Bill Benson (born July 29, 1920) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who played 2 NHL seasons with the New York/Brooklyn Americans. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A Forward is a hockey player position on the Ice whose responsibility is primarily offensive. For the 1941 American football team see New York Americans (AFL. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population