Mike Benning

Date of Birth: Jan 05, 2002
Age: 24
Place of Birth: Edmonton, AB, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: St. Albert MHA
Position: D
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 80 kg / 176 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

Mike Benning Facts

Cap Hit: $850,000Powered by
NHL Rights: Calgary Flames / Signed
Drafted: 2020 round 4 #95 overall by Florida Panthers
Agency: Premium

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

Mike Benning Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2015-2016	St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA	AMBHL	34	6	12	18	22	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-
2016-2017	St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA "C"	AMBHL	36	10	33	43	42	-	Playoffs	10	2	4	6	8	-
2016-2017	St. Albert Flyers U16 AAA	AMMHL	1	0	1	1	0	-
2017-2018	Northern Alberta Elite 15s	CSSHL U16	29	14	35	49	34	-	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	17	-
2017-2018	Northern Alberta X-Treme 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 "A"	AJHL	54	12	63	75	54	-
2020-2021	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	21	3	8	11	8	-1
2021-2022	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	41	15	23	38	14	32
2022-2023	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	39	13	21	34	38	24
2023-2024	Charlotte Checkers	AHL	72	9	17	26	50	7	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	-2
2024-2025	Charlotte Checkers	AHL	54	9	23	32	34	-1	Playoffs	18	5	4	9	12	6
2025-2026	Florida Panthers	NHL	18	2	4	6	2	-4
2025-2026	Charlotte Checkers	AHL	57	8	23	31	40	9	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	2	3
2026-2027	Calgary Wranglers	AHL	8	1	3	4	4	1
2026-2027	Projected	AHL	72	9	27	36	36	9

Mike Benning Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	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	-
2016-2017	St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA "C"	John Reid Memorial	5	2	5	7	8	-
2016-2017	Team Northwest	Alberta Cup	5	1	3	4	2	-
2019-2020	AJHL Selects	JCWC	5	1	3	4	6	2
2019-2020	Canada West U19	WJAC-19	4	0	1	1	0	-

Mike Benning Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	4	191	27	66	93	0.49	128	16	3	24	5	7	12	0.50	16	7
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
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
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 Memorial	1	5	2	5	7	1.40	8	-	0
NCAA	3	101	31	52	83	0.82	60	55	0
NHL	1	18	2	4	6	0.33	2	-4	0
QC Int PW	1	5	0	6	6	1.20	4	-	0
WJAC-19	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	0	-	0

Mike Benning Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AJHL Selects	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	6	2	0
Calgary Wranglers	1	8	1	3	4	0.50	4	1	0
Canada West U19	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	0	-	0
Charlotte Checkers	3	183	26	63	89	0.49	124	15	3	24	5	7	12	0.50	16	7
Florida Panthers	1	18	2	4	6	0.33	2	-4	0
Northern Alberta Elite 15s	1	29	14	35	49	1.69	34	-	1	4	1	2	3	0.75	17	-
Northern Alberta X-Treme Prep	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Sherwood Park Crusaders	2	114	22	114	136	1.19	153	-	1	12	1	8	9	0.75	14	-
St. Albert Flyers U16 AAA	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	-	0
St. Albert Sabres PW	1	5	0	6	6	1.20	4	-	0
St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA	2	75	18	50	68	0.91	72	-	2	12	2	5	7	0.58	10	-
Team Brick Alberta (Brick Invit)	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	0	-	0
Team Northwest (AB Cup)	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	2	-	0
Univ. of Denver	3	101	31	52	83	0.82	60	55	0

Mike Benning Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2017-2018	CSSHL U16 Champion CSSHL U16 Most Points by Defenseman (49) CSSHL U16 Top Defenseman
2018-2019	AJHL (North) All-Rookie Team AJHL Most Points by Defenseman (61)
2019-2020	AJHL (North) All-Star Team AJHL Most Outstanding Defenseman AJHL Most Points by Defenseman (75) CJHL Top Defenseman CJHL Top NHL Prospect
2021-2022	NCAA (Championship) All-Tournament Team NCAA (Championship) Tournament MVP NCAA (Championship) Winner NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion NCAA (NCHC) Second All-Star Team NCAA (USCHO) Second Team
2022-2023	NCAA (NCHC) Best Offensive Defenseman NCAA (NCHC) First All-Star Team NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion NCAA (West) Second All-American Team

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/01/2026	Confirmed	Florida Panthers	Calgary Flames
04/18/2026	Up/Down	Florida Panthers	Charlotte Checkers
03/12/2026	Up/Down	Charlotte Checkers	Florida Panthers
10/02/2025	Up/Down	Florida Panthers	Charlotte Checkers
08/14/2025	Extension	Florida Panthers	Florida Panthers
04/12/2023	Confirmed	Univ. of Denver	Florida Panthers
08/29/2018	Confirmed	Sherwood Park Crusaders	Univ. of Denver
06/02/2018	Confirmed	Northern Alberta Elite 15s	Sherwood Park Crusaders

Mike Benning Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 2 #24 by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Futures Draft
Drafted 2017, 7 #142 by Victoria Royals in the WHL Prospects 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