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Ben Meyers

Position	Left Wing / Center	Current Team	Seattle Kraken
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	1 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	194	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	27
Age	26 (Nov 15, 1998)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	Undrafted

News and Opinions

2024-25 Seattle Kraken Player Grades – Forwards at WonderPens (Tue Jun 17, 2025)
Can a silent Jani Nyman ignite the Firebirds before it’s too late? at Kraken Chronicle (Mon May 5, 2025)
Can Jani Nyman spark Coachella Valley’s Calder Cup dream? at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Apr 14, 2025)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: Mar 18 - Mar 24 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Mar 24, 2025)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: Mar 11 - Mar 17 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Mar 17, 2025)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: Feb 18 - Feb 24 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Feb 24, 2025)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: December 24-30 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Dec 30, 2024)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: December 10-16 at Kraken Chronicle (Mon Dec 16, 2024)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: December 1-10 at Kraken Chronicle (Tue Dec 10, 2024)
Coachella Valley Firebirds recap: November 25-30 at Kraken Chronicle (Tue Dec 3, 2024)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 2, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Mar 7, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Mar 5, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Recalled from AHL
Mar 4, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Feb 27, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Recalled from AHL
Jan 7, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Jan 4, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Recalled from AHL
Dec 23, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Dec 21, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Recalled from AHL
Nov 26, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Nov 16, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Recalled from AHL
Oct 2, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Oct 2, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Cleared Waivers
Oct 1, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 26, 2023	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Apr 13, 2022	Colorado Avalanche	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2013-14	USHS-MN	Delano High	25	18	17	35		11				2		3	3
2014-15	UMHSEHL	Team Twin Cities Orthopedics	19	7	8	15		6
2014-15	USHS-MN	Delano High	25	18	32	50		6				3	2	1	3
2014-15	USA-S16	Team White	5	1	4	5
2014-15	MNHP-16	B16 - White (Final 54)	3	0	0	0
2015-16	UMHSEHL	Team Twin Cities Orthopedics	21	9	9	18		12
2015-16	USHS-MN	Delano High	25	32	29	61		30				3	1	5	6
2015-16	MNHP-17	B17 - Red (Final 54)	3	1	3	4
2016-17	USHL	Fargo Force	5	1	0	1	+1					3
2016-17	USHS-MN	Delano High	25	46	53	99		24				6	6	15	21		14
2016-17	MNHP	Sections 2&6 Seniors	3	0	0	0
2017-18	USHL	Fargo Force	60	24	20	44	+6	30				14	4	3	7		8
2018-19	USHL	Fargo Force	59	33	32	65	+11	26				2	1		1	+2
2019-20	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	37	10	16	26	+7	8
2020-21	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	31	12	16	28	+15	12
2021-22	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	5	1	0	1	-2		8	12.5	9:57
2021-22	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	34	17	24	41	+16	18
2021-22	OG	USA	4	2	2	4	+1
2021-22	WC	USA	10	4	4	8	+6	2
2022-23	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	39	4	0	4	-6	6	33	12.1	9:36	6				-2	2	1	0.0	5:30
2022-23	AHL	Colorado Eagles	30	6	18	24	+9	15				2		1	1	-1	2
2023-24	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	9	1	0	1	-2		7	14.3	9:34
2023-24	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	14	0	2	2	-2	6	5	0.0	10:28
2023-24	AHL	Colorado Eagles	32	11	14	25	+2	2
2024-25	NHL	Seattle Kraken	8	0	0	0	-2	2	4	0.0	8:21
2024-25	AHL	Coachella Valley Firebirds	57	23	28	51	-2	26				6	1	2	3	-2	2
NHL Career			75	6	2	8	-14	14	57	10.5	9:39	6				-2	2	1	0.0	5:30

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2021-22	COL	5	47:32	1.26	0.00	1.26	1.14	0.12	12.50	11.33	1.17	0.00	9.09
2022-23	COL	39	359:45	0.50	0.00	0.50	0.76	-0.26	9.38	14.29	-4.92	4.44	15.56
2023-24	ANA	14	131:34	0.00	0.91	0.91	0.32	-0.32	0.00	13.83	-13.83	0.00	0.00
2023-24	COL	9	82:35	0.73	0.00	0.73	0.38	0.35	14.29	7.43	6.86	0.00	0.00
2023-24	ANA, COL	23	214:09	0.28	0.56	0.84	0.34	-0.06	8.33	10.10	-1.76	0.00	0.00
2024-25	SEA	8	66:37	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.41	-0.41	0.00	11.38	-11.38	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2021-22	COL	5	47:32	45.44	1.26	2.76	45.44	3.79	2.77	25.00	49.97	0.19	0.07	1.11
2022-23	COL	39	359:45	37.19	1.33	2.37	37.19	2.50	2.10	34.78	53.12	-0.35	-0.40	0.90
2023-24	ANA	14	131:34	26.45	1.37	1.45	34.66	2.74	2.24	33.33	39.35	-0.92	-0.19	-10.06
2023-24	COL	9	82:35	29.79	1.45	1.48	36.33	2.91	1.56	33.33	48.66	-1.31	-0.72	-6.32
2023-24	ANA, COL	23	214:09	27.74	1.40	1.46	35.30	2.80	1.98	33.33	42.53	-1.07	-0.40	-9.08
2024-25	SEA	8	66:37	28.82	0.90	1.96	43.23	2.70	2.54	25.00	43.53	-0.03	-0.21	1.61

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	5	22.2	0.9	11.1	11.1	78.8	46.0	14.3	0.0	85.7	39.3	19.4	41.4
2022-23	39	23.4	1.2	10.4	10.5	87.8	29.5	9.4	21.9	68.8	39.7	18.3	42.0
2023-24	23	22.0	0.6	10.6	10.7	84.0	57.4	12.5	62.5	25.0	41.7	18.6	39.8
2024-25	8	21.3	0.6	10.4	10.4	77.4	49.8	25.0	0.0	75.0	41.2	17.3	41.5

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Tanev, B	Kartye, T	SEA	24:42	0.00	2.43	0.00	2.54	3.07	45.29	0.77	0.45	4.98
2023-24	Johnston, R	Leason, B	ANA	26:28	2.27	2.27	50.00	0.96	1.91	33.42	-1.58	-0.23	-20.91
2022-23	Cogliano, A	O'Connor, L	COL	60:15	1.00	5.98	14.29	1.85	3.31	35.86	-0.74	0.95	-16.52

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	26		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000

Signed: June 2, 2025

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.81

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	25		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	UFA-Grp6
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.88

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	24		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	10.2(c)
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000

Signed: July 26, 2023

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6

Cap %: 0.93

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	22	$912,500	$1,031,250	$25,000	$92,500	$807,500	$900,000	$80,000	ELC
2022-23	23	$912,500	$1,031,250	$212,500	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$80,000	ELC
Total				$237,500	$185,000	$1,640,000	$1,825,000	$160,000

Signed: Apr 13, 2022

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: -

Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

*Age is as of September 15