| Ben Danford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | February 6, 2006 Madoc, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team | Toronto Maple Leafs Oshawa Generals (OHL) | ||
| NHL draft | 31st overall, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
Ben Danford (born February 6, 2006) is a Canadian junior ice hockey defenceman for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as a prospect to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 31st overall by the Maple Leafs in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
On April 20, 2022, Danford was drafted 14th overall by the Oshawa Generals in the 2022 OHL Draft. [1] On May 13, 2022, he signed with the Generals. [2] During the 2022–23 season, in his first season with the Generals, he recorded four goals and 17 assists in 63 regular season games. [3] During the 2023–24 season, he recorded one goal and 32 assists in 64 regular season games. During the playoffs he recorded four goals and six assists in 21 games. [4] [5]
On June 28, 2024, Danford was drafted 31st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2024 NHL entry draft. [6] [7] He was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Maple Leafs on August 2, 2024. [8]
Danford's father, Allan, was drafted in the 15th round of the 1987 OHL Draft by the Toronto Marlboros. [9] His family owns a construction company, Danford Construction. [10]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2022–23 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 63 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 64 | 1 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | ||
| OHL totals | 127 | 5 | 49 | 54 | 67 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Canada Red | U17 |  | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2023 | Canada | HG18 |  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||||
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