Ben Cherski (October 29, 1929 – May 19, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played from 1951 to 1955 at the University of North Dakota. He was three times an All-American in ice hockey and holds a record of seven hat tricks in one season (1953âÂÂ54 season) and 17 all-time. He has 188 points all-time in his career. In 1978, he was inducted into the University of North Dakota Letterwinners Association Hall of Fame. He died in California in 2017.