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Sam Bennett

Position	Center / Left Wing	Current Team	Florida Panthers
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	8 years ($8.0M CapHit)
Height	6'1"	Expires	2032-33
Weight (lbs)	193	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	37
Age (DOB)	29 (June 20, 1996)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2014, Round 1, Overall 4 (CGY)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 27, 2025	Florida Panthers	Signed 8 years @ $8.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 26, 2021	Florida Panthers	Signed 4 years @ $4.425M AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 24, 2019	Calgary Flames	Signed 2 years @ $2.550M AAV starting in 2019-20
Sep 6, 2017	Calgary Flames	Signed 2 years @ $1.950M AAV starting in 2017-18
Jul 26, 2014	Calgary Flames	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2015-16	CGY	77	0.31	-0.40	0.79	0.86	0.29	0.51	-	0.69
2016-17	CGY	81	-0.18	0.07	-0.45	-0.54	0.61	-0.22	-	-1.57
2017-18	CGY	82	0.11	-0.40	0.43	-0.86	0.19	-0.03	-	-0.17
2018-19	CGY	71	-0.26	-0.14	-0.34	-0.70	1.57	-0.56	-	-1.03
2019-20	CGY	52	-0.73	-1.31	0.77	0.31	0.24	0.51	-	1.85
2020-21	CGY, FLA	48	1.61	2.21	-0.16	-0.48	0.72	1.15	-	-1.88
2021-22	FLA	71	-0.10	-1.14	1.37	0.51	-0.37	-0.12	-0.65	-0.13
2022-23	FLA	63	0.17	0.74	-0.56	-1.00	1.19	-1.35	-0.30	-0.04
2023-24	FLA	69	-0.34	-0.64	0.10	-0.13	-1.13	-0.49	-0.21	0.62
2024-25	FLA	76	0.27	-0.20	0.44	-0.33	0.74	-1.31	-0.26	-1.00
2025-26	FLA	76	0.45	-0.44	1.02	0.37	-0.38	-0.43	-0.56	0.06

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2015-16	CGY	77	0.22	-0.16	-1.92	-0.32	-0.08	0.56	46.1
2016-17	CGY	81	0.17	-0.81	-0.44	-0.34	-0.61	-0.30	46.1
2017-18	CGY	82	-0.03	-0.78	-0.99	-0.45	-0.33	0.42	54.3
2018-19	CGY	71	-0.37	-0.51	-1.71	-0.18	0.51	0.94	55.6
2019-20	CGY	52	-0.57	-1.17	-1.83	-0.41	-0.27	0.39	51.7
2020-21	CGY, FLA	48	-0.03	-1.07	-0.78	0.63	0.47	-0.55	47.5
2021-22	FLA	71	0.62	0.10	-0.85	-0.27	0.32	0.92	46.9
2022-23	FLA	63	0.90	-0.24	-0.34	1.02	1.66	0.40	47.0
2023-24	FLA	69	0.74	-0.18	-1.48	0.30	1.45	1.50	45.5
2024-25	FLA	76	0.98	0.26	-2.03	-0.46	0.90	1.95	46.2
2025-26	FLA	76	0.78	0.78	-0.86	0.25	1.12	1.10	47.6

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	CGY	77	946:48	0.82	0.76	1.58	0.65	0.17	12.75	10.11	2.64	5.04	5.76
2016-17	CGY	81	977:54	0.49	0.74	1.23	0.62	-0.13	7.55	9.56	-2.01	3.57	6.43
2017-18	CGY	82	968:05	0.62	0.81	1.43	0.88	-0.26	7.09	10.05	-2.96	3.90	5.37
2018-19	CGY	71	785:50	0.69	0.92	1.60	0.88	-0.19	9.28	11.82	-2.55	2.96	8.89
2019-20	CGY	52	580:27	0.83	0.31	1.14	0.76	0.07	11.94	10.94	1.00	4.95	6.93
2020-21	CGY	38	440:30	0.54	1.09	1.63	0.75	-0.20	6.67	9.14	-2.47	5.00	6.25
2020-21	FLA	10	120:27	1.49	3.49	4.98	1.57	-0.08	12.00	12.65	-0.65	9.09	12.12
2020-21	CGY, FLA	48	560:57	0.75	1.60	2.35	0.92	-0.18	8.24	10.17	-1.94	6.19	7.96
2021-22	FLA	71	926:46	1.23	0.78	2.01	1.03	0.20	10.92	9.15	1.77	3.79	5.21
2022-23	FLA	63	817:22	0.66	1.32	1.98	1.09	-0.43	6.43	10.63	-4.20	1.10	10.99
2023-24	FLA	69	893:48	0.87	0.81	1.68	0.91	-0.03	10.92	11.34	-0.42	2.84	4.55
2024-25	FLA	76	1045:31	0.80	0.92	1.72	0.94	-0.13	8.19	9.55	-1.36	0.43	9.48
2025-26	FLA	76	993:53	1.03	0.97	1.99	0.96	0.07	12.50	11.65	0.85	1.97	6.90

