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Benjamin Kindel
#81 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Apr 19, 2007
- Age
- 19
- Place of Birth
- Coquitlam, BC, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- Burnaby Winter Club
- Position
- C
- Height
- 180 cm / 5'11"
- Weight
- 82 kg / 181 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 27/28
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- Player Type
- Cerebral TacticianPlaymakerPuckhandler
- Cap Hit
- $986,250Powered by
- NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed- Agency
- Premium
Pace, vision, and translatability are Kindel’s calling cards. With feet that never stop moving, he weaves through traffic, draws defenders, and works give-and-gos. In a single rush, he builds several passing plays and then escapes the wall for a chance. A skillful mid-range shooter and even more dangerous passer, he brings dual-threat scoring ability. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide
Father: Steve Kindel (External Link)
Cousins: Ethan Maglio, Noah Maglio
Father: Steve Kindel (External Link)
Cousins: Ethan Maglio, Noah Maglio
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 |  Burnaby Winter Club U15 Varsity | CSSHL U15 AAA | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep | CSSHL U15 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 4 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 2022-2023 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | CSSHL U18 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 18 | - | Playoffs | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | - |
| 2022-2023 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 68 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 14 | 2 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 65 | 35 | 64 | 99 | 39 | 39 | Playoffs | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024-2025 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 18 | -5 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
2026-2027 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -5 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | NHL | 81 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 18 | -45 |
2026-2027 NHL stats powered by
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | BC Junior Canucks | Brick Invitational | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Burnaby Winter Club Bruins | QC Int PW | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Team British Columbia | CWG | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | Circle K Classic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Team CHL | Prospects Challenge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Invitational | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Circle K Classic | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| CSSHL U15 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 2.14 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 | 6 | - |
| CSSHL U15 AAA | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.83 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| CSSHL U18 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 1.59 | 18 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | - |
| CWG | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.83 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
 Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 2 | 86 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 0.45 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -4 |
| Prospects Challenge | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| QC Int PW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WHL | 3 | 134 | 50 | 109 | 159 | 1.19 | 53 | 41 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.36 | 8 | 6 |
| WJC-18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Junior Canucks (Brick Invit) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Burnaby Winter Club Bruins (PW) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep | 1 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 2.14 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 | 6 | - |
| Burnaby Winter Club U15 Varsity | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.83 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Calgary Hitmen | 3 | 134 | 50 | 109 | 159 | 1.19 | 53 | 41 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.36 | 8 | 6 |
| Canada U18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Canada U18 (Cup) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 86 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 0.45 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -4 |
| Team British Columbia (CWG) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.83 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Team CHL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | 1 | 33 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 1.45 | 20 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | - |