Ryan Benesch

Ryan Benesch (born January 30, 1985, in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional box lacrosse player who retired after 19 seasons. The San Jose Stealth took him first overall in the 2006 NLL entry draft, but he was traded to the Toronto Rock, and he won the 2007 Rookie of the Year Award. He later played for the Edmonton Rush, the Minnesota Swarm, where he led the league in scoring in 2011, the Buffalo Bandits, Colorado Mammoth, Rochester Knighthawks, Halifax Thunderbirds, Panther City, Albany FireWolves, San Diego Seals and Oshawa FireWolves. In junior lacrosse he played five years for the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves, and in 2009 he won the Presidents Cup with the Owen Sound Woodsmen.