UMass Lowell Athletics

• Ben Holmstrom Intermission Interview, February 7, 2009

2008-09 - Junior Year
A team captain ... Had 21 points (6g, 15a) in 38 games ... Led team in face offs won (425) and face offs taken (755), and was 2nd in percentage (56.3) ... Named to Hockey East Weekly Top Performers list (11/3) ... Assisted on the game-winning, overtime goal in UML[apos]s 3-2 win in the Hockey East Semifinals vs. Northeastern (3/20) ... Played in 100th career game vs. Maine (3/6) ... Had three points (2g, 1a) in UML[apos]s 6-0 win at Boston College (2/13) ... Had two assists including his 50th career point in a 3-1 win at Merrimack (11/25) ... Had two assists for the second straight game vs. Northeastern (11/22) ... Earned a career-best three assists in an 8-3 win vs. New Hampshire (11/14) ... Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in a 4-1 win vs. Quinnipiac (10/30) ... Won 17 of 21 face offs (77.3) in a 4-1 win vs. Providence (10/24).

2007-08 - Sophomore Year
Served as a captain of the 2007-08 squad ... Played in all 37 games and totaled 27 points on seven goals and 20 assists ... Tied for team lead in assists ... Was second on the team with six power play goals and fifth with eight power play points ... Led River Hawks in face offs taken (817) and face offs won (406) ... Had six multi-point games ... A five-time member of the Hockey East Weekly Honor Roll ... Finished the season with points in nine of the final 14 games (5g, 6a) ... Had a goal and an assist in the Quarterfinals at Boston University (3/14-16) ... Earned an assist and won 14 of 19 face offs (73.7%) against Vermont (2/22) ... Had back-to-back multi-point games with a goal and an assist against both Maine (2/1) and Vermont (2/3) ... Recorded fourth multi-point game of the season with two assists in a 3-1 win over Massachusetts (1/19) ... Had a goal and an assist in two games of the Florida College Classic (12/28-29) ... Recorded a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win at Merrimack (11/20) ... Assisted on the game-tying goal in a 2-2 draw at Providence (11/16) ... Had two assists in a 3-3 tie with Massachusetts (11/10) ... Earned two helpers at Boston University (11/3).

2006-07 - Freshman Year
Played in 30 games and ranked seventh on the team in points (13), goals (4) and assists (9) ... Missed six games due to injury (12/15-1/6) ... A two-time member of the Hockey East weekly Honor Roll ... Third on the team in face-off percentage (50.6%) ... Had four multi-point games, second on the team ... Scored a goal and had two assists against Boston College (2/24), his first career three-point game ... Extended point streak to two games with an assist at Boston College (1/27) ... Scored two goals, his first career multi-goal game, vs. Massachusetts (1/26) ... Notched an assist and won 13 of 18 face-offs against Northeastern (1/19) ... Notched the first two-assist game of his collegiate career against Merrimack (11/4) ... Recorded the first goal and assist of his collegiate career, for his first career multi-point game vs. Niagara (10/21).

Before UMass Lowell
Played three years for Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL and was team captain in 2005-06 ... Member of the 2006 Anderson Cup winning team with Sioux Falls ... Had 19 points (10g, 9a) and 115 penalty minutes in 56 games in 2005-06 ... Played in 14 playoff games in 2006 and had six points (3g, 3a) and 22 penalty minutes ... Appeared in just 15 games and scored one goal in 2004-05 ... Totaled eight points (3g, 5a) in 54 games in 2003-04 ... Played for and helped Team USA capture the Gold Medal in the U-17 5 Nations Tournament ... Member of the U.S. U-18 Jr. World Cup and was an alternate captain of the team.

Personal
Benjamin Scott Holmstrom was born on April 9, 1987 in Colorado Springs, Colorado ... Son of Kevin and Michelle Holmstrom ... Has one younger brother, Josh ... Graduated from Doherty High School in 2005 ... Lists winning the Anderson Cup in 2006 with the Sioux Falls Stampede and capturing the Gold Medal with Team USA in the U-17 5 Nations Tournament as his greatest sports moments ... Chose UML because of the hockey program ... Is a Colorado Avalanche fan ... Lists former Avalanche Shjon Podein as his favorite athlete ... Favorite musical group is Bush ... Favorite movies include Miracle and Wedding Crashers ... Hobbies include ping-pong, Frisbee and golf ... Nickname is Benny ... Would like to continue playing hockey as long as possible.