Ben Eager
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Ben Eager in 2012 with the Edmonton Oilers
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| Born |
January 22, 1984 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks Atlanta Thrashers San Jose Sharks Edmonton Oilers CSKA Moscow |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 23rd overall, 2002 Phoenix Coyotes |
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| Playing career | 2004–2014 | ||
Benjamin Arthur Eager (born January 22, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently an unrestricted free agent who last played for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL).
He won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010.
Eager was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was later traded by the Coyotes, with goaltender Sean Burke and forward Branko Radivojevič, to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for centre Mike Comrie.
The 2006–07 season would see Eager lead the NHL 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.
Eager was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on December 18, 2007 for Jim Vandermeer.
Eager scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal in Game 2 of Chicago's victory against the Vancouver Canucks on May 2, 2009, in Vancouver. This led to the Blackhawk's first victory against the Canucks and evened the series at one game apiece. Eager scored his second playoff goal on May 31, 2010, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals against his former club, the Philadelphia Flyers. His goal ended up being the game winner, as the 'Hawks won 2–1. On June 9, 2010, he and the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Flyers 4–3 in overtime in Game 6.
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