{{short description|American ice hockey player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox ice hockey player |name = Tommy Wingels |image = Tommy Wingels 2016.jpg |image_size = 230px |caption = Wingels with the San Jose Sharks in 2016 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|12}} |birth_place = Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |height_ft = 6 |height_in = 1 |weight_lb = 208 |position = Center |shoots = Right |league = |team = |played_for = San Jose Sharks<br>Kouvola KooKoo<br>Ottawa Senators<br>Chicago Blackhawks<br>Boston Bruins<br>Genève-Servette HC |ntl_team = USA |draft = 177th overall |draft_year = 2008 |draft_team = San Jose Sharks |career_start = 2010 |career_end = 2020 }} '''Thomas Wingels''' (born April 12, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey forward and current player development coach for the San Jose Sharks. He played most of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks, the Ottawa Senators, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins and retired after two seasons in the National League (NL) with Genève-Servette HC.
==Playing career== As a youth, Wingels played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chicago Young Americans minor ice hockey team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>
Wingels played three seasons with the Miami Redhawks of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). After his freshman season, he was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as the 177th pick in the 2008 NHL entry draft. 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 on January 15, 2012, against Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2011020661|title=Sharks vs. Blackhawks – 01/15/2012 – San Jose Sharks|date=January 15, 2012|work=sharks.nhl.com|access-date=April 23, 2012}}</ref> During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Wingels would play in Finland for KooKoo.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
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 in exchange for Buddy Robinson, Zack Stortini and a seventh-round pick in the 2017 NHL entry draft.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
On July 1, 2017, having left the Senators as a free agent, Wingels signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/01/blackhawks-sign-berube-oesterle-wingels/ | title = Blackhawks sign Berube, Oesterle and Wingels | publisher = CBS Chicago | date = 2017-07-01 | access-date = 2017-07-01}}</ref> On February 26, 2018, Wingels was traded to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2019 NHL entry draft, which would turn into a fourth-round pick if Boston advanced to the second round of the playoffs (condition met).<ref>{{cite web|title=Bruins Acquire Tommy Wingels From Blackhawks|url=https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-acquire-tommy-wingels-from-blackhawks/c-296388920|website=NHL.com|access-date=February 26, 2018|date=February 26, 2018}}</ref>
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 of the National League (NL).<ref>{{cite web |title=Le GSHC tient ses deux attaquants étrangers |url=https://www.gshc.ch/fr/News/Actualites/Le-GSHC-tient-ses-deux-attaquants-etrangers.html |website=www.gshc.ch |access-date=August 22, 2018 |language=fr-CH |date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommy Wingels out for at least four weeks |url=https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/35-medrep/12469-geneve-servette-hc-s-tommy-wingels-did-not-finish-the-game|website=www.swisshockeynews.ch |access-date=September 30, 2018 |date=September 21, 2018}}</ref> 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, scoring one goal and tallying an assist. In that game, Wingels was also guilty of a boarding against SCB's Jan Muršak 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 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommy Wingels devrait quitter Genève |url=https://www.planetehockey.com/news-tommy-wingels-devrait-quitter-geneve,90203.html|website=planetehockey.com |access-date=June 5, 2020 |date=June 5, 2020}}</ref>
On June 11, 2020, Wingels's last professional team, Genève-Servette HC, announced that he decided to retire from professional hockey.<ref>{{cite web |title=Omark débarque, Wingels prend sa retraite |url=http://www.gshc.ch/fr/News/Actualites/Omark-debarque-Wingels-prend-sa-retraite.html|website=gshc.ch |access-date=June 11, 2020 |date=June 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GSHC's Tommy Wingels hangs up his skates |url=https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/shn/11-swiss-ice-hockey/nla/19735-gshc-s-tommy-wingels-hangs-up-his-skates|website=swisshockeynews.ch |access-date=June 11, 2020 |date=June 11, 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== Wingels graduated from Miami University in 2011 with a degree in accounting while playing in the American Hockey League (AHL).<ref>{{cite news|last=High|first=Alison|title=Development Camp Update: Tommy Wingels|date=July 20, 2011|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569704|access-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref> Wingels married his wife Molly Wingels (née Meyer) in 2014 and the two have one daughter together.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rutherford |first1=Jeremy |title=Sharks forward finds St. Louis to be ideal foe |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/sharks-forward-finds-st-louis-to-be-ideal-foe/article_60aa0478-87c5-5f91-b44f-2cd36d92b0ab.html |access-date=October 2, 2018 |publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=May 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tommy Wingels and his daughter have the most adorable pre-game ritual in the NHL |url=https://www.bardown.com/tommy-wingels-and-his-daughter-have-the-most-adorable-pre-game-ritual-in-the-nhl-1.886306 |website=bardown.com |access-date=October 2, 2018 |date=October 15, 2017}}</ref>
