He was member of the Hungarian national team which won promotion to the top division World Championship in 2008 after seventy years of absence.[2] Benk also made into the team in the next year, however, just in his second match of the championship, following a hit by Scottie Upshall, he suffered a broken collar bone and had to sit out the rest of the tournament.[3]
^Wyshynski, Greg (27 April 2009). "Video: Upshall's suspension, the future of open-ice hits in NHL?". Yahoo! Sports. sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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January 29, 2023
andrás, benk, native, form, this, personal, name, benk, andrás, this, article, uses, western, name, order, when, mentioning, individuals, born, september, 1987, hungarian, professional, hockey, winger, plays, Újpesti, liga, joined, after, year, tenure, with, a. The native form of this personal name is Benk Andras This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Andras Benk born September 3 1987 is a Hungarian professional ice hockey winger who plays for Ujpesti TE in the MOL Liga He joined after a 9 year tenure with Alba Volan Szekesfehervar in the Austrian Hockey League 1 Born 1987 09 03 September 3 1987 age 35 Budapest HungaryHeight6 ft 2 in 188 cm Weight207 lb 94 kg 14 st 11 lb PositionLeft WingerShootsLeftMOL teamFormer teamsUjpesti TEDunaujvarosi AcelbikakAlba Volan SzekesfehervarNational team HungaryPlaying career2005 presentHe was member of the Hungarian national team which won promotion to the top division World Championship in 2008 after seventy years of absence 2 Benk also made into the team in the next year however just in his second match of the championship following a hit by Scottie Upshall he suffered a broken collar bone and had to sit out the rest of the tournament 3 Awards amp Achievements EditHungarian Championship Winner 2008 2009 2010 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I Winner 2008References Edit Andras Benk Profile Eurohockey net Retrieved 25 September 2011 Hungary back after 70 years International Ice Hockey Federation iihf info 19 April 2008 Archived from the original on 21 October 2012 Retrieved 25 September 2011 Wyshynski Greg 27 April 2009 Video Upshall s suspension the future of open ice hits in NHL Yahoo Sports sports yahoo com Retrieved 25 September 2011 External links EditBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com or The Internet Hockey Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andras Benk amp oldid 995964116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
