Ben Gleason
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File:Ben Gleason hockey.jpg Gleason with the Texas Stars in 2022 | |||
| Born |
March 25, 1998 Ortonville, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild Iowa Wild (AHL) Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Benjamin Gleason (born March 25, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Major junior
[edit | edit source]Gleason was drafted in the second round, 36th overall, by the London Knights in the 2014 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft.[1] In August 2015, Gleason was one of 11 OHL players selected for the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, a game compiled of the top U.S. NHL draft eligible players.[2] However, on October 7, 2015, Gleason was traded to the Hamilton Bulldogs in exchange for a second round pick in the 2017 OHL Selection and a conditional 15th round pick in 2019.[3] Despite his successful season, with 33 points in 66 games, Gleason was passed over in the 2016 NHL entry draft.[4]
As an overage player during the 2017–18 season, Gleason helped lead the Bulldogs to their first Leyden Trophy as the regular season champion of the East division in the OHL.[5]
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Professional
[edit | edit source]Undrafted in the NHL entry draft, Gleason signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on September 13, 2018.[6] After attending the Stars' training camp, he was assigned to the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL).[7] Gleason was recalled to the NHL on November 10,[8] where he recorded his first NHL point on an assist of Denis Gurianov's first NHL goal that night as the Stars lost the game in overtime to the Nashville Predators.[9] On November 22, he was reassigned to the Texas Stars.[10]
As a free agent from the Stars after five seasons within the organization, Gleason was signed to a two-year, $1.55 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on July 2, 2023.[11] Gleason impressed Oilers staff during the 2023–24 preseason and was considered a dark horse to make the final roster.[12] In spite of this, Gleason was a late cut from their roster and was re-assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, prior to the start of the season.[13] He tallied two goals and seven assists for nine points through 14 games before being recalled to the NHL on December 7.[14]
During the 2024–25 season, on November 4, 2024, Gleason was traded by the Oilers to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Ronnie Attard.[15]
He signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild for the 2025–26 season on July 2, 2025.[16]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Gleason comes from an ice hockey playing family. He is the cousin of former NHL player Tim Gleason[17] and Central Michigan University player James Gleason. His other cousin, Jacob, played with the Metro Jets in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL).[18]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Regular season and playoffs
[edit | edit source]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | London Knights | OHL | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | London Knights | OHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 64 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 66 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 63 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Texas Stars | AHL | 72 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Texas Stars | AHL | 43 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Texas Stars | AHL | 37 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Texas Stars | AHL | 70 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Texas Stars | AHL | 68 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 62 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 29 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | United States | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or ThePWHL.com
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Bakersfield Condors players
- Dallas Stars players
- Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Oakland County, Michigan
- Ice hockey players from Michigan
- Iowa Wild players
- Lehigh Valley Phantoms players
- London Knights players
- Texas Stars players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players