TOP 100 21 AND UNDER: 64. ZACH BENSON

The Sabres’ sparkplug has had plenty of doubters because of his size, but there’s no questioning his talent – on the ice or at the donut machine

BY KEN CAMPBELL

POS: LW | AGE: 19 BUFFALO SABRES (NHL) | DRAFT: 13TH, 2023 (BUF) MORE THAN 80 YEARS ago, a Polish immigrant by the name of Irvin ‘Bingo’ Hauser literally ran off at 15 to join the circus. And because of that, his great-grandson knows exactly what goes into making the perfect mini-donut. He’s good at some other things, too, like stickhandling in traffic and saucer passing. He sticks his nose into things more often than a lot of guys his size, and that first NHL goal, boy, that was even more exhilarating than a go on the Zipper. But back to the donuts. It’s not nearly as complicated as you might think. “We just have a machine that you put the dough in, to be honest,” said Zach Benson, former patissier and purveyor…

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