Ben Chiarot

Ben Chiarot (born May 9, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing under contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Ben Chiarot
Born (1991-05-09) May 9, 1991
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Montreal Canadiens
Winnipeg Jets
NHL Draft 120th overall, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

Chiarot played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Guelph Storm, Sudbury Wolves, and Saginaw Spirit.

He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves during the 2009–10 season. On March 16, 2011, the Atlanta Thrashers signed Chiarot to an entry level contract.[1] On July 23, 2014, Chiarot signed a two-way deal, worth $600,000 with the Jets, after a strong campaign with the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League.[2] Chiarot scored his first NHL goal on January 3, 2015, in a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[3]

On June 18, 2015, the Winnipeg Jets resigned Chiarot to a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension.[4]

On June 24, 2017, the Jets re-signed Chiarot to a two-year, $2.8 million contract extension with an annual average of $1.4 million.[5]

After spending the first 8 seasons of his professional career within the Thrashers/Jets franchise, Chiarot left as a free agent following the 2018–19 season to a sign a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 4, 2019.[6] Later, on October 9th, 2019, Chiarot scored his first goal with Montreal in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Mississauga IceDogs GTMMHL 75 22 42 64 202 — — — — —
2007–08 Guelph Storm OHL 31 0 0 0 14 — — — — —
2008–09 Guelph Storm OHL 67 2 10 12 111 4 0 3 3 8
2009–10 Guelph Storm OHL 41 4 9 13 106 — — — — —
2009–10 Sudbury Wolves OHL 26 4 4 8 61 4 1 0 1 6
2009–10 Chicago Wolves AHL 1 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2010–11 Sudbury Wolves OHL 25 5 8 13 62 — — — — —
2010–11 Saginaw Spirit OHL 39 5 19 24 51 12 1 4 5 21
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL 18 1 1 2 19 — — — — —
2011–12 Colorado Eagles ECHL 24 6 7 13 13 — — — — —
2012–13 St. John's IceCaps AHL 61 1 11 12 81 — — — — —
2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 65 6 14 20 96 21 2 3 5 16
2013–14 Winnipeg Jets NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 24 4 5 9 21 — — — — —
2014–15 Winnipeg Jets NHL 40 2 6 8 22 2 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 70 1 9 10 43 — — — — —
2016–17 Winnipeg Jets NHL 59 2 10 12 33 — — — — —
2017–18 Winnipeg Jets NHL 57 2 12 14 32 16 0 3 3 15
2018–19 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78 5 15 20 62 6 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 9 12 21 61
NHL totals 374 21 64 85 253 24 0 3 3 17

References
  1. "Thrashers, Chiarot agree to entry-level contract". oursportscentral.com. March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  2. "Winnipeg Jets sign D Ben Chiarot to one-year, two-way deal". Winnipeg Sun. July 23, 2014.
  3. "First NHL Goal: Chiarot contributes to Jets win over Maple Leafs". hockeysfuture.com. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. "Jets agree to terms with Ben Chiarot". nhl.com. June 18, 2015.
  5. "Jets agree to two-year extension with Chiarot". Winnipeg Jets. June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  6. "Three-year contract for defenceman Ben Chiarot". Montreal Canadiens. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
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