Ben Chiarot
| Ben Chiarot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Chiarot with the Montreal Canadiens in 2021 | |||
| Born |
May 9, 1991 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Winnipeg Jets | ||
| NHL Draft |
120th overall, 2009 Atlanta Thrashers | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Ben Chiarot (born May 9, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Early life[]
Chiarot was born on May 9, 1991, in Hamilton, Ontario,[1] to Tara and Matt Chiarot.[2] Canadian football ran in the Chiarot family: his grandfather Gord played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, while his father and uncle played college football for McMaster University. Chiarot's father refused to allow him to play football as a child, however, and he focused on ice hockey instead.[3] Chiarot played minor ice hockey as a defenceman for the Mississauga IceDogs of the Greater Toronto Hockey League. In his final season with the team, he recorded 22 goals and 64 points in 75 regular season games, as well as five points in seven OHL Cup games.[4]
Playing career[]
Junior[]
Chiarot played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Guelph Storm, Sudbury Wolves, and Saginaw Spirit.
Professional[]
Atlanta Thrashers / Winnipeg Jets[]
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.[5] 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.[6] Chiarot scored his first NHL goal on January 3, 2015, in a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[7]
On June 18, 2015, the Winnipeg Jets resigned Chiarot to a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension.[8]
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.[9]
Montreal Canadiens[]
After spending the first eight 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.[10] Later, on October 9, 2019, Chiarot scored his first goal with Montreal in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres. While playing with the Canadiens over the course of the contract, Chiarot assumed an increasingly prominent role in their defense corps, notably participating in the team's deep run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning. He led the Canadiens in ice time during the playoffs.[11] Entering the final season of his contract, he became the subject of increasing speculation that he would be traded before the end of it in order to secure the Canadiens at least a first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[12]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Mississauga IceDogs AAA | GTHL U16 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2020–21 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| NHL totals | 415 | 22 | 70 | 92 | 303 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 45 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Ben Chiarot Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ Radley, Scott (April 11, 2018). "The first family of Hamilton sports, V2.0". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ Thomas, Jamie (November 10, 2018). "Love of football runs deep in Chiarot family". National Hockey League. Winnipeg Jets. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Stanley Cup Final to feature eight GTHL alumni". Greater Toronto Hockey League. June 28, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "Thrashers, Chiarot agree to entry-level contract". oursportscentral.com. March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ^ "Winnipeg Jets sign D Ben Chiarot to one-year, two-way deal". Winnipeg Sun. July 23, 2014.
- ^ "First NHL Goal: Chiarot contributes to Jets win over Maple Leafs". hockeysfuture.com. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ "Jets agree to terms with Ben Chiarot". nhl.com. June 18, 2015.
- ^ "Jets agree to two-year extension with Chiarot". Winnipeg Jets. June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ^ "Three-year contract for defenceman Ben Chiarot". Montreal Canadiens. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Szporer, Ryan (November 24, 2021). "Canadiens Can Theoretically Trade Chiarot for First-Round Pick". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Engels, Eric (December 3, 2021). "Canadiens' Ben Chiarot reinforces trade value in loss to Avalanche". Sportsnet. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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