‘No matter the level or league, Benson has shown throughout his young career that he can overcome youth and size through will, courage and talent. He succeeded as a 13-year-old bantam player at Yale Hockey Academy near Vancouver, produced 20 points while appearing in all 24 of the Ice’s games as an underage player in the bubble and made his NHL debut in KeyBank Center with the Buffalo Sabres only a few months after he was drafted 13th overall.’