Hockey
b. March 27, 1948, Regina, SK
Career Statistics
Though born in Canada, Bennett grew up in Rhode Island, where his family moved when he was an infant. He starred as a defenseman at Brown University and signed with the NHL's St. Louis Blues after graduating in 1970.
As a professional, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound Bennett played center. St. Louis traded him to the New York Rangers before the 1972/73 season and he went to the Atlanta Flames shortly afterward. Bennett had his best scoring season with Atlanta in 1975/76, with 65 points on 34 goals and 31 assists.
Bennett was traded back to St. Louis in 1977 and spent a final season, 1979/80, with Atlanta before retiring. In 580 regular season games, he scored 152 goals and had 182 assists for 334 points. He added 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist in 21 playoff games.
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