Jan Benda

Jan Benda is a Belgian-born German ice hockey coach and retired player. He played nine games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1997–98 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1992 to 2018, was mainly spent in various European leagues. Internationally Benda played for the German national team at the 1994, 1998, and 2002 Winter Olympics, and nine World Championships.