Matthew Benning

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Defenseman Age: 29-315d Exp: 6 Years
Drafted: Round 6 (#175 overall), 2012 College: Northeastern Agent(s):

  • Current Contract

    Matthew Benning signed a 4 year / $5,000,000 contract with the San Jose Sharks, including $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $1,250,000. In 2023-24, Benning will earn a base salary of $1,250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,250,000.

    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $5,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $1,250,000
    Free Agent: 2026 / UFA
    Year   Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Cap Hit Cap Hit % Yearly Cash
    2022-23 Contract details by year 28 $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000 1.5% $1,250,000($1,250,000)
    2023-24 Contract details by year 29 $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000 1.71% $1,250,000($2,500,000)
    2024-25 Contract details by year 30 $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000 2.51% $1,250,000($3,750,000)
    2025-26 Contract details by year 31 $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000 4.8% $1,250,000($5,000,000)
    2026-27 Free Agent Year 32   UFA  

    Previous Contracts

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    2020-2021

    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $2,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $1,000,000
    Free Agent: 2022 / UFA

    2018-2019

    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $3,800,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $1,900,000
    Free Agent: 2020 / UFA

    2016-2017Entry Level

    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $1,850,000
    Signing Bonus $185,000
    Average Salary $925,000
    Free Agent: 2018 / RFA
  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    2016-2017 Player Cash Earnings $832,500 $92,500 - $925,000
    2017-2018 Player Cash Earnings $832,500 $92,500 - $925,000
    2018-2019 Player Cash Earnings $1,800,000 - - $1,800,000
    2019-2020 Player Cash Earnings $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000
    2020-2021 Player Cash Earnings $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000
    2021-2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000
    2022-2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000
    2023-2024 Player Cash Earnings $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000
    Est. Earnings (8 seasons) $9,965,000 $185,000 - $10,150,000
    2024-2025 Player Cash Earnings $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000
    2025-2026 Player Cash Earnings $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000
    $12,465,000 $185,000 - $12,650,000
    Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    4 seasons Player Cash Earnings $5,465,000 $185,000 - $5,650,000
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000
  • Transactions

    Jul 14 2022Signed a 4 year $5 million contract with San Jose (SJS)
    Oct 9 2020Signed a 2 year $2 million contract with Nashville (NSH)
    Jun 19 2018Signed a 2 year $3.8 million contract extension with Edmonton (EDM)
    Aug 27 2016Signed a 2 year $2.15 million contract with Edmonton (EDM)
    Jun 23 2012Drafted by Edmonton (EDM): Round 6 (#175 overall)
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    Statistics

    Season Team Games G A PTS +/- SOG PPG PPA SHG SHA Blocks PIM HIT TAKEAWAY GIVEAWAY FACE WON
    2023 SJ 14 0 2 2 -5 13 0 0 0 0 29 14 15 5 9 0
    2022 SJ 77 1 23 24 -18 58 0 1 0 1 125 26 102 18 43 0
    2021 NAS 65 0 11 11 -24 61 0 0 0 0 67 39 82 8 33 0
    2020 NAS 53 1 3 4 -1 43 0 0 0 0 53 30 55 3 28 0
    2019 EDM 43 1 7 8 8 38 0 0 0 0 34 15 78 12 19 0
    2018 EDM 70 5 12 17 11 94 0 1 0 1 59 33 109 10 49 0
    2017 EDM 73 6 15 21 5 111 0 2 0 1 82 49 149 18 61 0
    2016 EDM 62 3 12 15 8 69 1 2 0 0 64 29 111 7 49 0