Jack Eichel 
Age 24 Oct 28, 1996
North Chelmsford USA
Center shoots right
6'2" 188 cm
203 lbs 92 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2022
Agent Peter Fish
Transaction History
| May 10, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (neck) and the Sabres have differing opinions about the next steps in his recovery with the center favoring surgery, Darren Dreger of TSN reports. | |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel will continue to rehab the herniated disc in his neck in hopes of avoiding surgery, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports. | |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel will miss the remainder of the campaign due to a herniated disc in his neck. He is expected to be healthy and ready to play at the beginning of the 2021-22 season. | |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (neck) could miss the remainder of the regular season, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports. | |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | General manager Kevyn Adams is hopeful Eichel (neck) will be able to return this season, (NHL).com's Nick Cotsonika reports. | |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | According to coach Ralph Krueger, Eichel (neck) will be out for the "foreseeable future." | |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel is currently undergoing further evaluation for a neck-related injury, John Vogl of The Athletic reports. | |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (upper body) returned to Buffalo and will miss at least one week, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports. | |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (upper body) won't play Tuesday against the Flyers. | |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (lower body) was held without a point and registered three shots and three hits in Sunday's 3-0 loss to the Flyers. | |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (lower body) will play in Sunday's game versus the Flyers, Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. | |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (lower body) centered the first line during warmups ahead of Sunday's game versus the Flyers, John Vogl of The Athletic reports. | |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (lower body) is a game-time decision for Sunday's game versus the Flyers, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. | |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (lower body) won't play Saturday against Philadelphia, Heather Engel of (NHL).com reports. | |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (lower body) is considered day-to-day, John Wawrow of The Associated Press reports. | |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (lower body) won't suit up in Thursday's game against the Devils, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports. | |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel tallied an assist in Tuesday's win over the Devils. | |
| Feb 8, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Per (NHL) Public Relations on Monday, Eichel and the Sabres' games have been postponed through at least Feb. 13, which means his next opportunity to play won't be until Feb. 15 against the Islanders. | |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers, Eichel and the Sabres' games have been postponed through at least Feb. 8, which means his next opportunity to play won't arrive until Feb. 11 against the Capitals at the earliest. | |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel and the Sabres' Tuesday matchup with the Islanders has been postponed. | |
| Jan 31, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel picked up two power-play assists while adding seven shots and a minus-1 rating in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Devils. | |
| Jan 30, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (undisclosed) returned to Saturday's game against the Devils, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. | |
| Jan 30, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel went to the locker room with an undisclosed injury in the third period of Saturday's game against the Devils, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports. | |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Victor Olofsson | Olofsson worked on a line with Jack Eichel during Friday's practice, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. | |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel scored a power-play goal to go with three shots, a blocked shot and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Rangers. | |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel picked up an assist in Sunday's win over the Capitals. | |
| Jan 18, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel dished out three assists and had three shots in Monday's 6-1 win at Philadelphia. He also went 14-for-25 (56.0 percent) in the faceoff circle. | |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel set up two goals in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Washington. | |
| Jan 6, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | As expected, Eichel (upper body) is on the ice for Wednesday's practice, Martin Biron of MSG Western New York reports. | |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (upper body) is expected to return to practice Wednesday, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports. | |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel (upper body) won't practice Sunday, but coach Ralph Krueger isn't concerned about his availability for the Sabres' regular-season opener against the Capitals on Jan. 14, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports. | |
| Jan 1, 2021 | Buffalo Sabres | Jack Eichel | Eichel will miss Friday's training camp session due to an upper-body issue. | |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Injured | Buffalo Sabres | announced C Jack Eichel on IR has served his suspension. |
| Mar 10, 2019 | Suspended | Buffalo Sabres | (NHL) suspended C Jack Eichel two games for an illegal hit to the head of an opponent. |
| Oct 3, 2017 | Buffalo Sabres | signed C Jack Eichel to an eight-year, $80 million contract extension. | |
| Nov 29, 2016 | Activated | Buffalo Sabres | activated C Jack Eichel from injured reserve. |
| Jul 1, 2015 | Buffalo Sabres | signed C Jack Eichel to a three-year, entry-level contract. |
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats
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Jack Eichel |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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21 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -9 | 6 | 328 | 38.50 | 56.90 | 11.40 | 54.80 | 6.90 | 0.18 | 1.46 |
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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 | ||
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| 2010-2011 | Boston Jr. Bruins | EmJHL | 40 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 16 | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Boston Jr. Bruins | EmJHL | 36 | 39 | 47 | 86 | 36 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Boston Jr. Bruins | EJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | USA U16 | YOG | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 36 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 35 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | USA U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | USA U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | U.S. National U18 Team | USDP | 22 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 24 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | U.S. National U18 Team | USDP | 53 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | USA U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2014-2015 | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 40 | 26 | 45 | 71 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2014-2015 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2014-2015 | USA | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 81 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 22 | 1,183 | 43.82 | 45.15 | -3.41 | 45.81 | -1.53 | 0.61 | 1.47 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Team North America | WCup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 61 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 22 | 957 | 45.68 | 47.58 | 0.03 | 46.76 | 0.23 | 0.69 | 1.76 | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | USA | WC | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 67 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 32 | 970 | 45.88 | 47.91 | 3.01 | 47.59 | 1.73 | 0.99 | 2.04 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 28 | 54 | 82 | 26 | 1,162 | 49.60 | 52.05 | 6.59 | 51.09 | 2.21 | 0.83 | 2.38 | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | USA | WC | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 68 | 36 | 42 | 78 | 34 | 1,114 | 54.50 | 49.70 | 1.90 | 51.00 | 2.70 | 0.92 | 1.89 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 21 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 328 | 38.50 | 56.90 | 11.40 | 54.80 | 6.90 | 0.18 | 1.46 | ||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 8 Years $80,000,000 12.27% of cap space
| 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $7,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |
| Clauses | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | |||||
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| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | |||||
Contract History
Signing Team
Signing Date July 1, 2015
Signing Date July 1, 2015
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $11,325,000 1.30% of cap space