Michael Benning
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | January 5, 2002 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | St. Albert, AB | Height: | 5'9" |
| Nation: | Canada | Weight: | 177 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Denver | 2020 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHL Prospects Draft | 2017 | 7 | 142 | Victoria Royals |
| USHL Futures Draft | 2018 | 2 | 24 | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2020 | 4 | 95 | Florida Panthers |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | D | Florida Panthers |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | Charlotte Checkers | D | 2025-10-02 |
| Florida Panthers | Florida Panthers | D | 2025-08-14 |
| Univ. of Denver | Florida Panthers | D | 2023-04-12 |
| Sherwood Park Crusaders | Univ. of Denver | D | 2018-08-29 |
| Northern Alberta Xtreme U16 Prep | Sherwood Park Crusaders | D | 2018-06-02 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| CSSHL U16 Top Defenseman | CSSHL U16 | 2017-2018 |
| CSSHL U16 Champion | CSSHL U16 | 2017-2018 |
| CSSHL U16 Most Points by Defenseman | CSSHL U16 | 2017-2018 |
| AJHL Most Points by Defenseman | AJHL | 2018-2019 |
| AJHL (North) All-Rookie Team | AJHL | 2018-2019 |
| CJHL Top NHL Prospect | CJHL | 2019-2020 |
| CJHL Top Defenseman | CJHL | 2019-2020 |
| AJHL (North) All-Star Team | AJHL | 2019-2020 |
| AJHL Most Points by Defenseman | AJHL | 2019-2020 |
| AJHL Most Outstanding Defenseman | AJHL | 2019-2020 |
| NCAA (Championship) Winner | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (Championship) Tournament MVP | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (Championship) All-Tournament Team | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Second All-Star Team | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (USCHO) Second Team | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2021-2022 |
| NCAA (West) Second All-American Team | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA (NCHC) First All-Star Team | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Best Offensive Defenseman | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2022-2023 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Team Brick Alberta | Brick Invitational | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014-2015 | St. Albert Sabres PW | QC Int PW | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| 2015-2016 | St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016-2017 | St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 36 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 42 | Playoffs | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016-2017 | St. Albert Flyers U17 AAA | AEHL U17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA | John Reid Memorial | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Team Northwest | Alberta Cup | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Northern Alberta Xtreme U16 Prep | CSSHL U16 | 29 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 34 | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 2017-2018 | Northern Alberta Xtreme U18 Prep | CSSHL U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL | 60 | 10 | 51 | 61 | 99 | Playoffs | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
| 2019-2020 | Sherwood Park Crusaders | AJHL | 54 | 12 | 63 | 75 | 54 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | AJHL Selects | JCWC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Canada West U19 | WJAC-19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 41 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 14 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 39 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 38 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 72 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 50 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024-2025 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 54 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 34 | Playoffs | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 2025-2026 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | ||||||