• In 2015-16, Benson averaged nearly a point per game as captain of the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League despite missing time due to injury (9-19—28 in 30 GP).

• Benson was selected first overall by the Giants in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. In his first full season with the club in 2014-15, he finished fifth on the team with 14-31—45 in 62 games.

• Internationally, Benson was part of Canada’s gold medal entry at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial (2-4—6 in 5 GP) and helped his country earn bronze at the 2015 Under-18 World Championship (1-3—4 in 7 GP).

• He averaged almost five points per game in his final year of Bantam AAA with Edmonton’s Southgate Lions (57-89—146 in 33 GP), shattering the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League record for points in a season set by current St. Louis Blues forward Ty Rattie in 2007-08 (75-56—131 in 33 GP). His record-breaking campaign earned him AMBHL Most Valuable Player honors in 2012-13.

• His brother, Cole Benson, is a two-time WHL champion with the Edmonton Oil Kings (2012 and 2014) and was part of their Memorial Cup-winning team in 2014. He skated for the University of Western Ontario (CIS) in 2015-16.

• Lists Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk as his favorite player and patterns his style of play after a mix of Islanders forward John Tavares and Kings forward Dustin Brown.

GETTING TO KNOW TYLER...

My go-to karaoke song is: 'Don't Stop Believin' by Journey
Last TV show I binge-watched is: Prison Break
The celebrity that always makes me laugh is: Will Ferrell
The app I spend way too much time on is: Snapchat
The athlete I admire most is: Steph Curry
I am inspired by: Family
I am afraid of: Spiders
I dream of: The Stanley Cup

STATISTICS

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P	PIM
2023-2024	HENDERSON	AHL	52	5	20	25	12
2022-2023	BAKERSFIELD	AHL	43	5	18	23	29
2022-2023	EDMONTON	NHL	2	0	0	0	0
2021-2022	EDMONTON	NHL	29	1	1	2	18
2021-2022	BAKERSFIELD	AHL	18	4	8	12	8
2020-2021	BAKERSFIELD	AHL	36	10	26	36	30
2020-2021	GCK ZURICH	SWISS-2	15	2	17	19	20
2019-2020	BAKERSFIELD	AHL	47	9	27	36	34
2019-2020	EDMONTON	NHL	7	0	1	1	0
2018-2019	BAKERSFIELD	AHL	68	15	51	66	44
2017-2018	VANCOUVER	WHL	58	27	42	69	39
2016-2017	VANCOUVER	WHL	33	11	31	42	31
2015-2016	VANCOUVER	WHL	30	9	19	28	46
2015-2016	CAN U18 (Ivan Hlinka Memorial 2015)	ITLTOUR	5	2	4	6	0
2014-2015	VANCOUVER	WHL	62	14	31	45	55
2014-2015	CAN (2015 IIHF U18 World Championship)	ITLTOUR	7	1	3	4	8
2013-2014	PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE U18	NAPHL	21	14	26	40	48
2013-2014	VANCOUVER	WHL	7	0	0	0	0
2013-2014	PACIFIC (2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge)	NATOUR	6	1	0	1	2