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An Eight-Year Extension For Mark Scheifele In Winnipeg

07/08/2016 at 5:12pm EDT

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Winnipeg, MB - The Winnipeg Jets announced they have agreed to terms with restricted free agent centre Mark Scheifele on a new eight-year contract worth $49 million with an AAV of $6.125 million per season.

Scheifele, 23, set a career-high with 61 points in 2015-16. He also tallied a career-best 29 goals to go along with 32 assists in 71 games. Scheifele ended the 2015-16 season on a 10-game point scoring streak and was tops in the NHL with 33 points in 26 games from February 18 until the end of the regular season. Following the 2016 NHL season, Scheifele helped lead Canada to a gold medal notching nine points (4G, 5A) in nine games at the IIHF World Championship in Russia. He has also been named to Team North America for the upcoming 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Scheifele, a Kitchener, Ont, native was the first-ever draft pick taken by the Jets after relocating from Atlanta, seventh overall at the 2011 NHL Draft. Over his NHL career his point totals have increased each season for a total of 145 points (58G, 87A) in 227 career games.

Mark Scheifele

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Born: Mar. 15 1993 -- Kitchener, ON

Height 6.03 -- Weight 207 -- Shoots R

--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----

Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

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2010-11 Barrie Colts OHL 66 22 53 75 35 -- -- -- -- --

2011-12 Barrie Colts OHL 47 23 40 63 36 13 5 7 12 12

2011-12 Winnipeg Jets NHL 7 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- --

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 -- -- -- -- --

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NHL Totals 227 58 87 145 86 4 0 1 1 4

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