BK
BenKindel
- Born
- Apr 19, 2007 (19)
- Birthplace
- 🇨🇦 Coquitlam, BC
- Nation
- Canada
- Height
- 180 cm / 5'11"
- Weight
- 83 kg / 183 lb
- Shoots
- Right
5
GP
2
G
2
A
4
P
2026-27 regular season
Career statistics
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | Burnaby Winter Club Bruins | QC Int PW | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2020-21 | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Varsity | CSSHL U15 AAA | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | – | |||||
| 2021-22 | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep | CSSHL U15 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | CSSHL U18 | 29 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 18 | – | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | Circle K Classic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | |||||
| 2022-23 | Team British Columbia | CWG | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | – | |||||
| 2022-23 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023-24 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 68 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 14 | +2 | |||||
| 2024-25 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2024-25 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 65 | 35 | 64 | 99 | 39 | +39 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | Team CHL | Prospects Challenge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |||||
| 2024-25 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | +2 | |||||
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 18 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | |||||
| NHL totals | 2 seasons | 82 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 18 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Non-NHL rows cover junior, European and international play as recorded by the NHL. International tournaments (WJC, WC, OG) are listed under their own league codes.
NHL season detail regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | EVG | PPG | PPP | SHG | GWG | OTG | S | S% | TOI/GP | FO% | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | PIT | 77 | 17 | 18 | 35 | -5 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 11.3 | 15:04 | 43.6 | 0.45 |
| 2026-27 | PIT | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12.5 | 17:44 | 47.1 | 0.67 |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | S | HITS | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | @  CHI | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:46 |
| Oct 10 | vs  DAL | W 2–1 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:28 |
| Oct 9 | @  CBJ | L 2–3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 |
| Oct 7 | @  WSH | L 3–5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:36 |
| Oct 5 | vs  WPG | L 2–3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 |
| Oct 3 | vs  MTL | W 6–5 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 |
| Apr 29 | @  PHI | L 0–1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19:28 |
| Apr 27 | vsPHI | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11:49 |
| Apr 25 | @PHI | W 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10:16 |
| Apr 22 | @PHI | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 |
| Apr 20 | vsPHI | L 0–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 |
| Apr 18 | vsPHI | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 |
| Apr 14 | @  STL | L 5–7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 |
| Apr 9 | @  NJD | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:47 |
| Apr 5 | vs  FLA | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11:35 |