| Matthew Beniers | Note | Moves much better than he looks like he will. Smooth on his edges. | Brian Fogarty | Michigan vs Arizona State (NCAA) | Video (With Replay) | 11/14/2020 | 10224 |
| Matthew Beniers | Summary | Does everything so well, including getting deep into his own zone and playing solid defense to win back pucks. He is highly aware at all times, shows excellent anticipation with and without the puck, and is constantly looking for ways to produce and help his team. | Brian Fogarty | Michigan vs Arizona State (NCAA) | Video (With Replay) | 11/14/2020 | 10224 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Getting time on the penalty kill. | Brian Fogarty | Michigan vs Arizona State (NCAA) | Video (With Replay) | 11/14/2020 | 10224 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Skates are not coming back underneath him on the return, instead his feet are wide set | Brian Fogarty | Michigan vs Arizona State (NCAA) | Video (With Replay) | 11/14/2020 | 10224 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Just looks like he was born to play this game. So aware and at ease with and without the puck. | Brian Fogarty | Michigan vs Arizona State (NCAA) | Video (With Replay) | 11/14/2020 | 10224 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Beniers takes the pass from Johnson, dips inside his man to get around him, passes off and then goes hard to the front of the net, where he tips in the game's first goal and his first for Michigan. | Brian Fogarty | Michigan vs Arizona State (NCAA) | Video (With Replay) | 11/14/2020 | 10224 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Works just as hard in the defensive zone as he does up ice. I really love this kid's game. | Brian Fogarty | Michigan vs Arizona State (NCAA) | Video (With Replay) | 11/14/2020 | 10224 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Takes a pass on the wall at the goal line, walks in, dangles a bit then tries to jam it far side and the goalie barely gets a stick on it. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Times a drive-by in front of the netminder perfectly to set up a moving screen. Good save though. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Can change gears carrying the puck, picking up speed when needed to get past players in the neutral zone. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Good defensive posture in the offensive zone, then back to cover the blue line for the pinching defenseman. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Summary | Beniers is a multi-tooled top prospect for the 2021 draft. He plays with energy up and down the ice, is a creative playmaker who can rip the puck when necessary. His shot was hard and accurate and flew off his stick. He competes tremendously on every shift and made a mark on this game like no other player on the ice. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Blocks a shot while on penalty kill duty, then darts out to pick up the puck that rebounded off of his leg. Suddenly, he's on a short-handed attack, right side, curls in to the high slot, circles to net right, then flutters a pass back to the top of the crease that should have been converted. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Takes a different pass just to the left of the net and immediately puts it cross-crease on Bordeleau's tape for an open-net goal. Excellent anticipation, vision, read. This kid has offensive instincts pouring out of his ears. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Up 3-1 with ten minutes left in the third, he's getting down on the ice to break up what would have been a likely goal-generating pass after a turnover over deep in the defensive zone. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Passes from behind the net to Peterson, who wasn't ready for it and the puck slides out to the blue line. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | With the puck at the red line, has speed enough to split two defenders trying to close on him, who then both put their sticks on him, but he keeps at it, and gets a shot away that the goaltender fought off. Draws the penalty. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Consistently making smart, creative plays and being effective on every shift. He and Thomas Bordeleau are the best players on the ice in this game. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Another great read, picks off the pass in the offensive zone, passes behind his back. He's creative, alert, dangerous. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | One-timer from the low left circle, off a feed from Bordeleau below the goal line. Beniers was ready for the crafty pass, and release a fast one-timer that the goalie never saw. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Moving from the top of the crease to the side of the net as the puck moves around the perimeter, Constantly aware, finding the best spot. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | He has jets for days. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Skating is 2.0 or better (70+), He can get deep on his edges, cuts on command, accelerates well. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Killing penalties, too. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Ten seconds left, up by two goals, diving to try to clear a loose puck out of the zone. The heart and drive on this kid is sensational. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Chops down a high bouncing puck to get it flat then a fast pass out to the point. | Brian Fogarty | Des Moines vs USNTDP U18s (USHL) | Video (With Replay) | 11/15/2019 | 10219 |
| Matthew Beniers | Note | Better skater than Brink, gets good speed to get through the neutral zone. | Brian Fogarty | USA vs Russia (2019 World U-18s) | Video (With Replay) | 4/27/2019 | 10194 |
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