András Benk Explained

Position:Left winger
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:207
League:MOL
Former Teams:Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
Alba Volán Székesfehérvár
Ntl Team:Hungary
Birth Date:3 September 1987
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Career Start:2005

András Benk (born September 3, 1987) is a Hungarian professional ice hockey winger who plays for Újpesti TE in the MOL Liga. He joined after a 9-year tenure with Alba Volán Székesfehérvár in the Austrian Hockey League.[1]

He was member of the Hungarian national team which won promotion to the top division World Championship in 2008 after seventy years of absence.[2] Benk also made into the team in the next year, however, just in his second match of the championship, following a hit by Scottie Upshall, he suffered a broken collar bone and had to sit out the rest of the tournament.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: András Benk Profile. Eurohockey.net. 25 September 2011.
  2. News: Hungary back after 70 years! . iihf.info . . 19 April 2008 . 25 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021104041/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/2/article/hungary-back-after-70-years.html?tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1207000800&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2591999&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=187&cHash=c6a81a2897 . 21 October 2012 .
  3. News: Video: Upshall's suspension, the future of open-ice hits in NHL?. Greg. Wyshynski. Yahoo! Sports. sports.yahoo.com. 27 April 2009. 25 September 2011.