Matthew Beniers
NHL Draft Profile
Amateur Player Ranking:
Player Information
| Date of Birth: | November 5, 2002 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Hingham, MA | Height: | 6'2" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 175 |
| Position: | Center | Commit: | Michigan | 2020 |
NHL Scouting Reports
Amateur Scouting Reports
Elite Prospects Data
View player at Elite Prospects
| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QMJHL Entry Draft | 2018 | 13 | 227 | Québec Remparts |
| USHL Entry Draft | 2020 | 10 | 152 | Chicago Steel |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2021 | 1 | 2 | Seattle Kraken |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | C | Seattle Kraken |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Kraken | Seattle Kraken | F | 2024-08-20 |
| Univ. of Michigan | Seattle Kraken | F | 2022-04-10 |
| USNTDP Juniors | Univ. of Michigan | F | 2020-08-12 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| U18 WJC Bronze Medal | U18 WJC | 2018-2019 |
| U20 WJC Gold Medal | U20 WJC | 2020-2021 |
| NCAA (B1G) Honorable Mention All-Star Team | NCAA | 2020-2021 |
| NCAA (B1G) All-Rookie Team | NCAA | 2020-2021 |
| World Championship Bronze Medal | World Championship | 2020-2021 |
| NCAA Top Collegiate Player (Hobey Baker Award) Finalist | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (B1G) First All-Star Team | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (B1G) Scoring Champion | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (West) First All-American Team | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (B1G) Champion | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NHL All-Star Game | NHL | 2022-2023 |
| NHL Most Points by Rookie | NHL | 2022-2023 |
| NHL Most Goals by Rookie | NHL | 2022-2023 |
| NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist | NHL | 2022-2023 |
| NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) | NHL | 2022-2023 |
| NHL All-Rookie Team | NHL | 2022-2023 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Boston Jr. Bruins | Brick Invitational | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | South Shore Kings PW | QC Int PW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Milton Academy | USHS-Prep | 23 | 11 | 16 | 27 | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAA | MHSL U16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Team Royal | USA-S15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 33 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 12 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | U.S. National U17 Team | NTDP | 42 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 16 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | USA U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | USA U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 16 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 44 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 24 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Univ. of Michigan | NCAA | 24 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | USA | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Univ. of Michigan | NCAA | 37 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 16 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | USA | OG | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | USA U20 | WJC-20 Cancelled | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 80 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 2 | Playoffs | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023-2024 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 77 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 20 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||||||