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5 11 july 1988 2010 right 2008 230px san jose sharks ben smith - chicago blackhawks.jpg usa ben smith smith with the chicago blackhawks in december 2014 chicago blackhawks 205 winston-salem , nc , usa chicago blackhawks 169th overall right wing nhl 11 ben smith -lrb- ice hockey , born 1988 -rrb-
 benjamin alexander smith
ben smith -lrb- ice hockey , born 1988 -rrb-

benjamin alexander smith -lrb- born july 11 , 1988 -rrb- is an american professional ice hockey player .
he is currently playing for the san jose sharks of the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- .
smith was born in winston-salem , north carolina and raised in avon , connecticut .
smith graduated from westminster school -lrb- connecticut -rrb- in 2006 .
