Ben Cherski

Ben Cherski
Born (1929-10-29)October 29, 1929
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died May 29, 2017(2017-05-29) (aged 87)
California, United States
Position Center
Played for Univ. of North Dakota
Playing career 1951–1955

Ben Cherski (October 29, 1929 – May 19, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played from 1951 to 1955 at the University of North Dakota.[1] He was three times an All-American in ice hockey and holds a record of seven hat tricks in one season (1953–54 season) and 17 all-time.[2] He has 188 points all-time in his career. In 1978, he was inducted into the University of North Dakota Letterwinners Association Hall of Fame.[3] He died in California in 2017.[4]

Awards and honors

Award Year Notes
All-MCHL First Team 1952–53
AHCA First Team All-American 1952–53
All-WIHL First Team 1953–54
AHCA First Team All-American 1953–54

References

  1. ^ "Ben Cherski", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed 8 Apr 2015
  2. ^ "Fighting Sioux Hockey Individual Records".
  3. ^ "University of North Dakota Hall of Fame - alphabetical". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  4. ^ "UND men's hockey legend Ben Cherski passes away".