Mark Scheifele has officially tied his mentor as the greatest scorer in Winnipeg Jets history.
Scheifele had two goals and an assist in Thursday's 8-3 win over the Dallas Stars to tie Dale Hawerchuk for the most points in Winnipeg Jets history.
Scheifele now has 929 points, the same total Hawerchuk had with the original Jets. The two goals Thursday gave Scheifele 378 goals in his career, one behind Hawerchuk's 379 for the most in franchise history.
"Yeah, words can't really describe how it feels, it's pretty incredible," Scheifele said after the game. "Just the amazing player that he was and what he meant to the city of Winnipeg and what he meant to me, it's a pretty cool feeling."
Scheifele's two goals came as part of a five-goal second period that blew the game open. He then tied the record early in the third period with an assist on a Kyle Connor goal to up the Jets up 6-2.
The milestone comes after the NHL announced this summer that statistics from Jets 1.0 and 2.0 are now merged, something made possible after the Arizona Coyotes went dormant in 2024.
Scheifele was the first-ever draft pick by Jets 2.0 after moving to Winnipeg from Atlanta in 2011. Since then, he has been a consistent offensive star for the Jets over his 14 NHL seasons, including scoring a career-high 103 points last season. This season, he has 22 points in 20 games.
Before being drafted by the Jets, Scheifele played under Hawerchuk when the Jets legend coached the OHL's Barrie Colts. The two formed a bond that continued as Scheifele moved to Winnipeg.
Hawerchuk played nine of the 16 seasons in his Hall of Fame career with Jets 1.0 from 1981 to 1990. He died of cancer in 2020 at age 57.
