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Canada Ben Danford
#77 Brantford Bulldogs / OHL - 25/26
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time U17 WHC Silver Medal 1
1-time OHL Third All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Feb 06, 2006
Position
D
Age
19
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Madoc, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Quinte Red Devils
Contract
27/28
Cap Hit
$931,945 Powered by
NHL Rights
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs / Signed
Drafted
2024 round 1 #31 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Ben Danford thinks the game in a more advanced way than most. He knows how to defend in-zone and how to move the puck up the ice. And he always plays the opposition physically. He closes his gap before the blue line, pressures the opposition all over the zone, and shows a lot of poise on retrieval, spinning off forecheckers, and attracting them before passing. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide

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Ben Danford Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Quinte Red Devils U14 AAA ETAHL U14 31* 5* 13* 18* 12* -* | Playoffs 11 0 9 9 4 -
Quinte Red Devils U15 AAA ETAHL U15 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2020-21 Did not play * * * * * * |
2021-22 Quinte Red Devils U16 AAA “C” ETAHL U16 26* 7* 22* 29* 6* -* | Playoffs 8 1 6 7 4 -
2022-23 Oshawa Generals OHL 63* 4* 17* 21* 42* -4* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -5
Canada Red U17 WHC-17 7* 1* 1* 2* 10* -* |
2023-24 Oshawa Generals “A” OHL 64* 1* 32* 33* 25* 27* | Playoffs 21 4 6 10 22 6
Canada U18 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2024-25 Oshawa Generals “C” OHL 61* 5* 20* 25* 68* 5* | Playoffs 21 2 3 5 4 3
2025-26 Oshawa Generals “C” OHL 8* 1* 3* 4* 5* -10* |
Brantford Bulldogs OHL 15* 1* 11* 12* 4* 8* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Projected OHL 58* 5* 35* 40* 23* -5* |

Ben Danford Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Quinte Red Devils U16 AAA “C” OHL Cup 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
2023-24 Canada U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2025-26 Canada U20 International-Jr 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Ben Danford Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ETAHL U14 1 31* 5* 13* 18* 0.58* 12* -* | 1 11 0 * 9 * 9 * 0.82 * 4 * - *
ETAHL U15 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ETAHL U16 1 26* 7* 22* 29* 1.12* 6* -* | 1 8 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.88 * 4 * - *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 9* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 4 211* 12* 83* 95* 0.45* 144* 26* | 3 47 6 * 10 * 16 * 0.34 * 26 * 4 *
OHL Cup 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ben Danford Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/30/2025
10/30/2025 Confirmed Oshawa Generals Brantford Bulldogs
10/07/2025
10/07/2025 Up/Down Toronto Maple Leafs Oshawa Generals
08/02/2024
08/02/2024 Confirmed Oshawa Generals Toronto Maple Leafs
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2022, 1 #14 overall by Oshawa Generals in the OHL Priority Selection

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #30 by Elite Prospects

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #57 by ISS Hockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #91 by FCHockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #78 by TSN/Craig Button

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #43 by McKeen's Hockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #54 by TSN/McKenzie

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #35 by NHL Central Scouting