John Bent

John Peale Bent (August 5, 1908 – June 5, 2004) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.
==Early life==
Bent was born in Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut in 1926 where he played on the team with fellow hockey Olympian Winthrop Palmer. Both Bent and Palmer also played hockey at Yale University prior to competing in the Olympics.
In 1932 he was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches and scored three goals.
He died in Lake Forest, Illinois.
==External links==
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*Johnny Bent sports-reference.com
Category:Born in 1908
Category:Dead in 2004
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:1932 Olympian
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the United States