2022-23 Men's Hockey Roster
Roster
Benson, Mitch

Jersey Number 1
Mitch Benson
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 206
- Shoots:
- L-C
- Hometown:
- Windsor, Ontario
- Previous Team:
- Colgate (ECAC)
Bio
CAREER HIGHS:
Saves: 39 (most recent vs. Providence, Dec. 2, 2022)
Assists: 1 (most recent at Maine, Feb. 25, 2023)
GRADUATE SEASON (2022-23):
• Made 35 starts with a 14-15-6 record
• Posted a 2.62 goals against average and a .904 save percentage
• Played a total of 2135:45 minutes
• Registered a 22-save shutout against New Hampshire (Oct. 23)
• Made a season-high 39 saves against Providence (Dec. 2)
• Collected an assist at Maine (Feb. 25)
• Stopped 35 shots in the Hockey East Quarterfinal at Merrimack (March 8)
BEFORE BC:
• Played three seasons in four years at Colgate in the ECAC
• Closed his Colgate career with a 2.48 goals against average and a .918 save percentage in 71 games
• Went 10-7-3 with a 2.39 GAA and a .922 SV% in 20 games during the 2021-22 season
• Had his best statistical season in 2019-20 as a sophomore with a 2.08 GAA and a .925 SV%
• Four-time member of the ECAC All-Academic Team
• Played junior hockey for the BCHL's Victoria Grizzlies (2015-16) and the AJHL's Brooks Bandits (2016-18)
• Registered a 2.20 GGA and .911 save percentage in 56 games with Brooks in the 2017-18 campaign
• Broke the AJHL record for minutes played in a season with 3,379
• In 41 games with the Bandits in 2016-17, tallied a 1.73 GAA and .929 SV% to lead the league
• Was a 2017 AJHL Champion, Western Canada Cup Champion and RBC Cup Finalist with Brooks
• Named a 2017-18 AJHL Top Goalie Finalist
• Awarded Team MVP with Brooks in both 2016-17 and 2017-18
PERSONAL:
• Recipient of The Orrie T. Scarminach '71 Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund
• Recipient of The E. Paul Robsham, Jr. Goalie Scholarship Fund in Men's Hockey
• Son of Richard and Linda Benson
• Has a younger sister Karly
• Pursuing a master's in sports administration
Saves: 39 (most recent vs. Providence, Dec. 2, 2022)
Assists: 1 (most recent at Maine, Feb. 25, 2023)
GRADUATE SEASON (2022-23):
• Made 35 starts with a 14-15-6 record
• Posted a 2.62 goals against average and a .904 save percentage
• Played a total of 2135:45 minutes
• Registered a 22-save shutout against New Hampshire (Oct. 23)
• Made a season-high 39 saves against Providence (Dec. 2)
• Collected an assist at Maine (Feb. 25)
• Stopped 35 shots in the Hockey East Quarterfinal at Merrimack (March 8)
BEFORE BC:
• Played three seasons in four years at Colgate in the ECAC
• Closed his Colgate career with a 2.48 goals against average and a .918 save percentage in 71 games
• Went 10-7-3 with a 2.39 GAA and a .922 SV% in 20 games during the 2021-22 season
• Had his best statistical season in 2019-20 as a sophomore with a 2.08 GAA and a .925 SV%
• Four-time member of the ECAC All-Academic Team
• Played junior hockey for the BCHL's Victoria Grizzlies (2015-16) and the AJHL's Brooks Bandits (2016-18)
• Registered a 2.20 GGA and .911 save percentage in 56 games with Brooks in the 2017-18 campaign
• Broke the AJHL record for minutes played in a season with 3,379
• In 41 games with the Bandits in 2016-17, tallied a 1.73 GAA and .929 SV% to lead the league
• Was a 2017 AJHL Champion, Western Canada Cup Champion and RBC Cup Finalist with Brooks
• Named a 2017-18 AJHL Top Goalie Finalist
• Awarded Team MVP with Brooks in both 2016-17 and 2017-18
PERSONAL:
• Recipient of The Orrie T. Scarminach '71 Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund
• Recipient of The E. Paul Robsham, Jr. Goalie Scholarship Fund in Men's Hockey
• Son of Richard and Linda Benson
• Has a younger sister Karly
• Pursuing a master's in sports administration
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