Sam Bennett
Age 26 Jun 20, 1996
Holland Landing CAN
Center shoots left
6'1" 185 cm
195 lbs 88 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2022
Agent Darren Ferris 
Transaction History
| Nov 28, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett provided an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett earned two assists, two shots, one hit and two blocks in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to Calgary. |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett notched three assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Dallas Stars. |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett produced a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Nov 6, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal on four shots in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett posted an assist, three shots on goal, three hits and four PIM in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal and an assist in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Boston Bruins. |
| May 11, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett notched an assist, five shots on goal and six hits in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 5. |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (rest) will not play Friday in Montreal. |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal and added an assist Thursday in a 4-0 win over the Ottawa Senators. |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett notched an assist, seven shots on goal, two hits and a plus-4 rating in Friday's 6-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett had a goal, two assists and five shots in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens. |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett notched an assist and two hits in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal on two shots, added two hits, blocked two shots and went minus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. |
| Mar 6, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett put up a goal and a power-play assist in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Jan 29, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored the winner in overtime Saturday in a 5-4 comeback win over the San Jose Sharks. |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett had a pair of goals in a 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (lower body) is on the ice for warmups Sunday and is expected to play against the Seattle Kraken, Steve Goldstein of Fox Sports Florida reports. |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Coach Andrew Brunette said Bennett (lower body) will be a game-time decision for Sunday's contest in Seattle. |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will not play Friday against the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett netted three goals, an assist, and four hits in a 7-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday.. |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett completed his three-game suspension Monday for an illegal hit on Cedric Paquette's head, per George Richards of Panthers Press Box. |
| Jan 2, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett received a three-game suspension Sunday for an illegal check to the head against the Montreal Canadiens's Cedric Paquette. |
| Jan 2, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett has a hearing with the NHL on Sunday to discuss his hit to Cedric Paquette's head Saturday. |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored two goals on a game-high 10 shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (illness) is on track to play Saturday versus the Montreal Canadiens, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett didn't play Thursday versus the Tampa Bay Lightning due to an illness, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (undisclosed) will not be available Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Steve Goldstein of Fox Sports Florida reports. |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett cleared COVID-19 protocols and rejoined the Florida Panthers at practice Monday, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett was added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list Wednesday. |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett recorded a power-play goal, an assist and six shots in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (upper body) scored a goal on four shots and had two PIM in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils. He also had two hits. |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (upper body) is set to return Tuesday versus the New Jersey Devils, Steve Goldstein of Bally Sports Florida reports. |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (upper body) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's clash with the New Jersey Devils. Per the NHL media site, Bennett has been activated off injured reserve. |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (upper body) is considered day-to-day but won't play in Monday's clash with the New York Rangers, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (upper body) remains on injured reserve and won't play Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Despite earlier reports, Bennett (upper body) is not expected to be in the lineup against the Washington Capitals on Thursday. |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (upper body) is still day-to-day but could be ready to play against the Washington Capitals on Thursday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (upper body) won't play Saturday versus Boston. |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett registered two assists and four shots in Monday's 5-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett struck for a power-play goal on four shots and had two PIM in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. He also had two hits. |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett notched a hat trick Saturday in a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders. One goal stood as the game winner. |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (COVID-19 protocols) cleared the league's protocols and returned to practice Monday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett is in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol and will not play Saturday's preseason finale against the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Jul 26, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett secured a four-year, $17.7 million contract from the Florida Panthers on Monday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports. |
| May 24, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett notched an assist, five shots on goal, two hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5. |
| May 20, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett provided a goal and three hits in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3. |
| May 17, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett has been suspended for Game 2 of the Florida Panthers' first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| May 17, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety for boarding Blake Coleman on Sunday. |
| May 16, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (undisclosed) produced a pair of assists, four shots on goal, four PIM, three hits and three blocked shots in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1. |
| May 14, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (undisclosed) deemed himself ready to play in Sunday's Game 1 versus Tampa Bay on Friday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| May 10, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (undisclosed) will miss Monday's season finale against the Tampa Bay Lightning, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports. |
