Ben Harpur

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Ben Harpur
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Ben Harpur with the New York Rangers in 2023
Born (1995-01-12) January 12, 1995 (age 29)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 New York Rangers
Hartford Wolf Pack  (AHL)
Ottawa Senators
Nashville Predators
NHL draft 108th overall, 2013
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2015–present

Ben Harpur (born January 12, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the fourth round, 108th overall, in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Harpur was born and raised in Niagara Falls and attended A. N. Myer Secondary School. [1] He was originally a left-winger until a minor midget hockey team coach suggested he move to defence. [2] He was drafted by the Guelph Storm as a defenceman in the 3rd round, 43rd overall, in the 2011 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection. [3] Harpur recorded his first career OHL point, an assist, in a 10-2 win over the Erie Otters on October 1, 2011. [4] Harpur played three and a half seasons with the Storm from 2011 to 2014.

After the 2012–13 season, Harpur was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the fourth round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. [5] Harpur was traded in the middle of the 2014–15 season to the Barrie Colts. [6] He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Senators on November 6, 2014. [7]

Professional

Harpur made his professional debut with the Senators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Binghamton Senators in 2015.

During the 2015–16 season, Harpur was called up to Ottawa and made his NHL debut against the Minnesota Wild on March 31, 2016. [8] [9] In the 2016–17 season, Harpur again played most of the season with Binghamton. Harpur was called up to Ottawa for the NHL playoffs and he made his playoff debut on April 17, 2017, against the Boston Bruins. [10] On February 9, 2018, Harpur signed a two-year, $1.45 million contract extension with the Senators. [11]

On December 1, 2018, in the first game back for Erik Karlsson since his trade to the San Jose Sharks, Harpur scored his first ever National Hockey League goal on Sharks goaltender Martin Jones. [12] On July 1, 2019, Harpur was traded by the Senators, along with Cody Ceci, Aaron Luchuk and a 2020 third-round draft pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown and Michael Carcone. [13]

Unable to make the Maple Leafs roster heading into the 2019–20 season, Harpur was placed on waivers and re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies. Appearing in 33 games from the blueline for the Marlies, Harpur contributed with one goal and 11 points. With limited chance to return to the NHL with the Maple Leafs, Harpur was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Miikka Salomäki on February 22, 2020. [14]

After two full seasons within the Predators organization, Harpur left as a free agent and went unsigned leading into the 2022–23 season. On October 13, 2022, Harpur agreed to a professional tryout contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL. [15] Having played in four games with the Wolf Pack, Harpur was signed by NHL affiliate, the New York Rangers, in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract on October 27. [16] He was later recalled by the Rangers, and remained on the roster adding depth to the blueline in posting four points through 17 contests before he was signed to a two-year, $1.575 million contract extension with the Rangers on January 26, 2023. [17]

On November 8, 2024, Harpur received a game misconduct for charging goalie Felix Sandström of the Rochester Americans. The following day, he received a four-day suspension from the AHL. [18]

Personal life

Harpur was the middle child born to parents Margery and George. [19] His father encouraged him to take skating lessons as a bonding experience. [20] However, his mother was of Australian descent and had never played hockey. She would often put Harpur's equipment on backwards until he learned to dress himself. [21]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 Guelph Storm OHL 3413422—————
2012–13 Guelph StormOHL67312155950002
2013–14 Guelph StormOHL6731316692014512
2014–15 Guelph StormOHL284162040—————
2014–15 Barrie Colts OHL29110112292466
2015–16 Binghamton Senators AHL 4724634—————
2015–16 Evansville IceMen ECHL 40222—————
2015–16 Ottawa Senators NHL 50112—————
2016–17 Binghamton SenatorsAHL632252781—————
2016–17 Ottawa SenatorsNHL6000090224
2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL19291131—————
2017–18 Ottawa SenatorsNHL4101121—————
2018–19 Ottawa SenatorsNHL5114556—————
2019–20 Toronto Marlies AHL341101122—————
2019–20 Milwaukee Admirals AHL701120—————
2020–21 Nashville Predators NHL340771750112
2021–22 Nashville PredatorsNHL1901127—————
2021–22 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL60005—————
2022–23 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL1732524—————
2022–23 New York Rangers NHL4215620—————
2023–24 Hartford Wolf PackAHL71232—————
NHL totals19821921143140336

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References

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  12. ↑ "Ben Harpur's first career #NHL goal is a beauty. #GoSensGo". Ottawa Senators. December 2, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Senators acquire Zaitsev, Brown from Toronto in six-player deal". Ottawa Senators. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Predators acquire defenseman Ben Harpur from Toronto Maple Leafs". Nashville Predators. February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Wolf Pack ink defenseman Ben Harpur to PTO". Hartford Wolf Pack. October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Rangers agree to terms with Ben Harpur". New York Rangers. October 27, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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