Winnipeg Jets

Jets: Is It Time To Move Connor Hellebuyck?

Remember when you held on to your iPhone 4 too long and then wanted a 7 Plus? And because you waited so long, your old iPhone was not worth anything? Right? Is that where we are with former Vezina winner Connor Hellebuyck? Whenever Jet GM Kevin Cheveldayoff used to get a call about Hellebuyck, it […]

Jets: First Round Pick Options Part 1

This year’s NHL amateur draft will be held at the Bell Centre in Montreal on July 7 and 8. Spots one through sixteen were determined with the lottery on May 10. The Montreal Canadiens had the greatest odds of selecting first overall and were successful. The New Jersey Devils jumped ahead of the Arizona Coyotes […]

Blue Jackets, Roslovic Agree to Two-Year Extension

On Tuesday, the Columbus Blue Jackets signed center Jack Roslovic to a two-year, $8 million contract extension. Roslovic’s contract has an average annual value of $4 million per year. The 25-year-old center was a 2015 first-round pick (25th) of the Winnipeg Jets. The Columbus, Ohio native set career highs in goals, assists, points, and games […]

Kyle Connor Wins Lady Byng

Kyle David Connor of the Winnipeg Jets is the 2021-22 recipient of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. The award is handed out each NHL season to the “Player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of Kyle David Connor of the Winnipeg Jets is the 2021-22 recipient of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. Each NHL […]

Jets: We Need More Bums in the Seats

Houston, we have a problem. Here are the Winnipeg Jet attendance figures for the three seasons before “bubble” play in 2020-21, according to ESPN.com: Season Average Attendance NHL Rank 2017-18 15, 321 26th 2018-19 15,276 25th 2019-20 15,794 26th Yes. We are a small market team. In fact, we have the smallest arena capacity in […]

Jet Players Shine at The World Championship

When you are a long-time Winnipeg Jets fan, you develop an affinity for the World Hockey Championship (if you know, you know). All the way back to 1981, we rooted for the likes of Dave Babych, Morris Lukowich, and Barry Long as they battled for Canada. Held in Sweden, we finished 4th that year. Larry […]

Jets: Trade Mark Scheifele; Bring Back Andrew Copp

Trade Mark Scheifele; Bring Back Andrew Copp Crazy right? Andrew Copp didn’t want to be a Jet, and Mark Scheifele is an elite level, point per game, number one center. Why on earth would Jet management want to do this? Bear with me, and perhaps I can sway your thinking. There has always been some […]

Jets: Why The Winnipeg Jets Must Hire Barry Trotz

Let’s get the obvious out of the way. Barry Trotz was born in Manitoba. Barry Trotz played junior hockey in Manitoba. Barry Trotz coached junior and university hockey in Manitoba. The Jets don’t have a coach right now, and Barry Trotz needs a job. Easy fix, right? Right? Well, not so fast there. Trotz is […]

Draft: Montreal Wins Draft Lottery, Detroit will select 8th

On Tuesday evening, the Montreal Canadiens maintained the top pick for the 2022 NHL draft by winning the Draft Lottery. The order changed very slightly with New Jersey moving up from the 5th best odds and will now pick 2nd. Arizona slipped one spot and will pick 3rd. Seattle also dropped one spot and will […]

Montréal Canadiens Have Won the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery

Going into the draft lottery, the Montreal Canadiens had the best odds to get the 1st pick, followed by the Arizona Coyotes at two and the Seattle Kraken at three; the rest of the odds are below. The Montréal Canadiens have officially won the NHL Draft Lottery and now have the 1st pick in the 2022 NHL […]