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	CGY	77	946:48	38.21	2.28	2.22	41.64	2.41	2.17	48.65	50.61	0.07	-0.12	2.11
2016-17	CGY	81	977:54	36.87	1.66	1.87	38.47	2.64	2.00	38.57	48.25	-0.34	-0.26	-1.15
2017-18	CGY	82	968:05	46.79	1.80	2.62	43.20	2.60	2.38	40.85	52.43	0.15	0.13	0.15
2018-19	CGY	71	785:50	46.57	2.60	2.74	41.99	2.75	2.42	48.57	53.07	0.06	0.01	0.52
2019-20	CGY	52	580:27	41.86	1.76	2.54	43.62	1.86	2.28	48.57	52.71	0.09	-0.08	1.72
2020-21	CGY	38	440:30	42.36	2.32	2.25	38.82	4.09	2.37	36.17	48.73	-0.15	0.17	-3.47
2020-21	FLA	10	120:27	56.79	4.98	3.94	31.38	0.50	1.43	90.91	73.45	0.76	-0.97	16.33
2020-21	CGY, FLA	48	560:57	45.46	2.89	2.61	37.22	3.32	2.16	46.55	54.70	0.05	-0.07	1.32
2021-22	FLA	71	926:46	50.69	3.69	3.54	39.95	2.46	2.78	60.00	56.01	0.22	0.42	-2.42
2022-23	FLA	63	817:22	53.51	3.23	3.73	43.16	2.57	2.83	55.70	56.87	0.91	0.25	4.65
2023-24	FLA	69	893:48	51.56	3.02	3.17	42.69	1.88	2.50	61.64	55.90	0.80	0.42	2.68
2024-25	FLA	76	1045:31	48.72	2.53	2.89	42.87	2.81	2.60	47.31	52.68	0.37	0.56	-2.65
2025-26	FLA	76	993:53	44.85	3.08	2.92	42.62	3.02	2.90	50.50	50.17	0.45	0.51	-0.61

