Ben Brar (born November 19, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is the former captain for Merrimack. He currently plays for the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.
Career Brar played 6 years of junior hockey in the BCHL. He spent his last 3 seasons of junior hockey with the Prince George Spruce Kings, where he would tally 79 goals and 64 assists. In his final year with the team during the 2018-19 season he won the Doyle Cup.Ben Brar hockey DB page https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=178726 On top of this, he won the fan favorite award and shared the most inspirational player award with captain Ben Poisson.Brar voted fan favorite https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-sports/brar-no-1-with-kings-fans-manz-wins-mvp-award-3735572
Brar then attended Merrimack College. His freshman year he appeared in 32 games accumulating 10 points. He put up 28 points between his sophomore and junior year. After being named Captain his Senior year he had a collegiate high 26 points with 14 goals and 12 assists leaing Merrimack to the 2023 NCAA tournament. At the end of the season Brar was named the NEHWA John Tomasello Unsung Hero Award winner.Ben Brar named Unsung hero award winner https://merrimackathletics.com/news/2023/3/31/mens-ice-hockey-brar-captures-nehwa-john-tomasello-unsung-hero-award.aspx Brar would play a 5th season with Merrimack as a graduate student. During this season he would break the Merrimack record for most games played throughout a career.Ben Brar career bio Merrimack website https://merrimackathletics.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/ben-brar/12720
After graduating he signed with the Florida Everblades where he won the Kelly cup during the 2023-24 season.Brar signs with Florida https://merrimackathletics.com/news/2024/3/27/mens-ice-hockey-brar-signs-deal-with-florida-everblades.aspx
Career statistics
SeasonTeamLgeGPGAPtsPIM+/-GPGAPtsPIM2014-15Cowichan Valley CapitalsBCHL10002 -- -- -- -- --2015-16Penticton VeesBCHL5545917 600022016-17Penticton VeesBCHL212244 -- -- -- -- --2016-17Prince George Spruce KingsBCHL351992816 632522017-18Prince George Spruce KingsBCHL5725295430 2481018302018-19Prince George Spruce Kings BCHL5735266140 175611182019-20Merrimack CollegeHockey east32551015 -142020-21Merrimack CollegeHockey east 154481002021-22Merrimack CollegeHockey east 35119202032022-23Merrimack CollegeHockey east3814122639102023-24Merrimack CollegeHockey east355141920 -182023-24Florida EverbladesECHL50220 -1701162024-25Florida EverbladesECHL429514129
Awards and honors
BCHL: Doyle Cup Champion, 2018–19 College: NEHWA John Tomasello Unsung Hero Award, 2022–23 ECHL: Kelly Cup, 2023–24
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