Author: Conrad Jack
Conrad Jack is a Manitoba based sportswriter covering the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) and the Manitoba Moose (AHL). He also covers the NHL Draft and World Junior Championship for ITR. He writes the Bargain Bin blog which covers NHL News & Rumours.
Ehlers and Niederreiter Selected to Respective Olympic Teams
Winnipeg Jets forwards Nikolaj Ehlers and Nino Niederreiter were selected to represent Team Denmark and Switzerland. The two forwards were among the first six players named to their national teams on Monday for next February’s Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Ehlers will represent his country of Denmark, while Niederreiter will represent Switzerland. Ehlers is […]
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Jonathan Toews Signs One-Year Contract with Hometown Winnipeg Jets
It’s official- Captain Serious is back in the NHL. The 37-year-old Jonathan Toews and the Winnipeg Jets have made a verbal agreement on a contract that will be signed on July 1st when free agency opens. It was a big morning for the city of Winnipeg and the Jets, as the agreement was met with […]
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Winnipeg Jets Ink Alfons Freij to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract
The Winnipeg Jets signed one of their top defensive prospect, Alfons Freij, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Saturday. The contract carrier has an annual average value of $975,000 across the three years, while the cap hit is $905,833. Freij was drafted 37th overall by the Winnipeg Jets at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. It […]
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2025 NHL Offseason Mailbag (06/15/2025)
The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers have completed their two-game home stand in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The series is 3-2 currently, while the Oilers look to rebound after last year’s Stanley Cup Finals loss, whereas the Panthers look to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup on Tuesday night. For the past two weeks, […]
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Connor Hellebuyck Wins Vezina and Hart Trophy
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has won the 2025 Vezina and Hart Trophies as the league’s best goaltender and most valuable player. Hellebuyck is the first goaltender since Carey Price to win the two awards. Price took home the Hart and Vezina in the 2015 season. While debate surrounds Hellebuyck’s 2025 postseason numbers, the votes […]
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2025 NHL Draft: Conrad Jack’s Final Rankings
The 2025 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles at Peacock Theater is set to take place on June 27th and 28th. Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini were the talk of the town in the previous two drafts. This year, it seems like there is more talent available without a clear-cut number one player. While there […]
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AHL: Eric Dubois Heads Overseas to ERC Ingolstadt
The Manitoba Moose announced on Friday, May 30th, that Eric Dubois has joined the DEL club ERC Ingolstadt as an assistant coach. Dubois, 55, served as an assistant coach with the Manitoba Moose for nine seasons when he joined the club back in 2016. The Moose posted a 292-264-34-23 record in Dubois’ nine seasons as […]
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Ehlers to Join Denmark, Niederreiter to Join Switzerland in World Championship
The Winnipeg Jets were eliminated from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday after a 2-1 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars in game six. After their elimination, there was chatter about which player could be heading over to the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship. Nikolaj Ehlers is reportedly heading over to represent his home […]
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Winnipeg Jets 2025 Offseason Primer
The Winnipeg Jets have been eliminated from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and with that, the offseason begins for the Presidents’ Trophy winners. Lots of big names are due new contracts for this club, and big needs must be addressed this summer. The offseason primer for the Winnipeg Jets gets you set for the coming […]
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NHL Game Recap: Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars Game Six (05/17/2025)
Thomas Harley scored the game-winning goal on the power play in overtime to send the Dallas Stars to the Western Conference Finals after defeating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in overtime Saturday night at American Airlines Center. Game Story The first period went scoreless, and both teams had great chances of their own, but Dallas ended […]
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