Semir Ben-Amor

Semir Ben-Amor (born May 6, 1982) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who last played for Ässät of the SM-liiga.
Ben-Amor was born and raised in Espoo Tapiola.
Ben-Amor was a key player in the 2012 notorious practice game between HIFK and Jokerit, where multiple long suspensions were given for violent and unsportsmanlike behavior to players as well as coaches from both teams. Ben-Amor was given the longest suspension of 18 games for checking Ville Peltonen from a blind spot in the middle of the ice, and then beating him while he was down and rendering him unconscious. Reportedly, someone from Jokerit's command told Ben-Amor to take him down, and the league gave the head and assisting coach both a suspension of eight games with clear signs of encouraging players to break the rules. Ben-Amor denies this, saying it was his own decision, but he regrets how it ultimately happened. In December 2012, he was fined €3,540 for assault. His 18-game suspension remains the third longest in the league's history, behind Ari Lähteenmäki's 27-game suspension in 1986 for cross-checking and violence, and Jere Karalahti's 22-game suspension in 1997 for the use of drugs.
==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
2000-01	Blues 	SM-liiga	 	19 	0 	1 	1 	33 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2001-02	Ässät 	SM-liiga	 	41 	2 	1 	3 	62 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2002-03	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL 	 	61 	3 	13 	16 	113 	 	6 	1 	1 	2 	6
2003-04	Blues 	SM-liiga	 	10 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003-04	Salamat 	Mestis 	 	11 	1 	1 	2 	38 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2003-04	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL 	 	39 	16 	11 	27 	65 	 	9 	2 	2 	4 	12
2004-05	Danbury Trashers 	UHL 	 	44 	6 	8 	14 	123 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2005-06	Haukat 	Mestis 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2005-06	Salamat 	Mestis 	 	1 	2 	0 	2 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2005-06	Blues 	SM-liiga	 	41 	0 	7 	7 	84 	 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-
2006-07	Blues 	SM-liiga	 	35 	6 	3 	9 	82 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
2007-08	Lukko 	SM-liiga	 	48 	3 	5 	8 	162 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2008-09	Lukko 	SM-liiga	 	50 	3 	4 	7 	119 	 	7 	1 	1 	2 	14
2009-10	Jokerit 	SM-liiga	 	41 	2 	9 	11 	93 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2010-11	Jokerit 	SM-liiga	 	49 	9 	6 	15 	99 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	8
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Finnish ice hockey forwards
Category:Ässät players
Category:Danbury Trashers players
Category:Espoo Blues players
Category:Jokerit players
Category:Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) players
Category:Lukko players
Category:HC Salamat players
Category:Richmond RiverDogs players