Ben Scrivens started his hockey career at the age of six with Spruce Grove Minor Hockey. He completed his Midget year in Spruce Grove before going on to play in the Alberta Junior Hockey League for two seasons, completing his time in the AJHL in the starter goalie position with his hometown team, the Spruce Grove Saints. During his time with the Saints, he was selected to the Northern Alberta AJHL All Star Team to play in the Viking Cup and following an MVP performance, he was offered a scholarship and opportunity to play hockey at Lynah Rink, home of Cornell University’s Big Red Men’s Hockey Team.

While at Cornell, Ben won Eastern College Athletic Conference Goalie of the Week numerous times and was named to multiple all-star teams. He was also active in organizing a Teddy Bear Toss fundraiser with proceeds being donated to the Franziska Racker Centers and The Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes. As a senior, Ben earned First Team All-American honours as well as being a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in men’s National Collegiate Athletic Association hockey. It was during his time at Cornell that Ben met his wife Jenny, who was a goaltender with the university’s Big Red Women’s Hockey Team. He graduated from Cornell with a degree in Hotel Administration.

After completing his collegiate career, Ben joined the National Hockey League when he signed a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2013 he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings and then he returned closer to home, playing for the Edmonton Oilers from 2013-2015, during which time he set an NHL record for most saves (59) in a regular season shutout. While playing in Edmonton, he wore goalie masks that were designed and painted by two local artists with schizophrenia to help raise awareness around the stigma surrounding mental health. Following the 2014-2015 season, both masks were auctioned off with proceeds going to the Alberta Mental Health Association and the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta.

He finished his time in the NHL with the Montreal Canadians in 2015-2016 and then moved to the Kontinental Hockey League, playing with Dinamo Minsk in Belarus in the 2016-2017 season and then Salavat Yulaev Ufa in Russia in the 2017-2018.

A unique opportunity presented itself in 2018 when Team Canada asked Ben to join the 2018 Olympic Canadian Men’s Hockey Team. Ben played three games for Canada at PyeongChang 2018, posting a 1.61 GAA to help the team win the bronze medal.

Today, Ben has retired from professional hockey and returned to university where he is working towards his Master’s degree in Social Work with an emphasis on Policy and Restorative Justice.