Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsAfter the Winnipeg Jets arrived back at MTS Centre for the first time this season with the southeast division lead, the second Jets to call Winnipeg home looked to build on the momentum they had after earning an epic 10-round shootout victory in Toronto to give them the No. 1 spot atop the division. Following ...
The Winnipeg Jets are in first place. This phrase hasn’t been uttered in over a year in Manitoba’s capital. Prior to their 5-4 shootout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg had not led the Southeast Division since February 23, 2012. A 4-3 win over the Tampa Lightning that evening put the Jets atop the ...
Blake Wheeler took a bit of a different path to the NHL than most others, and as my colleague Mike Rappaport pointed out he: “pulled the Justin Schultz move before Justin Schultz did.” In 2004 NHL Entry Draft the Phoenix Coyotes selected Wheeler 5th overall, but he had already committed to playing college hockey with ...
When the Atlanta Thrashers franchise moved to Manitoba and became the Winnipeg Jets, it did so with the prospect base in an interesting position. There were a large number of young players developing in the team or on the edge of the team, who have now become veterans on this current roster, but a very ...
With Pittsburgh visiting the Jets on Friday, it’s not difficult to imagine a scenario where Tangradi scores a pair of goals to prove that his old team made a mistake.
After missing the past three games with injury, Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Sun reports the Jets’ stud two-way defenseman Dustin Byfuglien is set to return for Tuesday night’s tilt against the Philadelphia Flyers. After putting up a terrific scoring line of 3-4-7 in Winnipeg’s first six games, Big Buff went down with the ...
Can there be two more different places on the North American map than Winnipeg and Phoenix? Winnipeg is a small, quaint and bohemian city, close-knit and known for vehemently supporting its own sports and arts scenes. Phoenix is a sprawling mass of transients bound in a seemingly endless quest to become a cactus-infested giant strip ...
The Winnipeg Jets have had some serious defensive issues flagged up in the early season and head coach Claude Noel should be very concerned.
Before the loss last night to the Florida Panthers the Winnipeg Jets had 7 points in 6 games and one has to consider how a shortened season can look before hitting the alarm bell. Take this story fromThe Calgary Herald about Bob Hartley’s plan for his season strategy. It provides one context for looking at ...
When it comes to calling an upcoming season as a redemptive one for a player there is usually a reason behind the claim. In most cases the player had failed to live up to expectations the season before and must redeem himself in order to restore balance, either by exceeding the new expectations or recapturing ...
