Ben Harpur

BIOGRAPHY

Ben Harpur was born January 12, 1995 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is a defenseman in the National Hockey League.

Harpur was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the fourth round, 108th overall, in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. 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. 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. On February 9, 2018, Harpur signed a two-year, $1.45 million contract extension with the Senators.

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. On July 1, 2019, Harpur was traded by the Senators to the Toronto Maple Leafs. 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 1 goal and 11 points. With limited chance to return to the NHL with the Maple Leafs, Harpur was traded to the Nashville Predators on February 22, 2020. 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. 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.