Wildcatters Bring In Benedict For 2007-08
July 12, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Texas Wildcatters News Release
BEAUMONT, TX (July 12, 2007) -Texas Wildcatters Head Coach and V.P. of Hockey Operations Malcolm Cameron announced Thursday that the team has signed forward Brandon Benedict for the 2007-08 season.
Benedict, 25, is a recent graduate of Acadia University in Nova Scotia. Over four seasons with the Axemen, Benedict registered 117 points in 99 games and was captain in 2006-07.
Known for leadership, puck skills and playmaking ability, the Avondale, NS native also held the captainship for Team Canada at the 2007 World University Games in Turin, Italy, leading the team to its first gold medal in the international competition since 1991.
"Brandon has tremendous skills and a great passion for the game," said Cameron, "He makes every player around him better through his ability and leadership by example. He is all about hard work, tradition and pride for the game of hockey and that is just the type of player we are looking for."
Cameron, also a Nova Scotia native and Acadia alum, has known Benedict for nearly ten years. He watched as Benedict became a household name in Halifax, starring for the Mooseheads of the QMJHL from 1998-2003, "As long as I have known him it has always been about offensive production, hard work, and leadership."
Benedict accumulated 303 points in 343 games during his five seasons with the Mooseheads. He was on the 1999-2000 Memorial Cup championship team and captained the group in 2002-03 when the team collected 101 standings points, the highest in their history.
The 5'9", 175 lb. lefty, who Cameron compared to Wildcatters 2006-07 captain Brandin Cote, is excited about beginning his pro career in Texas for a coach he knows. "I'm going to work hard and help the team however I can. It's good to come to a place where you are familiar with the coach and can put a face to a name. I'm looking forward to winning some games this season with the Wildcatters."
The Texas Wildcatters celebrate their Fifth Anniversary in Southeast Texas! Season Tickets are on sale now, call 951-5500 for ticket information. Don't miss the Home Opener, Saturday, Oct. 27 v. the Florida Everblades!
Opening Day for the ECHL's 20th Anniversary Season will be Oct. 18 when the Johnstown Chiefs host the Wheeling Nailers at Cambria County War Memorial in a rematch of Game 7 from the first-ever ECHL Finals.
Celebrating its 20th Anniversary as the Premier 'AA' Hockey League in 2007-08, the ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in three states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league that will have 25 teams in 17 states and British Columbia in 2007-08. The 25 teams include the Mississippi (Biloxi) Sea Wolves, who return after missing two seasons in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the expansion Elmira (N.Y.) Jackals.
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