Blake Wheeler

Two Former Bruins Might Be Available For A Reunion

When news that Calgary Flames free agent forward Milan Lucic was given permission by the Flames to speak to other NHL teams about a new contract, the rumor mill immediately included a potential reunion with the team who drafted Lucic back in the second round of the 2006 NHL Draft. For the past few seasons, […]

How Kevin Cheveldayoff Must Begin His Off-Season

If you’re a Winnipeg Jets fan wondering how the team will look come the season home opener in October, you’re in the same boat as me. We, the fans of this franchise, know that the locker room needs a significant overhaul, and it needs to happen now. Some players are being extremely vocal about wanting […]

Winnipeg Jets Road Trip: Three Games, Three Players to Watch

Heading into their three-game road trip, the Winnipeg Jets must get things back on track. Losing seven of their past eight games (1-5-2) and clinging onto the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference with 17 games left in the regular season. In what could be a pivotal point in the Jets 2022-23 season with […]

Let’s Talk: #NHLTradeDeadline Winnipeg Jets 2023

With the #NHLTradeDeadline right around the corner, March 3rd. If the Winnipeg Jets want to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, they have some work to do with very little time left. Whether these ideas are realistic or not, who cares. Let’s look at what the Winnipeg Jets could do to help bolster their club and […]

Connor Having Another Great Season for the Jets

There were a lot of questions surrounding the Winnipeg Jets coming into the season. How would new head coach Rick Bowness do? How would Blake Wheeler handle not being the team captain? Would the team find a way to get back into the Stanley Cup playoffs? As of this writing (Wednesday, January 25), it would […]

Jets Defeat Penguins 4-1 For Seventh Win In Last Eight Games

The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 last night at PPG Paints Arena. Forward Mark Scheifele had two goals, which was his 156th career multi-point game, which passed Ilya Kovalchuk for second-most in franchise history. Forward Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal, which extended his point streak […]

The Full Extent Of Blake Wheeler’s Injury Revealed

After missing the playoffs last year, the Winnipeg Jets are enjoying quite the turnaround under new head coach Rick Bowness. They are currently second in the Central Division with a 24-13-1 record and 49 points trailing just the Dallas Stars for the top spot. Even with their success this season, the team has been dealt […]

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Jets Flying High Heading Into New Year

The offseason was quite eventful for the Winnipeg Jets. For starters, they hired new head coach Rick Bowness. Prior to joining the Jets, he was the head coach of the Dallas Stars as he guided them to within one victory of ousting the Calgary Flames in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. About […]

Blake Wheeler to Miss Four Weeks

During Thursday’s game for the Jets, Captain Blake Wheeler took a shot off the body that stung him. He did remain and finished the rest of the game. However, we learned Saturday morning that Wheeler would be missing the next month of the season after having to have groin surgery. Wheeler is currently in his […]

Jets: All-Time Greatest Captains

Just thirteen different men have worn the ‘C’ as captain of the Winnipeg Jets. The first was World Hockey Association holdover Lars-Erik Sjoberg, and the last was Blake Wheeler. With the recent news of Wheeler being stripped of the captaincy and no replacement in sight, let’s look at who the greatest were. Sjoberg was the […]