JACK QUINN #22

Notes accurate as of Sept. 1, 2026

PRONUNCIATION:  QUIHN, JAK

CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2026-27 ($3.375 million AAV)

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (8th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:  

  • Named to the AHL All-Rookie Team and was named as the AHL Rookie of the Year in 2021-22.
  • Made his NHL debut on Jan. 11, 2022 at Tampa Bay.
  • Became the first Sabres rookie since Victor Olofsson in 2019-20 to record 10 or more goals and 30 or more points in a single season in 2022-23. Became the seventh Sabres rookie to do so since 2005-06 and the 28th in Sabres history.
  • Led all Sabres rookies in goals (14), points (37), even-strength goals (13), even-strength points (30), and game-winning goals (2) in 2022-23.
  • Appeared in his 100th NHL game on April 7, 2024 at Detroit.
  • Registered new single-season career highs in games played (82), goals (20), assists (31) and points (51) in 2025-26. Was one of six Sabres skaters to reach the 50-point mark and one of five to reach 20 goals.
  • Recorded five goals on six shootout attempts (83.3 percent) last season, tied for the best shootout shooting percentage in a single season by any Sabres skater with five or more attempts all-time (Thomas Vanek; 2010-11; 5/6). Moved into first place on Buffalo’s all-time shootout shooting percentage (min. 10 attempts) list (10/15; 66.7 percent) and second-place among all NHL skaters all-time. 
  • Recorded the longest goal streak of his career from Nov. 21 to 26 (3 games; 3+2).
  • Appeared in his 200th NHL game and skated a single-game career high 20:39 on Nov. 23, 2025 vs. Carolina. 
  • Collected a single-game career-high three assists on Jan. 26, 2026 vs. Los Angeles.
  • Tallied the first hat trick of his career, recorded a new single-game career high in points (3+1) and matched his previous single-game career high in plus/minus (plus-4) on March 10, 2026 vs. San Jose.

AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS:  

  • Tallied 122 points (64+58) in 131 games with the Ottawa 67’s from 2017 to 2020.
  • Finished eighth in the OHL in scoring in the 2019-20 season with 89 points (52+37) in 62 games.
  • Was second in the OHL with 52 goals in the 2019-20 season and became the fourth OHL player from 2010-20 to score 50 goals or more in his draft year, joining Jeff Skinner (50, Kitchener, 2010), Alex DeBrincat (51, Erie, 2016) and Arthur Kaliyev (51, Hamilton, 2019).
  • Set a career high with six points (1+5) on Feb. 9, 2020 vs. North Bay.
  • Ottawa’s second-round selection (39th overall) in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:  

  • Recorded five points (1+4) in seven games with Team Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Canada, earning a silver medal.
  • Tallied seven points in 10 games and won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2023 IIHF World Championship.

NHL FIRSTS

Game: 1/11/22 vs TBL

Goal: 1/20/22 vs DAL

Assist: 1/20/22 vs DAL

AWARDS & HONORS

Professional:

2021-2022 Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award

2021-2022 AHL All-Rookie Team

AHL Rookie of the Month (Oct. 2021)

International:

2021 IIHF World Junior Championship Silver Medal

2023 IIHF World Championship Gold Medal

Amateur:

2020 CHL Top Prospects Game