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USA Ben Blood
#7 Jokerit / Mestis - 24/25
1-time US 18U Nationals Tier I Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 15, 1989
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Plymouth, MN, USA
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
24/25
Drafted
2007 round 4 #120 overall by Ottawa Senators
Agency
PREMIUM

Sisters: Erin Blood & Molly Blood
Cousin: Nick Blood
Second Cousin: Danny Kristo

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Ben Blood Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 73* 3* 22* 25* 32* -* |
2006-07 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep USHS-Prep 63* 11* 25* 36* 144* -* |
2007-08 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 11* 0* 7* 7* 17* 1* |
Indiana Ice USHL 46* 10* 6* 16* 83* -9* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 14 -1
2008-09 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 31* 0* 1* 1* 12* 11* |
2009-10 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 43* 5* 9* 14* 96* 3* |
2010-11 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 44* 2* 10* 12* 48* 32* |
2011-12 Univ. of North Dakota “A” NCAA 42* 3* 18* 21* 73* 5* |
Binghamton Senators AHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 17* 0* |
2012-13 Binghamton Senators AHL 24* 0* 0* 0* 30* -4* |
Elmira Jackals ECHL 32* 1* 1* 2* 23* 7* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 9 2
2013-14 Binghamton Senators AHL 54* 0* 3* 3* 61* 10* |
Elmira Jackals ECHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2014-15 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 13* 0* 2* 2* 34* 0* |
Stjernen Hockey Norway 22* 7* 12* 19* 40* -5* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 10 -5
2015-16 Pelicans Liiga 32* 1* 7* 8* 160* -2* |
2016-17 Pelicans Liiga 55* 2* 8* 10* 146* 11* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -2
2017-18 Ässät Liiga 57* 3* 7* 10* 207* 5* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 0 -1
2018-19 Cardiff Devils EIHL 12* 3* 4* 7* 31* 2* |
Tappara Liiga 37* 4* 14* 18* 42* 15* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 12 1
2019-20 Tappara Liiga 56* 2* 5* 7* 22* 10* |
2020-21 Tappara Liiga 35* 3* 6* 9* 34* -1* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 10 1
2021-22 Graz99ers ICEHL 43* 5* 9* 14* 74* 14* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 14 1
2022-23 Pelicans Liiga 32* 0* 5* 5* 39* 4* | Playoffs 18 4 1 5 41 0
2023-24 Löwen Frankfurt DEL 37* 2* 7* 9* 60* -5* |
Pelicans Liiga 12* 1* 1* 2* 37* 0* | Playoffs 14 0 0 0 18 0
2024-25 Jokerit Mestis 6* 0* 0* 0* 8* 1* | Playoffs 12 0 3 3 22 11

Ben Blood Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 USA U19 WJAC-19 4* 1* 3* 4* 8* -* |
2018-19 Cardiff Devils Champions HL 6* 0* 0* 0* 20* -5* |
Cardiff Devils EIHL Cup 6* 0* 4* 4* 2* 9* |
2019-20 Tappara Champions HL 8* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |

Ben Blood Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 82* 0* 3* 3* 0.04* 108* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 2 14* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 24* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 37* 2* 7* 9* 0.24* 60* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 3 47* 1* 3* 4* 0.09* 57* 7* | 1 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 9 * 2 *
EIHL 1 12* 3* 4* 7* 0.58* 31* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL Cup 1 6* 0* 4* 4* 0.67* 2* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
ICEHL 1 43* 5* 9* 14* 0.33* 74* 14* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 14 * 1 *
Liiga 8 316* 16* 53* 69* 0.22* 687* 42* | 6 62 5 * 2 * 7 * 0.11 * 85 * -1 *
Mestis 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* 1* | 1 12 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.25 * 22 * 11 *
NCAA 4 160* 10* 38* 48* 0.30* 229* 51* | 0 * * * * * *
Norway 1 22* 7* 12* 19* 0.86* 40* -5* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 10 * -5 *
USHL 1 57* 10* 13* 23* 0.40* 100* -8* | 1 4 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.75 * 14 * -1 *
USHS-Prep 2 136* 14* 47* 61* 0.45* 176* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Ben Blood Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/06/2025
02/06/2025 Confirmed No team Jokerit
02/09/2024
02/09/2024 Confirmed Löwen Frankfurt Pelicans
05/26/2023
05/26/2023 Confirmed Pelicans Löwen Frankfurt
11/18/2022
11/18/2022 Confirmed No team Pelicans
05/31/2021
05/31/2021 Confirmed Tappara Graz99ers
09/05/2019
09/05/2019 Extension Tappara Tappara
11/07/2018
11/07/2018 Confirmed Cardiff Devils Tappara
07/20/2018
07/20/2018 Confirmed Ässät Cardiff Devils
04/11/2017
04/11/2017 Confirmed Pelicans Ässät
10/30/2015
10/30/2015 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
03/27/2015
03/27/2015 Confirmed Stjernen Hockey Pelicans
11/26/2014
11/26/2014 Confirmed Wheeling Nailers Stjernen Hockey
10/18/2014
10/18/2014 Confirmed Ottawa Senators Wheeling Nailers
04/06/2012
04/06/2012 Confirmed Univ. of North Dakota Ottawa Senators