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Zach Benson

Zach Benson, Canadian ice hockey player

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Born
May 12, 2005
Age in 2026
21
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
2005

About Zach Benson

Zachary Ruben Benson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 13th overall by the Sabres in the 2023 NHL entry draft. In his first season with the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL), Benson recorded six goals and 19 points in 28 regular season games, with an additional four points in five postseason games. During the 2019–20 season, Benson scored 30 goals and recorded 86 points in 30 games for Yale, and he was named the CSSHL most valuable player. On November 22, Benson scored his first career goal in a 3–4 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals. Benson finished third in WHL scoring in 2022–23 with 36 goals and 98 points in 60 games, behind fellow BC-born prospect Connor Bedard.

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Zach Benson timeline

  1. During the 2019–20 season, Benson scored 30 goals and recorded 86 points in 30 games for Yale, and he was named the CSSHL most valuable player.
  2. Benson finished third in WHL scoring in 2022–23 with 36 goals and 98 points in 60 games, behind fellow BC-born prospect Connor Bedard.

The world when Zach Benson was born

Zach Benson was born in 2005. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2005

  • #1 song"We Belong Together" – Mariah Carey
  • Top movieCrash
  • Top TV showAmerican Idol
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentLance Armstrong wins 7th Tour de France (later stripped)
  • Top headlineHurricane Katrina floods New Orleans
  • Technology milestoneYouTube launches
  • Defining fadYouTube — broadcast yourself
  • Notable inventionYouTube
  • World population6.47 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
  • Sports championChicago White Sox (World Series)
  • Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
  • U.S. population295.5M

2005 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Zach Benson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20052026
Gas$2.30$3.45/gal
Average home$213,900$435,000
Average income$55,832$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$6.41$11.95
Postage stamp$0.37$0.73
Population295.5M341 million

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