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Blake Wheeler

Position	Right Wing	Current Team
Shoots	Right	Current Contract
Height	6'5"	Expires
Weight (lbs)	222	Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age (DOB)	39 (Aug 31, 1986)	Expiry Status
Drafted	2004, Round 1, Overall 5 (PHX)

News and Opinions

How One Misfire Sparked Blake Wheeler’s Rise to NHL Stardom in Winnipeg at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
RIP Eddie Giacomin: A Full Recap and Detailed Testimonials From His Epic Hall of Fame Career – Including Two Must Watch Videos (And A Never-Heard-Before Story Too)! J.T. Miller Named 29th Captain in Franchise History, Rangers Plan Centennial Celebrations – But Haven’t Announced Any Banner Ceremonies Just Yet Either, NYR (And As Expected) Sell Out; Iconic Sweaters To Be Marred With Advertising, Rookie Games, Camp Opens This Week; Full Roster Announced, Never-Ending Rumors & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Rangers Add Familiar Faces as Wheeler, Clowe Join Front Office; Martin, Sullivan Promoted at Blue Shirt Banter (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Former Jets captain Blake Wheeler joins Rangers front office at Jets Nation (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Former Rangers forwards Blake Wheeler, Ryan Clowe rejoin organization in front office at Forever Blueshirts (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Former Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler joining NYR in Hockey Ops advisory role at Illegal Curve Hockey (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Blake Wheeler is back with the Rangers in a surprising new role at Blue Line Station (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Winnipeg's Road To A Potential Stanley Cup (2019) at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
Former Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler shares a message of gratitude at Illegal Curve Hockey (Sat Jul 26, 2025)
Jets alumni welcome Blake Wheeler following retirement at Jets Nation (Sat Jul 26, 2025)
Former Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler retires from the NHL at Illegal Curve Hockey (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Coyotes Pick, Jets Legend: Blake Wheeler’s Uncommon NHL Journey Ends As Winger Retires at The Hockey News (Sun Jul 20, 2025)
Boston Bruins News: Another retirement, fond farewell, prospect bolts organization at Causway Crowd (Sun Jul 20, 2025)
Daily Slice: Wheeler Retires, Rangers Linked to Trade Target at Forever Blueshirts (Sun Jul 20, 2025)
Daily Slice: Wheeler Retires, Rangers Linked to Trade Target at Yahoo Sports (Sun Jul 20, 2025)
Former Rangers forward Blake Wheeler retires; ‘I just didn’t have anything left in the tank’ at Forever Blueshirts (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Jaroslav Halak and Blake Wheeler Announce Retirement From NHL at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Blake Wheeler announces retirement after 16 NHL seasons at Jets Nation (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Blake Wheeler accroche ses patins at HABSolument Fan (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Jets at Noon | Conversation with former Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler at Illegal Curve Hockey (Thu Jul 17, 2025)
Blake Wheeler returns to Winnipeg as the greatest Jet of all time at Jets White Out (Mon Oct 30, 2023)
Winnipeg Jets name Adam Lowry team captain at Jets White Out (Tue Sep 12, 2023)
With Wheeler’s departure, the last of Rick Dudley’s gifts to Winnipeg are gone at Jets White Out (Mon Aug 14, 2023)
With Wheeler’s departure, the last of Rick Dudley’s gifts to Winnipeg are gone at Jets White Out (Mon Aug 14, 2023)
What is Blake Wheeler’s legacy with the Winnipeg Jets? at Jets White Out (Tue Jul 4, 2023)
3 ways the Winnipeg Jets can effectively retool as opposed to rebuild at Jets White Out (Thu Jun 8, 2023)
Why can’t the Winnipeg Jets have nice things in Game 4? at Jets White Out (Tue Apr 25, 2023)

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2002-03	High-MN	Breck	26	15	27	42
2003-04	UMEHL	Northwest	24	5	6	11
2003-04	High-MN	Breck	27	39	50	89		34				3	6	5	11
2004-05	USHL	Green Bay	58	19	28	47	-7	43
2005-06	WCHA	U. Of Minnesota	39	9	14	23		41
2005-06	WJC-A	USA	7	2	0	2		6
2006-07	WCHA	U. Of Minnesota	44	18	20	38		42
2007-08	WCHA	U. Of Minnesota	44	15	20	35		72
2008-09	NHL	Boston Bruins	81	21	24	45	+36	46	150	14.0	13:41	8						4	0.0	12:08
2009-10	NHL	Boston Bruins	82	18	20	38	-4	53	159	11.3	15:47	13	1	5	6	-6	6	18	5.6	14:14
2010-11	NHL	Boston Bruins	58	11	16	27	+8	32	101	10.9	15:12
2010-11	NHL	Atlanta Thrashers	23	7	10	17	+2	14	78	9.0	18:53
2010-11	WC-A	USA	7	2	3	5	-1	6
2011-12	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	80	17	47	64	+3	55	208	8.2	19:05
2012-13	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	48	19	22	41	-3	28	129	14.7	18:48
2012-13	Germany	EHC Munchen	15	6	14	20		51
2013-14	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	82	28	41	69	+4	63	225	12.4	18:41
2013-14	Olympics	USA	6	0	1	1		2	5
2014-15	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	79	26	35	61	+26	73	244	10.7	19:40	4	1		1	-3	2	11	9.1	19:15
2015-16	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	82	26	52	78	+8	49	256	10.2	19:47
2016-17	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	82	26	48	74	+6	47	259	10.0	20:09
2016-17	WCup	USA	3	0	1	1
2017-18	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	81	23	68	91	+13	52	246	9.4	20:15	17	3	18	21	+2	10	49	6.1	20:20
2018-19	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	82	20	71	91		60	231	8.7	20:43	6	1	4	5	+1	6	10	10.0	20:11
2019-20	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	71	22	43	65	+1	37	180	12.2	19:19	4		1	1	-5	5	5	0.0	21:53
2020-21	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	50	15	31	46	-17	50	113	13.3	18:20	8	2	3	5	-4		27	7.4	22:25
2021-22	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	65	17	43	60	-15	36	167	10.2	19:32
2022-23	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	72	16	39	55	-3	46	126	12.7	17:03	5	2	4	6	+2		10	20.0	18:00
2023-24	NHL	New York Rangers	54	9	12	21	+2	23	83	10.8	12:43	1					2		0.0	9:18
NHL Career			1172	321	622	943	+67	764	2955	10.9	18:11	66	10	35	45	-13	31	134	7.5	18:04

