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Simon Benoit
| Position | Left Defense | Current Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Shoots | Left | Current Contract | 3 years |
| Height | 6'4" | Expires | 2026-27 |
| Weight (lbs) | 211 | Expiry Age (Jun 30) | 28 |
| Age | 26 (Sep 19, 1998) | Expiry Status | UFA |
| Drafted | Undrafted |
News and Opinions
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Maple Leafs' projected lineup shows questionable choices at Editor in Leaf (Thu Jul 31, 2025)
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Structuring the Maple Leafs’ 2025-26 Lineup by Salary at The Hockey Writers (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
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Do the Toronto Maple Leafs have the assets to acquire Nazem Kadri or Rasmus Andersson? at The Win Column (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
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Evaluating Toronto Maple Leafs assets for potential Nazem Kadri or Rasmus Andersson deal at The Win Column (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
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Maple Leafs fleece Sharks for second time with Reaves trade at Editor in Leaf (Sat Jul 12, 2025)
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Maple Leafs offload Ryan Reaves, add defensive depth option in Henry Thrun at Maple Leeafs Hot Stove (Fri Jul 11, 2025)
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Are the Leafs' defensemen good enough to contend for Stanley Cup? at Editor in Leaf (Thu Jul 10, 2025)
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Optimal lineup for Anaheim Ducks is key to postseason berth at Pucks of a Feather (Sun Jan 9, 2022)
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Anaheim Ducks: Buying Into A Championship at Pucks of a Feather (Sat Jul 10, 2021)
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Anaheim Ducks: The Case to Trade for Jack Eichel at Pucks of a Feather (Sun Jun 20, 2021)
| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2024 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Signed 3 years @ $1.350M AAV starting in 2024-25 | |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24 | |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks | Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23 | |
| Mar 4, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks | Signed to an entry level contract. |
Status History Coming Soon
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2010-11 | QC Int PW | Laval Patriotes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2012-13 | QMEAA | Laval Patriotes Midget Espoir | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | QMEAA | Laval Patriotes Midget Espoir | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2014-15 | QMAAA | Laval-Montréal Rousseau Royal | 42 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2015-16 | QMJHL | Shawinigan Cataractes | 55 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 22 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2016-17 | QMJHL | Shawinigan Cataractes | 64 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +4 | 47 | 6 | -2 | ||||||||||
| 2017-18 | QMJHL | Shawinigan Cataractes | 63 | 5 | 23 | 28 | -37 | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | AHL | San Diego Gulls | 65 | 2 | 14 | 16 | +16 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 | |||||||
| 2019-20 | AHL | San Diego Gulls | 56 | 4 | 15 | 19 | +15 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 17:12 | |||||||||
| 2020-21 | AHL | San Diego Gulls | 38 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +4 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 | NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 22 | 45 | 2.2 | 14:06 | |||||||||
