Background
Ferriero was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Essex.
Ferriero was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Essex.
Ferriero attended high school at Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts, graduating in 2005.
Amateur He played collegiate hockey at Boston College for four seasons from 2005 to 2009. After scoring 25 points in 42 games in his freshman season, Ferriero was drafted in the seventh round of the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft, 196th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes. However, the Coyotes did not sign Ferriero upon completing his college career.
Professional Ferriero was signed as a free agent by the San Jose Sharks on September 1, 2009.
After a pre-season during which he scored five points, Ferriero made his National Hockey League debut exactly one month later against the Colorado Avalanche. He scored his first National Hockey League goal during the second game of the season on October 3 against Jonas Hiller of the Anaheim Ducks.
In the 2010 National Hockey League Entry Draft, the Sharks drafted Benn"s younger brother Cody in the fifth round, 127th overall. On his 24th birthday, and in his first playoff appearance, Ferriero scored the game-winning goal (and his first career playoff goal) in overtime against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2011 playoffs.
On July 13, 2012, the Pittsburgh Penguins signed Ferriero to a one-year, two-way contract.
Due to the 2012-2013 National Hockey League lockout, however, Ferriero was directly assigned to the team"s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, to start the 2012-2013 season. On January 24, 2013, Ferriero was traded from the Penguins to the New York Rangers in exchange for Chad Kolarik. He was later recalled from the Connecticut Whale and appeared in four games for the Rangers.
On June 30, 2013, Ferriero"s rights were traded by the Rangers to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Justin Falk.
lieutenant was later announced that the Wild would not tender Ferriero a contract, releasing him as a free agent. On July 11, 2013, Ferriero was signed to a one-year contract by the Vancouver Canucks.
Ferriero spent the majority of the 2013-2014 season, with the Canucks" AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets, before appearing in two games with Vancouver. On July 16, 2014, Ferriero was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract by the Saint Louis Blues.
He was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the duration of the 2014-2015 season.
Ferriero left the National Hockey League in the off-season, signing a one-year contract with Austrian club European Commission Red Bulletin Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL) on June 9, 2015. Ferriero earned a gold medal as part of the United States team at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships in the Czechoslovakian Republic.