CHARLIE COYLE

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CHARLIE COYLE

3 – COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS – Center

HEIGHT: 6’3″
WEIGHT: 215 lbs
SHOOTS: Right
BORN: March 2, 1992
HOMETOWN: East Weymouth, Massachusetts

“Hockey IQ is important because it lets you see plays before they happen. You know what to expect, so you’re not getting the puck and then trying to figure out what to do with it.”

— Charlie Coyle

Charlie Coyle’s path shows that the “winding road” doesn’t end once you reach the NHL; it can keep winding for an entire career. Growing up in Weymouth, Massachusetts, he moved between Weymouth High School and Thayer Academy, played Tier III junior hockey (not the top junior tier) for the South Shore Kings, then committed to Boston University, only to leave college partway through to finish his development in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Saint John, where he won a championship.

San Jose drafted him 28th overall in 2010, but he never played a game for the Sharks. He was traded to Minnesota before he ever suited up, as part of the deal that sent Brent Burns to San Jose. After more than six seasons with the Wild, he was traded to the Boston Bruins in February 2019, his boyhood favorite team, calling it a dream come true, and reached the Stanley Cup Final that same spring (NHL.com; NESN). Even that wasn’t the end of the moving: in 2025 alone he was traded from Boston to Colorado at the deadline, then from Colorado to Columbus that summer, where he immediately signed a six year, $36 million extension after posting 58 points in his first Blue Jackets season

Hockey Therapy takeaway:

Coyle switched schools, leagues, and NHL teams more times than almost anyone in this group, including a trade before he ever played for the team that drafted him. He kept adjusting, kept reading new teammates and systems, and just kept producing. Adaptability is Hockey IQ.

CHARLIE’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

» Selected 28th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2010 NHL Draft
» Won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship
» Won the 2012 QMJHL Championship with the Saint John Sea Dogs
» Named QMJHL Playoffs MVP in 2012 after recording 34 points in 17 postseason games
» Made his NHL debut with the Minnesota Wild during the 2012–13 season
» Played more than six seasons with Minnesota before being traded to his hometown Boston Bruins in 2019
» Helped Boston reach the 2019 Stanley Cup Final, scoring 9 goals and 16 points in 24 playoff games
» Scored the game-tying goal and overtime winner in Game 1 of the 2019 Eastern Conference Second Round against Columbus
» Won a bronze medal with Team USA at the 2015 IIHF World Championship
» Set career highs with 25 goals and 60 points in 2023–24 with Boston
» Reached the 1,000 NHL games played milestone on January 22, 2026 with Columbus
» Recorded his second career NHL hat trick on January 30, 2026 against Chicago
» Posted 20 goals, 38 assists and 58 points in 2025–26, his first season with Columbus — the second-highest point total of his NHL career
» Has appeared in 126 Stanley Cup Playoff games, recording 53 postseason points through 2025–26
» Signed a six-year, $36 million extension with Columbus in May 2026, keeping him with the Blue Jackets through 2031–32

CHARLIE’S CAREER STATS

SEASON	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	PPG	GWG
2012–13	MIN	37	8	6	14	1	2
2013–14	MIN	70	12	18	30	2	2
2014–15	MIN	82	11	24	35	1	4
2015–16	MIN	82	21	21	42	2	4
2016–17	MIN	82	18	38	56	4	5
2017–18	MIN	66	11	26	37	0	1
2018–19	MIN	60	10	18	28	1	2
2018–19	BOS	21	2	4	6	0	0
2019–20	BOS	70	16	21	37	1	3
2020–21	BOS	51	6	10	16	0	2
2021–22	BOS	82	16	28	44	3	5
2022–23	BOS	82	16	29	45	0	0
2023–24	BOS	82	25	35	60	7	5
2024–25	BOS	64	15	7	22	3	2
2024–25	COL	19	2	11	13	0	1
2025–26	CBJ	82	20	38	58	7	3
CAREER	NHL	1,032	209	334	543	32	41