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett Star In New National Commercial That Debuted During Stanley Cup Playoffs at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Apr 20, 2026)
Sam Bennett Set To Return To Panthers Lineup Against Senators Following The Birth Of His Son at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Mar 31, 2026)
3 Flames first-round picks combining on a goal-scoring play is incredibly rare at Flames Nation (Sat Mar 28, 2026)
Seth Jones, Sam Bennett To Return From Injury, Nolan Foote Making Panthers Debut In Vancouver at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Mar 17, 2026)
Tom Wilson on being put on the ‘Fine Line’ with Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett: ‘I think it’s clear what our job is — to create chaos’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Feb 21, 2026)
Sam Bennett fait du Sam Bennett et prend une punition inutile qui donne l'avance à la Finlande at HABSolument Fan (Fri Feb 20, 2026)
We now know what Sam Bennett shouted at Nico Hischier after no high-sticking penalty at Habs Fanatics (Fri Feb 13, 2026)
Matthew Tkachuk croit que le Canada est meilleur avec Bennett au lieu de Cirelli at Dans Les Coulisses (Mon Feb 9, 2026)
Team Canada practice reveals surprising lineup decision involving Sam Bennett and Seth Jarvis at Habs Fanatics (Mon Feb 9, 2026)
Sidney Crosby picks Tom Wilson to lead Team Canada in penalty minutes at the 2026 Winter Olympics at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Feb 8, 2026)
Sam Bennett joins the Olympic Team Canada roster at The Rat Trick (Thu Feb 5, 2026)
Marchand Scores Shootout Winner, Panthers Pick Up Two Crucial Points Against Boston at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Feb 5, 2026)
Canada adds Bennett to replace injured Cirelli at ESPN (Wed Feb 4, 2026)
The Hockey News Big Show: How Much Will Sam Bennett Help Team Canada? at The Hockey News (Wed Feb 4, 2026)
Sam Bennett To Play Against Bruins, Anton Lundell Probable, Brad Marchand Remains Out at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Feb 4, 2026)
Deen’s Daily: O’Connor Update; Bennett Makes Team Canada After All; Sherwood Debut Tonight? at Colorado Hockey Now (Wed Feb 4, 2026)
Florida To Host Wild Card-Holding Bruins Knowing They Can't Keep Letting Points Slip Away at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Feb 4, 2026)
NHL Notebook: Sam Bennett replaces Anthony Cirelli for Team Canada at 2026 Winter Olympics at Canucks Army (Tue Feb 3, 2026)
Reports: Sam Bennett Replaces Anthony Cirelli On Canada's Olympic Team at The Hockey News (Tue Feb 3, 2026)
Sam Bennett was left out of the 2026 Olympic Team Canada roster at The Rat Trick (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
Panthers Lead League in Olympic Picks, but Bennett Snub Casts Shadow at The Hockey Writers (Fri Jan 9, 2026)
Panthers’ Sam Bennett Being Snubbed From Canada’s Olympic Roster Is Disrespectful at The Hockey Writers (Thu Jan 8, 2026)
NYR/FLA 1/2 Winter Classic Review: A Night Where The Rangers Could Do No Wrong! Feral Fat Cats Shine Outdoors; Remove the Roof at M$G (And Switch To These New Cream Color Jerseys Too!), Mika Magic Hexes The Biggest Blueshirts’ Tormentors; Nothing From “The RAT” Either, Panarin Showcases For Potential Suitors, SUPER SPECIAL TEAMS; PK Saves The Day, Adam Fox Gets Snubbed By His Own Bosses For The Upcoming Fugazi Olympic Games; Lafreniere “Takes Out” Seth Jones in a Response, Injuries Galore, Excellent TNT Broadcast; NHL’s “Super Bowl,” It’s Only One Win (But a Very Memorable One), Upcoming Schedule & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Sat Jan 3, 2026)
Olympic hockey roster grades for U.S., Canada, Finland, plus snubs and surprises at ESPN (Fri Jan 2, 2026)
Fans, Media React To Canada's Olympic Men's Roster: 'Not Taking Bedard Is An Absolute Joke' at The Hockey News (Wed Dec 31, 2025)
It goes to eleven in Panthers 3-2 win over Kings at Litter Box Cats (Thu Dec 18, 2025)
Pickups: Sam Bennett, Jason Zucker heating up in December at ESPN (Mon Dec 8, 2025)
Panthers end slump with 7-6 overtime win over Blue Jackets at Litter Box Cats (Sun Dec 7, 2025)
Throwback Thursday: Looking at the Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk trades with the Panthers at Flames Nation (Thu Nov 27, 2025)
