Adam Bennett

Adam Bennett (born March 30, 1971, in Georgetown, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He was selected in the first round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, 6th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Playing career
Bennett played junior with the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. In his first season, he was drafted by the Blackhawks, but he played two more years in junior, culminating in an all-star selection at the end of the 1990–91 season. He turned professional immediately after the junior season ended, fitting in three games with the Indianapolis Ice of the IHL. Bennett spent the next two seasons splitting time in the IHL and the NHL, before finally being dealt to the Edmonton Oilers at the start of the 1993–94 NHL season. He played a career high 48 games for the Oilers, in what would be his last NHL season. He played just two more years of professional hockey, with the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL and the Richmond Renegades of the ECHL.

Post-playing career
Bennett joined the Mississauga Ice Dogs of the OHL as an assistant coach for the 1998–99 season.

Awards

 * 1991 - OHL Second All-Star Team

Career statistics
--- Regular season ---  Playoffs Season  Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM -- 1988-89 Sudbury Wolves              OHL    66    7   22   29  133  --  --  --  --  -- 1989-90 Sudbury Wolves              OHL    65   18   43   61  116   7   1   2   3  23 1990-91 Sudbury Wolves              OHL    54   21   29   50  123   5   1   2   3  11 1990-91 Indianapolis Ice            IHL     3    0    1    1   12   2   0   0   0   0 1991-92 Indianapolis Ice            IHL    59    4   10   14   89  --  --  --  --  -- 1991-92 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL     5    0    0    0   12  --  --  --  --  -- 1992-93 Indianapolis Ice            IHL    39    8   16   24   69   2   0   0   0   2 1992-93 Chicago Blackhawks          NHL    16    0    2    2    8  --  --  --  --  -- 1993-94 Cape-Breton Oilers          AHL     7    2    5    7    7  --  --  --  --  -- 1993-94 Edmonton Oilers             NHL    48    3    6    9   49  --  --  --  --  -- 1994-95 Cape-Breton Oilers          AHL    10    0    3    3    6  --  --  --  --  -- 1995-96 Richmond Renegades          ECHL    5    0    1    1    2  --  --  --  --  -- --        NHL totals                         69    3    8   11   69

Transactions

 * October 7, 1993 - Chicago trades Bennett to Edmonton for Kevin Todd