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Ben Meyers

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Ben Meyers
Born (1998-11-15) November 15, 1998 (age 25)
Delano, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Seattle Kraken
Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)
Colorado Avalanche
Anaheim Ducks
National team  United States
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2022–present

Benjamin Meyers (born November 15, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey forward for Coachella Valley Firebirds in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He formerly played for the Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks. He played college ice hockey at the University of Minnesota.

Playing career

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Collegiate

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Meyers joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) University of Minnesota Golden Gophers from the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League (USHL) where he was an alternate captain and helped the Force win the Clark Cup in 2018. In his first season with the Golden Gophers in 2019–20 he scored ten goals and 26 points in 37 games. He was named to the Big Ten All-Freshmen Team. In his sophomore season in 2020–21, Meyers was named an alternate captain. He scored 12 goals and 28 points in 31 games. In 2021–22, his junior year, Meyers was named the team's captain. He scored 17 points and 41 points in 34 games and was named as a Hobey Baker Award finalist, the first Golden Gopher to be a finalist since 2002. He scored his first hat trick against the Wisconsin Badgers on February 25, 2022. The Golden Gophers won the Big Ten Season Championship and appeared in the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time since 2014. Meyers was named to the Academic All-Big Ten, Academic All-District, Second Team All-America selection, 2021-22 Big Ten Player of the Year, First Team All-Big Ten selection and an NCAA All-Regional Team pick.[1]

Professional

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On April 13, 2022, Meyers signed a two-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] He made his NHL debut on April 17, 2022, scoring his first NHL goal against Frederik Andersen in a 7–4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.[3] He finished the 2021–22 season with five games played and the single goal.[4] Meyers began the 2022–23 season with Colorado, scoring a goal against the Minnesota Wild on his first return to the state on October 17, 2022. The Avalanche decided that Meyers needed more work and sent him to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, to work on some issues that were raised by Avalanche coach Jared Bednar.[5] Meyers bounced between the NHL and AHL for the remainder of the season, getting into 39 games for the Avalanche scoring four goals and 6 goals and 24 points in 30 games for the Eagles. He also played in six of the Avalanche's seven playoff games. Meyers re-signed to a one-year contract with the Avalanche on July 26, 2023.[4]

Meyers was assigned to the Eagles to start the 2023–24 season.[6] Meyers spent the season shuttling between the Eagles and Avalanche, appearing in nine NHL games, scoring one goal and 32 AHL games, scoring 11 goals and 25 points.[7] On March 8, 2024, the Avalanche traded Meyers to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick.[7] He made his Ducks debut that night in a 6–2 loss to the Dallas Stars.[8] He played out the remainder of the season with the Ducks, registering two assists through 14 appearances.[9]

As an unrestricted free agent from the Ducks, Meyers was signed to a one-year, $755,000 contract with the Seattle Kraken on July 1, 2024.[9] After going unclaimed on waivers, Meyers was assigned to Seattle's AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, to begin the 2024–25 season.[10]

International play

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Meyers was selected to represent the United States in the men's tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics, alongside teammates Brock Faber and Matthew Knies.[11] At the tournament, he scored two goals and four points, second on Team USA.[4]

On May 5, 2022, Meyers was named to the United States team to compete at the 2022 IIHF World Championship.[12] He recorded four goals and four assists in ten games.[13]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Delano High USHS 25 18 17 35 11 2 0 3 3 0
2014–15 Delano High USHS 25 18 32 50 6 3 2 1 3 0
2015–16 Delano High USHS 25 32 29 61 30 3 1 5 6 0
2016–17 Delano High USHS 25 46 53 99 24 6 6 15 21 14
2016–17 Fargo Force USHL 5 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Fargo Force USHL 60 24 20 44 30 14 4 3 7 8
2018–19 Fargo Force USHL 59 33 32 65 26 2 1 0 1 0
2019–20 University of Minnesota B1G 37 10 16 26 8 — — — — —
2020–21 University of Minnesota B1G 31 12 16 28 12 — — — — —
2021–22 University of Minnesota B1G 34 17 24 41 18 — — — — —
2021–22 Colorado Avalanche NHL 5 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2022–23 Colorado Avalanche NHL 39 4 0 4 6 6 0 0 0 2
2022–23 Colorado Eagles AHL 30 6 18 24 15 2 0 1 1 2
2023–24 Colorado Eagles AHL 32 11 14 25 2 — — — — —
2023–24 Colorado Avalanche NHL 9 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2023–24 Anaheim Ducks NHL 14 0 2 2 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 67 6 2 8 12 6 0 0 0 2

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2022 United States OG 5th 4 2 2 4 0
2022 United States WC 4th 10 4 4 8 2
Senior totals 14 6 6 12 2

Awards and honors

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Award Year Ref
USHS
All-USA Hockey Second Team 2017
USHL
Clark Cup champion 2018 [1]
Second All-Star Team 2019 [1]
College
All-Big Ten First Team 2022 [14]
Big Ten Player of the Year 2022
AHCA West Second Team All-American 2022 [15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2021-22 Men's Hockey Roster – Ben Meyers". University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Avalanche Sign Ben Meyers". Colorado Avalanche. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via NHL.com.
  3. ^ "Avalanche beat Hurricanes 7-4, wrap up top seed in West". ESPN. Associated Press. April 17, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Avalanche Re-Signs Ben Meyers". Colorado Avalanche. July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via NHL.com.
  5. ^ Durando, Bennett (November 6, 2022). "Avalanche Journal: Ben Meyers' bad break, and will former first-rounder Shane Bowers finally get his NHL chance?". Denver Post. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Avalanche Reassign Meyers to Eagles". Colorado Eagles. October 8, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Ducks Acquire Meyers from Colorado for 2024 Fifth-Round Pick". Anaheim Ducks. March 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via NHL.com.
  8. ^ Knoll, Andrew (March 8, 2024). "Ducks pay for their 'sleepy' start in loss to Stars". The Orange County Register. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Seattle Kraken 2024 Free Agency Live Blog". Seattle Kraken. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via NHL.com.
  10. ^ "Kraken's Ben Meyers: Waived Tuesday". CBS Sports. October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Gopher Men's Hockey at the Olympics: Ben Meyers". University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Trio of 'U' Alums Named to U.S. National Team". University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  13. ^ Potts, Andy (May 23, 2022). "The kids are alright for Team USA". IIHF.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "Hockey Postseason Honors Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 15, 2022. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "Four players return to 2021-22 Division I men's All-American teams, led by three-time pick Dryden McKay". USCHO.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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