Ben Ondrus

Benjamin Matthew Ondrus (born June 25, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Ondrus was never drafted by a National Hockey League (NHL) team, however, he signed as a free agent and worked his way up through the Toronto Maple Leafs system, making his NHL debut in 2006. Ondrus played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Swift Current Broncos. While playing in the American Hockey League for the Toronto Marlies, Ondrus served as team captain.

Ben Ondrus
2010–11 Oklahoma City Barons
Born	(1982-06-25) June 25, 1982 (age 42) Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Krefeld Pinguine Toronto Marlies Oklahoma City Barons Idaho Steelheads
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2003–2013

Playing career

Ondrus was the former captain of the Swift Current Broncos, where he was a junior teammate with fellow former Toronto Maple Leafs' prospects Ian White, Wilson McCutchan and Jeremy Williams. He was signed to an American Hockey League (AHL) contract after a fine performance at the Leafs' 2003 rookie camp and earned a contract with Toronto following an encouraging rookie AHL season with the St. John's Maple Leafs in 2003–04. Ondrus made his NHL debut on March 7, 2006, in a game against the Montreal Canadiens.

During his time in Toronto, Ondrus served as the team captain of the Toronto Marlies, the Maple Leafs' AHL affiliates.

On July 9, 2010, he signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers.^[1] Ondrus scored his first ever goal in an Oilers uniform on September 22, as the Oilers defeated Northwest division rivals, the Vancouver Canucks, in a pre-season warm-up at the recently renamed Rogers Arena, in Vancouver.^[2]

After a year abroad in Germany with Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, Ondrus returned to North America signing as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL on September 12, 2012.^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		46	4	4	8	58		6	0	1	1	8
1999–2000	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		67	14	15	29	138		12	1	0	1	22
2000–01	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		69	13	17	30	151		19	2	3	5	46
2001–02	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		67	30	41	71	153		12	4	3	7	18
2002–03	Swift Current Broncos	WHL		67	33	36	69	98		3	0	1	1	11
2002–03	Idaho Steelheads	WCHL		4	0	3	3	0		5	0	1	1	6
2003–04	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		60	6	11	17	102		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		78	7	11	18	137		5	0	1	1	7
2005–06	Toronto Marlies	AHL		53	12	18	30	104		5	1	2	3	4
2005–06	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		22	0	0	0	18		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Toronto Marlies	AHL		29	8	3	11	35		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		16	0	2	2	20		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Toronto Marlies	AHL		59	14	12	26	63		19	1	5	6	14
2007–08	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		3	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Toronto Marlies	AHL		57	10	7	17	83		6	0	0	0	2
2008–09	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		11	0	0	0	34		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Toronto Marlies	AHL		56	7	7	14	41		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL		80	8	14	22	72		6	1	1	2	0
2011–12	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		47	3	7	10	64		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Idaho Steelheads	ECHL		55	7	15	22	62		17	2	3	5	22
NHL totals				52	0	2	2	77		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Oilers sign Ben Ondrus". Edmonton Oilers. 2010-07-09. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
2. "Oilers vs. Canucks". Edmonton Oilers. 2010-09-22. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
3. Darryl Wolski (2012-09-12). "Ben Ondrus signs with Idaho". Twitter. Retrieved 2012-09-12.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database