| 2021-22 | AHL | San Diego Gulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2022-23 | NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 78 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -29 | 60 | 82 | 3.7 | 19:21 | |||||||||
| 2023-24 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 64 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +7 | 56 | 52 | 1.9 | 17:14 | 7 | -3 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 17:04 | |||
| 2023-24 | AHL | Toronto Marlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |||||||||||||
| 2024-25 | NHL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +12 | 59 | 48 | 2.1 | 16:33 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 10 | 11 | 9.1 | 18:23 |
| NHL Career | 279 | 6 | 24 | 30 | -18 | 199 | 230 | 2.6 | 17:02 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 14 | 18 | 5.6 | 17:55 | ||
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ANA | 6 | 91:53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | -0.07 | 0.00 | 3.37 | -3.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2021-22 | ANA | 53 | 697:06 | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.17 | -0.08 | 2.27 | 4.49 | -2.22 | 3.17 | 3.17 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 78 | 1222:46 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.16 | -0.01 | 4.11 | 4.36 | -0.25 | 0.00 | 2.75 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 64 | 965:47 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.09 | -0.09 | 0.00 | 3.08 | -3.08 | 0.00 | 2.78 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 78 | 1090:43 | 0.06 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.09 | -0.03 | 2.33 | 3.60 | -1.27 | 0.00 | 3.03 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ANA | 6 | 91:53 | 37.87 | 0.65 | 2.20 | 35.92 | 3.27 | 1.98 | 16.67 | 52.52 | 0.03 | -0.06 | 1.00 |
| 2021-22 | ANA | 53 | 697:06 | 37.61 | 1.89 | 2.34 | 45.36 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 43.14 | 47.64 | -0.09 | -0.10 | 0.09 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 78 | 1222:46 | 37.05 | 1.91 | 2.10 | 52.65 | 3.39 | 3.50 | 36.11 | 37.55 | -0.21 | 0.21 | -3.77 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 64 | 965:47 | 42.43 | 2.73 | 2.54 | 38.02 | 2.24 | 2.22 | 55.00 | 53.29 | -0.28 | -0.25 | 0.06 |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 78 | 1090:43 | 35.98 | 2.42 | 2.06 | 44.61 | 1.87 | 2.51 | 56.41 | 45.14 | -0.41 | 0.23 | -6.84 |
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% |
| 2021-22 | 53 | 22.2 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 97.2 | 65.2 | 61.9 | 33.3 | 4.8 | 42.5 | 18.4 | 39.1 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 21.8 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 99.6 | 65.4 | 73.3 | 15.0 | 11.7 | 45.1 | 18.2 | 36.7 |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 22.6 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 89.7 | 59.1 | 77.8 | 18.5 | 3.7 | 41.1 | 18.3 | 40.6 |
| 2024-25 | 78 | 23.0 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 93.8 | 66.8 | 73.3 | 23.3 | 3.3 | 41.5 | 18.3 | 40.2 |
Legend
| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
5v5 Defense Pairs
Season
| Season | Teammate | Team | TOI | GF/60 | GA/60 | GF% | xGF/60 | xGA/60 | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Timmins, C | TOR | 433:24 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 50.00 | 2.09 | 2.40 | 46.55 | -0.41 | 0.08 | -5.39 |
| 2024-25 | Ekman-Larsson, O | TOR | 190:15 | 3.78 | 3.15 | 54.55 | 2.01 | 2.50 | 44.59 | -0.35 | 0.16 | -5.63 |
| 2024-25 | Ekman-Larsson, O | TOR | 148:54 | 1.21 | 2.01 | 37.50 | 1.55 | 2.57 | 37.63 | -0.64 | 0.07 | -9.00 |
| 2024-25 | McCabe, J | TOR | 122:46 | 4.40 | 2.93 | 60.00 | 2.71 | 3.08 | 46.79 | 0.29 | 0.80 | -4.65 |
| 2024-25 | Myers, P | TOR | 119:42 | 2.51 | 2.51 | 50.00 | 1.95 | 2.15 | 47.56 | -0.28 | -0.41 | 1.03 |
| 2024-25 | Tanev, C | TOR | 113:29 | 2.64 | 0.53 | 83.33 | 1.91 | 2.44 | 43.95 | -0.51 | 0.15 | -7.46 |