The Calgary Flames could be turning Connor Zary into the next Sam Bennett at The Win Column (Thu Nov 13, 2025)
The Calgary Flames could be turning Connor Zary into the next Sam Bennett at The Win Column (Thu Nov 13, 2025)
2014 NHL Draft Top 10: Where Are They Now? at The Hockey Writers (Mon Nov 10, 2025)
Panthers’ Sam Bennett Is Struggling to Start the Season at The Hockey Writers (Wed Nov 5, 2025)
Panthers kick off road trip with frustrating 7-3 loss in Anaheim at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Nov 5, 2025)
Thoughts on the Panthers through their First 12 Games at The Puck Under the Sun (Sun Nov 2, 2025)
Sam Bennett’s positive impact on the South Florida community at The Rat Trick (Fri Oct 24, 2025)
Panthers see streak end with 5-2 loss to Flyers at Litter Box Cats (Tue Oct 14, 2025)
Injuries aside, Panthers remain Leafs' biggest Atlantic Division threat at Editor in Leaf (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Aleksander Barkov injury could force Panthers to make big move at The Rat Trick (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
Anthony Stolarz outlines what he’s looking for with next contract, clash with Sam Bennett and more at The Leafs Nation (Tue Sep 16, 2025)
Panthers’ Sam Bennett trolls Oilers during day with Stanley Cup at Oilers Nation (Sat Aug 23, 2025)
Panthers' Sam Bennett and Aleksander Barkov Feature In NHL Network's Rankings at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Aug 21, 2025)
Saturday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers Open Forum at Litter Box Cats (Sat Aug 2, 2025)
Pires contrats de la LNH : Celui de Sam Bennett en fait partie selon The Athletic at Dans Les Coulisses (Thu Jul 31, 2025)
What Could Nico Hischier’s Next Contract Look Like And Why the Devils Have No Choice But To Pay It at All About the Jersey (Wed Jul 30, 2025)
Rethinking the Maple Leafs After Marner at The Hockey Writers (Mon Jul 28, 2025)
Zachary Bolduc pourrait être le Sam Bennett du Canadien at Dans Les Coulisses (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Sam Bennett, Sasha Barkov have names added to Hall of Fame hardware at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Panthers, Bennett Agree On 8-Year, $64 Million Extension at The Rat Trick (Fri Jun 27, 2025)
Florida Panthers Could Sacrifice Ekblad to Sign Bennett, Marchand at The Rat Trick (Wed Jun 25, 2025)
Looking at the Panthers 2025 Offseason at The Puck Under the Sun (Mon Jun 23, 2025)
How these two playoff performances can help Senators sign this Panthers defenseman at SenShot (Mon Jun 16, 2025)
Sam Bennett Contract Extension Take Positive Turn at The Rat Trick (Fri Jun 13, 2025)
End of An Era: The Zoom Zoom General Manager & Worst Captain In Franchise History Trades Christopher James Kreider to Anaheim. Detailed Thoughts on The Big Trade; CK20’s Legacy, History And What He Said About This Major Career Change, Kreider’s Rafters Candidacy, Ranger Rumors Runnin’ Wild; Who Stays & Who Goes? The Return of DQ – And “SWAGGER” Too, Jesper Fast Retires, The Sam Bennett for Tony DeAngelo Trade That Wasn’t – And The Only Way Bennett in NY Makes Sense Today, Miserable Mika Still Remains, BSU’s Entertaining Recap of Meeting Sam & JD; Old Rumor Dispelled & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Fri Jun 13, 2025)
Stanley Cup Final Game 2 Preview: How To Watch, Odds, Injuries, Notes, and Keys at The Rat Trick (Fri Jun 6, 2025)
3 dream Sharks acquisitions that could make an impact next season at Blades of Teal (Wed Jun 4, 2025)
3 Colorado Avalanche free agent targets to reach another level in 2026 at Mile High Sticking (Wed Jun 4, 2025)
Stanley Cup Final Game 1 Preview: How To Watch, Odds, Injuries, Notes, and Keys at The Rat Trick (Wed Jun 4, 2025)
2025 Stanley Cup Final Preview: Can Florida Go Back-To-Back? at The Rat Trick (Tue Jun 3, 2025)
NHL free agency: Canucks need Sam Bennett, but only at the right price at The Canuck Way (Sat May 24, 2025)
Panthers vs. Hurricanes Game 2 Preview: How To Watch, Odds, Injuries, Notes, and Keys at The Rat Trick (Wed May 21, 2025)
Former first-round Calgary Flame picks in the Stanley Cup Final at Flame for Thought (Sun Jun 9, 2024)

Current Contract

Sam Bennett signed an $64,000,000 8-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Bill Zito on June 27, 2025 with an AAV of $8,000,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2032-33 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 8.38% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	29	NMC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$9,200,000	$1,000,000	$10,200,000	$10,200,000	UFA
2026-27	30	NMC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$8,280,000	$1,000,000	$9,280,000	$9,280,000	UFA
2027-28	31	NMC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$7,820,000	$1,000,000	$8,820,000	$8,820,000	UFA
2028-29	32	NMC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$7,670,000	$1,000,000	$8,670,000	$8,670,000	UFA
2029-30	33	NMC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$7,670,000	$1,000,000	$8,670,000	$8,670,000	UFA
2030-31	34	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$5,120,000	$1,000,000	$6,120,000	$6,120,000	UFA
2031-32	35	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$5,120,000	$1,000,000	$6,120,000	$6,120,000	UFA
2032-33	36	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	$5,120,000	$1,000,000	$6,120,000	$6,120,000	UFA
Total					-	$56,000,000	$8,000,000	$64,000,000	$64,000,000

Signed: June 27, 2025

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Bill Zito

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 8.38

Clause: Player submits a 20 team no trade list in 2030-31 and a 16 team no trade list for 2031-32 and 2032-33.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Sam Bennett signed a $17,700,000 4-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Bill Zito on July 26, 2021 with an AAV of $4,425,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 5.43% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	25	$4,425,000	$4,425,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,925,000	$2,925,000	$2,925,000	RFA-arb
2022-23	26	$4,425,000	$4,425,000	-	-	$3,425,000	$3,425,000	$3,425,000	UFA
2023-24	27	$4,425,000	$4,425,000	-	-	$6,350,000	$6,350,000	$6,350,000	UFA
2024-25	28	$4,425,000	$4,425,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Total				-	$1,000,000	$16,700,000	$17,700,000	$17,700,000

Signed: July 26, 2021

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Bill Zito

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.43

Sam Bennett signed a $5,100,000 2-year contract with the Calgary Flames and General Manager Brad Treliving on July 24, 2019 with an AAV of $2,550,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.13% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	23	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	-	-	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	24	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	-	-	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$5,100,000	$5,100,000	$5,100,000

Signed: July 24, 2019

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 3.13

Sam Bennett signed a $3,900,000 2-year contract with the Calgary Flames and General Manager Brad Treliving on September 6, 2017 with an AAV of $1,950,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.60% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	21	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	-	-	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	RFA
2018-19	22	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	-	-	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	$3,900,000

Signed: Sep 6, 2017

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 2.6

Sam Bennett signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Calgary Flames and General Manager Brad Treliving on July 26, 2014 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.34% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	18	$925,000	$3,225,000	$2,300,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2015-16	19	$925,000	$3,225,000	$2,300,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2016-17	20	$925,000	$3,225,000	$2,300,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$6,900,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 26, 2014

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2008-09	QC Int PW	York Simcoe Peewee	7	6	7	13
2011-12	GTHL	Tor. Marlboros	37	33	36	69		34
2012-13	OHL	Kingston	60	18	22	40	-2	87				4		3	3	-9	2
2013-14	OHL	Kingston	57	36	55	91	+34	118				7	5	4	9	+2	18
2014-15	NHL	Calgary Flames	1	0	1	1	-1		1	0.0	16:00	11	3	1	4	-3	8	20	15.0	14:01
2014-15	OHL	Kingston	11	11	13	24	+4	14				4		3	3	-4	4
2015-16	NHL	Calgary Flames	77	18	18	36	-11	37	136	13.2	15:09
2016-17	NHL	Calgary Flames	81	13	13	26	-16	75	122	10.7	14:59	4	2		2	-1	4	10	20.0	13:40
2017-18	NHL	Calgary Flames	82	11	15	26	-18	59	157	7.0	14:24
2018-19	NHL	Calgary Flames	71	13	14	27	-6	93	115	11.3	13:17	5	1	4	5		16	9	11.1	13:14
2019-20	NHL	Calgary Flames	52	8	4	12	-1	36	82	9.8	12:31	10	5	3	8	+4	10	32	15.6	15:18
2020-21	NHL	Calgary Flames	38	4	8	12	-14	19	67	6.0	13:28
2020-21	NHL	Florida Panthers	10	6	9	15	+12	33	39	15.4	18:04	5	1	4	5		8	18	5.6	20:55
2021-22	NHL	Florida Panthers	71	28	21	49	+27	74	241	11.6	16:57	10	1	2	3	+1	12	29	3.4	16:46
2022-23	NHL	Florida Panthers	63	16	24	40	+5	54	193	8.3	17:24	20	5	10	15	+5	60	73	6.8	20:52
2023-24	NHL	Florida Panthers	69	20	21	41	+17	100	171	11.7	16:37	19	7	7	14	-1	12	38	18.4	16:04
2024-25	4 Nations	Canada	3	1	0	1	-1	5	9	11.0	12:03
2024-25	NHL	Florida Panthers	76	25	26	51	-15	90	241	10.4	17:27	23	15	7	22	+6	48	69	21.7	17:34
2025-26	NHL	Florida Panthers	76	26	32	58	-10	82	201	12.9	18:30
2025-26	OG	Canada	5	0	1	1	+2	6	8	0.0	9:55
NHL Career			767	188	206	394	-31	752	1766	10.6	15:42	107	40	38	78	+11	178	298	13.4	17:04