Ben Syer

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Princeton
Conference	ECAC Hockey
Biographical details
Born	1975 (age 48–49) Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
Alma mater	University of Western Ontario Ohio University (MA)
Playing career
1993–1994	Kitchener Dutchmen
1994–1995	St. Thomas Stars
Position(s)	Left wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999	North Middlesex Stars (asst.)
1999–2000	Ohio (grad. asst.)
2000–2011	Quinnipiac (asst.)
2011–2024	Cornell (asst.)
2024–present	Princeton
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2018 Terry Flanagan Award

Ben Syer is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player who is currently in charge of the program at Princeton.^[1]

Syer graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1998 with an honors degree in urban development. Though he had played junior hockey, he was not a member of the team at his alma mater. He travelled south for grad school and attended Ohio University. While earning a Master's in physical education, Syer began his coaching career. He first worked for the North Middlesex Stars before joining the staff at Ohio. In 2000, Syer transitioned to Division I and joined Rand Pecknold's staff at Quinnipiac. Syer spent the next eleven years as an assistant and recruiting coordinator with the Bobcats and helped the team transition from Atlantic Hockey to ECAC Hockey. In 2011, Syer was hired by Cornell as an assistant and was given the responsibility of running the defense. Over a 13-year stretch, the Big Red possessed one of the best defensive teams in the nation and routinely finished in the top-10 for goal against. In 2018, Syer's team finished first in defensive acumen and he was named as the recipient of the Terry Flanagan Award the same year.^[2] After Cornell's second season as the best defensive team in 2024, Syer was named as the 18th head coach for Princeton, his first opportunity at running a program.^[3]

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com