| 2024-25 | Rielly, M | TOR | 51:45 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 50.00 | 2.15 | 2.30 | 48.33 | -0.20 | -0.05 | -1.75 |
| 2024-25 | Carlo, B | TOR | 36:16 | 1.65 | 0.00 | 100.00 | 0.92 | 3.41 | 21.17 | -1.35 | 1.09 | -28.24 |
| 2023-24 | McCabe, J | TOR | 511:34 | 2.46 | 1.88 | 56.76 | 2.64 | 2.28 | 53.71 | -0.09 | -0.16 | 0.85 |
| 2023-24 | Timmins, C | TOR | 130:05 | 2.77 | 2.31 | 54.55 | 2.74 | 1.81 | 60.26 | -0.02 | -0.88 | 9.60 |
| 2023-24 | Lagesson, W | TOR | 100:37 | 0.60 | 1.19 | 33.33 | 1.71 | 1.37 | 55.45 | -1.31 | -1.32 | 2.56 |
| 2023-24 | McCabe, J | TOR | 89:51 | 0.67 | 1.34 | 33.33 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 49.48 | -0.74 | -0.66 | -0.95 |
| 2023-24 | Brodie, T | TOR | 51:13 | 3.51 | 1.17 | 75.00 | 3.28 | 1.51 | 68.42 | 0.56 | -0.92 | 15.64 |
| 2023-24 | Rielly, M | TOR | 50:12 | 4.78 | 5.98 | 44.44 | 2.24 | 4.27 | 34.41 | -0.50 | 1.90 | -19.23 |
| 2023-24 | Liljegren, T | TOR | 42:04 | 2.85 | 8.56 | 25.00 | 2.32 | 4.45 | 34.28 | -0.34 | 2.10 | -18.84 |
| 2023-24 | Giordano, M | TOR | 34:57 | 3.43 | 1.72 | 66.67 | 2.41 | 0.98 | 71.03 | -0.40 | -1.42 | 17.12 |
| 2022-23 | Shattenkirk, K | ANA | 471:47 | 1.78 | 3.43 | 34.15 | 2.10 | 3.21 | 39.56 | -0.10 | -0.16 | 0.07 |
| 2022-23 | Klingberg, J | ANA | 287:53 | 2.29 | 3.54 | 39.29 | 2.38 | 3.85 | 38.16 | 0.03 | 0.49 | -2.96 |
| 2022-23 | Fowler, C | ANA | 140:50 | 1.70 | 3.41 | 33.33 | 1.93 | 3.72 | 34.18 | -0.39 | 0.34 | -6.60 |
| 2022-23 | Kulikov, D | ANA | 108:11 | 1.66 | 2.22 | 42.86 | 2.07 | 4.12 | 33.43 | -0.25 | 0.71 | -6.98 |
| 2022-23 | White, C | ANA | 80:03 | 2.25 | 3.00 | 42.86 | 1.75 | 3.18 | 35.50 | -0.47 | -0.13 | -4.64 |
| 2022-23 | Vaakanainen, U | ANA | 65:19 | 0.92 | 4.59 | 16.67 | 0.97 | 2.83 | 25.44 | -1.35 | -0.70 | -14.13 |
| 2022-23 | Harrington, S | ANA | 22:15 | 8.09 | 2.70 | 75.00 | 2.62 | 2.73 | 48.95 | 0.57 | -0.45 | 9.78 |
| 2022-23 | Beaulieu, N | ANA | 21:54 | 0.00 | 5.48 | 0.00 | 2.38 | 4.04 | 37.08 | 0.18 | 0.75 | -2.96 |
| 2021-22 | Shattenkirk, K | ANA | 411:30 | 1.60 | 2.48 | 39.29 | 2.33 | 2.48 | 48.37 | -0.12 | -0.23 | 0.90 |
| 2021-22 | Sustr, A | ANA | 147:32 | 2.44 | 1.63 | 60.00 | 2.52 | 2.78 | 47.58 | 0.36 | -0.28 | 6.19 |
| 2021-22 | Mahura, J | ANA | 42:02 | 0.00 | 4.28 | 0.00 | 1.91 | 2.14 | 47.12 | -0.27 | -0.17 | -1.39 |
| 2021-22 | Pateryn, G | ANA | 30:56 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 50.00 | 1.77 | 2.03 | 46.61 | -0.24 | -0.74 | 4.58 |
| 2020-21 | Shattenkirk, K | ANA | 70:00 | 0.86 | 2.57 | 25.00 | 2.31 | 1.87 | 55.32 | -0.05 | -0.09 | 0.59 |
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. |
Current Contract
Standard Contract (RFA)
Signed: Mar 29, 2024
Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.53
Previous Contracts
Standard Contract (UFA)
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24 | $775,000 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| Total | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $775,000 |
Signed: Aug 28, 2023
Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.93
Standard Contract (RFA)
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 23 | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $100,000 | RFA | ||
| Total | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $100,000 |
Signed: July 22, 2022
Team: Anaheim Ducks
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 0.91
Note: Minimum guaranteed salary of $120,000.
Entry Level Contract
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 20 | $809,166 | $925,000 | $132,500 | $92,500 | $700,000 | $792,500 | $70,000 | ELC | ||
| 2020-21 | 21 | $809,166 | $925,000 | $132,500 | $92,500 | $700,000 | $792,500 | $57,500 | ELC | ||
| 2021-22 | 22 | $809,166 | $925,000 | $82,500 | $92,500 | $750,000 | $842,500 | $57,500 | ELC | ||
| Total | $347,500 | $277,500 | $2,150,000 | $2,427,500 | $185,000 |
Signed: Mar 4, 2019
Team: Anaheim Ducks
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA