Brian Raymond Bonin (born November 28, 1973) is an American former professional

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. He was drafted in the ninth round, 211th overall, by the

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in the

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Playing career

After being named Minnesota Mr. Hockey in 1992 for his play at White Bear Lake Area High School, Bonin entered the

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. His stellar time with the Golden Gophers culminated with winning the

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, given to the most outstanding collegiate hockey player in the

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, in his senior season. Bonin led the nation in scoring during the 1995-1996 season at the University of Minnesota, and was named a first-team All-American, WCHA Player of the Year, first-team All-WCHA, and team Most Valuable Player in both his junior and senior seasons Bonin made his professional debut with the IHL's

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in the 1996–97 season. He then joined the AHL's Syracuse Crunch for the 1997–98 season, tallying 69 points in 67 games. Bonin made his NHL debut with the Penguins in the 1998–99 season, appearing in five regular-season and three playoff games. The rest of the season was split between the IHL's

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and the AHL's

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. After another full season with the Syracuse Crunch and most of one with the Cleveland Lumberjacks, Bonin joined the

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for seven NHL games in the 2000–01 season. To date, he has no further NHL experience. In his 12 career NHL games, Bonin was held off the scoresheet. He also went scoreless in his three career Stanley Cup playoff games.

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Regular season and playoffs

International

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* 1973 births Living people Adirondack Red Wings players American men's ice hockey centers Cleveland Lumberjacks players Hobey Baker Award winners Ice hockey players from Saint Paul, Minnesota Sportspeople from White Bear Lake, Minnesota Kansas City Blades players Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players Minnesota Wild players Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks Pittsburgh Penguins players SCL Tigers players Syracuse Crunch players Worcester IceCats players AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans {{US-icehockey-centre-stub