Jordan Eberle (born May 15, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. He was a first-round pick (22nd overall) by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Jordan Leslie Eberle made a name for himself long before making the NHL. He crafted his skills in the Western Hockey League (WHL) while playing for the Regina Pats. During his four years with the Regina Pats, Eberle won numerous awards. He won the Canadian Hockey League Player of the Year Award in 2010 (CHL), the Doc Seaman Trophy as the scholastic player of the year award in 2008, and was twice a First Team East All-Star in 2008 and 2010. In his second season in the NHL, he led all Oilers in goals and points; Eberle recorded 34 goals and 42 assists for 76 points in 78 games marking his highest totals in all three categories to date; he was also named to the All-Star Game that season (2012).
World Junior Championships
Jordan Eberle has participated in two World Junior Championships for Team Canada, winning gold in 2009 and silver in 2010. He was crowned as the Tournament MVP and best forward at the 2010 World Junior Championships and is tied with Brayden Schenn as Canada’s second all-time leading scorer with 26 points. Eric Lindros is in first place with 31 points. Also, TSN named Eberle as the best Canadian World Junior Player of all time. Eberle is the only player to have scored points in every game he has played at the tournament, 12 career games, surpassing second place by 5 games.
Minors
Jordan Eberle earned his stripes playing novice with Hockey Regina’s tier-1 Kings, where he impressed, scoring 216 goals in 60 games during the 1999-2000 season. At the age of fourteen, he played Bantam AAA for Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. He was later selected in the seventh round (126th overall) by his hometown Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League in the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft; Jordan Eberle then began playing with the Calgary Buffaloes of the Alberta Midget Hockey League (AMHL). In 2006 he won a bronze medal with the Buffaloes at the Mac’s Midget Hockey Tournament. Also, in 2006 while playing with the Calgary Buffaloes and competing for the Telus Cup, his team lost 5-4 in a triple-overtime game in the final to the Prince Albert Mintos. After the Tournament, Eberle was awarded the Most Sportsmanlike Award for the Tournament.
Western Hockey League (Regina Pats)
Eberle began his WHL career with the Regina Pats in 2006. He appeared in 66 games, collecting 28 goals and 55 points. Eberle would play for the Pats organization from 2006 until 2010; he had a brief stint in American Hockey League (AHL), playing 9 games with the Springfield Falcons during the 2008-09 season and splitting time between playing for both the Pats (57) games and (11) games in 2009-10 with the Springfield Falcons. Eberle capped his most impressive season in the WHL by registering 50 goals and 106 points in just 57 games in his final season with the Regina Pats.
Edmonton Oilers
The 2010-11 season saw Eberle crack the Edmonton Oilers lineup. During his inaugural NHL season, he appeared in 69 games for the Oilers, scoring 18 goals and 43 points; his sophomore season was his best season in the NHL to date; that year, he put up career highs in both goals (34), assists (42) and points (76). Because of the 2012-13 lockout, he did double duty between the Oilers farm team, the Oklahoma City Barons, now the Bakersfield Condors, playing in 34 games and 48 games with the Edmonton Oilers. By 2013-14 Jordan Eberle was a mainstay in the Oilers roster and has been in the NHL ever since. After five years in Edmonton, the Oilers traded Eberle to the New York Islanders in 2017.
Eberle notched his first NHL goal on October 7, 2010, playing in his first NHL game. He scored an electrifying shorthanded goal against the Calgary Flames. He deked defenseman Ian White out of his jock and scored a backhander against goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. The fans later voted the goal as the NHL’s goal of the year. It was also voted as the play of the year on The Sports Network’s website. He would assist on another tally during the game to help the Oilers to a 4-0 victory. Eberle was named the first star of the game. On February 21, 2012, Eberle recorded his 100th career NHL point, registering a goal and two assists against the Calgary Flames in a 6-1 beat down…he has a thing for the Calgary Flames.
On February 11, 2016, Eberle earned his first career hat-trick, and the last hat-trick scored at Rexall Place in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Superstar Connor McDavid assisted on all three goals.
