Ben Lovejoy is a National Hockey League (NHL) defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Signed by the Penguins as a free agent on July 7, 2008, he made his NHL debut on December 8, 2008, in a game against the Buffalo Sabres.http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=22892 Lovejoy went on to score his first NHL point, an assist, on November 14, 2009, against the Boston Bruins.http://penguins.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8473933&view=notes

Ben Lovejoy was born in Concord, New Hampshire on February 20, 1984. One of three sons born to Carl and Cari Lovejoy, he grew up in a family of athletes. His father played hockey for Colby College, while his mother was an All-American lacrosse player at UMass. After spending one year playing hockey for Boston College and three years playing for Dartmouth College, Lovejoy began his professional career in the American Hockey League (AHL), where he played for the Norfolk Admirals in 2007 before signing on with the Penguins in 2008. http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=648567

Ben Lovejoy posted his first point of the season, an assist, on October 13 against the Tornoto Maple Leafs. His second point came on October 18 against the Ottawa Senators, and his third point on December 11 against the Buffalo Sabres. As of December 15, 2010, Lovejoy has played in 15 games in which he has tallied three assists and a plus/minus rating of 0.http://penguins.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8473933&season=20102011&view=gamelog

During the 2009-10 season, Lovejoy played in 12 NHL games for the Penguins in which he totaled three points on three assists, posting a +8 plus/minus rating. In 65 games for the Penguins' AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Lovejoy scored 29 points on nine goals and twenty assists, with a plus/minus rating of -1.http://penguins.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8473933&view=stats

Ben Lovejoy spent most of the 2008-09 season playing for the Wilkes-Barre Penguins in the AHL. In 76 games, he posted 31 points on seven goals and 24 assists. His plus/minus rating of +42 was the highest in the AHL. He went on to win the 2nd team AHL All-Star award, as well as Most Valuable Player. Lovejoy also made his NHL debut during the season against the Buffalo Sabres, and played in a total of two NHL games.http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=22892