Benny Woit

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

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 seasonPlayoffs 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)