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USA Jake Guentzel
#59 Carolina Hurricanes / NHL - 23/24
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
Date of Birth
Oct 06, 1994
Position
LW/C
Age
29
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
$4,500,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes / Signed
Drafted
2013 round 3 #77 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Mike Guentzel
Brothers: Gabe Guentzel, Ryan Guentzel

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Jake Guentzel 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 78* 36* 37* 73* 46* 2* |
2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 50* 22* 30* 52* 14* 9* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 17* 8* 17* 25* 8* 16* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 10 2
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Jake Guentzel 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 -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Jake Guentzel 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 8 520* 227* 264* 491* 0.94* 232* 69* | 7 60 35 * 25 * 60 * 1.00 * 36 * 6 *
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 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jake Guentzel Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/08/2024
03/08/2024 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Carolina Hurricanes
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
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 Pittsburgh Penguins

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha