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Matthew Beniers

A. Captain

#10

age22

posC

shotl

h6'2"

w179lbs

Depth Chart C1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$7,142,857$7.14M

Year 2 of 7

24/25

25/26

30/31

Expiry Status

UFA 2031 age 28

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick2

Year2021

Agent Pat Brisson

Birthdate Nov 5, 2002

Birthplace Hingham, Massachusetts

Nationality USA

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UFA Year 2029

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $14.61M

Regular Season

GP11

PPG0.55

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 15:28

PP TOI/GP 2:53

PK TOI/GP 0:57

G60 0.00

P60 1.06

GF% 54.5

xGF% 48.0

RELxGF% 8.7

CF% 52.0

REL CF% 11.2

Pen Diff -1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP260

G63

A89

P152

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.58

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.24

Career Statline Details

2024-2031 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$49,999,999$50.00M

cap hit$7,142,857$7.14M

Matthew Beniers is signed to a 7 year, $49,999,999 contract with a cap hit of $7,142,857 per season, playing for the Seattle Kraken. His contract expires at the end of the 2030-31 season, making Beniers an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Aug 20 2024

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Ron Francis

% Cap Contract Start 8.12%

Signing Status RFAage 21

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031
Cap Hit	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	UFAage 28
AAV	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M	$7,142,857$7.14M
Base	$2,150,000$2.15M	$2,150,000$2.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,100,000$7.10M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,100,000$7.10M
Minors Salary	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,150,000$7.15M	$7,100,000$7.10M
Clauses						M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

12 team no trade list: 2029-30 to 2030-31

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP11

PPG0.55

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 15:28

PP TOI/GP 2:53

PK TOI/GP 0:57

G60 0.00

P60 1.06

GF% 54.5

xGF% 48.0

RELxGF% 8.7

CF% 52.0

REL CF% 11.2

Pen Diff -1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP260

G63

A89

P152

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.58

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.24

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	23	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	Seattle Kraken	11	1	5	6	2	54.5	48.0	8.7	52.0	11.2	0.00	1.06	-1	15:28	2:53	0:57
2024-25	22	$7,142,857 $7.14M	NHL	Seattle Kraken	82	20	23	43	14	50.0	48.0	2.5	49.0	2.1	0.64	1.33	-15	14:50	2:16	0:28
2023-24	21	$897,500 $898K	NHL	Seattle Kraken	77	15	22	37	20	50.0	50.0	-1.1	51.0	-0.6	0.43	1.17	-6	14:36	2:22	0:14
2022-23	20	$897,500 $898K	NHL	Seattle Kraken	80	24	33	57	2	60.6	52.0	-0.1	52.0	-1.8	0.92	2.16	-23	13:52	2:12	0:18	Playoffs	14	3	4	7	0
2021-22	19	$897,500 $898K	WJC-20 Cancelled	USA U20	1	0	1	1	2
2021-22	19	$897,500 $898K	OG	USA	4	1	1	2	4
2021-22	19	$897,500 $898K	NHL	Seattle Kraken	10	3	6	9	0	46.2	39.0	-14.3	47.0	-7.5	0.45	2.23	-3	13:26	2:24	0:03
2021-22	19	$897,500 $898K	NCAA	Univ. of Michigan	37	20	23	43	16
2020-21	18		WJC-20	USA U20	7	1	2	3	2
2020-21	18		WC	USA	6	1	1	2	2
2020-21	18		NCAA	Univ. of Michigan	24	10	14	24	0
2019-20	17		USHL	USNTDP Juniors	16	7	9	16	10
2019-20	17		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	44	18	23	41	24
2018-19	16		WJC-18	USA U18	7	2	0	2	4
2018-19	16		WHC-17	USA U17	5	2	1	3	6
2018-19	16		USHL	USNTDP Juniors	33	11	20	31	12
2018-19	16		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	20	8	12	20	8
2018-19	16		NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	42	10	13	23	16
2017-18	15		USHS-Prep	Milton Academy	23	11	16	27	0
2017-18	15		USA-S15	Team Royal	2	1	0	1	0
2017-18	15		MSHL 16U	Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAA	8	7	5	12	0
2014-15	12		QC Int PW	South Shore Kings PW	3	1	0	1	2
2011-12	9		Brick Invitational	Boston Jr. Bruins	6	1	5	6	2
NHL Totals					260	63	89	152
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

08/20

2024

Beniers, Matthew

7yrs

$7,142,857

Cap Hit

04/10

2022

Beniers, Matthew

3yrs

$897,500

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Beniers, Matthew

Beniers notched two assists, two shots on goal, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

Oct

Beniers, Matthew

Beniers scored a power-play goal on three shots and added an assist in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Apr

Beniers, Matthew

Beniers scored a power-play goal on four shots in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Apr

Beniers, Matthew

Beniers scored a goal, took three shots and recorded five blocked shots in Monday's 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Mar

Beniers, Matthew

Beniers scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

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Contract History

2021-2024 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,692,500$2.69M

cap hit$897,500$898K

expiry 2024 RFA age 21

Signed On Apr 10 2022

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Ron Francis

% Cap Contract Start 1.10%

Signing Status age 19

Qualifying Offer $874,125$874K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$897,500$898K	$897,500$898K	$897,500$898K	RFAage 21
AAV	$1,850,000$1.85M	$1,850,000$1.85M	$1,850,000$1.85M
Base	$750,000$750K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$82,500$83K	$925,000$925K	$1,850,000$1.85M
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$842,500$843K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year