Blake Wheeler

Age 35 Aug 31, 1986

Plymouth USA

Right Wing shoots right

6'5" 196 cm

225 lbs 102 kg

ELC Signing Age 21

Waivers Signing Age 22

UFA Year 2014

Agent Matt Keator

Draft Year 2004
Drafted Overall 5
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $8,250,000
10.0% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 4 of 5 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2024 | 37 yrs old
Career Earnings: $75,650,000

Transaction History

May 3, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler failed to reach the 20-goal threshold for the second straight season.
May 1, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal on six shots and added two PIM in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Kraken.
Apr 29, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal Friday in a 3-1 win over Calgary.
Apr 27, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler had a goal and a power-play assist in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Flyers.
Apr 14, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (upper body) will return to the lineup for Friday's game against Florida, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Apr 11, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (upper body) will not play in Monday's game against Montreal, (NHL).com reports.
Apr 10, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (undisclosed) will not play Sunday in Ottawa and is doubtful for Monday's game in Montreat, Jeff Hamilton of The Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Apr 10, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (undisclosed) did not take part in Sunday's morning skate, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Apr 8, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (undisclosed) won't play Friday versus the Avalanche, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.
Mar 27, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler logged an assist and four shots on goal in Sunday's 2-1 overtime win over the Coyotes.
Mar 25, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler recorded a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
Mar 20, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored an empty-net goal on six shots and added a power-play assist in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Blackhawks.
Mar 15, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Mar 11, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal on four shots and added two PIM in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Islanders.
Mar 4, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler notched an assist and three shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Stars.
Feb 16, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler dished out four assists -- one on the power play -- in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Wild.
Feb 12, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler deposited two goals and three assists in a 5-2 win over the Predators on Saturday.
Feb 8, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler notched a power-play assist, five hits and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Wild.
Jan 27, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler put up an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Canucks.
Jan 23, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Penguins on Sunday.
Jan 22, 2022	Activated	Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (knee) was activated off injured reserve Saturday.
Jan 21, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (knee) was ruled a game-time decision for Saturday, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Jan 18, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (knee) wore a regular jersey during Tuesday's practice, indicating he's been cleared for contact, Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reports.
Jan 17, 2022		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (knee) participated in Monday's practice wearing a non-contact jersey, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.
Dec 19, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (knee) was placed on long-term injured reserve Sunday.
Dec 13, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (knee) is expected to miss 'weeks not days" according to coach Paul Maurice, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Dec 10, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (knee) is expected to be out a while after a net-front collision in Friday's game versus the Canucks, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Dec 7, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler notched a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
Dec 5, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler registered a pair of power-play assists, two shots on net, two blocked shots and two PIM in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Maple Leafs.
Dec 4, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler supplied three assists in Friday's 8-4 win over the Devils.
Nov 27, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler recorded two assists, three shots on net, a pair of hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Flames.
Nov 16, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler logged an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Tuesdays' 5-2 win over the Oilers.
Oct 30, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (not injury related) will return to the lineup Saturday versus the Sharks, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Oct 29, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (not injury related) will be a game-time decision for Saturday's matchup with San Jose, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Oct 28, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (not injury related) won't play Thursday versus the Kings, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.
Oct 27, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (COVID-19) has cleared the (NHL)'s protocols and returned to practice Wednesday, Jamie Thomas of Radio 680 CJOB reports.
Oct 19, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler has tested positive for COVID-19 and is dealing with symptoms, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports. As such, the winger will not play against Minnesota on Tuesday.
Oct 18, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler was placed in the (NHL)'s COVID-19 protocols Monday.
Oct 13, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler recorded an assist, two shots on goal and four PIM in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Ducks.
May 23, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal on three shots and added six hits in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Oilers in Game 3.
May 19, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored an empty-net goal on four shots, added an assist, logged six hits and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Oilers in Game 1.
May 14, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler produced two assists, two PIM, a pair of blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
May 11, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored twice, dished two assists and went plus-4 in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Canucks.
May 5, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored twice, including one goal on the power play, in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Flames.
Apr 28, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal on three shots and had six PIM in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Edmonton. He also provided four hits and two blocks.
Apr 26, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler notched a power-play assist, a game-high seven hits and a minus-4 rating in Monday's 6-1 loss to the Oilers.
Apr 22, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler returned Thursday with an assist and three hits in 19:43 of ice time against the Maple Leafs after missing six games with a concussion. The Jets lost 5-3.
Apr 21, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler will return to the lineup for Thursday's game against Toronto, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.
Apr 17, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (concussion) has been medically cleared to play, but he won't be in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Edmonton, Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun reports.
Apr 12, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (concussion) skated Monday prior to practice but remains without a timeline to play, Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports.
Apr 7, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler is considered out indefinitely with a suspected concussion, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.
Apr 2, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (undisclosed) took line rushes in warmups and appears set to play Friday versus the Maple Leafs, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.
Apr 2, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (undisclosed) will be a game-time call for Friday night's matchup with Toronto, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.
Mar 31, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler (undisclosed) won't return to Wednesday's game against the Maple Leafs.
Mar 29, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler produced an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 5-1 win over the Flames.
Mar 26, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal on three shots and added an assist, both on the power play, in Friday's 3-2 win over the Flames.
Mar 24, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler notched an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Canucks.
Mar 22, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal on two shots and added three hits in Monday's 4-0 win over the Canucks.
Mar 17, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal on his only shot in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win against Montreal.
Mar 2, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored an empty-net goal and supplied two assists in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Canucks.
Feb 25, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal and supplied two assists in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Canadiens.
Feb 21, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler posted three assists, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.
Feb 15, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal and supplied an assist in Monday's 6-5 win over the Oilers.
Feb 11, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a power-play goal on three shots in a 5-1 win over Ottawa on Thursday.
Feb 1, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler provided three assists in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Jan 24, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a power-play goal on three shots and went minus-3 in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.
Jan 23, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler notched a trio of assists and three shots on goal in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Senators.
Jan 21, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored a goal on two shots and had six PIM in a 4-1 win over Ottawa on Thursday.
Jan 19, 2021		Winnipeg Jets \| Blake Wheeler \| Wheeler scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Senators.
Sep 4, 2018		Winnipeg Jets \| signed RW Blake Wheeler to a five-year, $41.25 million contract extension.
Jul 26, 2013		Winnipeg Jets \| re-signed RW Blake Wheeler to a six-year, $33.6 million contract.
Jul 18, 2011		Winnipeg Jets \| (Blake Wheeler) Agreed to terms on a two-year contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2021-2022 Regular Season Stats

Blake Wheeler	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Winnipeg Jets	65	17	43	60	-15	36	966	48.90	49.90	1.00	50.30	1.50	0.75	1.99
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2002-2003	Breck School	USHS-MN	26	15	27	42	0
Draft Yr	2003-2004	Team Twin Cities Orthopedics	UMEHL	24	5	6	11	0
Draft Yr	2003-2004	Breck School	USHS-MN	27	39	50	89	34									Playoffs	3	6	5	11	0
	2004-2005	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL	58	19	28	47	43
	2005-2006	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	39	9	14	23	41
	2005-2006	USA U20	WJC-20	7	2	0	2	6
	2006-2007	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	44	18	20	38	42
	2007-2008	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	44	15	20	35	72
	2008-2009	Boston Bruins	NHL	81	21	24	45	46	891	70.37	56.18	6.42	53.69	2.06	1.01	2.42	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	0
	2009-2010	Boston Bruins	NHL	82	18	20	38	53	975	48.19	54.21	2.88	54.40	2.05	0.86	1.66	Playoffs	13	1	5	6	0
	2010-2011	Boston Bruins	NHL	58	11	16	27	32	711	56.60	50.21	0.98	48.95	-3.12	0.93	1.94
	2010-2011	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	23	7	10	17	14
	2010-2011	USA	WC	7	2	3	5	6
	2011-2012	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	80	17	47	64	55	1,237	51.64	54.17	4.82	53.07	4.37	0.53	2.09
	2012-2013	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	48	19	22	41	28	720	46.67	51.04	2.98	49.94	0.93	1.08	2.17
	2012-2013	EHC München	DEL	15	6	14	20	51
	2013-2014	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	82	28	41	69	63	1,150	53.12	51.02	0.96	49.40	-0.47	0.78	2.14
	2013-2014	USA	OG	6	0	1	1	2
	2014-2015	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	79	26	35	61	73	1,070	64.47	56.97	5.83	55.43	2.25	0.84	2.02	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0
	2015-2016	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	82	26	52	78	49	1,153	58.25	52.42	3.10	54.57	5.31	0.83	2.50
	2016-2017	USA	WCup	3	0	1	1	0
	2016-2017	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	82	26	48	74	47	1,192	50.49	57.96	10.69	54.19	7.84	0.76	1.86
	2017-2018	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	81	23	68	91	52	1,185	55.88	52.07	-1.17	51.05	-2.62	0.71	2.08	Playoffs	17	3	18	21	0
	2018-2019	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	82	20	71	91	60	1,208	49.56	47.51	-0.58	49.08	0.20	0.65	1.99	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	0
	2019-2020	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	71	22	43	65	37	1,005	49.40	46.40	4.20	51.10	3.60	0.84	1.85	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2020-2021	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	50	15	31	46	50	701	40.50	42.70	-4.20	46.10	-2.60	0.77	2.05	Playoffs	8	2	3	5	0
	2021-2022	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	65	17	43	60	36	966	48.90	49.90	1.00	50.30	1.50	0.75	1.99
Blake Wheeler Stats by Elite Prospects \| Blake Wheeler Advanced Stats by

Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date September 4, 2018
Signing Status UFA
Agent Matt Keator

Buyout Calculator

Standard Contract | 5 Years $41,250,000 10.00% of cap space

	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Cap Hit	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	UFA
AAV	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000	$8,250,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$6,000,000	$6,500,000	$10,000,000	$6,500,000	$8,250,000
Signing Bonuses	$4,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$10,000,000	$6,500,000	$10,000,000	$6,500,000	$8,250,000
Minors Salary	$10,000,000	$6,500,000	$10,000,000	$6,500,000	$8,250,000
Clauses	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC
UFA Year
				Buy It Out	Buy It Out
NMC & Modified No Trade Clause - Per Chris Johnston

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 26, 2013
Signing Status RFA
Agent Matt Keator

Standard Contract | 6 Years $33,600,000 8.71% of cap space

	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	UFA
AAV	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$4,600,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$4,600,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000
Minors Salary	$4,600,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000
Clauses			M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 15, 2011
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $5,100,000 3.97% of cap space

	2011-2012	2012-2013
Cap Hit	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	RFA
AAV	$2,550,000	$2,550,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$2,450,000	$2,650,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$2,450,000	$2,650,000
Minors Salary	$2,450,000	$2,650,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 30, 2010
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 1 Years $2,200,000 3.70% of cap space

	2010-2011
Cap Hit	$2,200,000	RFA
AAV	$2,200,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$2,200,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$2,200,000
Minors Salary	$2,200,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2008

Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $5,650,000 1.54% of cap space

	2008-2009	2009-2010
Cap Hit	$875,000	$875,000	RFA
AAV	$2,725,000	$2,725,000
Performance Bonuses	$1,850,000	$1,850,000
Base Salary	$787,500	$787,500
Signing Bonuses	$87,500	$87,500
Total Salary	$875,000	$875,000
Minors Salary	$65,000	$65,000
Clauses
UFA Year