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1984 NHL DRAFT PICK
Brian Benning
Selected in second round
No. 26 overall by St. Louis Blues

Born June 10, 1966
Position: Defense
Height: 6-0   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Portland (WHL)                               
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1981-82 St. AlbertAJHL 30 22 14
1982-83 St. AlbertAJHL 578 3846 229
1983-84 PortlandWHL 386 4147 108

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Albert Leading Scorer Trophy:
1982-83 (co-winner) (46 points)
St. Albert Sportsmanship/Scholastic Award: 1982-83 (co-winner)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 14 overall prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 8 defense prospect for the 1984 NHL draft. ... Missed remainder of 1983-84 season with cracked bone in right wrist, an injury suffered in December 1983.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 14, 1984 (St. Louis at Los Angeles)
Numbers:  18, 2 (St. Louis); 2 (Los Angeles); 19 (Philadelphia);
19 (Edmonton); 7 (Florida)
Stanley Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1995
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1984-1995 St. Louis, L.A., Phila.,
Edmonton, Florida
568 63233 296963
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1986-1991 St. Louis, Los Angeles 48320 2374

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Rookie Team:
1986-87 (St. Louis)
St. Louis Rookie of Year: 1986-87
St. Louis Playoffs Assists Leader: 1987 (4)
1993-94: Played on first Florida Panthers team.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in first NHL game. ... Joined St. Louis as a regular in October 1986 after team lost Bruce Bell to injury. Benning was brought back from Team Canada to fill Bell's spot on the roster. ... Led all St. Louis defensemen with 49 points in 1986-87. ... Finished fourth among NHL rookies with 49 points in 1986-87. ... Became first St. Louis player named to an NHL All-Rookie team in 1986-87. ... Led all St. Louis defensemen with 37 points in 1987-88. ... Led St. Louis with five game-winning goals in 1987-88. ... Led St. Louis defensemen with 34 points in 1988-89. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season after having emergency appendectomy on March 6, 1990. He did not return to action until Los Angeles' March 27, 1990, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Suspended by NHL for first three games of 1990-91 season for cross-checking Jari Kurri during Los Angeles' Feb. 28, 1990, game vs. Edmonton. He did not make his 1990-91 regular-season debut until Los Angeles' Oct. 13, 1990, game vs. Boston. ... Paired on defense with Rob Blake for Los Angeles in 1990-91. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with back spasms, an injury suffered in Los Angeles' Dec. 1, 1990, game vs. Toronto. He did not return to action until Los Angeles' Dec. 11, 1990, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with strained groin, an injury suffered when he skated over a rut in the ice during Los Angeles' practice on Oct. 21, 1991. He re-aggravated the injury during Los Angeles' Oct. 22, 1991, game at New Jersey and did not return to action until Los Angeles' Oct. 28, 1991, game at Detroit. ... Traded by Los Angeles with Jeff Chychrun and 1992 first-round pick (later traded) to Pittsburgh for Paul Coffey on Feb. 19, 1992, but never played for Pittsburgh because the trade was part of a three-way deal. After obtaining him, Pittsburgh traded Benning, Mark Recchi and the 1992 first-round pick to Philadelphia in exchange for Rick Tocchet, Kjell Samuelsson, Ken Wregget and 1992 third-round pick (Dave Roche) on February 19, 1992. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with strained lower back, an injury suffered in Philadelphia's Oct. 26, 1992, game at N.Y. Rangers. He did not return to action until Philadelphia's Nov. 7, 1992, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with strained groin, an injury suffered in Edmonton's Jan. 23, 1993, game at Winnipeg. He did not return to action until Edmonton's Feb. 12, 1993, game vs. San Jose. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with sprained wrist, suffered in Edmonton's Feb. 16, 1993, game at N.Y. Islanders. He did not return until Edmonton's March 6, 1993, game at Los Angeles. ... Released by Edmonton on July 1, 1993. ... Signed with Florida as unrestricted free agent on July 15, 1993. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with dislocated left shoulder, suffered during Florida's Oct. 12, 1993, game vs. Pittsburgh. He did not return until Florida's Oct. 26, 1993, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Suspended by NHL for four games during 1993-94 season for slashing Martin Rucinsky after Rucinsky's empty net goal in Florida's Nov. 14, 1993, game vs. Quebec. Benning was suspended indefinitely, pending a hearing. The suspension was set at five games on Nov. 19, 1993, and he did not return until Florida's Nov. 26, 1993, game at Boston. ... Had contract bought out by Florida in July 1995.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Kamloops (WHL); Team Canada
World Championships: 1993 (fourth place)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Never played in minor leagues. ... Traded by Portland (WHL) to Kamloops in August 1984. ... Missed remainder of 1984-85 season with broken right femur, an injury suffered when he was checked into the boards by Ken Priestlay while trying to touch the puck in his own zone for an icing call during Kamloops' Dec. 28, 1984, WHL game vs. Victoria. ... Traded by Kamloops (WHL) with Brian Bertuzzi, Pat Mangold and Pat Bingham to New Westminster in exchange for Craig Berube and Lance Carlsen in June 1985. ... Began 1986-87 season with Team Canada, but was recalled to St. Louis in early October. ... Active in charitable causes during his playing days, including work with St. Louis Mental Health Association. ... Ran Edmonton-based hockey school with his brother Jim during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Ran excavation company in Edmonton during off-seasons of his latter playing days and continued to operate the business after retirement. ... Was active in Oldtimers' charity hockey after his retirement. ... The Alberta AAA Midget Hockey League named its top defenseman trophy the Brian Benning Trophy in his honor in 1987. ... Active as coach and executive in the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Brian A. Benning. ... Younger brother of former NHL player Jim Benning and ex-college hockey player Mark Benning.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: St. Louis traded Benning to Los Angeles in exchange for 1991 third-round pick (Kyle Reeves) on November 10, 1989.

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SNAPSHOT '84
Total Selected: 250
Forwards: 142
Defense: 88
Goaltenders: 20
Major Junior: 110
Tier II/Jr. B: 16/9
College Players: 23
High School: 47
Midget: 4
U.S. Junior B: 1
Canadian: 145
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 62
U.S.-Born: 63
European: 41
Reached NHL: 102
Stanley Cup: 20
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 31
 
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