Aivaras Bendžius
# Aivaras Bendžius

Aivaras Bendžius (born January 26, 1993) is a Lithuanian ice hockey player.

Bendzius made his SM-liiga debut playing with Ilves during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2009–10 | Energija Elektrėnai | Latvia | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Energija Elektrėnai | Latvia | 31 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Energija Elektrėnai | Latvia | 34 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Energija Elektrėnai–2 | Lithuania | 15 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Ilves U20 | Jr. A SM-liiga | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Energija Elektrėnai | Lithuania | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus–2 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus–2 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 92 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015–16 | Energija Elektrėnai | Belarus–2 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | HDD Jesenice | INL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | HDD Jesenice | SIHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### International

**Junior – U18**

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Lithuania | WJC18 D1A | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Lithuania | WJC18 D1B | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | Lithuania | WJC18 D2B | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| U18 totals | U18 totals | U18 totals | U18 totals | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 |

**Junior – U20**

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Lithuania | WJC20 D2B | 1st | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | Lithuania | WJC20 D1B | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | Lithuania | WJC20 D2A | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | Lithuania | WJC20 D2A | 5th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| U20 totals | U20 totals | U20 totals | U20 totals | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 37 |

**Senior**

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | Lithuania | WC D1B | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | Lithuania | OGQ | NQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Lithuania | WC D1B | 5th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | Lithuania | WC D1B | 3rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | Lithuania | WC D1B | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | Lithuania | WC D1B | 3rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
