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Canada Michael Benning

a.k.a. "Mike Benning"
#20 Univ. of Denver / NCAA - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jan 05, 2002
Position
D
Age
21
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
St. Albert MHA
Contract
-
NHL Rights
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers / Unsigned
Drafted
2020 round 4 #95 overall by Florida Panthers
Highlights
1-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 1

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Benning understands how to create space for others through deception and manipulation. He transforms fake-passes and fake-shots into dangles, and fake-shots into passes. Benning shows good mechanics in his slap-shot, firing it hard and with precision. The way he transfers weight bottom-up through his shot is just so refined for a player at this age. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

Grandfather: Elmer Benning
Father: Brian Benning
Uncles: Jim Benning, Mark Benning
Cousin: Brandon Benning
Brother: Matt Benning

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S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA AMBHL 34 6 12 18 22 - | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -
2016-17 St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA “C” AMBHL 36 10 33 43 42 - | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 8 -
St. Albert Flyers U16 AAA AMMHL 1 0 1 1 0 - |
2017-18 Northern Alberta Elite 15s CSSHL U16 29 14 35 49 34 - | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 17 -
Northern Alberta X-Treme Prep CSSHL U18 1 0 0 0 0 - |
2018-19 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 60 10 51 61 99 - | Playoffs 12 1 8 9 14 -
2019-20 Sherwood Park Crusaders “A” AJHL 54 12 63 75 54 - |
2020-21 Univ. of Denver NCAA 21 3 8 11 8 -1 |
2021-22 Univ. of Denver NCAA 41 15 23 38 14 32 |
2022-23 Univ. of Denver NCAA 27 7 16 23 22 13 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Team Brick Alberta Brick Invitational 6 0 1 1 0 - |
2014-15 St. Albert Sabres PW QC Int PW 5 0 6 6 4 - |
2016-17 St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA John Reid Bantam 5 2 5 7 8 - |
Team Northwest Alberta Cup 5 1 3 4 2 - |
2019-20 AJHL Selects JCWC 5 1 3 4 6 2 |
Canada West U19 WJAC-19 4 0 1 1 0 - |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NCAA
2023-01-27T18:00:00-0800 Univ. of Denver vs Colorado College
2023-01-21T17:00:00-0700 Univ. of Denver @ St. Cloud State Univ.
2023-01-20T18:30:00-0700 Univ. of Denver @ St. Cloud State Univ.
2023-01-14T17:00:00-0800 Univ. of Denver vs Miami Univ. (Ohio)
2023-01-13T18:00:00-0800 Univ. of Denver vs Miami Univ. (Ohio)
2023-01-07T17:00:00-0800 Univ. of Denver vs Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks
2023-01-06T18:00:00-0800 Univ. of Denver vs Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks
2022-12-17T17:00:00-0800 Univ. of Denver vs Lindenwood Univ.
2022-12-16T18:00:00-0800 Univ. of Denver vs Lindenwood Univ.
2022-12-10T18:00:00-0700 Univ. of Denver @ Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 2 70 16 45 61 0.87 64 - | 2 12 2 5 7 0.58 10 -
AMMHL (AEHL U17) 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 0 - | 0
AJHL 2 114 22 114 136 1.19 153 - | 1 12 1 8 9 0.75 14 -
Alberta Cup 1 5 1 3 4 0.80 2 - | 0
Brick Invitational 1 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 - | 0
CSSHL U16 1 29 14 35 49 1.69 34 - | 1 4 1 2 3 0.75 17 -
CSSHL U18 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
JCWC 1 5 1 3 4 0.80 6 2 | 0
John Reid Bantam 1 5 2 5 7 1.40 8 - | 0
NCAA 3 89 25 47 72 0.81 44 44 | 0
QC Int PW 1 5 0 6 6 1.20 4 - | 0
WJAC-19 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 0 - | 0
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Puckhandling
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Teamwork
14
Passing
14
Agility
14
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Player Period Teams
Carter Savoie (F) 2011-2022 9 AJHL Selects, Canada West U19, Northern Alberta Xtreme U16 Prep, Northern Alberta Xtreme U18 Prep, Sherwood Park Crusaders, St. Albert Sabres PW, St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA, Team Brick Alberta, Team Northwest, Univ. of Denver
Austin Spiridakis (F) 2011-2017 4 St. Albert Flyers U17 AAA, St. Albert Sabres PW, St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA, Team Brick Alberta, Team Northwest
Ethan McKinley (F) 2011-2017 4 St. Albert Sabres PW, St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA, Team Brick Alberta, Team Northwest
Langley Kruggel (D) 2014-2018 4 Northern Alberta Xtreme U16 Prep, St. Albert Sabres PW, St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA, Team Northwest
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/29/2018
08/29/2018 Confirmed Sherwood Park Crusaders Univ. of Denver
06/02/2018
06/02/2018 Confirmed Northern Alberta Elite 15s Sherwood Park Crusaders
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 2 #24 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Futures Draft

Drafted 2017, 7 #142 overall by Victoria Royals in the WHL Bantam Draft

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #62 by Elite Prospects

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #66 by FCHockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #105 by TSN/Craig Button

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #59 by McKeen's Hockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #57 by NHL Central Scouting

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