Ben Chiarot

Ben Chiarot (born May 9, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing under contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
Chiarot played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Guelph Storm, Sudbury Wolves, and Saginaw Spirit.
He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Chicago Wolves during the 2009–10 season. On March 16, 2011, the Atlanta Thrashers signed Chiarot to an entry level contract. On July 23, 2014, Chiarot signed a two-way deal, worth $600,000 with the Jets, after a strong campaign with the St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League. Chiarot scored his first NHL goal on January 3, 2015, in a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
On June 18, 2015, the Winnipeg Jets resigned Chiarot to a two-year, $1.7 million contract extension.
On June 24, 2017, the Jets re-signed Chiarot to a two-year, $2.8 million contract extension with an annual average of $1.4 million.
After spending the first 8 seasons of his professional career within the Thrashers/Jets franchise, Chiarot left as a free agent following the 2018–19 season to a sign a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens on July 4, 2019. Later, on October 9th, 2019, Chiarot scored his first goal with Montreal in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
==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
2006–07 	Mississauga IceDogs	GTMMHL 		75 	22 	42 	64 	202 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 		31 	0 	0 	0 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 		67 	2 	10 	12 	111 		4 	0 	3 	3 	8
2009–10 	Guelph Storm 	OHL 		41 	4 	9 	13 	106 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		26 	4 	4 	8 	61 		4 	1 	0 	1 	6
2009–10 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Sudbury Wolves 	OHL 		25 	5 	8 	13 	62 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Saginaw Spirit 	OHL 		39 	5 	19 	24 	51 		12 	1 	4 	5 	21
2011–12 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 		18 	1 	1 	2 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Colorado Eagles 	ECHL 		24 	6 	7 	13 	13 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 		61 	1 	11 	12 	81 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 		65 	6 	14 	20 	96 		21 	2 	3 	5 	16
2013–14 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 		24 	4 	5 	9 	21 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		40 	2 	6 	8 	22 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2015–16 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		70 	1 	9 	10 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		59 	2 	10 	12 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		57 	2 	12 	14 	32 		16 	0 	3 	3 	15
2018–19 	Winnipeg Jets 	NHL 		78 	5 	15 	20 	62 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0
2019–20 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		69 	9 	12 	21 	61 		10 	0 	2 	2 	12
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		374 	21 	64 	85 	253 		34 	0 	5 	5 	29
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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