Ben Clymer
Player profile and career history
R · #27
Ben Clymer was a right wing. Born April 11, 1978 in Bloom, Minnesota, the United States, he stood 6'1", weighed 200 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1997 (round 2, 27th overall) by the Boston Bruins. In 438 NHL regular-season games he had 52 goals and 77 assists for 129 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 438
- Goals
- 52
- Assists
- 77
- Points
- 129
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 77
- Avg Toi
- 14:41
- Faceoff Winning Pctg
- 0.253
- Game Winning Goals
- 6
- Games Played
- 438
- Goals
- 52
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 367
- Plus Minus
- -64
- Points
- 129
- Power Play Goals
- 13
- Power Play Points
- 35
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0742
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 700
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 16
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 2
- Points
- 2
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 2
- Avg Toi
- 11:42
- Faceoff Winning Pctg
- 0.1666
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 16
- Goals
- 0
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 6
- Plus Minus
- -2
- Points
- 2
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 0
- Shooting Pctg
- 0
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 13
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.12
- Assists / game
- 0.18
- Points / game
- 0.29
- Shots / game
- 1.60
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 16 2005–06 · Washington Capitals
- Assists
- 20 2001–02 · Tampa Bay Lightning
- Points
- 34 2001–02 · Tampa Bay Lightning
- Shots
- 151 2001–02 · Tampa Bay Lightning
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2009–10
- IngolstadtGermany
2008–09
- Dynamo MinskRus-KHL
2007–08
- HersheyAHL
2006–07
2005–06
2004–05
- BielSwiss-2
2003–04
2002–03
2001–02
2000–01
- DetroitIHL
Tampa Bay LightningNHL
1999–00
- DetroitIHL
- Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- USAWC-A
1998–99
- SeattleWHL
1997–98
- U. Of MinnesotaWCHA
1996–97
- U. Of MinnesotaWCHA
- USAWJC-A
1995–96
- JeffersonHigh-MN
- USAWJC-A
1994–95
- JeffersonHigh-MN
1993–94
- JeffersonHigh-MN
Washington CapitalsCoverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
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| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Germany | Ingolstadt | Regular | 37 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2009–10 | Germany | Ingolstadt | Playoffs | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2008–09 | Rus-KHL | Dynamo Minsk | Regular | 49 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2007–08 | AHL | Hershey | Regular | 50 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 83 | 0 | — | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL |  Washington Capitals | Regular | 66 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 44 | -17 | 78 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Washington Capitals | Regular | 77 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 72 | -7 | 149 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Swiss-2 | Biel | Regular | 19 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | Swiss-2 | Biel | Playoffs | 11 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL |  Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Tampa Bay Lightning | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular | 65 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 57 | -2 | 103 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | NHL | Tampa Bay Lightning | Playoffs | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2001–02 | NHL | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular | 81 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 36 | -10 | 151 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2000–01 | IHL | Detroit | Regular | 53 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 88 | -19 | 107 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | NHL |  Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | -7 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | IHL | Detroit | Regular | 19 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | -6 | 60 | 1 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | NHL | Tampa Bay Lightning | Regular | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 87 | -26 | 98 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1999–00 | WC-A | USA | Regular | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | WHL | Seattle | Regular | 70 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 93 | 21 | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | WHL | Seattle | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | WCHA | U. Of Minnesota | Regular | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | WCHA | U. Of Minnesota | Regular | 29 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | WJC-A | USA | Regular | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | High-MN | Jefferson | Regular | 18 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | WJC-A | USA | Regular | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | High-MN | Jefferson | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | High-MN | Jefferson | Regular | 28 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1993–94 | High-MN | Jefferson | Regular | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-22 | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:49 |
| 2007-03-21 | BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9:39 |
| 2007-03-18 | TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 |
| 2007-03-15 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:15 |
| 2007-03-12 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:45 |
Awards
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Profile updated Oct 13, 7:40 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.