# Tyler Benson

Tyler Benson (born March 15, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with MoDo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Playing career

Benson was born and raised in Edmonton, and played minor hockey at the South Side Athletic Club (SSAC), including overlapping seasons on the SSAC Lions of the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League (AMBHL) with future Edmonton Oilers teammates Stuart Skinner (two SSAC seasons) and James Hamblin (one SSAC season). During the 2012–13 season he established a new scoring record with 146 points in 33 games, surpassing the previous AMBHL mark of 131 points held by Ty Rattie. In addition to being the league's top scorer, he was also named the AMBHL North's Most Valuable Player for the 2012–13 season.
Benson was selected first overall by the Vancouver Giants in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. He made his WHL debut, as an underaged player, on November 16, 2013, starting a WHL career that ran from 2013 to 2018.
Benson was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, 32nd overall, and signed an entry-level contract on December 30, 2016. He turned pro in the 2018–19 season, playing with the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League. Benson was named to the AHL All-Rookie and Second All-Star teams in the 2018–19 season, and played in the 2019–20 season All-Star game.
As a free agent from the Oilers following the 2022–23 season, Benson was unable to attract NHL interest. On July 10, 2023, he was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Henderson Silver Knights, the primary affiliate to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Leading into the 2024–25 season, Benson remained an un-signed free agent before opting to sign a one-year deal with Swedish club, MoDo Hockey of the SHL, on November 8, 2024.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2011–12 | SSAC Lions Bantam | AMBHL | 33 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | SSAC Lions Bantam | AMBHL | 33 | 57 | 89 | 146 | 52 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 16 |
| 2013–14 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 62 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 30 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 33 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Vancouver Giants | WHL | 58 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| 2017–18 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 68 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019–20 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 47 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | GCK Lions | SL | 15 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 36 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 43 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 52 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 38 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2014 | Canada Pacific | U17 | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | Canada Black | U17 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | Canada | U18 | | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | Canada | IH18 | | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| AMBHL |||
| Rookie of the Year | 2011–12 |
| Most Valuable Player | 2012–13 |
| WHL |||
| WHL Bantam Draft First Overall Selection | 2013 |
| CHL Top Prospects Game | 2016 |
| AHL |||
| All-Rookie Team | 2019 |
| Second all-star team | 2019 |
| All-Star Game | 2020 |