Ben Bowns

Ben Bowns (born 21 January 1991) is a professional British ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays for the Graz99ers in the Austrian Hockey League (IceHL) and the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team.[1]

Ben Bowns
Born (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991
Rotherham, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
IceHL team
Former teams		 Graz99ers
Hull Stingrays
Cardiff Devils
National team  Great Britain
Playing career 2006–present

Bowns previously spent six years with the Cardiff Devils in the Elite Ice Hockey League.

Playing career

Bowns played youth hockey in Sheffield, before signing with the Hull Stingrays in 2012.[2] He would play two years as the starter in Hull before signing in Cardiff in 2014.

With the Devils, he has won the EIHL Challenge Cup twice and has been named goaltender of the year three times.[3] Despite receiving offers from other European leagues, remained in Cardiff until 2020.[4]

On 14 August 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.[5][6]

International play

Bowns made his first appearance for the British senior team in 2012, and has played as the country's starter ever since.[7] 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.[8]

Personal life

Bowns has named former NHL goalie Patrick Roy as his favourite player growing up.[9]

References
  1. "Elite Prospects". Ben Bowns Career Statistics.
  2. https://chasingthepuck.com/did-the-steelers-miss-out-twice-a-look-back-at-the-career-of-ben-bowns-so-far/
  3. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm/news/11413/ben-bowns-backstops-brits
  4. https://www.britishicehockey.co.uk/post/the-monday-after-bowns-in-the-shop-window/
  5. "Bowns departs Cardiff for Austria". Cardiff Devils. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. "Graz sign Altmann, Broda, Bowns and Cameranesi" (in German). Graz99ers. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  7. https://www.bbc.com/sport/ice-hockey/48309312
  8. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/sports/britain-hockey-world-championships.html
  9. https://puckstop.com/blog/ben-bowns-q-a


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