Shoots Right Height 1.78 m NHL Draft Undrafted Weight 80 kg | Name Ben Youds Positions Defenseman Role Ice hockey player | |
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AHL teamFormer teams Providence BruinsRockford IceHogsLake Erie Monsters | ||
Travis oleksuk vs ben youds jan 30 2015
Ben Youds (born April 20, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing for the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
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- Travis oleksuk vs ben youds jan 30 2015
- Wendy s player of the game ben youds 11 23 12
- Playing career
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Wendy s player of the game ben youds 11 23 12
Playing career
Youds attended Minnesota State University, Mankato where he played NCAA college hockey with the Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey team. Undrafted on September 1, 2011, Younds signed his first professional contract with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for the 2011–12 season.
After a successful first season with the Providence Bruins in the 2013–14 season, in which Youds established career highs of 20 points in 57 games, he was invited to the Boston Bruins 2014 training camp on September 18, 2014.
Youds was reassigned to Providence on September 26, a signed an AHL contract with the club for the 2014–15 season. Establishing a regular position on the Providence blueline, Youds had already eclipsed his career highs in goals and points before he was traded in consideration of an NHL transaction, to the Lake Erie Monsters on March 2, 2015. Youds closed out the season with the Monsters, immediately contributing with 3 goals and 11 points in 18 games.
As an un-signed free agent, on September 16, 2015, Youds was signed to a professional try-out contract to attend training camp in a return to the Boston Bruins organization. He was later signed to a one-year AHL contract with Providence.
Upon completing his fifth North American season, Youds opted to pursue a European career in signing a one-year deal with Swedish club, Leksands IF of the SHL on May 23, 2016. In early July 2017, he inked a one-year contract with fellow SHL side Växjö Lakers.