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USA Jake Guentzel

#59 Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 22/23
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2. Ryan McAllister 28 11 29 40
3. Austen Swankler 27 16 22 38
4. Jimmy Snuggerud 28 16 21 37
5. Collin Graf 26 14 22 36
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Oct 06, 1994
Position
W/C
Age
28
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Omaha, NE, USA
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
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Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2013 round 3 #77 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
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1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time USHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time USHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time USHL Second All-Star Team 1

Father: Mike Guentzel
Brothers: Ryan Guentzel, Gabe Guentzel

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Hill-Murray School USHS-MN 28 19 30 49 10 - | Playoffs 3 4 2 6 4 6
Team Twin Cities Orthopedics UMHSEHL 15 6 5 11 4 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2011-12 Hill-Murray School USHS-MN 31 23 52 75 16 - | Playoffs 3 1 4 5 0 -
Team MAP South Hockey UMHSEHL 21 14 27 41 8 - | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 0 -
2012-13 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 60 29 44 73 24 13 |
2013-14 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA 37 7 27 34 16 -2 |
2014-15 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha NCAA 36 14 25 39 34 10 |
2015-16 Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha “A” NCAA 35 19 27 46 20 6 |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 11 2 4 6 0 -1 | Playoffs 10 5 9 14 0 2
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40 16 17 33 10 7 | Playoffs 25 13 8 21 10 1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 33 21 21 42 12 21 |
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 22 26 48 42 -9 | Playoffs 12 10 11 21 8 10
2018-19 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 40 36 76 26 13 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -3
2019-20 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 39 20 23 43 14 11 | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 0 1
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 56 23 34 57 28 7 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 6 -6
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 76 40 44 84 44 13 | Playoffs 7 8 2 10 2 1
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 45 20 26 46 32 4 |
Projected NHL 78 35 45 80 55 7 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 B16 - Red (Final 54) MNHP-16 3 3 4 7 - - |
2011-12 Hill-Murray School MN State 3 1 2 3 0 - |
B17 - Red (Final 54) MNHP-17 3 3 3 6 - - |
Team Royal USA-S17 - - - - - - |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2023-01-28T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks
2023-01-26T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals
2023-01-24T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers
2023-01-22T13:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ New Jersey Devils
2023-01-20T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators
2023-01-18T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators
2023-01-16T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Anaheim Ducks
2023-01-14T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins @ Carolina Hurricanes
2023-01-13T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Winnipeg Jets
2022-12-12T18:00:00-0600 Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 44 23 25 48 1.09 12 20 | 1 10 5 9 14 1.40 0 2
MN State 1 3 1 2 3 1.00 0 - | 0
MNHP-16 1 3 3 4 7 2.33 - - | 0
MNHP-17 1 3 3 3 6 2.00 - - | 0
NCAA 3 108 40 79 119 1.10 70 14 | 0
NHL 7 420 181 206 387 0.92 196 46 | 6 58 34 24 58 1.00 26 4
UMHSEHL 2 36 20 32 52 1.44 12 - | 2 4 0 3 3 0.75 0 -
USA-S17 1 - - - - - - - | 0
USHL 1 60 29 44 73 1.22 24 13 | 0
USHS-MN 2 59 42 82 124 2.10 26 - | 2 6 5 6 11 1.83 4 6
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Agility
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Teamwork
17
Shooting Accuracy
17
Puckhandling
17
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Bryan Rust (F) 2015-2023 8 Pittsburgh Penguins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Tristan Jarry (G) 2015-2023 8 Pittsburgh Penguins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Chad Ruhwedel (D) 2016-2023 7 Pittsburgh Penguins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Yevgeni Malkin (F) 2016-2023 7 Pittsburgh Penguins
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/27/2018
12/27/2018 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
05/23/2016
05/23/2016 Confirmed Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha Pittsburgh Penguins
03/22/2016
03/22/2016 Confirmed Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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05/12/2017 Kesselmania runs wild The Players' Tribune
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 4 #47 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Futures Draft

2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #74 by FCHockey

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha

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