The Winnipeg Jets have made some moves over the summer, and are attempting to make others, which should help to solidify the core of the team five years from now. This doesn’t necessarily mean they should be satisfied with what they have built thus far. What it does mean is that the pieces are starting ...
Rating an athlete is always subjective. Many players never get the recognition their talent and accomplishments deserve. On the flip side, others get noticed more than their efforts warrant. Some built reputations on a season, a series, or even a game or two. Below I present five members of the Hockey Hall of Fame who ...
It’s always subjective as to which hockey playing nation is better than the rest, since results in important tournaments usually vary from year to year, sometimes month to month. However, we (Canadians, that is) always like to believe that we’re just a step ahead of everyone else, including the dreaded Russians. Some would make the ...
Hockey is not the game it was in the 1950s, 70s or even the 90s. This is at least partly because the game in previous decades (as we knew it in North America) was played completely by North Americans (most of whom were from Canada). This has changed dramatically, especially over the past 20 years, ...
Jet defenseman Dustin Byfuglien’s legal troubles came to a surprisingly quick ending on Monday. Byfuglien’s lawyers reached a deal with Minnesota prosecutors which lead to Byfuglien pleading guilty to a careless boating infraction. He was sentenced to 2 days of community service. The charge was related to improper lighting on his boat. Byfuglien also faced ...
If anything stands out in the Winnipeg Jets’ off-season so far, it’s the move towards becoming a bigger team. Be it through the draft, free-agent acquisitions or players who’ve moved on, there is no doubt the Jets brass is making an effort to address one of their roster’s biggest shortcomings, the lack of size. The ...
Winnipeg Jets Have Effective Start to Free Agency 2012 NHL free agency in 2012 is now almost a week old and some pretty significant signings have been made. The biggest impact was made when the Minnesota Wild acquired both the most coveted defenseman and forward available in Ryan Suter and Zach Parise. Big enough moves ...
The NHL held it’s annual amateur draft on the weekend and the Jets made six picks among the 211 players that were chosen over seven rounds. The Jets’ did not concentrate on one position, instead choosing players based on who was available when their turn came. Winnipeg drafted 2 centremen, 2 goaltenders, 1 defenseman and ...
The Winnipeg Jets took an important step in solidifying their lineup for next season last week, by resigning centre Jim Slater to a new 3-year deal. He has played his entire career with the franchise, having been drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2002. Slater has proven to be a solid and versatile performer for ...
1) Evander Kane – The Jets left-winger is one of the biggest keys to improving its place in the Eastern Conference standings. Kane has excellent wheels, a terrific shot, plenty of size at 6’2” 195 pounds (and he’s not yet 21) and a willingness to use it. One of the cornerstones the organization can build ...
