Ryan Benesch
Born	January 30, 1985 (1985-01-30) (age 24), Kitchener, Ontario, CA
Position	Forward
Height Weight	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 pounds (82 kg)
MSL Team	Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks
NLL Team F. Teams	Minnesota Swarm Edmonton Rush Toronto Rock
Nationality	Canada
Pro Career	2007 – present
Shoots	Left
Nickname	The Bullet
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Ryan Benesch (b. January 30, 1985 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League.

Contents 1 Professional career 2 Canadian Box career 2.1 Junior 2.2 Senior 3 Statistics 3.1 NLL 3.2 OLA 4 References 5 Awards

[edit] Professional career

Benesch was drafted first overall by the San Jose Stealth in the 2006 NLL entry draft,^[1] but was traded to Toronto Rock along with Chad Thompson and Kevin Fines for 2005 NLL MVP Colin Doyle.^[2] Benesch played his minor lacrosse in Kitchener-Waterloo as well as his Junior 'A' lacrosse. He is currently the second leading scorer all-time in Kitchener-Waterloo Braves history behind Colin Doyle.

Benesch was named Rookie of the Week three times in the 2007 season, in weeks 4, 11, and 12, and was also named Rookie of the Month in March. On May 8, 2007, Benesch was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award, and named to the All-Rookie team.^[3]

Early in the 2009 NLL season, Benesch and veteran Derek Suddons were traded to the Edmonton Rush for future draft picks.^[4]

[edit] Canadian Box career

[edit] Junior

Benesch played five full years for the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. In 2002, Benesch was given the "Joey Nieuwendyk Award" for Rookie of the Year.^[5] He finished his junior career with an outstanding 178 goals and 391 points in just 104 games.

[edit] Senior

Benesch currently plays for the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks of Major Series Lacrosse. He was awarded the "Gene Dopp Memorial Trophy" for Rookie of the year in 2007.^[6] In 2009, Benesch won the Presidents Cup with the Owen Sound Woodsmen of the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] NLL

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2007	Toronto		15	33	25	58	64	6		1	3	0	3	8	0
2008	Toronto		14	19	31	50	71	38		--	--	--	--	--	--
2009	Edmonton		14	17	27	44	71	2		--	--	--	--	--	--
NLL Totals			43	69	83	152	206	46		1	3	0	3	8	0

[edit] OLA

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Kitchener-Waterloo Braves	OLA Jr.A		3	3	3	6	0		--	--	--	--	--
2002	Kitchener-Waterloo Braves	OLA Jr.A		19	25	35	60	4		--	--	--	--	--
2003	Kitchener-Waterloo Braves	OLA Jr.A		19	37	57	94	17		5	2	11	13	14
2004	Kitchener-Waterloo Braves	OLA Jr.A		19	28	36	64	25		5	4	3	7	2
2005	Kitchener-Waterloo Braves	OLA Jr.A		22	43	43	86	19		7	8	9	17	2
2006	Kitchener-Waterloo Braves	OLA Jr.A		22	42	39	81	34		5	3	4	7	4
2006	Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks	MSL		0	0	0	0	0		4	7	9	16	0
2007	Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks	MSL		17	29	30	59	4		3	6	5	11	2
2008	Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks	MSL		18	30	36	66	0		3	5	4	9	0
2009	Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks	MSL		17	31	41	72	6		1	2	1	3	0
2009	Owen Sound Woodsmen	OLA Sr.B		6	24	21	45	0		3	8	7	15	0
Presidents Cup	Owen Sound Woodsmen	CLA		--	--	--	--	--		5	16	10	26	4
Junior A Totals				104	178	213	391	99		22	17	27	44	22
Senior A Totals				52	90	107	197	10		40	20	19	39	2
Senior B Totals				6	24	21	45	0		3	8	7	15	0
Presidents Cup Totals				--	--	--	--	--		5	16	10	26	4

[edit] References

[edit] Awards

Preceded by Brodie Merrill

NLL Rookie of the Year 2007

Succeeded by Craig Point

Persondata
NAME	Benesch, Ryan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH	January 30, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kitchener, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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