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Jujhar Khaira
Canadian professional ice hockey centre

Jujhar Khaira

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Canadian professional ice hockey centre
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Surrey, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Age
30 years
Stats
Weight:
219 lbs
Education
Michigan Technological University
Sports Teams
Edmonton Oilers
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Biography

Jujhar Khaira (born August 13, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Khaira was drafted 63rd overall by the Oilers in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Family heritage

Khaira comes from a family with a history of accomplishment in athletics.Khaira's parents were prominent volleyball players in British Columbia during the 1980s.His brother Sahvan Khaira attends the University of Calgary and plays on the men's ice hockey team.

Khaira is only the third player of Punjabi descent, following Robin Bawa (starting in 1989) and Manny Malhotra (starting in 1998), to play in the NHL.

Playing career

Khaira was drafted by the Oilers after his second season in the British Columbia Hockey League with the Prince George Spruce Kings.Shortly after the draft, Khaira committed to play collegiate hockey with Michigan Tech of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

At the completion of his freshman season in 2012–13 with Huskies, Khaira left college to pursue a major junior career closer to home in the Western Hockey League with the Everett Silvertips. On August 7, 2013, he was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers. In the following 2013–14 season, Khaira posted 43 points in 59 games with the Silvertips. At the elimination in first-round of the post-season, Khaira then made his professional debut with the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, joining the club for their post-season run.

In the second year of his entry-level contract, Khaira and the Oilers AHL affiliation moved to the new Bakersfield Condors.During this 2015–16 NHL season, Khaira was called up to the Oilers on November 26, 2015, playing his first NHL game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 28, 2015. This made Khaira only the third player of Punjabi Indian descent to play in the NHL, after Robin Bawa, and half-French, half-Indian Manny Malhotra.Khaira played 15 games at the NHL level that season, earning 2 assists.

Khaira was a regular with the Condors for the 2016–17 season, and occasional call up to the NHL Oilers. During his second NHL game that season, on January 16, 2017, Khaira scored his first NHL goal, against Mike Smith of the Arizona Coyotes. On December 9 of the same year, Khaira earned his first multi-goal game, scoring twice against Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens.

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2010–11Prince George Spruce KingsBCHL5810324221
2011–12Prince George Spruce KingsBCHL542950796940222
2012–13Michigan TechWCHA376192549
2013–14Everett SilvertipsWHL591627435953148
2013–14Oklahoma City BaronsAHL6000231010
2014–15Oklahoma City BaronsAHL5146106283144
2015–16Bakersfield CondorsAHL4910172769
2015–16Edmonton OilersNHL1502213
2016–17Bakersfield CondorsAHL278122031
2016–17Edmonton OilersNHL101012
2017–18Edmonton OilersNHL6911102147
2018–19Edmonton OilersNHL603151843
2019–20Edmonton OilersNHL64641038
NHL totals218213152143
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