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Jack Eichel

1996 - Today

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John Robert Eichel (born October 28, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a center and alternate captain for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Eichel was selected second overall in the 2015 NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Before entering the league, Eichel was described at the age of 17 as "the new face of American hockey," and he was considered a member of a rising class of generational talents in the sport. Eichel was the recipient of the 2015 Hobey Baker Award, given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Jack Eichel is the 766th most popular hockey player (down from 661st in 2024), the 21,581st most popular biography from United States (down from 20,214th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Jack Eichel ranks 768 out of 676. Before him are Samuel Kňažko, Jimmy Howard, Connor Bedard, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, David Perron, Evander Kane, Ryan Callahan, and Tom Poti. After him are Ryan Kesler, Bogdan Kiselevich, Marcel Noebels, and Sergey Kalinin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Jack Eichel ranks 1,091. Before him are Liu Xiang, Federico Varela, Han Tianyu, Rivaldo Coetzee, Kurt-Lee Arendse, and Aleksandra Crvendakić. After him are Dudu, Kathryn Bernardo, Anton Pliesnoi, Maximilien Chastanet, Arthur Cissé, and Jasmi Joensuu.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In United States

Among hockey players born in United States, Jack Eichel ranks 61. Before him are Erik Johnson (1988), Ryan McDonagh (1989), Blake Wheeler (1986), Jimmy Howard (1984), Ryan Callahan (1985), and Tom Poti (1977). After him are Ryan Kesler (1984), Tim Gleason (1983), Jeremy Swayman (1998), Nick Bonino (1988), Dylan Larkin (1996), and Matt Niskanen (1986).

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