Mark Benning (born April 19, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

[1] Benning graduated from Harvard with a degree in economics in 1987, and excelled with the Crimson.

He was named a first-team All-American, an Academic All-American, All-Ivy League, All-ECAC and as of 2014 still held the record for career assists by a defenceman at Harvard with 102.

[3] After college, Benning played for EC Bad Nauheim in the West German Hockey League for two seasons before retiring from hockey in 1989.

[4] After his playing career Benning went to Stanford Business School.