Benny Woit

Benny Francis Woit (born January 7, 1928 in Fort William, Ontario) was a National Hockey League defenceman of the 1950s.
==Playing Career==
Woit made his presence known as a junior while playing for the Port Arthur Flyers and Port Arthur West End Bruins of the Thunder Bay Junior Hockey League and the St. Michael's Majors of the OHA. He won the Memorial Cup in 1947 with St. Mike's.
He began playing for the Indianapolis Capitals of the AHL in 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, 54, and 55. Woit was traded to the 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 EHL, 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.
==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) 
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1946-47 	St. Michael's 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 	 	47 	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 Flyers 	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 	 	 	 	 	 	
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
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
1956-Feb2-Woit-Stanley-Stewart-Sloan.jpg|Benny Woit, Allan Stanley, Ron Stewart, Tod Sloan, February 2, 1956.
==External Links==
*Benny Woit's Day With the Stanley Cup
Category:Born in 1928
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
Category:Indianapolis Capitals players
Category:Providence Reds players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Memorial Cup winners
Category:Clinton Comets players
Category:Clinton Comets coaches
Category:Jersey Devils players
Category:Kingston Frontenacs (EPHL) players
Category:Spokane Flyers players
Category:St. Michael's Majors players
Category:Port Arthur West End Bruins players
Category:Port Arthur Flyers players
Category:Retired in 1966