Matthew Benning

Toronto Maple Leafs, Defensemen
Age: 31y-9m-12d (May 25, 1994)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Northeastern
Drafted: Round 6 (#175 overall), 2012

2022-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Matthew Benning signed a 4 year, $5,000,000 contract with the San Jose Sharks, including $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,250,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $5,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,250,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Status Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2022-23 28 $1,250,000 1.52% $1,250,000 $1,250,000
2023-24 29 $1,250,000 1.50% $1,250,000 $2,500,000
2024-25 30 $1,250,000 1.42% $1,250,000 $3,750,000
2025-26 31
Buried
$1,250,000 1.31% $1,250,000 $5,000,000
2026-27 32
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cap Hit Cap % League
2022-23 28 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 1.52%
2023-24 29 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 1.50%
2024-25 30 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 1.42%
2025-26 31
Buried
$1,250,000 $1,250,000 1.31%
2026-27 32
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2022-23 28 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 - $1,250,000 $1,250,000
2023-24 29 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $2,500,000 - $1,250,000 $1,250,000
2024-25 30 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $3,750,000 - $1,250,000 $1,250,000
2025-26 31
Buried
$1,250,000 $1,250,000 $5,000,000 - $1,250,000 $1,250,000
Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2020-2021

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
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2018-2019

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $3,800,000
Average Salary:
$1,900,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
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2016-2017 Rookie

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,850,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$185,000
Free Agent:
2018 / RFA
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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$12,650,000

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 22
Active
$925,000
$925,000
2017 23
Active
$925,000
$1,850,000
2018 24
Active
$1,800,000
$3,650,000
2019 25
Active
$2,000,000
$5,650,000
2020 26
Active
$1,000,000
$6,650,000
2021 27
Active
$1,000,000
$7,650,000
2022 28
Active
$1,250,000
$8,900,000
2023 29
Injured
$1,250,000
$10,150,000
2024 30
Active
$1,250,000
$11,400,000
2025 31
Reserve / minor-buried
$1,250,000
$12,650,000
Total      
$12,650,000
$12,650,000
Total
$12,650,000

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $5,465,000 $185,000 - $5,650,000
2 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000
2 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000
2 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
22
$832,500
$92,500
$925,000
$925,000
2017
23
$832,500
$92,500
$925,000
$1,850,000
2018
24
$1,800,000
$1,800,000
$3,650,000
2019
25
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$5,650,000
2020
26
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$6,650,000
2021
27
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$7,650,000
2022
28
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$8,900,000
2023
29
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$10,150,000
2024
30
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$11,400,000
2025
31
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$12,650,000
Total
$12,465,000
$185,000
$12,650,000
$12,650,000
Total
$12,465,000
$185,000
$12,650,000

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $5,465,000 $185,000 - $5,650,000
2 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000
2 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000
2 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2023-24 SJS Dec 12, 2023 - TBD 0 Lower Body
2023-24 SJS Oct 31, 2023 - Nov 24, 2023 0 Undisclosed
2021-22 NSH Mar 19, 2022 - Mar 27, 2022 0 Upper Body
2019-20 EDM Dec 03, 2019 - Jan 29, 2020 0 Concussion
2019-20 EDM Nov 21, 2019 - Nov 30, 2019 0 Undisclosed
2018-19 EDM Feb 16, 2019 - Feb 19, 2019 0 Undisclosed
2018-19 EDM Oct 20, 2018 - Oct 27, 2018 0 Undisclosed
2017-18 EDM Feb 03, 2017 - Feb 10, 2017 0 Undisclosed
  • Oct 30, 2024 Traded to Toronto (TOR) from San Jose (SJS) with 2026 6th round pick and 2025 3rd round pick [conditional] (#86 conditional) for Timothy Liljegren
  • Jul 14, 2022 Signed a 4 year $5 million contract with San Jose (SJS)
  • Oct 09, 2020 Signed a 2 year $2 million contract with Nashville (NSH)
  • Jun 19, 2018 Signed a 2 year $3.8 million contract extension with Edmonton (EDM)
  • Aug 27, 2016 Signed a 2 year $2.15 million contract with Edmonton (EDM)
  • Jun 23, 2012 Drafted by Edmonton (EDM): Round 6 (#175 overall)
Year Team GP G MIN A PTS +/- SOG S% PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM
2025 TOR 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2024 TOR 7 0 91 0 0 -5 7 0 0 0 0 10 9 4
2023 SJ 14 0 258 2 2 -5 13 0 0 0 0 29 15 14
2022 SJ 77 1 1,522 23 24 -18 58 .017 0 1 0 1 125 102 26
2021 NAS 65 0 1,061 11 11 -24 61 0 0 0 0 67 82 39
2020 NAS 53 1 865 3 4 -1 43 .023 0 0 0 0 53 55 30
2019 EDM 43 1 568 7 8 8 38 .026 0 0 0 0 34 78 15
2018 EDM 70 5 1,046 12 17 11 94 .053 0 1 0 1 59 109 33
2017 EDM 73 6 1,261 15 21 5 111 .054 0 2 0 1 82 149 49
2016 EDM 62 3 1,029 12 15 8 69 .043 1 2 0 0 64 111 29
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