# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jim-benning
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:02:59.234Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jim-benning"
name: "Jim Benning"
slug: "jim-benning"
description: "James Elmer Benning is a Canadian former professional ice hockey executive and former player. He formerly served as the general manager of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted in the first round, sixth overall, in the 1981 NHL entry draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, he played 610 games over nine seasons for the Maple Leafs and the Canucks, compiling 52 goals and 243 points. He was identified during his playing career as an offensive defenceman."
tagline: "Canadian ice hockey player and executive"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LAM_1136.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1963-04-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           44.98
  momentum:             1.458333333333333
  historical:           8.093486666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B3"
    title: "Джим Беннінг"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC"
    title: "جيم بنينج"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC"
    title: "جيم بنينج"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Benning"
    title: "Jim Benning"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Benning"
    title: "Jim Benning"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Benning"
    title: "Jim Benning"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Benning"
    title: "Jim Benning"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Benning"
    title: "Jim Benning"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Benning"
    title: "Jim Benning"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1689038"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump