Ben Kindel
Canadian ice hockey player
Benjamin Kindel (born April 19, 2007) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. A prospect from the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL), he was drafted eleventh overall by the Penguins in the 2025 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Juniors
Growing up in British Columbia, Kindel played for the Burnaby Winter Club U15 team from 2020 to 2022. He missed the first half of the 2021–22 season due to a broken hand, but was noticed by Garry Davidson, general manager of the Calgary Hitmen, at the John Reid Memorial Tournament. After being drafted by the Hitmen in the second round of the 2022 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft, Kindel played one season with the Yale U18 prep team. He scored 17 goals and 29 assists through 29 games with the team. Kindel made the Hitmen's opening lineup for the 2023–24 season at the age of 16 after a strong performance in training camp and the preseason. He was named the WHL's Rookie of the Week for the week ending November 12, 2023, after scoring six points in two games. By January, Kindel was tied for fourth in rookie scoring with 31 points. He was named the Hitmen's Rookie of the Year after finishing his rookie season with 15 goals and a team-leading 45 assists.
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