Ben Storey (born June 22, 1977) is a
Canadian former professional
ice hockey player.
Playing career
Storey was drafted 98th overall by the
Colorado Avalanche in the
1996 NHL Entry Draft
The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was the 34th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 22, 1996.
The last active player in the NHL from this draft class was Zdeno Chára, who retired after the 2021–22 season.
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from
Harvard University. He spent two seasons with their
American Hockey League affiliate the
Hershey Bears but never played in the
National Hockey League. In 2001, he moved to the
Austrian Hockey League
The ICE Hockey League (International Central European Hockey League), known as the win2day ICE Hockey League for sponsorship reasons, is a Central European hockey league that also serves as the top-tier ice hockey league in Austria, it currently f ...
with
EK Zell am See for one season before returning to North America in the
ECHL for the
Lexington Men O' War and the
Louisiana IceGators as well as brief spells for the AHL's Utah Grizzlies and the Houston Aeros.
Storey returned to Europe in 2004 with spells in the German
2nd Bundesliga with the
SERC Wild Wings and the
Essen Mosquitoes
The Essen Mosquitoes are a professional ice hockey team from Essen, Germany that competed in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) from 1999–2000 until the 2001–02 when they lost their license due to insolvency. After this the team played in t ...
as well as a second spell in Austria with
Graz 99ers and
EHC Black Wings Linz
The Steinbach Black Wings Linz are a member of the Austrian Hockey League. They play their home games in Linz, Austria at the Keine Sorgen EisArena.
History
The EHC Black Wings Linz was founded in 1992. After several years in the Austrian minor ...
. In 2007, Storey signed with
British Elite Ice Hockey League
The Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), sometimes referred to as the British Elite League or, for sponsorship reasons, the Viaplay Elite League, is an ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the Ice Hockey ...
team the
Newcastle Vipers
From 2002–2011 the Newcastle Vipers were an ice hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The club was a member of the Elite Ice Hockey League, and the British National League.
History
Predecessors
Previously, the city was repre ...
. In May 2008, Storey rejected a new contract with the Vipers to remain in North America where he seemingly retired from hockey.
Career statistics
Awards and honors
References
External links
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1977 births
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Colorado Avalanche draft picks
EK Zell am See players
EHC Black Wings Linz players
Essen Mosquitoes players
Graz 99ers players
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey players
Hershey Bears players
Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Ice hockey people from Ottawa
Lexington Men O' War players
Living people
Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) players
Newcastle Vipers players
Schwenninger Wild Wings players
Utah Grizzlies (AHL) players
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