Matty Beniers
ABOUT MATTY BENIERS
Collegiate center and top prospect that was selected second overall during the 2021 NHL Draft by the Seattle Kraken . As a member of the University of Michigan hockey team, he was selected for the All-Big Ten Freshman Team in 2021.
While in high school, he was named assistant captain of the US National Team Development Program. He helped the team win bronze at the 2019 IIHF U18 Men's World Championship.
He is the first-ever draft selection in Kraken franchise history.
He is a native of Hingham, Massachusetts. He grew up with his parents, Robert and Christine Beniers, and his two siblings.
He, Tim Hardaway Jr. , Trey Burke and Tom Brady have all attended the University of Michigan.