Matty Beniers

Matty Beniers
Beniers with the Seattle Kraken in November 2023
Born (2002-11-05) November 5, 2002
Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team Seattle Kraken
National team  United States
NHL draft 2nd overall, 2021
Seattle Kraken
Playing career 2022–present

Matthew Beniers (/bəˈnɪərs/; born November 5, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a center and alternate captain for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kraken drafted Beniers second overall in the 2021 NHL entry draft with their first-ever selection in an entry draft. He played college ice hockey at Michigan. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year in 2023.

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