Ben Cherski (October 29, 1929 – May 19, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played from 1951 to 1955 at the

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. He was three times an All-American in ice hockey and holds a record of seven

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s in one season (1953–54 season) and 17 all-time. He has 188 points all-time in his career. In 1978, he was inducted into the University of North Dakota Letterwinners Association Hall of Fame. He died in

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in 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cherski, Ben 1929 births 2017 deaths North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Canadian ice hockey centres AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans