Jordan Leslie Eberle is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Born in Regina, Canada, at age fourteen play Bantam AAA for the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Wilcox, Saskatchewan.
In the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft, Eberle was selected seventh round (126th overall) by his hometown major junior team, the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
Eberle debuted with the Pats in 2006–07, scoring 55 points and a team-high 28 goals as a rookie.
He was selected in the first round (22nd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers.
Soon after signing a professional contract with the Oilers in 2009, Eberle was assigned to the teams’ minor league affiliate, the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League (AHL), for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.
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On August 30, 2012, Eberle signed a six-year, $36 million contract extension with the Oilers.
During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Eberle was leading the league with 25 goals and 51 points.
Eberle was traded to the New York Islanders in exchange for Ryan Strome due to his poor performance in the 2017 playoffs.
On September 15, 2020, Eberle scored his first playoff overtime winner against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2020 Eastern Conference Final in double overtime, forcing a Game 6.
Eberle was selected from the Islanders at the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft by the Seattle Kraken on July 21, 2021.
On November 4, 2021, Eberle scored the first hat trick in Kraken history in a 5–2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
How good is Jordan Eberle?
On NHL 23, Jordan Eberle has an Overall Rating of 84 with a Sniper Player Style.
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