Ben Chiarot

Ben Chiarot (born May 9, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is an alternate captain for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Ben Chiarot
Chiarot with the Montreal Canadiens in 2021
Born (1991-05-09) May 9, 1991
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Montreal Canadiens
Winnipeg Jets
NHL Draft 120th overall, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career
Chiarot with the St. John's IceCaps in 2013

Chiarot played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Guelph Storm, Sudbury Wolves, and Saginaw Spirit.

He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves during the 2009–10 season. On March 16, 2011, the Atlanta Thrashers signed Chiarot to an entry level contract.[1] On July 23, 2014, Chiarot signed a two-way deal, worth $600,000 with the Jets, after a strong campaign with the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League.[2] Chiarot scored his first NHL goal on January 3, 2015, in a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[3]

On June 18, 2015, the Winnipeg Jets resigned Chiarot to a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension.[4]

On June 24, 2017, the Jets re-signed Chiarot to a two-year, $2.8 million contract extension with an annual average of $1.4 million.[5]

After spending the first eight seasons of his professional career within the Thrashers/Jets franchise, Chiarot left as a free agent following the 2018–19 season to a sign a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 4, 2019.[6] Later, on October 9, 2019, Chiarot scored his first goal with Montreal in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres. While playing with the Canadiens over the course of the contract, Chiarot assumed an increasingly prominent role in their defense corps, notably participating in the team's deep run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning. He led the Canadiens in ice time during the playoffs.[7] Entering the final season of his contract, he became the subject of increasing speculation that he would be traded before the end of it in order to secure the Canadiens at least a first-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[8]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Mississauga IceDogs AAA GTHL U16 75 22 42 64 202 — — — — —
2007–08 Guelph Storm OHL 31 0 0 0 14 — — — — —
2008–09 Guelph Storm OHL 67 2 10 12 111 4 0 3 3 8
2009–10 Guelph Storm OHL 41 4 9 13 106 — — — — —
2009–10 Sudbury Wolves OHL 26 4 4 8 61 4 1 0 1 6
2009–10 Chicago Wolves AHL 1 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2010–11 Sudbury Wolves OHL 25 5 8 13 62 — — — — —
2010–11 Saginaw Spirit OHL 39 5 19 24 51 12 1 4 5 21
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL 18 1 1 2 19 — — — — —
2011–12 Colorado Eagles ECHL 24 6 7 13 13 — — — — —
2012–13 St. John's IceCaps AHL 61 1 11 12 81 — — — — —
2013–14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 65 6 14 20 96 21 2 3 5 16
2013–14 Winnipeg Jets NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 24 4 5 9 21 — — — — —
2014–15 Winnipeg Jets NHL 40 2 6 8 22 2 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 70 1 9 10 43 — — — — —
2016–17 Winnipeg Jets NHL 59 2 10 12 33 — — — — —
2017–18 Winnipeg Jets NHL 57 2 12 14 32 16 0 3 3 15
2018–19 Winnipeg Jets NHL 78 5 15 20 62 6 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Montreal Canadiens NHL 69 9 12 21 61 10 0 2 2 12
2020–21 Montreal Canadiens NHL 41 1 6 7 50 22 1 1 2 16
NHL totals 415 22 70 92 303 56 1 6 7 45

References
  1. "Thrashers, Chiarot agree to entry-level contract". oursportscentral.com. March 16, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  2. "Winnipeg Jets sign D Ben Chiarot to one-year, two-way deal". Winnipeg Sun. July 23, 2014.
  3. "First NHL Goal: Chiarot contributes to Jets win over Maple Leafs". hockeysfuture.com. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. "Jets agree to terms with Ben Chiarot". nhl.com. June 18, 2015.
  5. "Jets agree to two-year extension with Chiarot". Winnipeg Jets. June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  6. "Three-year contract for defenceman Ben Chiarot". Montreal Canadiens. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  7. Szporer, Ryan (November 24, 2021). "Canadiens Can Theoretically Trade Chiarot for First-Round Pick". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  8. Engels, Eric (December 3, 2021). "Canadiens' Ben Chiarot reinforces trade value in loss to Avalanche". Sportsnet. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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