Mark Scheifele
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1993)
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- Mark Scheifele ( SHY -flee ; born March 15, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and alternate captain for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
- He holds the Winnipeg Jets franchise record for both goals and points.
- Rangers rep program in the Alliance Pavilion League.
- His rights were later traded to the Barrie Colts and he was drafted seventh overall by the Winnipeg Jets.
- Throughout his tenure with the Jets, Scheifele has helped lead the team offensively and has served as a leader in the dressing room.
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WikipediaMark Scheifele ( SHY-flee; born March 15, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre and alternate captain for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Jets in the first round, seventh overall, of the 2011 NHL entry draft, becoming the Jets' first-ever draft pick after relocating from Atlanta. He holds the Winnipeg Jets franchise record for both goals and points.
Scheifele grew up playing minor ice 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 Ontario Hockey League (OHL)'s Saginaw Spirit in the seventh round of the 2009 OHL Priority Selection. His rights were later traded to the Barrie Colts and he was drafted seventh overall by the Winnipeg Jets. Scheifele played his first full NHL campaign during the 2013–14 season.
Throughout his tenure with the Jets, Scheifele has helped lead the team offensively and has served as a leader in the dressing room. During the 2015–16 season, he surpassed the 20-goal mark for the first time in his professional career and scored his first NHL hat-trick. As a result, he finished the regular season with a then-career high 61 points in 71 games and led the team in goals. He followed that season up by leading the Jets in scoring and finished seventh in the league with 82 points in 79 games.
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