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USA Ben Gleason
#6 Iowa Wild / AHL - 25/26
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time US 14U Nationals Tier I Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 25, 1998
Position
D
Age
27
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Ortonville, MI, USA
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$800,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild / Signed

Cousin: Tim Gleason

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Ben Gleason Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Honeybaked 13U AAA T1EHL 13U 31* 3* 8* 11* 10* -* |
2011-12 Honeybaked 13U AAA HPHL 13U 20* 5* 7* 12* 18* -* |
2012-13 Honeybaked 14U AAA HPHL 14U 21* 6* 8* 14* 42* -* |
2013-14 Honeybaked 18U AAA HPHL 18U 22* 1* 5* 6* 10* -* |
2014-15 London Knights OHL 41* 0* 5* 5* 16* -1* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 1
2015-16 London Knights OHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 64* 7* 25* 32* 44* -31* |
2016-17 Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 66* 6* 33* 39* 37* 11* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 6 -6
2017-18 Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 63* 9* 39* 48* 43* 21* | Playoffs 21 3 15 18 12 8
2018-19 Dallas Stars NHL 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
Texas Stars AHL 72* 5* 32* 37* 34* -8* |
2019-20 Texas Stars AHL 43* 2* 8* 10* 37* -9* |
2020-21 Texas Stars AHL 37* 4* 13* 17* 20* 13* |
2021-22 Texas Stars AHL 70* 9* 35* 44* 57* -4* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 1
2022-23 Texas Stars AHL 68* 9* 24* 33* 40* 2* | Playoffs 8 1 4 5 2 -2
2023-24 Bakersfield Condors AHL 62* 10* 22* 32* 32* 8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 6 -3
2024-25 Bakersfield Condors AHL 7* 1* 3* 4* 9* -1* |
Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 29* 2* 12* 14* 7* -5* |
2025-26 Iowa Wild AHL 25* 1* 9* 10* 10* -13* |
Projected AHL 71* 3* 26* 29* 28* -37* |

Ben Gleason Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Detroit Little Caesars Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2014-15 Team Red USA-S16 5* 1* 2* 3* -* -* |
2015-16 Team Royal USA-S17 5* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
USA U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 0* 1* 1* 6* -2* |
2017-18 Hamilton Bulldogs Memorial Cup 4* 1* 4* 5* 2* -2* |

Ben Gleason Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 8 413* 43* 158* 201* 0.49* 246* -17* | 3 12 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.42 * 8 * -4 *
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 6* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 13U 1 20* 5* 7* 12* 0.60* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 14U 1 21* 6* 8* 14* 0.67* 42* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HPHL 18U 1 22* 1* 5* 6* 0.27* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 1* 4* 5* 1.25* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 236* 22* 103* 125* 0.53* 140* 2* | 3 32 3 * 17 * 20 * 0.63 * 20 * 3 *
T1EHL 13U 1 31* 3* 8* 11* 0.35* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S16 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S17 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Ben Gleason Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/29/2025
09/29/2025 Up/Down Minnesota Wild Iowa Wild
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Minnesota Wild
11/05/2024
11/05/2024 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Philadelphia Flyers
07/02/2023
07/02/2023 Confirmed Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers
07/29/2022
07/29/2022 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
07/31/2021
07/31/2021 Extension Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
09/13/2018
09/13/2018 Confirmed Hamilton Bulldogs Dallas Stars
10/07/2015
10/07/2015 Confirmed London Knights Hamilton Bulldogs
06/10/2014
06/10/2014 Confirmed Honeybaked 18U AAA London Knights
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 2 #36 overall by London Knights in the OHL Priority Selection

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #64 by FC Hockey

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #129 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #58 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters