2020 NHL Draft
Mike Benning in the 2020 NHL Draft
Florida Panthers selected Mike Benning 95th overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, with the 2nd pick of round 4.
It was the fifth of the 9 picks Florida Panthers made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 18 games put him 67th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 95
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 2
- Drafting team
- FLAFlorida Panthers
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 92–98 in the 2020 draft
- 92Oliver TarnstromCNYRNew York Rangers
- 93Jack ThompsonD34 GP · 10 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
- 94Zayde WisdomRPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 95Mike BenningD18 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 96Daniil ChechelevGCGYCalgary Flames
- 97Sam StangeRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 98Brandon CoeRSJSSan Jose Sharks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
94th
of 216 players selected
30th
of 61 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Alexis LafrenièreL480 GP · 268 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 2Quinton ByfieldR352 GP · 197 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Tim StützleC465 GP · 432 POTTOttawa Senators
- 4Lucas RaymondL418 GP · 346 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Jake SandersonD313 GP · 191 POTTOttawa Senators
- 6Jamie DrysdaleD313 GP · 110 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 7Alexander HoltzR193 GP · 56 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 8Jack QuinnR277 GP · 164 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 9Marco RossiC252 GP · 143 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 10Cole PerfettiC307 GP · 169 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
+ 206 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Mike Benning made his NHL debut on March 12, 2026, 5 years and 156 days after the draft.
18
Games
2
Goals
4
Assists
6
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Florida Panthers picks in the 2020 draft
- 12Anton LundellC376 GP · 207 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 43Emil HeinemanL164 GP · 57 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 74Ty SmilanicCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 87Justin SourdifC95 GP · 40 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 95Mike BenningD18 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 105Zachary UensDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 153Kasper PuutioDFLAFlorida Panthers
- 198Elliot EkmarkCFLAFlorida Panthers
- 212Devon LeviG47 GP · 24 WFLAFlorida Panthers