Ben Paulides Class: Freshman Hometown: San Jose, Calif. Last College: Youngstown (USHL) Height / Weight: 6-2 / 214 Position: Defenseman Birthdate: 08/26/1991 Shoots: Right

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Prior to Miami
Played two seasons for the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL, combining to play in 117 games ... in 2010-11, tallied a goal and 14 assists for 15 points, with the 14 assists tops among defensemen on the team ... accumulated 168 penalty minutes, which was tops on the team ... in 2009-10, notched seven points on three goals and four assists ... totaled 117 penalty minutes ... attended San Jose Sharks rookie camp in the fall of 2010.

Personal
Born on Aug. 26, 1991 in Santa Cruz, Calif. ... son of Leslie and Dave Paulides ... a member of the National Society of High School Scholars while in high school ... hobbies include golf, tennis, movies and looking for Bigfoot ... has the nickname "Squatch" ... is a black belt in Taekwondo ... majoring in management and leadership in the school of business.

                        CAREER STATS (As of March 26, 2012)
  OFFENSE               GP    G    A  Pts Shots Shot% Pen-Min   +/- PPG SHG GWG
  2011................  24    0    5    5    18  .000   5-10    +13   0   0   0
  TOTAL...............  24    0    5    5    18  .000   5-10    +13   0   0   0
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 1, 5 times
Assists: 1, 5 times
Shots: 4, Alabama-Huntsville, Feb 10, 2012
Penalties: 2, Western Michigan, Jan 21, 2012 ; Northern Michigan, Jan 28, 2012
Penalty minutes: 4, Western Michigan, Jan 21, 2012 ; Northern Michigan, Jan 28, 2012
Plus/minus: 3, at Ohio State, Dec 09, 2011