Jamie Benn

Jamie Benn: Biography in Details

Who is Jamie Benn?

Jamie Benn is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He currently serves as Captain of the ‘Dallas Stars’ of the National Hockey League (NHL).

What is the birth name of Jamie Benn?

His birth name is Jamie Randolph Benn. He was born on July 18, 1989, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Benn was born the second child of Bobby And Marie Benn, and his younger brother Jordie is also a hockey player.

He was raised in Victoria, around British Columbia, and with his brother played mostly after school.

When he was growing up, he wanted to become a lawyer like his father. But later his interest changed towards sports. Since then, he has always dreamt of becoming a professional hockey player and chose ice hockey.

Benn was born and raised in a Christian family and is a Canadian by nationality and he belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity.

Benn attended the local Stelly’s Secondary School. Seeing his interest in ice hockey, his father brought him his first hockey stick. Later he was coached and played for Peninsula Panthers, who were in the Junior League.

He played in the junior league from 2005 and soon left his first club to explore more options.

Jamie Benn: Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Jamie Benn started his professional sports career at the junior level, with “Kelowna Rockets”. A mid-Field player by position, he scored more than 60 points in 2007-08, which was his immature year.

Benn developed as a good player with more assists than scores and setting up his teammates to gain crucial points.

Enjoying a good spell at this club, he won the 2009 Memorial Cup in Quebec. Then he was upgraded to the bigger stage at the NHL, and joined Dallas Stars in 2009, scoring his first goal in October of that same year.

Benn also played abroad in October of that same year. He also played abroad in Germany with Hamburg Freezers from 2012 to 2013. Then in 2013, Benn resigned his contract and was brought back to the NFL.

At the international level, he opened his account in 2009 and participated in the World Junior Championships held in Ottawa.

With good performance, they beat Sweden 5 goals to 1 in the final and became the champions. He played in the 2014 Winter Olympics and the first game scored the match-winner against Norway.

Then he got the only goal in the Semifinal against the USA to see his team beat Sweden again in the finals, this time 3-0. He has won many trophies and gold for his performance on the field.

Although he has been out from injury a couple of times, proper training, and a positive attitude have helped him bring back the confidence that he needs. He proves to be the key player for any team he Benn plays, with his speed and accuracy, pass, and shots.

As the captain of the Dallas Stars, Jamie Benn’s current salary is about 5.25 million dollars a year, and as of 2023, he has a Net Worth of $30 Million.

Is Jamie Benn involved in any rumors and controversies?

Rumors were that Dallas Stars Must Break the Band and re-sign Jamie Benn as one of their players. He has been badly injured.

In March 2017, Benn responded to a hard hit by Vancouver Canucks defenseman, Nikita Tryamkin, and got tangled into a fistfight which was not beneficial for Benn as he then suffered an eye injury and missed a game for the Stars as well.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Looking for the physical presence of Jamie Benn, his height is 6 feet 2 inches with his weight of 95 kg.

He has got the Dark Brown eyes color and black hair color.

Social Media Profile

Jamie is active on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than  7.8 million followers on Facebook, he has around 126.4k followers on Twitter, and more than 201k followers on Instagram.

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