Ben Gleason
| Ben Gleason | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gleason with the Texas Stars in 2022 | |||
| Born |
March 25, 1998 Ortonville, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Free agent Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Benjamin Gleason (born March 25, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
[edit]Major junior
[edit]Gleason was drafted in the second round, 36th overall, by the London Knights in the 2014 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft.[1] In August 2015, Gleason was one of 11 OHL players selected for the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, a game compiled of the top U.S. NHL draft eligible players.[2] However, on October 7, 2015, Gleason was traded to the Hamilton Bulldogs in exchange for a second round pick in the 2017 OHL Selection and a conditional 15th round pick in 2019.[3] Despite his successful season, with 33 points in 66 games, Gleason was passed over in the 2016 NHL entry draft.[4]
As an overage player during the 2017–18 season, Gleason helped lead the Bulldogs to their first Leyden Trophy as the regular season champion of the East division in the OHL.[5]
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Professional
[edit]Undrafted in the NHL entry draft, Gleason signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars on September 13, 2018.[6] After attending the Stars' training camp, he was assigned to the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL).[7] Gleason was recalled to the NHL on November 10,[8] where he recorded his first NHL point on an assist of Denis Gurianov's first NHL goal that night as the Stars lost the game in overtime to the Nashville Predators.[9] On November 22, he was reassigned to the Texas Stars.[10]
As a free agent from the Stars after five seasons within the organization, Gleason was signed to a two-year, $1.55 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on July 2, 2023.[11] Gleason impressed Oilers staff during the 2023–24 preseason and was considered a dark horse to make the final roster.[12] In spite of this, Gleason was a late cut from their roster and was re-assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, prior to the start of the season.[13] He tallied two goals and seven assists for nine points through 14 games before being recalled to the NHL on December 7.[14]
During the 2024–25 season, on November 4, 2024, Gleason was traded by the Oilers to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Ronnie Attard.[15]
He signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild for the 2025–26 season on July 2, 2025.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Gleason comes from an ice hockey playing family. He is the cousin of former NHL player Tim Gleason[17] and Central Michigan University player James Gleason. His other cousin, Jacob, played with the Metro Jets in the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL).[18]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | London Knights | OHL | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | London Knights | OHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 64 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 66 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 63 | 9 | 39 | 48 | 43 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 2018–19 | Texas Stars | AHL | 72 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Texas Stars | AHL | 43 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Texas Stars | AHL | 37 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Texas Stars | AHL | 70 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Texas Stars | AHL | 68 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 62 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 29 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 59 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | United States | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ben Gleason and Drake Rymsha commit to London Knights". ontariohockeyleague.ca. June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ "11 OHL players named to USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game". ontariohockeyleague.com. August 26, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ↑ "BULLDOGS ACQUIRE GLEASON FROM KNIGHTS". hamiltonbulldogs.com. October 7, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ David, Jeremy (September 15, 2016). "Talent Left Behind at the 2016 Draft". oilersnation.com. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Bulldogs crowned East Division champions". ontariohockeyleague.ca. March 3, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Stars sign defenseman Ben Gleason to three-year, entry-level contract". NHL.com. September 13, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ "DALLAS STARS REDUCE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER, ASSIGN PLAYERS TO TEXAS". texasstars.com. September 23, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Stars recall defenseman Ben Gleason from Texas". NHL.com. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ Miller, Jeff (November 10, 2018). "Predators top Stars to stay undefeated on road". NHL.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ↑ "DALLAS STARS RECALL DEFENSEMAN TAYLOR FEDUN, REASSIGN DEFENSEMAN BEN GLEASON TO TEXAS". texasstars.com. November 22, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Oilers sign Ben Gleason to two-year contract". Edmonton Oilers. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ↑ Staples, David (October 6, 2023). "Dark horse d-man making huge impression on Edmonton Oilers blueline". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ↑ Kerney, Chris (October 8, 2023). "Oilers Put Wrong Players on Waivers". The Hockey News. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ↑ McCurdy, Bruce (December 7, 2023). "Broberg sent out, Gleason called up, Holland weighs in". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Oilers acquire D Attard from Flyers in exchange for Gleason". tsn.com. November 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Minnesota Wild Signs Five Players to Contracts". Minnesota Wild. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ↑ Mountain, Jamie (November 16, 2015). "Hamilton Bulldogs battling through early adversity". torontoobserver.ca. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
said Gleason, who is the cousin of Washington Capitals defenceman Tim Gleason
- ↑ Mackinder, Matt (January 24, 2015). "Metro Jets' veteran Jacob Gleason has 'very few deficiencies'". The Oakland Press. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Ben Gleason profile and statistics at TheAHL.com
- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Bakersfield Condors players
- Dallas Stars players
- Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL) players
- Ice hockey people from Oakland County, Michigan
- Ice hockey players from Michigan
- Iowa Wild players
- Lehigh Valley Phantoms players
- London Knights players
- Texas Stars players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players