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Matt Benning Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1994-05-25 Country: Canada
2012 · Round 6, Pick #175  ·  Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
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NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2010-11 — AJHL 43 0 7 7 0.163 0.0546 0.0615 0.1507 0.1699
2011-12 — AJHL 44 4 14 18 0.409 0.1372 0.1477 0.3786 0.4076
2012-13 — USHL 57 10 16 26 0.456 0.2691 0.2692 1.3699 1.3707
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2015-16 Northeastern D1 HockeyEast JR 41 6 13 19 0.463
2014-15 Northeastern D1 HockeyEast SO 36 0 24 24 0.667
2013-14 Northeastern D1 HockeyEast FR 33 3 10 13 0.394
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.21
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.39
2013-14 · Northeastern
+89.2% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#7977
Defenseman overall
#1195
Defenseman born in 1994

D1 Comparables

Dan Renouf
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.49 PPG
→ Maine (0.32 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Ian Brady
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.53 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.64 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Gavin Bayreuther
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.95 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Jaccob Slavin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.53 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.78 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Jeff Taylor
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Union (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Blake Ulve
St. Norbert · 2020-21
0.552 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Robbie Murden
Hamilton · 2010-11
1.091 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Blanchard
King's · 2018-19
0.913 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.