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Justin Schultz (born July 6, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Schultz was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, and grew up in the nearby City of West Kelowna. He has previously played in the NHL for the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals. Schultz won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017.

Justin Schultz
Schultz with the Washington Capitals in 2021
Born	(1990-07-06) July 6, 1990 (age 32) 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	Seattle Kraken Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	43rd overall, 2008 Anaheim Ducks
Playing career	2012–present

Playing career

Schultz played collegiate hockey in the NCAA for the University of Wisconsin, which competed in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). He played in 121 games and scored 40 goals and 73 assists.

Drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in 2008, 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]

Edmonton Oilers

On June 30, 2012, Schultz agreed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Oilers.[3]

Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout that cancelled the first three months of the 2012–13 NHL season, Schultz played the first 34 games of his professional career in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Oilers' affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, recording 48 points to lead all AHL 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 Oklahoma City's games.[4]

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 Oilers valued at $3.675 million.[6]

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 to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[7] On June 12, 2016, Schultz won the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh after the team defeated the San Jose Sharks in the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals.

On July 13, 2016, after testing free agency, Schultz returned to the 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, setting 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-ten 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. On June 11, 2017, Schultz won his second Stanley Cup title as a member of the Penguins after Pittsburgh defeated the Nashville Predators in the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals.[9]

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

On October 13, 2018, just days into the 2018–19 season, Schultz broke his leg in Pittsburgh's game against the Montreal Canadiens.[15] He was placed on IR and would not play until mid-February 2019.[16] One week after his return, he then scored his first goal of the season in the 2019 NHL Stadium Series game against the Philadelphia Flyers.[17] His 2019–20 season was mired by injuries[18][19] and lacked offensive production (12 points in 46 games). During the subsequent off-season, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford revealed the organization would "move on" from Schultz, choosing not to re-sign him.[20]

Washington Capitals

On October 9, 2020, Schultz signed as a free agent on a two-year, $8 million contract with the Washington Capitals.[21] In 120 games with the Capitals over two years Schultz earned 50 points during the regular season (7 goals, 43 assists); in 11 postseason appearances he had 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists), all during the Capitals' 2022 playoff run.

Seattle Kraken

On July 13, 2022, Schultz signed as a free agent on a two-year, $6 million contract with the Seattle Kraken.[22]

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
2018–19	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		29	2	13	15	4		4	1	2	3	0
2019–20	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		46	3	9	12	6		4	0	1	1	0
2020–21	Washington Capitals	NHL		46	3	24	27	10		5	0	0	0	2
2021–22	Washington Capitals	NHL		74	4	19	23	16		6	1	2	3	6
NHL totals				602	57	207	264	136		67	7	24	29	14

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

Awards	Year	Ref
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team	2009–10
All-WCHA First Team	2010–11	[23]
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year	2010–11	[24]
AHCA West First-Team All-American	2010–11
All-WCHA First Team	2011–12	[25]
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	[26]
CCM/AHL Player of the Month (Oct 2012)	2012–13	[27]
CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month (Nov 2012)	2012–13	[28]
AHL Defenseman of the Year	2012–13	[29]
NHL
NHL All-Rookie Team	2012–13	[30]
Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Penguins)	2015–16, 2016–17	[31]

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Brendan Smith	WCHA Defensive Player of the Year 2010–11, 2011–12	Succeeded by Nick Jensen

На других языках

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[de] Justin Schultz

Justin Schultz (* 6. Juli 1990 in Kelowna, British Columbia) ist ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler. Seit Juli 2022 spielt er für die Seattle Kraken in der National Hockey League auf der Position des Verteidigers. Zuvor war er in der NHL bereits für die Edmonton Oilers, für die Pittsburgh Penguins aktiv, mit denen er in den Playoffs 2016 und 2017 den Stanley Cup gewann, sowie die Washington Capitals aktiv.

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[ru] Шульц, Джастин

Джа́стин Шульц (англ. Justin Schultz; 6 июня 1990, Келоуна, Британская Колумбия) — канадский профессиональный хоккеист, защитник клуба НХЛ «Сиэтл Кракен». На Драфте НХЛ 2008 выбран «Анахайм Дакс» во втором раунде под общим 43-м номером. Двукратный обладатель Кубка Стэнли.

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