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2015-16	WPG	82	1134:28	2.16	2.17	0.51	0.55	-1.28	0.76	-	-0.04
2016-17	WPG	82	1165:48	0.69	0.36	0.27	0.30	-1.70	-1.12	-	-0.93
2017-18	WPG	81	1159:03	0.78	0.95	-0.10	0.00	-1.16	-0.80	-	-0.01
2018-19	WPG	82	1198:02	0.69	1.04	-0.30	-0.06	-1.07	-0.00	-	-0.84
2019-20	WPG	71	988:11	0.69	0.17	0.56	0.56	-0.68	-0.69	-	-0.67
2020-21	WPG	50	713:25	0.67	0.88	-0.19	0.11	-1.70	-0.01	-	-2.75
2021-22	WPG	65	970:13	0.53	0.73	-0.09	-0.52	-0.02	1.07	0.72	-1.37
2022-23	WPG	72	928:38	0.78	2.39	-0.91	-0.97	-0.30	-0.49	0.46	-0.05
2023-24	NYR	54	620:47	-0.22	0.84	-0.94	-0.39	-1.26	0.12	0.24	0.67

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2015-16	WPG	82	1134:28	1.23	1.04	-0.25	1.46	2.20	0.52	-
2016-17	WPG	82	1165:48	1.44	0.84	0.01	2.09	1.73	-1.38	45.7
2017-18	WPG	81	1159:03	1.46	0.99	-0.25	-0.19	0.48	1.05	45.9
2018-19	WPG	82	1198:02	1.34	1.52	-0.38	0.17	0.46	0.41	35.2
2019-20	WPG	71	988:11	0.86	1.37	-0.79	1.49	0.96	-1.32	49.8
2020-21	WPG	50	713:25	1.18	1.05	-2.08	-0.26	0.28	0.97	-
2021-22	WPG	65	970:13	1.51	1.15	-1.51	0.24	0.69	0.71	-
2022-23	WPG	72	928:38	0.61	0.34	-1.31	0.03	0.42	0.55	51.6
2023-24	NYR	54	620:47	-0.42	-0.89	-2.02	-1.00	-0.36	1.37	-

See About Skater Archetypes for more information about skater archetypes.

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	WPG	82	1134:28	0.85	1.59	2.43	0.70	0.15	8.74	7.20	1.54	5.53	1.98
2016-17	WPG	82	1165:48	0.77	1.03	1.80	0.68	0.09	8.38	7.43	0.95	1.70	1.28
2017-18	WPG	81	1159:03	0.67	1.35	2.02	0.67	-0.00	7.98	7.99	-0.01	2.38	2.38
2018-19	WPG	82	1198:02	0.65	1.35	2.00	0.68	-0.03	7.78	8.15	-0.37	4.09	2.73
2019-20	WPG	71	988:11	0.85	1.03	1.88	0.72	0.13	11.86	9.98	1.88	2.38	4.17
2020-21	WPG	50	713:25	0.67	1.26	1.93	0.63	0.04	9.52	8.97	0.56	3.70	0.93
2021-22	WPG	65	970:13	0.74	1.18	1.92	0.90	-0.16	9.09	11.03	-1.94	6.14	6.14
2022-23	WPG	72	928:38	0.45	1.62	2.07	0.70	-0.25	7.53	11.61	-4.09	2.80	6.29
2023-24	NYR	54	620:47	0.48	1.06	1.55	0.58	-0.09	7.25	8.65	-1.41	4.12	4.12

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	WPG	82	1134:28	48.08	3.12	2.65	39.72	2.33	2.42	57.28	52.35	0.57	0.28	2.90
2016-17	WPG	82	1165:48	45.14	2.52	2.63	37.26	2.57	1.93	49.49	57.64	0.56	-0.43	11.00
2017-18	WPG	81	1159:03	45.19	2.85	2.65	42.76	2.33	2.29	55.00	53.68	0.48	0.28	1.78
2018-19	WPG	82	1198:02	43.37	2.80	2.49	44.67	2.80	2.70	50.00	47.95	0.24	0.22	0.46
2019-20	WPG	71	988:11	43.66	2.49	2.29	41.35	2.43	2.45	50.62	48.40	0.23	-0.39	6.28
2020-21	WPG	50	713:25	39.36	2.61	2.52	43.40	3.62	3.18	41.89	44.16	0.41	0.80	-2.72
2021-22	WPG	65	970:13	44.90	2.60	2.92	44.59	2.91	2.84	47.19	50.69	0.42	0.26	1.42
2022-23	WPG	72	928:38	45.29	2.84	2.90	41.67	2.26	2.56	55.70	53.06	0.16	0.06	0.76
2023-24	NYR	54	620:47	40.79	2.42	2.40	44.36	2.42	2.75	50.00	46.57	-0.17	0.37	-5.27

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating			Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

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Skating data is from NHL Edge
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