Ben Bowns

Ben Bowns (born 21 January 1991) is a professional British ice hockey goaltender for UK Elite Ice Hockey League side Cardiff Devils and the Great Britain national team.
==Playing career==
Bowns played youth hockey in Sheffield, before signing with the Hull Stingrays in 2012. He would play two years as the starter in Hull before signing in Cardiff in 2014.
With the Devils, he won the EIHL Challenge Cup twice and has been named goaltender of the year three times. Despite receiving offers from other European leagues, remained in Cardiff until 2020.
On August 14, 2020 it was confirmed Bowns had departed Cardiff for IceHL side Graz 99ers. Bowns had played against Graz twice in the 2019–20 Champions Hockey League, helping Cardiff to two wins over the 99ers.
In March 2021, Bowns was drafted by EIHL side Nottingham Panthers ahead of the 2021 Elite Series.
On June 16, 2021 it was announced Bowns had signed to a second contract abroad after agreeing to join Slovak Extraliga side HK Dukla Trenčín for the 2021-22 season.
After two seasons abroad, Bowns returned to the UK and to a second spell with Cardiff - re-signing in May 2022 ahead of the 2022-23 season.
==International play==
Bowns made his first appearance for the British senior team in 2012, and has played as the country's starter ever since. In 2019, Britain made the IIHF Men's World Championship for the first time in 25 years, where Bowns was named player of the match after making 59 saves in a 6-3 loss to the USA. He finished the tournament as the goalie with the most saves. Bowns again represented Great Britain at the 2021 IIHF World Championship, finishing with a save percentage of 91%.2021 IIHF World Championship rosters#Great Britain
== Personal life ==
Bowns has named former NHL goalie Patrick Roy as his favourite player growing up.
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Category:Cardiff Devils players
Category:Graz 99ers players
Category:HK Dukla Trenčín players
Category:Hull Stingrays players
Category:Nottingham Panthers players
Category:English ice hockey goaltenders