Thomas Wingels (born April 12, 1988) is an American former professional
ice hockey
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. He played most of his career in the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) for the
San Jose Sharks
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, the
Ottawa Senators
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, the
Chicago Blackhawks
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and the
Boston Bruins
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and retired after two seasons in the
National League
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(NL) with
Genève-Servette HC
The Genève-Servette HC (also called Servette or GSHC) is a professional ice hockey club based in Geneva, Switzerland and competing in the National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. The team plays their home games at the ...
.
Playing career
As a youth, Wingels played in the 2002
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with the Chicago Young Americans
minor ice hockey
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team.
Wingels played three seasons with the
Miami Redhawks
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of the
National Collegiate Hockey Conference
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(NCHC). After his freshman season, he was drafted by the
San Jose Sharks
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as the 177th pick in the
2008 NHL Entry Draft
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. He made his NHL debut on October 8, 2010, in San Jose's
2010–11 season opener wearing jersey number 57. Wingels scored his first career NHL goal in front of his hometown crowd in
Chicago
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on January 15, 2012, against
Chicago Blackhawks
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goaltender
Corey Crawford
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. During the
2012–13 NHL lockout
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, Wingels would play in Finland for
KooKoo
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.
On January 24, 2017, in the midst of his seventh season with the Sharks and having contributed 8 points in 37 games, Wingels was traded to the
Ottawa Senators
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in exchange for
Buddy Robinson
Charles James "Buddy" Robinson III (born September 30, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing under contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Playing career
Raised in Bellm ...
,
Zack Stortini
Zachery Stortini (born September 11, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger and current assistant coach with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edm ...
and a seventh-round pick in the
2017 NHL Entry Draft
The 2017 NHL Entry Draft was the 55th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 23–24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The first three selections were Nico Hischier going to the New Jersey Devils, Nolan Patrick going to the ...
.
On July 1, 2017, having left the Senators as a free agent, Wingels signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. On February 26, 2018, Wingels was traded to the
Boston Bruins
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in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the
2019 NHL Entry Draft
The 2019 NHL Entry Draft was the 57th NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 21–22, 2019 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The first three selections were Jack Hughes going to the New Jersey Devils, Kaapo Kakko being select ...
.
On August 15, 2018, after eight seasons in the NHL, Wingels signed a two-year optional, CHF 1.5 million contract with Swiss club
Genève-Servette HC
The Genève-Servette HC (also called Servette or GSHC) is a professional ice hockey club based in Geneva, Switzerland and competing in the National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. The team plays their home games at the ...
of the
National League
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(NL). He broke his jaw in the first regular season game with Genève-Servette, forcing him to sit out the first two months of the 2018–19 season. Wingels only appeared in 19 regular season games (18 points) with multiple injuries throughout the season. He missed the first two games of the 2019 NL playoffs before appearing in game 3 of the 1/4 final against
SC Bern
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, scoring one goal and tallying an assist. In that game, Wingels was also guilty of a boarding against SCB's
Jan Muršak
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which resulted in a two-game suspension and a fine of CHF 4,000. Wingels made his return to the lineup for game 6, scoring a goal with 46 seconds to go in the game to come back to 1-2, before
Daniel Winnik
Daniel Spencer Winnik (born March 6, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing with Geneve-Servette HC in the National League (NL).
Playing career
After two seasons in the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey ...
scored the tying goal for Geneva with 29 seconds left. The game went into overtime and
Mark Arcobello scored the game-winning goal for Bern after 117 minutes, in the third OT, establishing a record for the longest game ever played in the National League. Wingels only played 2 playoffs games, putting up 3 points. On April 8, 2019, Wingels agreed to a two-year contract extension with Geneva worth CHF 1.6 million. Despite a valid contract for the 2020/21 season, Wingels was released by Servette on June 5, 2020.
On June 11, 2020, Wingels' last professional team,
Genève-Servette HC
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, announced that he decided to retire from professional hockey.
Personal life
Wingels graduated from
Miami University
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in 2011 with a degree in accounting while playing in the
American Hockey League
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(AHL). Wingels married his wife Molly Wingels (née Meyer) in 2014 and the two have one daughter together.
Wingels is a member of the Advisory Board for
You Can Play
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, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports. He has also appeared in a video supporting the campaign. He was a close friend of
Brendan Burke
Brendan Gilmore Burke (December 8, 1988 – February 5, 2010) was an athlete and student manager at Miami University for the RedHawks men's ice hockey team. The youngest son of Brian Burke, former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, lo ...
, whose death was the catalyst for the formation of the organization. Wingels was the Sharks' nominee for the
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
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in 2012, primarily for his work with You Can Play. He marched in the
Chicago Pride Parade
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with the Chicago Gay Hockey Association on June 24, 2012.
On May 2, 2013, Wingels' work with You Can Play led him to be nominated for the NHL's
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
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, an award given to player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honors
References
External links
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1988 births
American men's ice hockey centers
American people of Dutch descent
Boston Bruins players
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players
Chicago Blackhawks players
Genève-Servette HC players
Ice hockey players from Illinois
Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois
KooKoo players
Living people
Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey players
New Trier High School alumni
Ottawa Senators players
San Jose Sharks draft picks
San Jose Sharks players
Worcester Sharks players