Wingels is a member of the Advisory Board for You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Staff and Board|url=http://youcanplayproject.org/pages/staff-and-board|publisher=You Can Play Project|access-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref> He has also appeared in a video supporting the campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tommy Wingels, San Jose Sharks|url=http://youcanplayproject.org/videos/entry/you-can-play-tommy-wingels|publisher=You Can Play Project|access-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref> He was a close friend of Brendan Burke, whose death was the catalyst for the formation of the organization. Wingels was the Sharks' nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 2012, primarily for his work with You Can Play. He marched in the Chicago Pride Parade with the Chicago Gay Hockey Association on June 24, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kurz|first=Kevin|title=Wingels to march in Chicago Pride Parade|url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/hockey-san-jose-sharks/sharks-talk/Wingels-to-march-in-Chicago-Pride-parade?blockID=728974&feedID=10290|publisher=CSN Bay Area|access-date=June 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.outsports.com/2013/3/11/4092596/tommy-wingels-gay-san-jose-sharks-coming-out|author=Jim Buzinski|title=NHL's Tommy Wingels: An Out Player Is Coming Soon|publisher=Outsports|date=March 11, 2013}}</ref>
On May 2, 2013, Wingels's work with You Can Play led him to be nominated for the NHL's King Clancy Memorial Trophy, 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668953|title=Wingels Nominated for King Clancy Memorial Trophy|date=May 2, 2013|work=sharks.nhl.com|access-date=May 31, 2013}}</ref>
On August 11, 2022 the San Jose Sharks announced Wingels's would join as a player development coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-announce-additional-hockey-operations-staff/c-335322068|title=Sharks Announce Additional Hockey Operations Staff|date=August 11, 2022|work=sharks.nhl.com|access-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !! Team !! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2004–05 || Team Illinois 18U AAA || MWEHL | 15 || 7 || 5 || 12 || 15 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 || Team Illinois 18U AAA || T1EHL | 22 || 15 || 5 || 20 || 36 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2006–07 || Cedar Rapids RoughRiders || USHL | 47 || 10 || 18 || 28 || 52 | 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007–08 || Miami RedHawks || CCHA | 42 || 15 || 14 || 29 || 22 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2008–09 || Miami RedHawks || CCHA | 41 || 11 || 17 || 28 || 66 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 || Miami RedHawks || CCHA | 44 || 17 || 25 || 42 || 49 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2010–11 || San Jose Sharks || NHL | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010–11 || Worcester Sharks || AHL | 69 || 17 || 13 || 30 || 69 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2011–12 || San Jose Sharks ||NHL | 33 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 18 | 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 7 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 || Worcester Sharks || AHL | 29 || 13 || 8 || 21 || 28 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2012–13 || KooKoo ||Mestis | 18 || 8 || 14 || 22 || 33 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2012–13 || San Jose Sharks || NHL | 42 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 26 | 11 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6 |- | 2013–14 || San Jose Sharks || NHL | 77 || 16 || 22 || 38 || 35 | 7 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014–15 || San Jose Sharks || NHL | 75 || 15 || 21 || 36 || 40 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2015–16 || San Jose Sharks || NHL | 68 || 7 || 11 || 18 || 63 | 22 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 21 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 || San Jose Sharks || NHL | 37 || 5 || 3 || 8 || 15 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2016–17 || Ottawa Senators || NHL | 36 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 12 | 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 || Chicago Blackhawks || NHL | 57 || 7 || 5 || 12 || 43 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2017–18 || Boston Bruins || NHL | 18 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2 | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 || Genève–Servette HC || NL | 19 || 11 || 7 || 18 || 10 | 2 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 0 |- | 2019–20 || Genève–Servette HC || NL | 43 || 16 || 23 || 39 || 41 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 448 !! 62 !! 81 !! 143 !! 254 ! 58 !! 2 !! 6 !! 8 !! 42 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NL totals ! 62 !! 27 !! 30 !! 57 !! 51 ! 2 !! 2 !! 1 !! 3 !! 0 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2014 | United States | WC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 7 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 6 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ! colspan="3"|College |- | NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2009 | <ref name = ncaa>{{cite news|title=NCAA Frozen Four Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2009/f4recs.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref> |- | All-CCHA Second Team | 2009–10 | |}
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