Kindel, Benjamin#
Contracts | Career Earnings: $0
Entry-Level Contract
Signed By: Kyle Dubas
Length: 3 years
Value: $4,425,000
Expiry Status: RFA
Cap %: 1.0
Signing Team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Signing Date: Jul. 09, 2025
Benjamin Kindel signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kindel is a promising center with strong two-way instincts and offensive upside.
| Season | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | P. Bonuses | S. Bonuses | Base Salary | Total Salary | Minors Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $975,000 | $1,475,000 | $500,000 | $97,500 | $877,500 | $975,000 | $85,000 | |
| 2026-27 | $975,000 | $1,475,000 | $500,000 | $97,500 | $877,500 | $975,000 | $85,000 | |
| 2027-28 | $975,000 | $1,475,000 | $500,000 | $97,500 | $877,500 | $975,000 | $85,000 | |
| TOTAL | $975,000 | $1,475,000 | $0 | $292,500 | $2,632,500 | $2,925,000 | $255,000 |
Stats
| Team | GP | G | A | P | Pts/G | TOI | +/- | SH% | PIM | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | P | Pts/G | TOI | +/- | SH% | PIM | |||||||||||
| 2019-20 | Burnaby Winter Club Bruins | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | |||||||
| 2020-21 | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Varsity | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | - | - | |||||||
| 2021-22 | Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep | 22 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Calgary Hitmen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | |||||||
| 2022-23 | Team British Columbia | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | - | - | |||||||
| 2022-23 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | 29 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | - | - | |||||||
| 2023-24 | Calgary Hitmen | 68 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 0.88 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | - | - | |||||||
| 2024-25 | Calgary Hitmen | 65 | 35 | 64 | 99 | 1.52 | 0 | 39 | 0.0 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | - | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | Canada U18 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | - | - | |||||||
| 2024-25 | Canada U18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | |||||||
| 2024-25 | Team CHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | |||||||
| NHL TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
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