Benn Ferriero

Benn Trevor Ferriero ( born April 29, 1987 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey player who is since July 2013 at the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League contract. He plays the position of center.

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Career

Ferriero played initially between 2001 and 2005 at the Governor Dummer Academy, a high school in Byfield in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. He held in recent years, the Office of the team captain. In summer 2005, the striker went to Boston College to begin his studies. He also played for the University team in the Hockey East Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In his years as a freshman and rookie center played all 42 season games and reached 25 points scorer. This helped him to be elected at the end of the season to the All- Rookie team in the Hockey East.

During the summer break Ferriero in the NHL Entry Draft in 2006 was available where the Phoenix Coyotes chose him in the seventh round at 196th position. In the subsequent game year he was able to increase its yield point by 23 goals and 23 Assists in 46 points. Behind Brian Boyle and Nathan Gerbe he finished the year as the third- best scorer of the team and had thus contributed significantly to the profit of the Championship of Hockey East. The 2007/08 season was personally not quite as successful as the previous one, since he collected four points less than the previous year for Ferriero. But he was able to celebrate a total of three tracks with the College. In addition to winning the prestigious Beanpot Tournament - and regained the Hockey East title, the team also secured the national college championship of the NCAA. Here, the striker had been elected to the All- Tournament team of the Hockey East and finished in the internal Scorer Score fourth. In his final year of college in the season 2008 /09 he scored only 26 points scorer.

After completing his fourth year at the College Ferriero was no agreement on a professional contract with the Phoenix Coyotes, who had drafted him three years earlier. In deciding the various media reports on the liquidity problems of the Coyotes and the possible change of ownership played an important role in the summer of 2009. Thus, the San Jose Sharks to a free agent on September 1, took under contract. He signed a two year contract with validity for both the National Hockey League and American Hockey League. On a seasonally preparatory training camp Sharks of Americans woke scorer with five points in five games the attention of the trainer -trailer combination that finally, decided to keep the striker in the NHL squad. Start of the season on October 1, 2009, he made ​​his debut against the Colorado Avalanche.

On July 13, 2012 Ferriero signed after three years in San Jose as a free agent a two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. This transferred him on January 24, 2013 in exchange for Chad Kolarik to the New York Rangers. In June 2013 he was released along with a sixth- round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2014 in exchange for Justin Falk to the Minnesota Wild.

After the game he vorlegten not constitute an offer, Ferriero was taken in July 2013 as a free agent by the Vancouver Canucks under contract.

Internationally

His home country represented Ferriero at the U18 Junior World Championship 2005 in the Czech Republic. The team, which also included Phil Kessel, Erik Johnson, Jack Johnson, Nathan Gerbe and Peter Mueller by a 5-1 final victory over Canada won the gold medal. He drove in the tournament in six games a goal and three assists at.

Awards and achievements

• 2006 Hockey East All- Rookie Team
• 2007 Hockey East Championship with the Boston College
• 2008 Beanpot Tournament winner with the Boston College
• 2008 Hockey East Championship with the Boston College

• 2008 Hockey East All- Tournament Team
• 2008 NCAA Division I Championship with the Boston College
• 2009 AHL Rookie of the Month in December (along with Logan Couture )

Internationally

• 2005 Gold medal at the U18 World Youth Championship

Career Stats

Internationally

Represented the U.S. at:

• U18 World Junior Championships 2005

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )