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.

2025 World Junior Championship: Day Eight Preview

It’s hard to believe that we’re one sleep away from the gold medal game at the 2025 World Junior Championship. Today’s slate of games only has two games as the relegation game wrapped up and four teams advanced to today’s semifinal round. Related: A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship Today’s slate of games […]

A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship

The 2025 World Junior Championship is just five sleeps away. Ottawa, Canada plays host to the tournament this year, the second time that the city has played host. Canada hosted from 2020 to 2023 while Gothenburg, Sweden hosted the 2024 tournament. Team USA won the gold medal last year while the hosting Swedes took home […]

AHL Game Recap: Moose Lose in Overtime in Goalscoring Thriller (01/03/2024)

The Manitoba Moose fell 5-4 in overtime to the AHL’s number-one team, the Calgary Wranglers. While it’s an overtime loss on the scoresheet, it’s probably one of the best don’t give up efforts by the Moose. Manitoba got off to a hot start, posting six unanswered shots on goal, but Calgary didn’t let this phase […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Czechia Eliminates Canada for Second Straight Year

For the second consecutive year, Czechia eliminated Canada in the quarterfinal to advance to the 2025 World Junior Championship semifinal. Related: A Quick Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship A 4-3 victory over the Canadians made history but for all the wrong reasons. Canada misses out on the semifinal for the second straight year […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Day Seven Preview

Day six of the World Junior Championship is over. Each team had a nice day off to celebrate the new year, and now they will all battle for their spot in the semifinals on Saturday. The final two teams will battle to stay in the top division in the relegation game. Related: A Quick Guide […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Day Six Preview

Day five has come and gone. We can say that it was quite the twist and turn as Kazakhstan took Slovakia to overtime, and Latvia secured their spot in the quarterfinals. Day six is just as exciting, with Kazakhstan and Switzerland now battling for the final group B spot, and the biggest game of the […]

Winnipeg Jets Roster News & Notes (12/30/2024)

There was quite a bit of news that took place on the Winnipeg Jets roster. They’ve placed Haydn Fleury on injured reserve, recalled the Manitoba Moose captain Dominic Toninato, provided an update on the status of Mason Appleton and Dylan Samberg and announced alongside the NHL that Mark Scheifele was the first star of the […]

2025 World Junior Championship: Day Five Preview

Day four of the 2025 World Juniors has wrapped up and we’re headed into day five of the tournament. With the shocks and surprises of the tournament, one has to wonder if day five of the tournament has more in store. Let’s take a look at day fives games. Related: A Quick Guide to the […]

AHL Game Recap: Texas Stars Down Manitoba Moose 6-2 (12/29/2024)

A three-goal performance from Arttu Hyry sealed the deal for the Texas Stars in their 6-2 win over the Manitoba Moose. Two other Stars players recorded three-point (1G, 2A) games. Manitoba got the early jump as they found themselves with a 4-1 shot advantage as the period started. A couple of notable plays from the […]

Daniel Torgersson Clears Unconditional Waivers

The Winnipeg Jets announced on Saturday, Dec. 29th that forward Daniel Torgersson was placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination. Today, Sunday, Dec. 29th, Torgersson cleared unconditional waivers and his NHL contract with the Winnipeg Jets was terminated. He is expected to sign somewhere in Europe to play out the remainder of […]