- Ben Eager
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size =
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 225
team =Chicago Blackhawks
former_teams =Philadelphia Flyers
league = NHL
nationality = Canada
birth_date = birth date and age|1984|1|22
birth_place =Ottawa , ON, CAN
draft = 23rd overall
draft_year = 2002
draft_team =Phoenix Coyotes
career_start = 2003Ben Eager (born
January 22 ,1984 inOttawa ,Ontario ) is a Canadian professionalice hockey left winger who currently plays for theChicago Blackhawks of the NHL. He attended Immaculata High School in Ottawa.Playing career
Eager was drafted in the 1st round, 23rd overall by the
Phoenix Coyotes in the2002 NHL Entry Draft . He was later traded by the Coyotes along withSean Burke andBranko Radivojevic to the Philadelphia Flyers for centreMike Comrie .The 2006–07 NHL season would see Eager lead the league in
penalty minutes , even though he only played 63 games. That same season, he also won the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial as the Flyer who has most improved from the previous season, as voted by his teammates.Ben Eager was traded to the
Chicago Blackhawks onDecember 18 ,2007 forJim Vandermeer Awards
* 2004–05:
Calder Cup "Philadelphia Phantoms "
* 2006–07: Pelle Lindbergh Memorial ("Philadelphia Flyers ")Career statistics
External links
*hockeydb|55267
*legendsofhockey|20518
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