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Canada Jujhar Khaira
#11 Syracuse Crunch / AHL - 24/25
Date of Birth
Aug 13, 1994
Position
LW/C
Age
30
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Surrey, BC, CAN
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Cloverdale MHA
Contract
24/25
Drafted
2012 round 3 #63 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Agency
PREMIUM

A power forward with a powerful stride, Khaira is tough to separate from the puck. He has the ability to find teammates and turn any play in to a scoring chance. Khaira plays with a mental and physical maturity that is beyond his years.

Brother: Sahvan Khaira
Nephew: Aneil Dhesi

© Photo: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

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Jujhar Khaira Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Cloverdale Colts U18 A1 U18 A1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2010-11 Prince George Spruce Kings BCHL 58* 10* 32* 42* 21* -* |
2011-12 Prince George Spruce Kings BCHL 54* 29* 50* 79* 69* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 2 -
2012-13 Michigan Tech NCAA 37* 6* 19* 25* 49* 2* |
2013-14 Everett Silvertips WHL 59* 16* 27* 43* 59* 5* | Playoffs 5 3 1 4 8 1
Oklahoma City Barons AHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 0
2014-15 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 51* 4* 6* 10* 62* -7* | Playoffs 8 3 1 4 4 -4
2015-16 Edmonton Oilers NHL 15* 0* 2* 2* 13* -2* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 49* 10* 17* 27* 69* 3* |
2016-17 Edmonton Oilers NHL 10* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 27* 8* 12* 20* 31* 4* |
2017-18 Edmonton Oilers NHL 69* 11* 10* 21* 47* -7* |
2018-19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60* 3* 15* 18* 43* -12* |
2019-20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64* 6* 4* 10* 38* -19* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
2020-21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 40* 3* 8* 11* 42* -1* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 6 -2
2021-22 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 27* 3* 0* 3* 13* -4* |
2022-23 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 51* 6* 8* 14* 31* -11* |
2023-24 Minnesota Wild NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Iowa Wild AHL 22* 5* 13* 18* 10* 9* |
2024-25 Syracuse Crunch AHL 10* 3* 4* 7* 10* -5* |
Projected AHL 39* 12* 16* 28* 39* -20* |

Jujhar Khaira Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Canada West U19 WJAC-19 5* 0* 0* 0* 14* -* |
2013-14 WHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* 0* |

Jujhar Khaira Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 165* 30* 52* 82* 0.50* 184* 3* | 2 11 4 * 1 * 5 * 0.45 * 4 * -4 *
BCHL 2 112* 39* 82* 121* 1.08* 90* -* | 1 4 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
Jr Super Series 1 2* 0* 2* 2* 1.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 1 37* 6* 19* 25* 0.68* 49* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 337* 33* 47* 80* 0.24* 229* -55* | 2 8 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.13 * 8 * -2 *
U18 A1 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 1 59* 16* 27* 43* 0.73* 59* 5* | 1 5 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.80 * 8 * 1 *
WJAC-19 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Jujhar Khaira Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/06/2024
09/06/2024 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Syracuse Crunch
09/17/2023
09/17/2023 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Minnesota Wild
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Extension Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
06/16/2017
06/16/2017 Extension Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
08/07/2013
08/07/2013 Confirmed Michigan Tech Edmonton Oilers
05/03/2012
05/03/2012 Confirmed Prince George Cougars Everett Silvertips
Player Biography and Trivia

Jujhar Khaira (pron: Juh-JAR CARE-ah) is a big powerful 6’ 3” forward that found success with the Prince George Spruce Kings after being overlooked at the bantam draft. Khaira was the Spruce Kings second leading scorer in his rookie season and followed that up with a breakout season with the Spruce Kings and playing for Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge.

Playing on the top line with BCHL leading scorer, Paul De Jersey, Khaira finished the 2011-12 season with 29 goals, 50 assists and 69 minutes in penalties. He also helped Canada West win gold at the WJAC.
Submitted by Ron Gallo, Prince George Spruce Kings Communications Director (EP, May 2012)