Ryan Benesch
Ryan Benesch
Born: January 30, 1985
Kitchener, ON
Position: F
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 180
Career: 2007-2026
Ryan Benesch scored 594 goals and recorded 804 assists in his 302-game career with the Toronto Rock, Edmonton Rush, Minnesota Swarm, Buffalo Bandits, Colorado Mammoth, Rochester Knighthawks, Halifax Thunderbirds, Albany FireWolves, San Diego Seals and Oshawa FireWolves. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the field during the 2026 campaign.
![]() Toronto Rock |
![]() Edmonton Rush |
![]() Minnesota Swarm |
![]() Buffalo Bandits |
![]() Colorado Mammoth |
![]() Rochester Knighthawks |
![]() Halifax Thunderbirds |
![]() Albany FireWolves |
![]() San Diego Seals |
![]() Oshawa FireWolves |
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | 2G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | Shts | SOG | S% | SG% | GB | TOC | CTO | FO | FW | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NLL | Toronto Rock | 15 | 33 | 0 | 25 | 58 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 112 | 112 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | NLL | Toronto Rock | 14 | 19 | 0 | 31 | 50 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 95 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | NLL | Edmonton Rush | 14 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | NLL | Minnesota Swarm | 15 | 28 | 0 | 55 | 83 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 125 | 17.8 | 22.4 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | NLL | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 46 | 0 | 49 | 95 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 137 | 23.7 | 33.6 | 79 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | NLL | Minnesota Swarm | 13 | 33 | 0 | 39 | 72 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 123 | 21.2 | 26.8 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | NLL | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 34 | 0 | 50 | 84 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 136 | 17.7 | 25.0 | 59 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | NLL | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 25 | 0 | 53 | 78 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 124 | 13.7 | 20.2 | 88 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | NLL | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 55 | 0 | 58 | 113 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 240 | 185 | 22.9 | 29.7 | 99 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | NLL | Buffalo Bandits | 17 | 39 | 0 | 53 | 92 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 196 | 138 | 19.9 | 28.3 | 101 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | NLL | Buffalo Bandits | 14 | 33 | 0 | 35 | 68 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 118 | 21.0 | 28.0 | 62 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | NLL | Colorado Mammoth | 18 | 36 | 0 | 57 | 93 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 231 | 150 | 15.6 | 24.0 | 96 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | NLL | Colorado Mammoth | 10 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 89 | 13.6 | 19.1 | 55 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | NLL | Rochester Knighthawks | 8 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 67 | 18.9 | 26.9 | 42 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | NLL | Halifax Thunderbirds | 12 | 18 | 0 | 33 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 80 | 14.0 | 22.5 | 74 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | NLL | Albany FireWolves | 19 | 29 | 0 | 52 | 81 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 0 | 20.4 | 68 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | NLL | Halifax Thunderbirds | 18 | 31 | 0 | 44 | 75 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 24.8 | 98 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | NLL | Halifax Thunderbirds | 18 | 42 | 0 | 39 | 81 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 28.8 | 86 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | NLL | San Diego Seals | 16 | 27 | 0 | 40 | 67 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 23.7 | 65 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | NLL | Oshawa FireWolves | 13 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 20.0 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 302 | 594 | 0 | 804 | 1398 | 164 | 144 | 247 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 2488 | 2219 | 23.9 | 26.8 | 1421 | 631 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | 2G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | Shts | SOG | S% | SG% | GB | TOC | CTO | FO | FW | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NLL | Toronto Rock | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | NLL | Minnesota Swarm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | NLL | Minnesota Swarm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | NLL | Minnesota Swarm | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 17.4 | 26.7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | NLL | Minnesota Swarm | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 21.9 | 38.9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | NLL | Buffalo Bandits | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 27 | 18.2 | 29.6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | NLL | Buffalo Bandits | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 13.3 | 18.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | NLL | Buffalo Bandits | 4 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 43 | 18.5 | 23.3 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | NLL | Colorado Mammoth | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 13.3 | 25.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | NLL | Albany FireWolves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 37 | 0 | 49 | 86 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 234 | 158 | 15.8 | 23.4 | 105 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
2007 - NLL Rookie of the Year










