New York Islanders - Blue & White - Benn Olson
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New York Islanders
Position: DefensemanHeight: 6’4
Weight: 215
Shoots: Left
Born: April 29, 1987 in Port McNeil, BC
TRANSACTIONS: Signed a one-way American Hockey League contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on June 30, 2011.
LAST SEASON: Split time with Bridgeport and the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the East Coast Hockey League…Skated in 17 games with Bridgeport, recording three assists and 78 penalty minutes…Appeared in one game with Milwaukee…Picked up four points (1g/3a) and 153 penalty minutes in 43 games with Cincinnati.
Career: 2009-10: Split time between the Albany River Rats (AHL) and the Florida Everblades (ECHL)…Appeared in nine games and accrued 21 penalty minutes in Albany…Played in 50 games with Florida, tallying nine assists and 168 penalty minutes.
2008-09: Saw first action in both the ECHL and AHL…Played in 36 games and recorded four points (0g/4a) with Albany…Skated in five games for Florida.
JUNIOR: 2007-08: Scored 12 points (0g/12a) in 71 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League…Totaled 266 penalty minutes during his third season with Seattle…Finished the season with a +31 rating.
2006-07: Picked up two goals and eight assists, along with 181 penalty minutes in 66 games for Seattle.
2005-06: Split time between Seattle and the Kamloops Blazers…Played in 58 games with Seattle, tallying seven points (1g/6a)…Skated in three games for Kamloops, picking up six penalty minutes.
2004-05: Recorded 96 penalty minutes in 46 games with Kamloops during his first WHL season.
| Statistics | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
| SEASON | CLUB | LEA | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
| 2004-05 | Kamloops | WHL | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005-06 | Kamloops | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005-06 | Seattle | WHL | 58 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 197 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2006-07 | Seattle | WHL | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 181 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007-08 | Seattle | WHL | 71 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 266 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2008-09 | Albany | AHL | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2008-09 | Florida | ECHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2009-10 | Albany | AHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2009-10 | Florida | ECHL | 50 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 168 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2010-11 | Cincinnati | ECHL | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 153 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2010-11 | Milwaukee | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2010-11 | Bridgeport | AHL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | |










