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Canada Tyler Benson
#17 EC Kassel Huskies / DEL2 - 25/26
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time U17 WHC Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time AEHL U15 Champion 2
1-time AEHL U15 Most Points 1
1-time AEHL U15 Most Valuable Player 1
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 15, 1998
Position
LW
Age
27
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Confederation MHA
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2016 round 2 #32 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Brother: Cole Benson

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Tyler Benson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 SSAC U15 AA 2 NAHL U15 12* 13* 8* 21* 0* -* |
2011-12 SSAC Lions U15 AAA AMBHL 33* 34* 50* 84* 44* -* | Playoffs 11 12 19 31 4 -
2012-13 SSAC Lions U15 AAA “C” AMBHL 33* 57* 89* 146* 52* -* | Playoffs 11 15 22 37 16 -
SSAC Bulldogs U16 AAA AMMHL 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2013-14 Pursuit of Excellence Prep CSSHL U18 15* 15* 20* 35* 40* -* | Playoffs 3 2 2 4 6 -
Pursuit of Excellence 18U AAA NAPHL 18U 21* 14* 26* 40* 48* -* | Playoffs 4 3 4 7 28 -
Vancouver Giants WHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Canada Pacific U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2014-15 Vancouver Giants WHL 62* 14* 31* 45* 55* -1* |
Canada Black U17 “A” WHC-17 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
Canada U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 3* 4* 8* 4* |
2015-16 Vancouver Giants “C” WHL 30* 9* 19* 28* 46* 0* |
2016-17 Vancouver Giants “C” WHL 33* 11* 31* 42* 31* -3* |
2017-18 Vancouver Giants “C” WHL 58* 27* 42* 69* 39* -1* | Playoffs 7 3 8 11 10 0
Bakersfield Condors AHL 5* 0* 3* 3* 0* -1* |
2018-19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 68* 15* 51* 66* 44* 21* | Playoffs 10 1 6 7 10 2
2019-20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 47* 9* 27* 36* 34* -10* |
2020-21 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 15* 2* 17* 19* 20* 4* |
Bakersfield Condors “A” AHL 36* 10* 26* 36* 30* 14* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 4 -1
2021-22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 29* 1* 1* 2* 18* -5* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 18* 4* 8* 12* 8* 4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 43* 5* 18* 23* 29* -3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 52* 5* 20* 25* 12* -15* |
2024-25 MoDo Hockey SHL 31* 0* 0* 0* 25* -9* | Relegation 3 1 1 2 0 0
2025-26 EC Kassel Huskies DEL2 21* 8* 16* 24* 10* 5* |
Projected DEL2 49* 19* 37* 56* 23* 12* |

Tyler Benson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Team Brick Alberta Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 SSAC Lions U15 AAA John Reid Memorial 5* 10* 11* 21* 4* -* |
2012-13 SSAC Lions U15 AAA “C” John Reid Memorial 6* 8* 11* 19* 4* -* |
Team Edmonton South Alberta Cup 5* 5* 8* 13* 4* -* |
2013-14 Team Alberta “A” WCCC-16 4* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2014-15 Team Green U17-Dev 3* 2* 0* 2* 4* -* |
2015-16 Team White U18-Dev 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Canada U18 “A” Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 4* 5* 0* 4* |
2016-17 WHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* 2* |
2020-21 GC Küsnacht Lions Swiss Cup 1* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |

Tyler Benson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 2 66* 91* 139* 230* 3.48* 96* -* | 2 22 27 * 41 * 68 * 3.09 * 20 * - *
AMMHL (AEHL U17) 1 1* 1* 1* 2* 2.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 7 269* 48* 153* 201* 0.75* 157* 10* | 4 18 4 * 8 * 12 * 0.67 * 14 * 1 *
Alberta Cup 1 5* 5* 8* 13* 2.60* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CSSHL U18 1 15* 15* 20* 35* 2.33* 40* -* | 1 3 2 * 2 * 4 * 1.33 * 6 * - *
DEL2 1 21* 8* 16* 24* 1.14* 10* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 4* 5* 1.25* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
John Reid Memorial 2 11* 18* 22* 40* 3.64* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 2* 1* 2* 3* 1.50* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL U15 1 12* 13* 8* 21* 1.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAPHL 18U 1 21* 14* 26* 40* 1.90* 48* -* | 1 4 3 * 4 * 7 * 1.75 * 28 * - *
NHL 3 38* 1* 2* 3* 0.08* 18* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 31* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 25* -9* | 1 3 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.67 * 0 * 0 *
SL 1 15* 2* 17* 19* 1.27* 20* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 1 1* 0* 2* 2* 2.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17-Dev 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18-Dev 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCCC-16 1 4* 2* 1* 3* 0.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 2 11* 2* 1* 3* 0.27* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 5 190* 61* 123* 184* 0.97* 171* -6* | 1 7 3 * 8 * 11 * 1.57 * 10 * 0 *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *

Tyler Benson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/31/2025
05/31/2025 Confirmed MoDo Hockey EC Kassel Huskies
11/08/2024
11/08/2024 Confirmed Henderson Silver Knights MoDo Hockey
07/10/2023
07/10/2023 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Henderson Silver Knights
08/06/2022
08/06/2022 Extension Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
08/11/2021
08/11/2021 Extension Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
09/21/2020
09/21/2020 Loan Edmonton Oilers GC Küsnacht Lions
12/30/2016
12/30/2016 Confirmed Vancouver Giants Edmonton Oilers
05/14/2013
05/14/2013 Confirmed SSAC Lions U15 AAA Vancouver Giants
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 1 #1 overall by Vancouver Giants in the WHL Prospects Draft

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #29 by FC Hockey

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #43 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #24 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #39 by TSN/McKenzie