Jim Benzelock
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1947)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size = 225px
| position = Right Wing
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 187
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|6|21}}
| birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| career_start = 1968
| career_end = 1976
| draft = 5th overall
| draft_year = 1968
| draft_team = Minnesota North Stars
| played_for = WHA
Alberta Oilers
Chicago Cougars
Quebec Nordiques
}}
James John Benzelock{{cite book | last1 = Surgent | first1 = Scott | year = 2013 | title = The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e | location = Tempe, Arizona | page = 320 | isbn = 978-1-490967400 }} (born June 21, 1947) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, fifth overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft. He never played in the National Hockey League; however, he appeared in 166 World Hockey Association games with the Alberta Oilers, Chicago Cougars, and Quebec Nordiques. Benzelock played the majority of his career with teams in the minor professional leagues (CHL, IHL, NAHL).
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{{succession box | before = Wayne Cheesman | title = Minnesota North Stars first round draft pick | years = 1968 | after = Dick Redmond}}
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Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Chicago Cougars players
Category:Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
Category:Ice hockey people from Winnipeg
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Category:NHL first-round draft picks
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Category:St. James Braves players
Category:Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players
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Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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