Ben Kindel

C · #81 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Ben Kindel is a center for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Born April 19, 2007 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, he stands 5'11", weighs 183 lbs and shoots right. He was drafted in 2025 (round 1, 11th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 91 NHL regular-season games he has 20 goals and 22 assists for 42 points. This season: 3 goals and 4 assists in 14 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

91

Goals

20

Assists

22

Points

42

NHL playoff career

Games

6

Goals

0

Assists

0

Points

0

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.22

Assists / game

0.24

Points / game

0.46

Shots / game

1.99

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

17

2025–26 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Assists

18

2025–26 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Points

35

2025–26 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Shots

151

2025–26 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Canada U18Hlinka Gretzky Cup
   • Team CHLProspects Challenge
   • Calgary HitmenWHL
   • Canada U18WJC-18

4. 2023–24

   • Calgary HitmenWHL

5. 2022–23

   • Yale Hockey Academy U18 PrepCSSHL U18
   • Team British ColumbiaCWG
   • Yale Hockey Academy U18 PrepCircle K Classic
   • Calgary HitmenWHL

6. 2021–22

   • Burnaby Winter Club U15 PrepCSSHL U15

7. 2020–21

   • Burnaby Winter Club U15 VarsityCSSHL U15 AAA

8. 2019–20

   • Burnaby Winter Club BruinsQC Int PW

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	14	3	4	7	2	-7	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 17:01 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4228 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -7 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 30
2025–26	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	77	17	18	35	18	-5	151	4	10	1	2	4	0	All stats Assists 18 Avg Toi 15:04 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4361 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 77 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -5 Points 35 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.1126 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 151
2025–26	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0	-4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 13:07 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3462 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -4 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
2024–25	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	Regular	5	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
2024–25	Prospects Challenge	Team CHL	Regular	2	0	1	1	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2024–25	WHL	Calgary Hitmen	Regular	65	35	64	99	39	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 64 Games Played 65 Goals 35 Pim 39 Plus Minus 39 Points 99
2024–25	WJC-18	Canada U18	Regular	5	1	6	7	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus 2 Points 7
2024–25	WHL	Calgary Hitmen	Playoffs	11	8	7	15	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 11 Goals 8 Pim 8 Plus Minus 6 Points 15
2023–24	WHL	Calgary Hitmen	Regular	68	15	45	60	14	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 45 Games Played 68 Goals 15 Pim 14 Plus Minus 2 Points 60
2022–23	CSSHL U18	Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep	Regular	29	17	29	46	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Games Played 29 Goals 17 Pim 18 Points 46
2022–23	CWG	Team British Columbia	Regular	6	6	5	11	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 6 Goals 6 Pim 4 Points 11
2022–23	Circle K Classic	Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep	Regular	4	2	0	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 2
2022–23	WHL	Calgary Hitmen	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
2022–23	CSSHL U18	Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep	Playoffs	4	3	8	11	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 4 Goals 3 Pim 0 Points 11
2021–22	CSSHL U15	Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep	Regular	22	12	35	47	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 35 Games Played 22 Goals 12 Pim 4 Points 47
2021–22	CSSHL U15	Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep	Playoffs	3	3	0	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 3 Pim 6 Points 3
2020–21	CSSHL U15 AAA	Burnaby Winter Club U15 Varsity	Regular	6	3	8	11	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 11
2019–20	QC Int PW	Burnaby Winter Club Bruins	Regular	3	0	4	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 4

NHL game-by-game archive

13 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Profile updated Nov 8, 3:00 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

Player on NHL.com