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Matthew
Beniers

One of the more energizing top prospects around, Beniers approach to the game is relentless. His game is built around pressure by taking his style of game to the opponent and keeping them on their heels. His mix of elite competitiveness and high-end smarts makes him tough to contain on offence and a disruptive nuisance…

Date of Birth
November 5, 2002
Position
Center
Height
6'1"
Draft Year
2021
Place of Birth
Hingham, MA  
Shoots
Left
Weight
174 lbs
Draft Result
1/2 (SEA)
DATE PLAYER NAME LEAGUE AUTHOR
Mar 21/22 Beniers Matthew 23611 – Michigan vs. Minnesota NCAA by Austin Broad View Report
Feb 13/22 Beniers Matthew 23426 – Canada vs. Team USA OLYMPICS by Jayce Hopia View Report
Jan 28/21 Beniers Matthew 21641 – Michigan vs Notre Dame NCAA by Justin Froese View Report
Jan 5/21 Beniers Matthew 21533 – Team USA vs. Finland WJC-20 by Derek Neumeier View Report
Jan 5/21 Beniers Matthew 21530 – Team USA vs. Czech Republic WJC-20 by Dylan Galloway View Report
Jan 2/21 Beniers Matthew 21514 – Russia vs. Team USA WJC-20 by Josh Bell View Report
Jan 1/21 Beniers Matthew 21504 – Sweden vs. Team USA WJC-20 by FCHockey Staff View Report
Dec 5/20 Beniers Matthew 21424 – Arizona State vs. Michigan NCAA by Dylan Galloway View Report
Nov 25/20 Beniers Matthew 21376 – Michigan vs. Wisconsin NCAA by Josh Bell View Report
Nov 24/20 Beniers Matthew 21367 – Michigan vs. Wisconsin NCAA by Joseph Aleong View Report
Nov 22/20 Beniers Matthew 21359 – Michigan vs. Wisconsin NCAA by FCHockey Staff View Report
Nov 19/20 Beniers Matthew 21343 – Arizona State vs. Michigan NCAA by Brandon Holmes View Report
Feb 21/18 Beniers Matthew 19608 – Thayer Academy vs. Milton Academy USHS by FCHockey Staff View Report
Feb 10/18 Beniers Matthew 19541 – Milton Academy vs. Nobles USHS by FCHockey Staff View Report

Career Stats

Season Team League GP G A TP PPG +/- PIM
2023-2024 Seattle Kraken nhl 38 5 13 18 0.47 -15 8
2022-2023 Seattle Kraken nhl 80 24 33 57 0.71 14 2
2021-2022 Seattle Kraken nhl 10 3 6 9 0.9 -1 0
2021-2022 Univ. of Michigan ncaa 37 20 23 43 1.16 29 16
2020-2021 Univ. of Michigan ncaa 24 10 14 24 1 21 0
2019-2020 U.S. National U18 Team ntdp 44 18 23 41 0.93 24
2019-2020 USNTDP Juniors ushl 16 7 9 16 1 5 10
2018-2019 U.S. National U17 Team ntdp 42 10 13 23 0.55 -6 16
2018-2019 U.S. National U18 Team ntdp 20 8 12 20 1 24 8
2018-2019 USNTDP Juniors ushl 33 11 20 31 0.94 18 12
2017-2018 Milton Academy ushs-prep 23 11 16 27 1.17
February 9, 2022
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January 19, 2022
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January 14, 2022
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January 6, 2022
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December 24, 2021
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December 23, 2021
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December 23, 2021
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December 16, 2021
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December 15, 2021
Beniers, Cooley to represent Team USA at World Juniors
July 26, 2021
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July 25, 2021
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July 25, 2021
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July 24, 2021
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July 23, 2021
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July 23, 2021
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July 22, 2021
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July 22, 2021
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July 22, 2021
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July 21, 2021
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July 20, 2021
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July 17, 2021
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July 8, 2021
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July 7, 2021
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July 5, 2021
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June 3, 2021
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May 27, 2021
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May 16, 2021
Klimovich to represent Belarus at World Championship
May 13, 2021
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May 11, 2021
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May 9, 2021
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April 23, 2021
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April 23, 2021
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April 3, 2021
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March 21, 2021
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March 16, 2021
Beniers, Johnson, Power honoured in B1G awards
February 25, 2021
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February 20, 2021
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February 13, 2021
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February 10, 2021
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February 10, 2021
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February 4, 2021
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January 17, 2021
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January 8, 2021
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January 3, 2021
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January 3, 2021
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January 2, 2021
Scout Series: Dylan Galloway & Josh Bell on World Juniors fallout
January 2, 2021
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December 30, 2020
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December 22, 2020
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December 22, 2020
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December 22, 2020
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December 21, 2020
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December 16, 2020
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December 13, 2020
Bell’s 10 Takes: World Juniors, Beniers, Raty & More
December 4, 2020
FCHockey releases Preliminary ranking for 2021 NHL Draft
November 23, 2020
Notebook: Beniers, Bourgault, Lysell & More
June 16, 2020
Sanderson among invites to Summer Showcase

One of the more energizing top prospects around, Beniers approach to the game is relentless. His game is built around pressure by taking his style of game to the opponent and keeping them on their heels. His mix of elite competitiveness and high-end smarts makes him tough to contain on offence and a disruptive nuisance on defense. His feet never stop moving and has a great stance and stride that makes him fairly efficient with his movements. He keeps low, has really solid hip flexion, while not leaning too much. He keeps a wider stance throughout his straightaway stride that helps him generate good power but also recovers quickly for his next push off. In addition, his use of crossovers to generate speed through transition, winding his way through traffic, finding lanes and attacking the blue line with solid speed are key aspects of his movement. He is powerful on the puck and is effective at protecting his hands from opponents, at times showing a giddy mindset to lead with his hands but able to cut linear or side step pressure. The technical elements to his shooting prowess, and how he applies deceptive elements to his passes by looking off defenders, are really effective and he shows the qualities of what could be a high-level multitasker. He never seems to be out of position or thinking a step behind the play in any zone or in any situation. His offensive vision is well above average, as he can open up rush space in conjunction with his teammates and make nice passes in full flight. He’s an effective problem solver under pressure but his mindset is one-tracked at times to just force his style of play onto opponents that he doesn’t see the whole picture. Beniers style of game in these scenarios result in him trying to attack alone in scenarios and not showing presence of mind to adapt a consistent secondary game with off-puck offensive tactics. This type of skill expression and mindset has a low-percentage success rate and will be more detrimental as he advances with a limited scope. There’s not a ton of creativity to his game and his shot isn’t especially notable, but he should be able to score a good numbers of points at the NHL level because of his skating, work ethic and ability to learn systems. On top of a stellar freshman season in the NCAA with the University of Michigan, Beniers was the lone draft-eligible on Team USA at the World Junior Championship and in the men’s World Championships.

– FCHockey’s 2021 NHL Draft Guide