Mark Benning

Mark Benning (born April 19, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Mark Benning
Born (1964-04-19) April 19, 1964
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for EC Bad Nauheim
Playing career 1987–1989

Early life

Benning was born in Edmonton as the son of NHL scout Elmer Benning for the Montreal Canadiens, and brother of former NHL players Jim Benning and Brian Benning. Benning played for the St. Albert Saints junior hockey team. He was late recruited by the University of Notre Dame, Benning played for two years and then transferred to Harvard University in 1984.[1] Benning graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Economics in 1987. He was named a first-team All-American, an Academic All-American, All-Ivy League, All-ECAC and as of 2014 still holds the record for career assists by a defenseman at Harvard with 102.[2] A three-year letter winner, Benning was also the 1987 Tudor Cup winner for Most Valuable Player at Harvard and the 1987 Bingham Award winner for most valuable athlete in the Harvard senior class.[3]

After college Benning played for EC Bad Nauheim in the German Hockey League for two seasons before retiring from hockey in 1989.[4] He then went to Stanford Business School and is now an options trader in San Diego, California.

He was inducted into the Harvard Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.[5]

Awards and honors
Award Year
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1985–86 [6]
Academic All-America First Team 1985–86
All-Ivy League First Team 1985–86
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1985–86 [7]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1986 [8]
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1986–87 [6]
Academic All-America Second Team 1986–87
All-Ivy League First Team 1986–87
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1986–87 [7]

References
  1. "Mark Benning". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  2. "Harvard Record Book". Go Crimson. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  3. "Harvard Hall of Fame". Harvard Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  4. "HockeyDB Mark Benning". HockeyDB. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  5. "Harvard Hall of Fame Class of 2004". Harvard Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  6. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  7. "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  8. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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