ForensicHockey

Center·PIT·Second-Line Producer

Ben Kindel

Born April 19, 2007 · Coquitlam, CAN

Draft 2025 · PIT round 1 #11

77

GP

17

G

18

A

35

PTS

Career

17G 18A 35P

Bio

Position
Center
Height
5'11"
Weight
182 lb
Shoots
R
Number
#81

Drafted 2025 by PIT · Round 1, #11 overall

68OVR

Depth

Second-Line Producer

Scoring36

Goals per game vs. elite scorers

Playmaking26

Assists per game vs. elite playmakers

Production30

Points per game vs. elite forwards

Power Play26

Power play points contribution

Skating50

Ice time and skating metrics

Shooting41

Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range

Season projections

77 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

18

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

19

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

37

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

161

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

4

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

11

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.45

current rate

Goals/Game

0.22

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

11.3%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

2.14

2021–22

1.59

2022–23

0.88

2023–24

1.52

2024–25

0.45

2025–26

1 shorthanded goal this season

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.05

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-04-29PHI0002-10.00
2026-04-27PHI000210.30
2026-04-25PHI0001-1-0.07
2026-04-22PHI0001-1-0.07
2026-04-20PHI0003-10.07

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Producer (limited sample)

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 77 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

  • Goal-scoring index0.22 · 35 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.23 · 31 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.45 · 36 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
77
Goals
17
Assists
18
Points
35
+/-
-5
PIM
18
Shots
151

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
6
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
-4
PIM
0
Shots
9

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2025–26Pittsburgh Penguins77171835-5
2024–25Canada U185112
2024–25Calgary Hitmen6535649939
2024–25Team CHL20111
2024–25Canada U1851672
2023–24Calgary Hitmen681545602
2022–23Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep29172946
2022–23Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep4202
2022–23Team British Columbia66511
2022–23Calgary Hitmen10000
2021–22Burnaby Winter Club U15 Prep22123547
2020–21Burnaby Winter Club U15 Varsity63811
2019–20Burnaby Winter Club Bruins3044