Ben Finkelstein
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| Date of Birth: | October 1, 1997 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | South Burlington, VT | Height: | 5'9" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 185 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Boston College | 2018 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QMJHL Entry Draft | 2014 | 14 | 246 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2016 | 7 | 195 | Florida Panthers |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisbären Berlin | D | 2024-02-09 | |
| Vienna Capitals | Eisbären Berlin | D | 2023-04-26 |
| Iowa Wild | Vienna Capitals | D | 2022-12-12 |
| Toronto Marlies | Iowa Wild | D | 2022-07-14 |
| Greenville Swamp Rabbits | Toronto Marlies | D | 2021-07-06 |
| Boston College | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | D | 2020-11-29 |
| Waterloo Black Hawks | Boston College | D | 2018-01-17 |
| St. Lawrence Univ. | Waterloo Black Hawks | D | 2018-01-12 |
| Kimball Union Academy | St. Lawrence Univ. | D | 2015-03-25 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| USHS All-USA Hockey First Team | 2015-2016 | |
| USHL Defenseman of the Year | USHL | 2017-2018 |
| USHL First All-Star Team | USHL | 2017-2018 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) Second All-Star Team | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (Hockey East) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2019-2020 |
| ECHL All-Rookie Team | ECHL | 2020-2021 |
| ECHL Rookie of the Month | 2020-2021 | |
| ECHL Most Points by Defenseman | ECHL | 2021-2022 |
| ECHL Most Assists by Defenseman | ECHL | 2021-2022 |
| ECHL First All-Star Team | ECHL | 2021-2022 |
| ECHL Plus Performer of the Month | ECHL | 2021-2022 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | Cardigan Mountain School | USHS-Prep | |||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Kimball Union Academy | USHS-Prep | 37 | 7 | 18 | 25 | |||||||
| 2013-2014 | Boston Jr. Bruins 18U AAA 2 | MSHL 18U | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | Kimball Union Academy | USHS-Prep | 28 | 7 | 19 | 26 | |||||||
| 2014-2015 | Team Forest | USA-S17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Kimball Union Academy | USHS-Prep | 35 | 24 | 46 | 70 | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Boston Jr. Bruins 18U AAA 2 | MSHL 18U | 11 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | St. Lawrence Univ. | NCAA | 37 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 14 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | St. Lawrence Univ. | NCAA | 20 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 23 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 12 | Playoffs | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2018-2019 | Boston College | NCAA | 22 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Boston College | NCAA | 34 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 18 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 35 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 38 | Playoffs | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | Newfoundland Growlers | ECHL | 36 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 22 | Playoffs | 18 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 12 |
| 2022-2023 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Vienna Capitals | ICEHL | 23 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023-2024 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 37 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 8 | ||||||
