5-year, $12,500,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Full NTC Yr 1-2, 16 team trade list Yr 3-5. Expires 2031 (UFA).
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Jeffrey Viel
Age: 29Position: L
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31%
Assists
23%
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18%
SOG
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Plus/Minus
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Tampa Bay has signed Jeffrey Viel to a five-year, $2.5 million AAV contract ($12.5M total).
Viel has played only 99 career NHL games but had an impact with the Ducks last season, primarily in a fourth-line role, earning himself a five-year contract worth $12.5 million ($2.5M AAV) with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 29-year-old forward was especially effective in the postseason with the Ducks, recording four points (2G / 2A) and 17 penalty minutes in 12 games.
Viel will make his Ducks debut on Saturday.
Anaheim has acquired Jeffrey Viel from Boston for a 2026 4th round pick.
Viel has not played much this season, limited to only one game since the beginning of December, and hopes that a fresh start with the Anaheim Ducks will allot him more playing time. The 28-year-old forward has five points (3G / 2A) in 64 career NHL games.
Viel will be healthy scratch on Sunday.
Viel is expected to draw back into Boston's lineup vs. Vancouver on Saturday.
Viel (undisclosed) is out vs. Los Angeles on Friday.
Viel is averaging 10:00 time-on-ice and has yet to score a point in eight games this season. He heads the sidelined due to an undisclosed injury. Riley Tufte will draw into the lineup as Viel's replacement.
Viel is expected to draw back into Boston's lineup in Anaheim on Wednesday.
Riley Tufte will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday against the Anaheim Ducks, allowing Viel to re-enter the lineup. The 28-year-old Viel is averaging 10:10 time-on-ice and has zero points through seven games this season.
Viel will draw back into the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
Viel has been a healthy scratch for the last seven games, but he will replace John Beecher (upper-body) in the lineup on Saturday. Viel has yet to record a point in three games this season.
Viel will be a healthy scratch vs. Colorado on Saturday.
Viel will draw back into Boston's lineup on Tuesday vs. Florida.
After being a healthy scratch in consecutive games, Viel will re-enter the lineup on Monday against the Florida Panthers. The 28-year-old Viel played 11:50 time-on-ice and recorded a +2 plus/minus in his only game this season.
Viel will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Viel is expected to make his season debut in Vegas on Thursday.
Viel is an undrafted 28-year-old forward that has spent most of his career playing in the AHL. He played five games with Boston last season but spent most of the 2024-25 campaign with the Providence Bruins (AHL), where he scored 37 points (13G / 24A) in 68 games.
Viel will be a healthy scratch in Montreal on Thursday.
Fabian Lysell will draw back into Boston's lineup on Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens, resulting in Viel being a healthy scratch. The 28-year-old Viel is averaging 7:41 time-on-ice and has zero points in five games this season.
Viel will draw into the Bruins lineup on Tuesday.
Viel will make his first appearance since March 4th when the Bruins host the Capitals on Tuesday. He is yet to register a point in four games this season.
Viel has been recalled from Providence (AHL) under emergency conditions.
Viel has been reassigned to Providence (AHL).
Viel played four games with Boston, scoring zero points, and will return to the AHL, where he has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign. The 28-year-old forward has 26 points (8G / 18A) in 51 games with Providence (AHL) this season.
Viel will draw into Boston's lineup on Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Viel has been recalled from Providence (AHL).
Viel played one game with Boston earlier this season but has spent the majority of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 28-year-old forward has 26 points (8G / 18A) in 51 games with the Providence Bruins (AHL) this season.
Viel has been assigned to Providence (AHL).
Viel played in Boston's last game, his season debut, tallying seven penalty minutes and three hits in 8:29 time-on-ice. The 27-year-old Viel has four points (2G / 2A) in 14 games with the Providence Bruins (AHL) this season.