New York Islanders
On June 22, 2017, Eberle was traded to the New York Islanders for Ryan Strome, following rumors that he did not live up to the Oiler’s playoff expectations of him.
Ironically Eberle played an integral role in sweeping the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs; he scored a goal in all four games and ended his playoff run with nine points in eight games that post-season. With his contract expiring, he chose to re-sign with the Islanders for five more seasons on June 14, 2019.
On September 15, 2020, Eberle scored his first playoff overtime goal in double overtime against the Tampa Bay Lightning, forcing a game six in the Eastern Conference Final.
Seattle Kraken
On July 21, 2021, the expansion Seattle Kraken selected Eberle off of the New York Islanders roster at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. After 24 games thus far with his new team he has gotten off to a tremendous start, scoring 12 goals and 17 points. On November 4, 2021, Eberle made Kraken history registering the first hat trick in the young teams history in a 5-2 triumph over the Buffalo Sabres.
Internationally
Eberle has appeared for Team Canada on the international stage ten different times. He won gold in 2008 (WJC18), 2009 (WJC), and 2015 (WC). He also captured Silver at the 2010 World Junior Championship.
The 2010 World junior Championships proved to be an electrifying event for fans of Jordan Eberle. Playing in front of his hometown fans in Regina, Saskatchewan. Playing against Switzerland in the second game of the round-robin, he helped Team Canada to a 6-0 win, scoring once and setting up four helpers. Two games later, against the United States, he engineered a comeback, scoring two goals late in the game and one in the shootout in the final game of the round-robin. Canada and the United States met again in the tournament final, playing for the gold medal. Canada was down 5-3 with three minutes to go in regulation time; Eberle scored twice, tying the game with 1:35 left. His tying goal made him Canada’s all-time goal scorer with 14 at the tournament, passing John Tavares, who set the previous year’s record. Canada lost the game in overtime ending Canada’s five-year reign as champions and settling for silver. I can still remember TSN’s Bob McKenzie calling Jordan Eberle ” The baby-faced assassin.”
Keep Your Stick on the Ice.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2005–06 | Calgary Buffaloes | AMHL | 31 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 2006–07 | Regina Pats | WHL | 66 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | Regina Pats | WHL | 70 | 42 | 33 | 75 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008–09 | Regina Pats | WHL | 61 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Regina Pats | WHL | 57 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 69 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 78 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 34 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 48 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 28 | 37 | 65 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 81 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 69 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 82 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | New York Islanders | NHL | 58 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020–21 | New York Islanders | NHL | 55 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| NHL totals | 779 | 241 | 310 | 551 | 1 |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Canada | IH18 | 4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Canada | WJC18 |  | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Canada | WJC | | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Canada | WJC |  | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Canada | WC | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Canada | WC | 5th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Canada | WC | 5th | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Canada | WC | | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Canada | WC | 4th | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 23 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 47 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 4 |
Awards
| Major junior | |
|---|---|
| WHL Player of the Month | October 2007 October 2009 |
| WHL East First All-Star Team | 2008, 2010 |
| Doc Seaman Trophy (WHL scholastic player of the year) | 2008 |
| Four Broncos Memorial Trophy (WHL player of the year) | 2010 |
| CHL Player of the Year | 2010 |
| Retired Number | 2012 |
| NHL | |
| NHL All-Star Game | 2012 |
| AHL | |
| CCM/AHL Player of the Month (Nov 2012) | 2012 |
| CCM/AHL Player of the Month (Dec 2012) | 2012 |
| International | |
| World Junior Player of the Game | Semifinal vs. Russia, 2009 Round robin vs. Switzerland, 2010 Round robin vs. the United States, 2010 Final vs. the United States, 2010 |
| World Junior Top Three Player on Team Canada | 2009, 2010 |
| World Junior All-Star Team | 2010 |
| World Junior Best Forward | 2010 |
| World Junior MVP | 2010 |
| World Championship Player of the Game | Qualifier vs. Norway, 2010 Preliminary vs. Switzerland, 2011 |
| Other | |
| Saskatchewan Sport Male Athlete of the Year | 2010 |
