Born	March 27, 1982 (1982-03-27) (age 27), Minneapolis, MN, USA
Height Weight	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
NHL team F. teams	Nashville Predators Espoo Blues (SM-l)
NHL Draft	131st overall, 2001 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro career	2004 – present

Ben Eaves (born March 27, 1982 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional ice hockey center currently with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League. He is the son of retired NHL player Mike Eaves, and brother of Patrick Eaves of the Detroit Red Wings.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Career statistics 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Playing career

Eaves went to high school at Shattuck - St. Mary's school in Faribault, Minnesota. Eaves was drafted 131st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He spent four seasons at Boston College before turning pro in 2004. He signed an entry-level contract with the Penguins, but with the 2004–05 NHL season locked out and eventually cancelled, he split the season with the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers. He missed majority of 2005–06 season and entire 2006–07 season recovering from knee injuries.

In November 2007 he signed for the Espoo Blues in SM-liiga where he played rest of the season, although missing majority of it due to several injuries. He continued in the team for the following season. On 13 December 2008 he took a break due to injury, he made his comeback on 28 January 2009.

During the SM-Liiga playoffs 2009 Ben Eaves broke the record of Kari Jalonen (season 1980/81) and Hannes Hyvönen (2007/08) for the most points scored during the playoffs (21 points). Eaves managed to score 24 points (4 goals and 20 assists) in 13 games with the Espoo Blues.

On July 21, 2009, Eaves signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators.^[1]. On November 2, 2009 Eaves left the Predators' AHL affiliate Milwaukee Admirals and announced his retirement from hockey.^[2]

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Boston College	HE		41	13	26	39	12		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Boston College	HE		23	13	26	39	12		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Boston College	HE		36	18	39	57	18		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Boston College	HE		26	9	25	34	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		43	4	6	10	12		7	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		5	1	2	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Espoo Blues	SM-l		10	3	4	7	4		13	7	5	12	8
2008–09	Espoo Blues	SM-l		22	3	15	18	18		14	4	20	24	6
AHL Totals				48	5	8	13	12		7	0	0	0	0

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ben Eaves's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Ben Eaves's Player profile at Elite Prospects