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Ben Clymer

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: April 11, 1978 in Bloomington, Minnesota

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 2nd round (27th overall) of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1999-00 21 TBL NHL 60 2 6 8 3 -26 87 0 2 0 0 98 2.0 1177 19:37
2000-01 22 TBL NHL 23 5 1 6 3 -7 21 2 3 0 0 25 20.0 300 13:03
2001-02 23 TBL NHL 81 14 20 34 13 -10 36 10 4 0 2 151 9.3 1412 17:26
2002-03 24 TBL NHL 65 6 12 18 6 -2 57 5 1 0 1 103 5.8 887 13:39
2003-04 25 TBL NHL 66 2 8 10 3 5 50 2 0 0 0 96 2.1 647 9:48
2005-06 27 WSH NHL 77 16 17 33 14 -7 72 13 3 0 3 149 10.7 1091 14:10
2006-07 28 WSH NHL 66 7 13 20 7 -17 44 7 0 0 0 78 9.0 920 13:57
Career NHL 438 52 77 129 49 -64 367 39 13 0 6 700 7.4 6435 14:41

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1999-00 21 TBL NHL 60 0.03 0.10 0.13 0.05 1.45 1.63 2 6 8 3 43 8 71 10 -26 -0.2 0.3 0.0
2000-01 22 TBL NHL 23 0.22 0.04 0.26 0.13 0.91 1.09 5 1 6 3 12 4 18 3 -7 0.8 0.1 0.9
2001-02 23 TBL NHL 81 0.17 0.25 0.42 0.16 0.44 1.86 16 23 39 15 52 16 54 8 -10 1.3 1.5 2.8
2002-03 24 TBL NHL 65 0.09 0.18 0.28 0.10 0.88 1.58 7 13 20 7 32 6 35 7 -2 0.1 1.0 1.0
2003-04 25 TBL NHL 66 0.03 0.12 0.15 0.05 0.76 1.45 2 9 11 4 16 1 13 3 5 -0.4 0.8 0.4
2005-06 27 WSH NHL 77 0.21 0.22 0.43 0.18 0.94 1.94 16 16 32 13 54 18 46 3 -7 1.8 0.7 2.5
2006-07 28 WSH NHL 66 0.11 0.20 0.30 0.11 0.67 1.18 7 13 20 7 39 14 46 4 -17 1.8 0.3 2.1
Career NHL 438 0.12 0.18 0.29 0.11 0.84 1.60 55 81 136 52 248 67 283 38 -64 5.1 4.7 9.8

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2002-03 24 TBL NHL 11 0 2 2 -2 6 0 0 0 0 11 0.0 148 13:30
2003-04 25 TBL NHL SC 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 39 7:46
Career NHL 1 16 0 2 2 -2 6 0 0 0 0 13 0.0 187 11:42

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1993-94 15 Jefferson Jaguars High-MN 23 3 7 10 20
1994-95 16 Jefferson Jaguars High-MN 28 11 22 33 36
1995-96 17 Jefferson Jaguars High-MN 18 12 34 46 34
1995-96 17 United States WJC-A 6 0 4 4 14
1996-97 18 University of Minnesota WCHA 29 7 13 20 64
1996-97 18 United States WJC-A 6 0 2 2 2
1997-98 19 University of Minnesota WCHA 1 0 0 0 2
1998-99 20 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 70 12 44 56 21 93 9 3 0 1
1999-00 21 Detroit Vipers IHL 19 1 9 10 -6 30 0 1 0 0 60 1.7
1999-00 21 United States WC-A 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
2000-01 22 Detroit Vipers IHL 53 5 8 13 -19 88 5 0 0 0 107 4.7
2004-05 26 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss-2 19 11 12 23 30
2007-08 29 Hershey Bears AHL 50 11 16 27 0 83 6 5 0 2
2008-09 30 Dynamo Minsk Rus-KHL 49 4 14 18 85
2009-10 31 ERC Ingolstadt Germany 37 8 24 32 70
Career 1 Season AHL 50 11 16 27 0 83 6 5 0 2
Career 1 Season Germany 37 8 24 32 70
Career 3 Seasons High-MN 69 26 63 89 90
Career 2 Seasons IHL 72 6 17 23 -25 118 5 1 0 0 167 3.6
Career 1 Season Rus-KHL 49 4 14 18 85
Career 1 Season Swiss-2 19 11 12 23 30
Career 1 Season WC-A 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
Career 2 Seasons WCHA 30 7 13 20 66
Career 1 Season WHL 70 12 44 56 21 93 9 3 0 1
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 12 0 6 6 16

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1995-96 17 Jefferson Jaguars High-MN 5 0 6 6 6
1998-99 20 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 11 1 5 6 12 0 1 0 1
2004-05 26 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss-2 11 6 11 17 24
2009-10 31 ERC Ingolstadt Germany 10 2 3 5 12
Career 1 Season Germany 10 2 3 5 12
Career 1 Season High-MN 5 0 6 6 6
Career 1 Season Swiss-2 11 6 11 17 24
Career 1 Season WHL 11 1 5 6 12 0 1 0 1

Similarity Scores

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Thru 7 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ben Clymer 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.0
Rostislav Olesz 90.4 2.8 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.3
Andy Brickley 89.3 3.1 2.6 2.0 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.1
Vernon Fiddler 88.8 2.9 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.9 0.7 -0.5
Doug Jarvis 86.7 3.0 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.0 0.4 0.2
Wally Boyer 86.2 3.2 2.7 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.0
Dominic Moore 86.0 3.3 2.9 2.2 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.2
Dwight Foster 85.6 3.4 2.7 2.2 1.3 0.7 0.1 -0.1
Jody Hull 85.1 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.5 0.7 0.3 -0.2
Craig MacTavish 84.2 2.9 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.1 0.0
Rich Sutter 84.2 2.5 2.3 2.0 1.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ben Clymer 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.0
Rostislav Olesz 90.4 2.8 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.3
Denis Dupere 87.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 -0.2
Wally Boyer 86.2 3.2 2.7 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.0
Rene Corbet 85.9 3.0 2.8 2.2 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0
Dominic Moore 85.2 3.3 2.9 2.2 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.2
Vernon Fiddler 83.9 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 -0.5
Alf Pike 83.4 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.1
Gary McAdam 83.3 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7
Ville Peltonen 83.2 3.5 2.5 1.7 1.2 1.1 0.3 0.1 -0.3
Andy Hilbert 82.7 2.8 2.2 2.1 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Championships

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2004 Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)

Transactions

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October 10, 1997: Missed majority of 1997-98 due to shoulder injury vs. University of Michigan (CCHA), October 10, 1997.

October 2, 1999: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay, October 2, 1999.

December 2, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Biel-Bienne (Swiss-2), December 2, 2004.

August 8, 2005: Signed as a free agent by Washington, August 8, 2005.

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