Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett (born 1955) is an American sports photographer who specializes in the coverage of ice hockey. Since beginning his career in 1974, he has photographed more than 6,000 professional games, including over 5,300 in the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as multiple Stanley Cup Finals, NHL All-Star Game, Winter Olympic Games, and international tournaments. He founded Bruce Bennett Studios, and the company along with its hockey photo archive was acquired by Getty Images in 2004, where he serves as director of hockey imagery. In 2025, he became the first photographer to be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, and was also inducted into the New York State Hockey Hall of Fame.

Early life and education Bennett was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1955 and grew up on Long Island. When he was in elementary school, he started taking photos on school field trips, using his father's Kodak Instamatic.

Career Bennett began photographing hockey in 1974 at the age of 18, at venues including Madison Square Garden and the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. He also began acquiring hockey photo archives dating back to the early 20th century, from private collectors and through bankruptcy proceedings. On December 10, 2025, he became the first photographer inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Also In 2025, Bennett published his first compilation of photos, Hockey’s Greatest Photos: The Bruce Bennett Collection, in collaboration with The Hockey News. It was Bennett's seventh Winter Olympic games covering ice hockey. Also according to his US Hockey Hall of Fame biography, he's photographed 5,300 NHL regular-season and playoff games, including 45 Stanley Cup deciding contests, six Olympic Winter Games (now seven as of 2026), and more than 470 international games. He served as team photographer for the New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, and New Jersey Devils. His images have been published in almost every major hockey publication.

Honors Inducted into the New York State Hockey Hall of Fame (2025) Inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame (2025)

Personal life Bennett lives with his wife on Long Island.