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2017-18 Hockey Roster

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47 David Bennett

  • Position Defense
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 196
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ottawa, Ontario
  • Prev School Cumberland Grads (CCHL)

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1-3x - last at Sacred Heart (11/5/17)
Assists: 1-8x - last at Niagara (2/24/18)
Points: 2 - vs. Bentley (1/16/15)
2017-18 • SENIOR YEAR
• Appeared in 12 games
• Recorded one goal and one assist
• Scored game-winning goal in 3-2 victory over Sacred Heart (Nov. 5)
• Assisted on game-winning goal in 3-2 triumph at Niagara (Feb. 24)
• Named to Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2016-17 • JUNIOR YEAR
• Played in 22 games during junior season
• Recorded six points on a goal and five assists
• Tallied first point of season with assist on game-tying goal versus St. Lawrence
• Scored game-winning goal in 4-1 victory at league-leading Air Force
• Recorded assist in 4-1 triumph over Niagara
• Recorded assist in 5-2 victory at Niagara
• Posted assist in 6-5 win at Sacred Heart
• Tallied assist in 4-2 victory vs Niagara
• Named to Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2015-16 • SOPHOMORE YEAR
• Played in 26 games as a sophomore
• Registered 12 shots on goal in addition to blocking 15 shots on the defense end
• Named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2014-15 • FRESHMAN YEAR
• Appeared in 24 games as a rookie, including 17 of the final 19 games – missing only two contests due to illness
• Registered three points on a goal and two assists
• Tallied his first collegiate point with an assist against Air Force (Nov. 28)
• Posted a career-best two points, including his first career goal, in a 2-2 draw versus Bentley (Jan. 16)
• Also a member of a record-setting Canisius defense, which allowed a program-low 2.24 goals per game
• Overall, the Griffs posted the best scoring defense in Atlantic Hockey and 11th-best nationally.
• Named to the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played two seasons with the Cumberland Grads of the CCHL
• Earned CCHL Second Team All-Star honors during the 2013-14 campaign
• Ranked sixth in the league among CCHL defenders with 37 points, 11 goals and 26 assists in 53 games
• Invited to the Canada East selection camp for the 2013 World Junior A Challenge and competed in the Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge
• Also played rugby and volleyball at Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School
• Named the school’s Athlete of the Year with the Ravens
PERSONAL
• Son of Bill and Cathy Bennett
• Three siblings – Erica, James and Samantha
• Erica played hockey at Queens University, while Samantha was a member of the rugby team at Concordia
• Majoring in finance

Statistics

Season:
2017-18

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2014-15Freshman

    Defense
    6'2" 204 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2015-16Sophomore

    Defense
    6'2" 204 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2016-17Junior

    Defense
    6'2" 196 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2017-18Senior

    Defense
    6'2" 196 lbs
    47