Ben Sexton (ice hockey) explained

Ben Sexton
Birth Date:6 June 1991
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:196
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Played For:Ottawa Senators
Draft:206th overall
Draft Year:2009
Career Start:2013
Career End:2020

Ben Sexton (born June 6, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Sexton is currently an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL), whom he also played for. A centre, he was selected by the Boston Bruins in the seventh round, 206th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Sexton is the son of one of the Ottawa Senators' founding partners, Randy Sexton.

Playing career

Collegiate

Sexton played four years at Clarkson University. In his junior year, Sexton was named team captain and was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team.[1] He was also awarded Clarkson's Mike Morrison Dedication Award and Clarkson Ironman Award.[2] The following season, again serving as captain, Sexton was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team for the second year in a row.[1]

Professional

On March 20, 2014, Sexton signed an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins and was subsequently assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Providence Bruins.[3]

On July 1, 2017, Sexton signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators.[4] Sexton was assigned to the Senators' American Hockey League affiliate, the Belleville Senators, after training camp. Sexton received a call-up in March 2018 and played his first NHL game on March 26, 2018, against the Carolina Hurricanes.[5] He was reassigned to the AHL a game later.[6] After the season, Sexton was Belleville's nominee for the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award as AHL man of the year.[7]

On December 5, Sexton and Macoy Erkamps were traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Stefan Elliott and Tobias Lindberg.[8] Reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Sexton appeared in 26 games, accruing seven goals and three assists for 10 points.

As a free agent from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sexton opted to remain within the organization by continuing with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on a one-year AHL contract on July 11, 2019.[9]

Having missed the entirety of the 2019–20 season due to a concussion injury, Sexton announced his retirement after seven professional seasons on May 9, 2020.[10]

Personal life

Sexton comes from a family of hockey players; his father is one of the Ottawa Senators' founding partners, Randy Sexton. His younger brother Patrick played NCAA hockey for the University of Wisconsin from 2015–2017.[11]

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2007–08Nepean RaidersCCHL48 15 15 30 716 1 5 6 4
2008–09Nepean RaidersCCHL38 14 21 35 5411 3 9 12 22
2009–10Penticton VeesBCHL50 13 29 42 835 1 2 3 4
2010–11ECAC12 3 5 8 12
2011–12Clarkson UniversityECAC27 8 21 29 44
2012–13Clarkson University ECAC28 5 15 20 70
2013–14Clarkson UniversityECAC35 6 22 28 88
2013–14AHL9 1 1 2 9
2014–15Providence BruinsAHL35 3 9 12 575 0 0 0 2
2015–16Providence Bruins AHL29 4 1 5 451 0 0 0 2
2016–17Albany DevilsAHL54 19 12 31 604 0 2 2 0
2017–18AHL30 10 11 21 16
2017–18Ottawa SenatorsNHL2 0 0 0 0
2018–19Belleville SenatorsAHL17 0 9 9 16
2018–19Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL26 7 3 10 31
NHL totals2 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BEN SEXTON . clarksonathletics.com . October 19, 2018.
  2. Clarkson Presents Honors at Awards Banquet . ecachockey.com . October 19, 2018 . April 21, 2013.
  3. Web site: Bruins Sign Ben Sexton to an Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com . October 19, 2018 . March 20, 2014.
  4. Web site: Senators sign centre Ben Sexton to two-year, two-way contract – Sportsnet.ca. March 27, 2018.
  5. Web site: Tidcombe . Matt . Sexton fulfills dream of playing for the Senators . bellevillesens.com . October 19, 2018 . July 24, 2018 . October 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006110142/https://bellevillesens.com/sexton-fulfills-dream-playing-senators/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Ottawa reassigns Sexton . bellevillesens.com . October 19, 2018 . March 28, 2018.
  7. Web site: Tidcombe . Matt . Sens announce winners of 2017-18 team awards . bellevillesens.com . October 19, 2018 . April 14, 2018 . October 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006110142/https://bellevillesens.com/sens-announce-winners-of-2017-18-team-awards/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Senators acquire Stefan Elliott and Tobias Lindberg from Pittsburgh . NHL.com . December 5, 2018 . December 5, 2018.
  9. Web site: Ben Sexton signs with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins . July 11, 2019 . July 11, 2019.
  10. Web site: Ben Sexton announces retirement . . May 9, 2020 . May 9, 2020.
  11. Web site: Patrick Sexton . eliteprospects.com . October 19, 2018.