Justin Schultz

Justin Schultz
Schultz with the Penguins in 2017
Born (1990-07-06) July 6, 1990
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 43rd overall, 2008
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2012–present

Justin Schultz (born July 6, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Schultz was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, but grew up in Westbank, British Columbia.

Playing career

Schultz played collegiate hockey for the University of Wisconsin Badgers which competed in the WCHA, playing in 121 games and amassing 40 goals and 73 assists before declaring for the draft as a junior. He was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Schultz appeared in 248 games for the Oilers before being traded to Pittsburgh in 2016.

Drafted by the Anaheim Ducks, Schultz was unable to come to terms on a contract with the team. During the last week of May 2012, Schultz officially "de-registered" from the University of Wisconsin triggering a process that made him an unrestricted free agent (UFA). According to league rules, from the time Anaheim was given notice of the de-registration from school, they had a 30-day exclusive window to try to sign him or trade him.[1] Anaheim was ultimately unable to sign him. Schultz was heavily recruited by up to 26 teams as a free agent, with the Edmonton Oilers having Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey personally recruit him.[2] On June 30, 2012, Schultz agreed to a two-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[3]

Schultz played the first 34 games of his professional career in the AHL while recording 48 points in 34 games, leading all defencemen in scoring. He was ultimately awarded the AHL's Eddie Shore Award in 2012-13 as the league's top defenceman despite participating in less than half of the Oklahoma City Barons' games.[4]

Edmonton Oilers

Schultz later played his first NHL game in the first Oilers game following the 2012–13 NHL lock-out against the Vancouver Canucks. He scored his first goal during the next game, the Oilers' home opener, against Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks on January 22, 2013.[5]

On August 28, 2014, Schultz signed a new one-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers valued at $3.675 million.[6]

Schultz won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in the 2016 and 2017.

Pittsburgh Penguins

On February 27, 2016, with the Oilers out of playoff contention for the 2015–16 season, and suffering the worst season of his professional career with 10 points in 45 games, Schultz was traded from the Oilers to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2016 third round draft pick.[7] On June 12, 2016, Schultz won his first Stanley Cup title when the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals.

On July 13, 2016, after testing free agency, Schultz returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins, signing a one-year, $1.4 million contract.[8]

In the 2016–17 season, Schultz had a break-out year in his first full season with the Penguins. He set career highs in goals (12), assists (39), points (51), penalties in minutes (34), power-play points (20), and shots on goal (154). In addition, for the first time in his career, he finished a season with a positive plus-minus. His total number of assists, points, points per game played, and plus-minus each finished within the top 10 in their respective categories among defencemen, and he emerged as the top blue-liner for the Penguins due to star defenceman Kris Letang being limited to only 41 games with various injuries. He won his second Stanley Cup title as a member of the Penguins on June 11, 2017.[9]

On July 1, 2017, the first day of free agency, Schultz signed a three-year, $16.5 million contract to stay with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[10]

In the 2017–18 season, Schultz suffered a lower-body injury in a game against the New York Rangers and was placed on injured reserve (IR).[11] He returned to the lineup on January 4, 2018, after missing 11 games.[12][13] Schultz played in his 400th career NHL game on March 23, 2018, in a game against the New Jersey Devils.[14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Westside Warriors BCHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Westside Warriors BCHL 57 9 31 40 28 11 3 5 8 4
2008–09 Westside Warriors BCHL 49 15 35 50 29 6 1 2 3 2
2009–10 University of Wisconsin WCHA 43 6 16 22 12 — — — — —
2010–11 University of Wisconsin WCHA 41 18 29 47 28 — — — — —
2011–12 University of Wisconsin WCHA 37 16 28 44 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 34 18 30 48 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 48 8 19 27 8 — — — — —
2013–14 Edmonton Oilers NHL 74 11 22 33 16 — — — — —
2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 81 6 25 31 12 — — — — —
2015–16 Edmonton Oilers NHL 45 3 7 10 14 — — — — —
2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 1 7 8 2 15 0 4 4 0
2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 78 12 39 51 34 21 4 9 13 4
2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 4 23 27 14 12 1 7 8 2
NHL totals 407 45 142 187 100 48 5 20 25 6
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada West
World Junior A Challenge
2008 Camrose

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada WC 5th 8 0 4 4 2
Senior totals 8 0 4 4 2

Awards and honours

AwardsYearRef
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2009–10
All-WCHA First Team 2010–11 [15]
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year 2010–11 [16]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2010–11
All-WCHA First Team 2011–12 [17]
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year 2011–12
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2011–12
AHL
CCM/AHL Player of the Week (Ending Oct 21) 2012–13 [18]
CCM/AHL Player of the Month (Oct 2012) 2012–13 [19]
CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month (Nov 2012) 2012–13 [20]
AHL Defenseman of the Year 2012–13 [21]
NHL
NHL All-Rookie Team 2012–13 [22]
Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Penguins) 2015–16, 2016–17 [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Flyers free agent target Justin Schultz". CSN Philly. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Cult of Hockey: After all that hype, Justin Schultz departs Edmonton in exchange for a third-round draft pick". 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  3. ↑ "Oilers agree to terms with highly sought-after free agent, Justin Schultz". Edmonton Oilers. June 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League | Home Page". theahl.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sharks 6, Oilers 3 Boxscore". National Hockey League. 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  6. ↑ "Loaded with potential, Schultz signs with Oilers for important season". Edmonton Oilers. August 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Oilers deal Justin Schultz to Penguins for a pick". Yahoo! Sports. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  8. ↑ "AP Source: Justin Schultz returns to Penguins on one-year deal". Sportsnet, sportsnet.ca. July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Penguins repeat as Stanley Cup champions". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  10. ↑ "Justin Schultz signs three-year contract with Penguins". NHL.com. July 1, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Penguins place Justin Schultz on IR, recall Frank Corrado". Sportsnet.ca. Sportsnet. December 7, 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  12. ↑ Kurtz, George (January 4, 2018). "Slew of Injured Players Return for NHL's Second Half". rotoexperts.com. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Penguins score 4 in 2nd period to top Flyers 5-1". foxsports.com. Philadelphia. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Hall's winner lifts Devils past Penguins in OT". tsn.ca. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018. Penguins D Justin Schultz's 400th NHL game included a trip to the trainer's room when he slammed into the boards in the third period, though Sullivan said afterward Schultz was fine.
  15. ↑ "Matt Frattin, Jake Gardiner Named To All-WCHA Teams". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  16. ↑ "Schultz to make decision on Saturday". National Hockey League. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  17. ↑ "Patterson, Bjugstad named to all-WCHA first team". Minnesota Star Tribune. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  18. ↑ "Baron's Schultz Named Player of the Week". American Hockey League. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  19. ↑ "Schultz Named CCM/AHL Player of the Month". American Hockey League. 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
  20. ↑ "Schultz Named Top Rookie for November". American Hockey League. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
  21. ↑ "Schultz captures AHL's Eddie Shore Award". American Hockey League. April 17, 2013. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Habs' Gallagher, Oilers' Schultz named to NHL All-Rookie team". TSN. 2013-06-29.
  23. ↑ "Penguins win Stanley Cup, defeat Sharks in Game 6". National Hockey League. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
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