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2012-13 Hockey Roster

4 Ben Parker

  • Position Defense
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Port Perry, Ontario
  • High School Bowmanville Eagles - OPJHL

Biography

2012-13 • Senior Year
• Played in 41-of-42 games during his senior season.
• Totaled a career-best 12 points on three goals and nine assists.
• Led Canisius with a plus/minus rating of +10, the  highest mark by a Griff since the 2008-09 season.
• Key member of the Griffs’ penalty kill unit, which set a school record at 90.1 percent and ranked third nationally (11th-best mark in NCAA history).
• Ranked second on the team with 49 blocked shots.
• Recorded nine of his 12 points in the last 10 games of the season (3g, 6a).
• Matched a career-high with two points in the Atlantic Hockey Championship victory over Mercyhurst, netting a goal and adding an assist (March 23).
• Also recorded two points (1g, 1a) in a Senior Night victory against RIT (March 2).
• Added a goal in the Atlantic Hockey First Round versus Bentley (March 8).
• Also registered an assist in two postseason games against Air Force (March 15 and 16) and versus Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament (March 30).
• Named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team.

2011-12 • Junior Year
• Appeared in 31 games, recording four assists.
• Registered the first multi-point game of his career with two assists at Army (Jan. 6).
• Also posted an assist against RIT (Feb. 11) and Mercyhurst (Feb. 24).
• Named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team.

2010-11 • Sophomore Year
• Played in 23 games as a sophomore, missing 15 contests due to injury.
• Registered five assists on the season.
• Led the Griffs with a plus/minus rating of +6.
• Tallied a helper in back-to-back games against Army (Oct. 29 and 30).
• Also registered an assist against Mercyhurst (Oct. 19), Connecticut (Nov. 6) and Air Force (Nov. 19).
• Named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team.

2009-10 • Freshman Year
• Appeared in 36-of-37 games during his rookie season.
• Recorded six points on three goals and three assists.
• Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime against Mercyhurst in the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals, sending the Griffs to the Atlantic Hockey Semifinals for the first time since 2004 (March 13).
• Also added an assist in game one of the quarterfinals versus the Lakers (March 12).
• Registered his first collegiate point in his second career game, posting an assist in a 1-0 victory against CCHA foe Ferris State (Oct. 10).
• Netted his first career goal with a power-play score at AIC (Nov. 20).
• Also scored against Sacred Heart (Jan. 22) and added an assist versus Mercyhurst (Feb. 13).
• Named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team.

Before Canisius
• Played two seasons with the Bowmanville Eagles.
• Named to the Future Stars Team in 2008.
• Selected to the Senior All-Star Game in 2009.
• Registered 22 points, seven goals and 15 assists during the 2008-09 season.
• Accumulated 44 points, 13 goals and 31 assists during his two years with the Eagles.

Personal
• Son of Ken and Michelle.
• One sibling, Jonas.
• Majoring in political science.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2009-10Freshman

    Defense
    6'0" 185 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2010-11Sophomore

    Defense
    6'0" 185 lbs
    36
  • 4

    2011-12Junior

    Defense
    6'0" 185 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2012-13Senior

    Defense
    6'0" 185 lbs
    4