There’s a new franchise points leader in Winnipeg and Blake Wheeler couldn’t be prouder.

The former Winnipeg Jets forward congratulated Mark Scheifele on passing him on the team’s all-time points list in a special video on Saturday.

Scheifele claimed the top spot on the Jets’ all-time scoring list after notching a power play goal for his 813th career point in the first period against the Nashville Predators at Canada Life Centre.

“Well, Scheif, the day we knew was coming has come,” Wheeler said in a video posted by the team. “I remember in 2019 when I broke the record, and we got back to the bench, and you were congratulating me, and I let you know I was going to hold on to this one for you for a little bit and now that time has come.

“It’s only fitting that the first-ever draft pi

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