshawa Generals OHL 1 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
1990-91 Oshawa Generals OHL 51 4 11 15 64 16 2 4 6 19
1991-92 Oshawa Generals OHL 61 12 23 35 68 7 1 1 2 12
1992-93 Freiburg EHC 1.BL 41 6 11 17 49
1993-94 Munich Heados 1.BL 43 16 11 27 67
1994-95 Binghamton Rangers AHL 4 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1994-95 Richmond Renegades ECHL 62 21 39 60 187 17 8 5 13 50
1995-96 Slavia Ch-EL 24 7 14 21 24 7 1 6 7 35
1996-97 Sparta Ch-EL 49 7 21 28 61 10 1 1 2 12
1997-98 Washington Capitals NHL 9 0 3 3 6 - - - - -
1997-98 Portland Pirates AHL 62 25 29 54 90 8 0 7 7 6
1997-98 Sparta Ch-EL 1 0 1 1 4 - - - - -
1998-99 Essat SM-l 52 21 22 43 139 - - - - -
1999-00 Jokerit SM-l 52 19 28 47 99 11 2 4 6 16
2000-01 Jokerit SM-l 52 18 26 44 56 5 0 1 1 6
2001-02 Ak Bars RSL 32 7 12 19 59 11 2 5 7 40
2002-03 Ak Bars RSL 51 14 24 38 68 5 2 0 2 6
2003-04 Ak Bars RSL 56 4 19 23 72 5 1 0 1 6
2004-05 Chemist RSL 18 2 7 9 20 - - - - -
2004-05 Severstal RSL 33 4 5 9 30 - - - - -
2005-06 HC Litvinov Ch-EL 44 13 22 35 54 - - - - -
2005-06 Zlin Ch-EL 6 3 4 7 14 6 1 2 3 10
2006-07 HC Litvinov Ch-EL 45 10 16 26 77 - - - - -
2007-08 HC Litvinov Ch-EL 45 10 14 24 50 - - - - -
2008-09 BC Mlada Boleslav Ch-EL 51 8 17 25 56 - - - - -
2009-10 HC Pilsen 1929 H-EL 51 6 29 35 65 6 0 2 2 0
2010-11 Slavia Ch-EL 17 3 3 6 10 - - - - -
2010-11 BC Mlada Boleslav Ch-EL 8 1 1 2 8 - - - - -
2011-12 Nuremberg Ice Tigers DEL 17 1 2 3 2 - - - - -
2011-12 ENS Munich DEL 31 1 4 5 14 - - - - -
2012-13 Dresdner Aisleven 2.BL 47 2 11 13 60
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Total in the NHL 9 0 3 3 6 International Competitions
Season Team Tournament I G P O Pc
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1994 Germany JI 8 0 1 1 6
1994 Germany World Cup 5 0 0 0 24
1996 Germany KM 4 2 1 3 0
1996 Germany World Cup 6 1 1 2 33
1997 Germany World Cup 8 0 2 2 18
1998 Germany JI 4 3 0 3 8
1999 Germany World Cup (D.1) 7 1 5 6 16
2001 Germany World Cup 7 0 1 1 4
2002 Germany JI 7 1 0 1 2
2002 Germany World Cup 7 1 7 8 14
2003 Germany World Cup 6 1 2 3 4
2004 Germany World Cup 6 2 0 2 0
2005 Germany World Cup 6 1 3 4 27
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Total at OI 19 4 1 5 16
Total at the World Cup 51 6 16 22 124 Interesting Facts
- After the first game for Ak Bars, Benda's jacket was stolen from the locker room, where there was money, important documents and a passport. [one]
- He began to play as a defender.
- Benda speaks five languages: German, English, Czech, Spanish and Russian. [2]
- Benda became the first legionnaire to make a hat-trick in the championship of Russia.