Benny Woit

Benny Woit
Woit with St. Michaels, c. 1947
Born	(1928-01-07)January 7, 1928 Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 7, 2016(2016-12-07) (aged 88) Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1951–1957

Benedict Francis Woit (January 7, 1928 – December 7, 2016) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1951 and 1956. With Detroit he won the Stanley Cup three times, in 1952, 1954, and 1955

Playing career

Trading card of Woit with the Red Wings, c. 1954

Woit made his presence known as a junior while playing for the Port Arthur Flyers and Bruins of the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League and the St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey Association. He began playing for the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League for the 1948–49 season. The Detroit Red Wings promoted him in 1951, and his defensive play would help them secure the Stanley Cup in 1952, 1954, and 1955. Woit was traded to Chicago Black Hawks following the 1954–55 season but never produced as he did with the Red Wings. He went on to play in the AHL and later the Eastern Hockey League, for the Clinton Comets as both a player and a successful head coach. In 334 NHL games Benny Woit recorded 7 goals and 26 assists for 33 points.

Woit died on December 7, 2016.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1944–45	Port Arthur Flyers	TBJHL		11	3	6	9	6		3	0	0	0	4
1945–46	Port Arthur Flyers	TBJHL		4	1	1	2	8		10	0	6	6	10
1946–47	St. Michael's College Majors	OHA		27	5	17	22	36		—	—	—	—	—
1948–49	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		68	3	12	15	30		2	0	1	1	0
1949–50	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		70	7	17	24	29		8	2	0	2	4
1950–51	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		69	8	22	30	40		3	0	0	0	0
1950–51	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		4	0	0	0	2
1951–52	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		58	3	8	11	20		8	1	1	2	2
1952–53	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	1	5	6	40		6	1	3	4	0
1953–54	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		70	0	2	2	38		12	0	1	1	8
1954–55	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		61	2	3	5	22		11	0	1	1	6
1955–56	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		63	1	8	9	46		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Rochester Americans	AHL		4	12	16	54	8		1	1	2	6
1956–57	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		9	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Rochester Americans	AHL		52	2	7	9	40		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Spokane Spokes	WHL		61	5	9	14	54		4	0	3	3	4
1959–60	Providence Reds	AHL		30	1	2	3	16		5	1	1	2	0
1960–61	Providence Reds	AHL		58	2	10	12	26		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Clinton Comets	EHL		51	8	23	31	51		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Kingston Frontenacs	EPHL		5	0	1	1	6		1	0	0	0	0
1962–63	Clinton Comets	EHL		63	8	15	23	57		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Clinton Comets	EHL		69	12	35	47	78		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Clinton Comets	EHL		71	4	36	40	68		11	0	4	4	4
1965–66	Jersey Devils	EHL		38	3	19	22	60		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				333	7	26	33	170		41	2	6	8	18

Awards and achievements

• NHL All-Star Game (1954)
• EHL First All-Star Team (1962, 1963)
• EHL Second All-Star Team (1964)
• EHL North First All-Star Team (1965)

External links

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