| May 8, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett had a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| May 6, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (upper body) is expected to be ready to return Saturday versus Tampa Bay, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| May 3, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett is dealing with an upper-body issue that will sideline him versus Dallas on Monday, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| May 1, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett posted two assists, four shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal on eight shots, doled out six hits and added two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett registered three assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Nashville Predators. |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal on five shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to Nashville. |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennet scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett registered two assists and five hits in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was also plus-3 with one hit. |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Sam Bennett | Bennett (not injury related) will make his Panthers debut in Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Apr 12, 2021 | TRADE ANALYSIS The Florida Panthers acquired Sam Bennett and 2022 sixth round pick from the Calgary Flames for Emil Heineman and 2022 second round pick (0) Leave a Comment |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Emil Heineman | The Flames acquired the rights to sign Heineman and a second-round draft pick from the Florida Panthers on Monday for Sam Bennett, Frank Seravalli of TSN.ca reports. |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett notched a pair of assists and a team-high six hits in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| Apr 4, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett registered an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett produced an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett (undisclosed) recorded two assists in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett (undisclosed) is in the projected lineup for Thursday's game versus Montreal, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports. |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett didn't practice Tuesday and is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. |
| Feb 22, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal on two shots and added four hits with two PIM in Monday's 3-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett scored a goal on three shots, doled out two hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett tallied a goal on three shots, doled out three hits and blocked two shots in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett is likely to be a healthy scratch for Thursday's game versus the Winnipeg Jets, Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports. |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett registered an assist and two hits in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett (undisclosed) practiced with the Calgary Flames on Sunday, Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports. |
| Jan 9, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett (undisclosed) has been deemed unfit to participate in Saturday's practice. |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Calgary Flames | Sam Bennett | Bennett (undisclosed) was held out of Thursday's intra-squad scrimmage for precautionary reasons. |
| Dec 17, 2019 | Calgary Flames | Activated C Sam Bennett from injured reserve. |
| Jul 24, 2019 | Calgary Flames | Re-signed C Sam Bennett to a two-year, $5.1 million contract. |
| Sep 6, 2017 | Calgary Flames | Signed C Sam Bennett to a two-year, $3.9 million contract. |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Calgary Flames | Recalled C Sam Bennett from Kingston (OHL). |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Calgary Flames | Assigned C Sam Bennett to Kingston (OHL). |
| Oct 7, 2014 | Calgary Flames | Placed C Sam Bennett on IR. |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Calgary Flames | Signed LW Sam Bennett to a three-year, entry-level contract. |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
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Sam Bennett |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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22 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 28 | ||||||||
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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| 2008-2009 | York Simcoe Peewee | QC Int PW | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA | GTHL U16 | 37 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Toronto Marlboros U16 AAA | OHL Cup | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 60 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 87 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Canada Ontario U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Canada U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2013-2014 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 57 | 36 | 55 | 91 | 118 | Playoffs | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2013-2014 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2013-2014 | OHL All-Stars | Jr Super Series | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 11 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 14 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 33.33 | 64.15 | 2.15 | 58.14 | 5.43 | 0.00 | 4.12 | Playoffs | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015-2016 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 77 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 37 | 970 | 50.00 | 50.85 | 1.75 | 48.36 | 0.77 | 0.87 | 1.67 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 81 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 75 | 989 | 38.03 | 46.10 | -2.57 | 48.62 | -2.58 | 0.49 | 1.21 | Playoffs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017-2018 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 82 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 59 | 982 | 40.85 | 52.41 | -0.64 | 52.10 | -1.36 | 0.61 | 1.40 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 71 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 93 | 806 | 47.89 | 53.93 | 0.93 | 53.52 | -0.14 | 0.67 | 1.56 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019-2020 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 52 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 584 | 48.60 | 51.50 | 1.20 | 50.00 | -1.20 | 0.82 | 1.13 | Playoffs | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 445 | 34.80 | 49.80 | -3.10 | 52.20 | -0.60 | 0.54 | 1.62 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 124 | 90.90 | 67.30 | 11.20 | 64.60 | 6.10 | 1.94 | 5.82 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021-2022 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 71 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 74 | 931 | 60.20 | 56.80 | -0.30 | 56.60 | -0.30 | 1.22 | 2.06 | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022-2023 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 22 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 4 Years $17,700,000 5.36% of cap space
| 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $4,425,000 | $4,425,000 | $4,425,000 | $4,425,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $4,425,000 | $4,425,000 | $4,425,000 | $4,425,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $1,925,000 | $3,425,000 | $6,350,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $2,925,000 | $3,425,000 | $6,350,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $2,925,000 | $3,425,000 | $6,350,000 | $5,000,000 | |
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| UFA Year | |||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | |||
Contract History
Standard Contract | 2 Years $5,100,000 3.13% of cap space
Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,900,000 2.60% of cap space
Signing Team 
Signing Date July 26, 2014
Signing Date July 26, 2014
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $9,675,000 1.34% of cap space