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NHL Notebook: Mark Scheifele and Jamie Benn reach milestones

NHL Notebook: Mark Scheifele and Jamie Benn reach milestones
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Cynthia Ryley Delaney
Nov 15, 2026, 18:00 ESTUpdated: Nov 15, 2026, 17:53 EST
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Two players in the Central Division have set milestones in recent days.
On Saturday afternoon, Mark Scheifele became the Winnipeg Jets’ all-time point getter, as they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks. That same day, Dallas Stars’ captain Jamie Benn picked up a point in a 2-0 victory, reaching the 1,000 point plateau.
Starting with Benn, the Stars selected the 37-year-old all the way back in the fifth round of the 2007 NHL Draft. He’s spent his entire career with the team, scoring 418 goals and 1,000 points, with that point coming thanks to the game-winning goal he scored late in the second period.
Benn became the 104th player in NHL history to score 1,000 points and the first player to reach that milestone this season. He’s also the first player to reach the milestone since Leon Draisaitl did it on Dec. 16, 2025.
There are seven active players (eight if you count Phil Kessel, who technically isn’t retired yet) within 100 points of the milestone, including Scheifele. He had a whale of a game on Saturday, scoring a goal and picking up three assists to take sole possession of the Jets’ all-time point leader. Dale Hawerchuk, Scheifele’s coach with the Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts, was in top spot with 929 points.
His performance helped the Jets storm back from a 4-0 deficit, the second time they’ve done that this season. In his 982 games, the Kitchener, Ontario product has 379 goals and 933 points. Scheifele has spent his entire career with the Jets, and was their first ever pick after the Atlanta Thrashers relocated in 2011.

Avalanche claim Mike Reilly

Sticking with Central Division teams, the Colorado Avalanche made a transaction on Sunday, claiming defenceman Mike Reilly off of waivers.
The move makes sense, given that Calgary, Alberta product Cale Makar will be out of action for a bit, listed as week-to-week after suffering an injury on Thursday.
Reilly was drafted 98th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2011, and made his NHL debut with the Minnesota Wild in 2015-16. Since then, he’s gone on to play for six other teams, the Montréal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, New York Islanders, and Carolina Hurricanes.
The defenceman was claimed off waivers from the Hurricanes, the same team that won the Stanley Cup in 2026. Thanks to playing over 41 regular season games and appearing in a post-season game, Reilly’s name went on the Stanley Cup. He was also on the 2023-24 Panthers, but played just two games for the team.

Team Canada and Team USA play for the gold (again)

To the surprise of no one, Team USA and Team Canada will play for the gold medal at the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship.
Team Canada earned their trip to the gold medal game thanks to a 3-0 victory over Team Sweden on Sunday. Also playing on Sunday, Team USA defeated Team Finland 5-0 to earn their place in Monday’s gold medal game.
It’s the sixth consecutive tournament where the two North American teams will play for the gold. Team Canada won in 2021, 2022, and 2024, while Team USA won in 2023 and in 2025. There’s only been one time since the tournament’s beginnings in 1990 where they haven’t met, as Team Finland upset Team Canada in semifinals of the 2019 tournament.
Of course, this isn’t the only tournament that Team Canada and Team USA have met in. Earlier this year, Team USA took home the Gold thanks to a 2-1 overtime victory at the 2026 Olympics. Since Women’s Hockey was introduced as an Olympic sport in 1998, the lone time Team Canada and Team USA haven’t met in the gold medal game was back in 2006, a disappointing Olympics for Canada all around.
The game begins at 12:00 p.m. ABT on Monday.

IIHF confirms Team Russia won’t play in 2027 World Junior Championship

Sticking with IIHF hockey, the federation announced that Team Russia won’t be able to participate in the upcoming World Junior Championship this coming holiday, set to be hosted by Edmonton and Red Deer.
In late October, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Team Russia must return to international tournaments. However, the Canadian government announced that players representing Russia won’t be eligible for visas. At the end of the day, the Canadian government gets the final say.
If they were able to participate, Team Russia would’ve taken the place of Team Norway, who earned a promotion by winning Division I, Group A’s tournament. Since Team Russia is ineligible, Team Norway will take the 10th spot in the upcoming tournament.
The 2028 World Juniors are set to be hosted in Finland. Similar to Canada, Finland’s federation announced that they won’t participate in a tournament that features Team Russia. Germany is set to host the 2027 Worlds in the spring.
Cynthia Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for DFO Calgary, DFO Edmonton, and Blue Jays Nation. She can be followed on Twitter @CynthiaRDelaney.

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