# 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 season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| 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 | NHL totals | 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)