Jujhar Khaira

Jujhar Khaira
Born (1994-08-13) August 13, 1994
Surrey, BC, CAN
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft 63rd overall, 2012
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2014–present

Jujhar "J. J." Khaira (born August 13, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Khaira was drafted 63rd overall by the Oilers in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

After two seasons in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Prince George Spruce Kings Khaira and after he was drafted by the Oilers, Khaira committed to play collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

At the completion of his freshman season in 2012–13 with Huskies, Khaira left college to pursue a major junior career closer to home in the Western Hockey League with the Everett Silvertips. On August 7, 2013, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[1] In the following 2013–14 season, Khaira posted 43 points in 59 games with the Silvertips. At the elimination in first-round of the post-season, Khaira then made his professional debut with the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, joining the club for their post-season run.

In the second year of his entry-level contract in the 2015–16, Khaira was recalled from the Bakersfield Condors for his first recall by the Oilers on November 26, 2015.[2][3] After making his NHL debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 28, 2015, he became the third player of South Asian descent to play in the NHL, after Robin Bawa, and Manny Malhotra.[4][5]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Prince George Spruce Kings BCHL 58 10 32 42 21 — — — — —
2011–12 Prince George Spruce Kings BCHL 54 29 50 79 69 4 0 2 2 2
2012–13 Michigan Tech WCHA 37 6 19 25 49 — — — — —
2013–14 Everett Silvertips WHL 59 16 27 43 59 5 3 1 4 8
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 6 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0
2014–15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 51 4 6 10 62 8 3 1 4 4
AHL totals 57 4 6 10 64 11 4 1 5 4

References

  1. ↑ "Oilers agree to terms with Jujhar Khaira". Edmonton Oilers. 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Oilers Nail Yakupov out two to four weeks with sprained ankle". Edmonton Journal. 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Edmonton Oilers next best bet at Bakersfield: JJ Khaira". Edmonton Journal. 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  4. ↑ Clinton, Jared. "Oilers’ Jujhar Khaira aiming to become third Punjabi player to suit up in NHL". The Hockey News. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jujhar Khaira becomes just 3rd ever Punjabi player in NHL history". Yahoo! Sports. 2015-11-30. Retrieved 2015-11-30.

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