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.
Winnipeg Jets 2024 Young Stars Classic Roster & Schedule
The Winnipeg Jets are returning to the 2024 Young Stars Classic in Penticton, B.C. The four-day tournament runs from September 13th to 16th and includes four teams. Joining the Winnipeg Jets are the Calgary Flames, Vancouver Canucks, and the Edmonton Oilers. This is the ninth time that the Winnipeg Jets have taken part in the […]
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Player Profile: Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Jaret Anderson-Dolan was born on September 12th, 1999, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is a forward who primarily plays centre, but also plays either wing. Anderson-Dolan, 24, has played previously for the Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators in the NHL and presently the Winnipeg Jets. He is listed at 5-foot-11 and 201 pounds and […]
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Player Profile: David Gustafsson
David Gustafsson was born on April 11th, 2000, in Tingsryd, Sweden. He is a centre who has spent his entire NHL playing career with the Winnipeg Jets. Listed as 6-foot-2 and 196 pounds, Gustafsson is a left-handed shot. His early playing days originated in his home country when he played for Tingsryds AIF U16 and […]
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Player Profile: Rasmus Kupari
Rasmus Kupari was born on March 15th, 2000, in Kotka, Finland. He is a centre who has spent his NHL playing career with the Los Angeles Kings and the Winnipeg Jets. He is listed at 6-foot-2 and 183 pounds and is a right-handed shot. There isn’t a lot of documentation on Kupari’s early playing days […]
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Player Profile: Morgan Barron
Morgan Barron was born on December 2nd, 1998, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a versatile forward who primarily plays centre, but can be used as a winger as well. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, Barron is a left-handed shot. Barron’s early playing days saw him in the minor hockey scene in Nova […]
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Jets Trade Rutger McGroarty to Penguins
The Winnipeg Jets have traded 2022 14th overall draft selection Rutger McGroarty to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for 2023 14th overall draft selection Brayden Yager. The unsigned McGroarty immediately signed his entry-level contract with the Penguins following this trade. Good riddance, I guess. Related Article: Winnipeg Jets Announce Preseason Schedule This comes not too […]
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Player Profile: Vladislav Namestnikov
Vladislav Namestnikov was born on November 22nd, 1992 in Voskresensk, Russia. He is a versatile forward who primarily plays centre. The left-shot centre is listed as 6-foot tall and weighs 181 pounds. Namestnikov is best known for being a depth forward throughout his 13-year professional hockey career. Namestnikov has played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, […]
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Patrik Laine Traded to the Montreal Canadiens
On Monday, August 19th, in the afternoon, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reported that the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets were gaining traction on a Patrik Laine trade. 12 minutes later, the trade call was sent to the NHL offices and just three minutes after that, the trade details broke to the hockey world. The […]
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Player Profile: Mason Appleton
Mason Appleton was born on January 15th, 1996 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. He is a forward who primarily plays right-wing and has spent his NHL playing career with the Winnipeg Jets on two separate occasions and the Seattle Kraken. Listed as 6-foot-2 and 194 pounds, Appleton shoots right-handed. He spent his early playing career […]
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Player Profile: Alex Iafallo
Alex Iafallo was born on December 21st, 1993, in Eden, New York, USA. He is a forward who primarily plays left-wing and has split his professional hockey career between the Los Angeles Kings and currently the Winnipeg Jets. Listed as 6-foot and 201 pounds, Iafallo shoots left-handed. In Iafallo’s early playing days, he spent time […]
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