Heading into the 2021-22 season, everyone knew Blake Wheeler was on the back nine of his career. This season was especially hard on the Jets’ captain, who lost 17 games due to knee injury and upper-body injuries along with COVID-19. Even though Wheeler missed a ton of time, he showed at 35-years-old that his playing…
Halifax, Nova Scotia product Morgan Barron was acquired in a deal that sent longtime Jets forward Andrew Copp to the New York Rangers this past season. Barron, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound forward brings a little bit of everything to the dinner table. A physical forward, he uses his size and strength to get the puck into…
Heading into what’s expected to be a pivotal summer in Winnipeg, the Jets will have plenty of important decisions to make involving their player personnel, including back-up Eric Comrie. With goaltender Connor Hellebuyck signed through 2023-24, management shouldn’t have to worry about its starting goalie position over the off-season. But the same can’t be said…
The award nominations keep piling up for the Winnipeg Jets this off-season as forward Kyle Connor is the latest skater to receive recognition for his stellar 2021-22 season. On Wednesday, the National Hockey League announced three finalists for the annual Lady Byng Memorial Trophy – including Connor, Minnesota’s Jaccob Slavin and Carolina’s Jared Spurgeon. Kyle…
The Winnipeg Jets have interviewed Barry Trotz to fill their vacant head coaching position, according to a report by Sportsnet hockey insider Elliotte Friedman.
Over the last few seasons, most Winnipeg Jets fans have known what to expect from forward Mark Scheifele, both offensively and defensively, and the 2021-22 campaign wasn’t any different. After earning a four-game suspension during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which carried over into this past season, Scheifele’s 11th NHL season didn’t start positively as…
In Canada’s third game of the 2022 IIHF World Championship, they faced off against Slovakia and cruised to a 5-1 victory thanks to the efforts of two Winnipeg Jets forwards, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Adam Lowry. GAME OVER! 🇨🇦 improves to 3-0 with another win! 📊 https://t.co/1krw2eixSu💻 https://t.co/UyQMe2uYM6#IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/FO8C9QiAA6 — Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) May 16, 2022…
The Danish King, Nikolaj Ehlers, enjoyed a productive 2021-22 season despite dealing with a handful of issues that kept him out of the lineup – including an MCL sprain that sidelined him for 19 games. He was on pace to smash his career-high totals from 2016-17, when he registered 64 points (25 goals, 39 assists)…
Without any playoff hockey to watch, Winnipeg Jets fans were treated to plenty of action during the opening day of the 2022 IIHF World Championship, which is being held in Finland. Three of the franchise’s four players that are attending the event were in action – including Pierre-Luc Dubois, Adam Lowry and Nate Schmidt. Each…
We’re still months away from the 2022 NHL Draft, however, it’s never too early to start scouting the upcoming class and predict which player might be selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the opening round. Following Tuesday night’s draft lottery, the results determined that the Jets will be picking 14th overall this year, four spots…
Two months ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft, the National Hockey League held its annual draft lottery and the lottery balls determined that the Winnipeg Jets will select 14th overall in the first round. Montreal, who’s hosting this year’s event, won the lottery and will select first overall in July. With that selection, the Canadiens are…
Following a season-ending 4-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken, general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff was quick to address the media regarding interim head coach Dave Lowry’s future, as well as other members of the coaching staff. The Jets released Lowry, associate coaches Jamie Kompon and Charlie Huddy. With the changes, Cheveldayoff mentioned that the Jets would…
