Mark Scheifele
| Mark Scheifele | |||
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Scheifele in October 2014 | |||
| Born |
March 15, 1993 Kitchener, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Winnipeg Jets | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
7th overall, 2011 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Mark Scheifele (born March 15, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who is currently playing for the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League. He was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, as well as selected to play in the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships for Team Canada.[1]
Mark is a Sport Ambassador for KidSport Winnipeg, a charity that aims to remove the financial barriers to playing sport, and runs an annual hockey camp for boys and girls on behalf of KidSport Winnipeg.[2]
Playing career
Amateur
Scheifele grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Kitchener, Ontario playing for the Kitchener Jr. Rangers rep program in the Alliance Pavilion League. After his minor midget season in 2008–09, Scheifele was drafted by the Saginaw Spirit in the 7th round (134th overall) of the 2009 OHL Priority Selection.
The following season, Scheifele was assigned to his hometown Kitchener Dutchmen Jr.B. club for a year of seasoning in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (OHA). After the 2009–10 season, Scheifele's rights were traded by the Spirit with a 2nd round choice in 2013 to the Barrie Colts in exchange for goalie Mavric Parks. The trade was made on August 16, 2010. Two weeks later, Scheifele signed with the Colts for the 2010–11 season.
Scheifele played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Barrie Colts. TSN mid-season ranking published in January 2011 projected Scheifele to go 21st overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft,[3] but in the June draft he was selected seventh overall by the Winnipeg Jets.[4][5]
Professional
In 2011–12 NHL pre-season, in his first exhibition game, he scored two goals and two assists against the Columbus Blue Jackets, garnering the first star.[6] On October 3, 2011, the Jets announced that they had signed Scheifele to an entry-level contract,[7] and he started the 2011–12 NHL season in the NHL. Scheifele scored his first NHL goal on October 19, 2011 against James Reimer of the Toronto Maple Leafs. On October 23, he was sent back to the OHL and rejoined the Barrie Colts. After the Barrie Colts were eliminated from the play-off race, Scheifele was called up by the Winnipeg Jets to play for their American Hockey League team the St. John's IceCaps for the Calder Cup playoffs. He participated in the Jets 2012–13 training camp, and played with the team. However, he was a healthy scratch for several games and was eventually sent back down to Barrie.[8]
For the 2013–2014 NHL season, Scheifele played in all 60 Winnipeg Jets' regular season games up to the 2014 Winter Olympics break.[9] With Scheifele being a "top six forward" for the Jets and having a regular shift centering the team's second line, there was little doubt the 2013–2014 season would be Scheifele's first full NHL season with the Winnipeg Jets hockey club, making him eligible for the Calder Memorial Trophy in 2014.[10][11][12] However on March 4, 2014, in a game against the New York Islanders, Scheifele suffered a knee injury, which ultimately forced him to miss the rest of the regular season. [13]
Scheifele surpassed the 20-goal mark for the first time in his professional career during the 2015–16 season when he netted his first NHL hat-trick in a game against the Montreal Canadiens on March 5, 2016.[14]
International play
 Scheifele as a member of Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2012 Canada | |
Scheifele participated at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships held in Canada and won the bronze medal.[15] Scheifele also participated at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships held in Russia.[16] Scheifele played for Team Canada at the 2014 World Championships, in Belarus.[17]
Notable awards and honours
- 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships Top 3 Player on Team
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Kitchener Jr. Rangers | ALLIANCE | 31 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kitchener Dutchmen | GOJHL | 51 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 66 | 22 | 53 | 75 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 47 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 45 | 39 | 40 | 79 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 2012–13 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 63 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 82 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 71 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 277 | 58 | 87 | 145 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Canada | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Canada | WJC |  |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Canada | CAN-RUS |  |
4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2013 | Canada | WJC | 4th | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Mark Scheifele player profile". Hockey Canada. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- ↑ "KidSport Winnipeg". kidsportcanada.ca. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ↑ "2011 McKenzie's Top Prospects - Mid-season". The Sports Network. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ "Winnipeg Jets select Mark Scheifele". Winnipeg Jets. 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ "Jets tab Scheifele in first round". Winnipeg Jets. 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ "Jets skate to victory in return to Winnipeg". The Sports Network. 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
- ↑ "Jets agree to terms with Mark Scheifele". Winnipeg Jets. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ Campbell, Tim (2011-10-23). "Jets Send Scheifele Back to the OHL". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ↑ "Mark Scheifele Winnipeg Jets Individual Player Stats". Winnipeg Jets. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ↑ Peters, Skylar (2014-02-03). "Mark Scheifele Emerging As True Calder Trophy Candidate". Hockey at the Forks. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ↑ Tessier, Peter (September 14, 2013). "Mark Scheifele- Calder Candidate?". hockeybuzz.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ↑ Stoller, Jacob (January 31, 2014). "Scheifele & Trouba top Calder candidates". winnipegwhiteout.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Scheifele out for several weeks with knee injury".
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/mark-scheifele-hat-trick-lifts-jets-over-canadiens-1.3477880
- ↑ http://www2.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=382708
- ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=85533
- ↑ "Jets rookie Mark Scheifele pumped up about worlds".
External links
- Mark Scheifele's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Mark Scheifele's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Alexander Burmistrov |
Winnipeg Jets first round draft pick 2011 |
Succeeded by Jacob Trouba |