Mike Benedict Jr. - S3 - a podcast by FFM Audio Network

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Mike Benedict Jr. Has had a lifelong involvement with the game starting with a great high school career from 1986-1989 at Salmon River High School in New York State.

He went on to play Junior B for both Akwesasne and Gloucester through 1992. He became a full time Senior Player in 1993 for the Akwesasne Thunder and was picked up by the Onondaga Redmen to play in the Presidents Cup and was named a 1st Team All Star.

In 1994 he played in Manchester, England with the Iroquois National Team. He scored 10 goals in one Senior box game in 1995. He won a Gold Medal with the Akwesasne Thunder that same year winning the Championship MVP Award with a 5 goal - 5 assist performance.

His rookie season with the MILL was with the Rochester Knighthawks also in 1995. Benedict’s MILL/NLL/MLL career included time with the Syracuse Smash, Buffalo Bandits, New York Saints, Columbus Landsharks, Rochester Rattlers and New Jersey Storm. Benedict has seen it all.

Experiences include an appearance in an NLL PlayStation Video Game as an Olympic Torch Bearer for Akwesasne in 2010.

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