Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Winnipeg Jets record is currently 1-1-1 after a quick two-game road-trip visiting Boston and Washington. The first game saw the visitors fall to the Bruins in the shoot-out after a wild back and forth, ‘see-saw battle’ for three periods and overtime. The failings for the Jets could be the inability to convert on the ...
The new “Boarding Pass” issued by True North Sports and Entertainment, parent company of the Winnipeg Jets, set off a storm of trouble in what must be the first miss-step since the return of the beloved franchise. While what is transpiring isn’t necessarily what one would call ‘drama’ it seems so out of place after ...
Even if the regular season had started on time and according to schedule, the Winnipeg Jets were faced with challenges, now with a 48 game season are those challenges magnified? 1. Bogo Zach Bogosian was not going to be available in October and it appears, as of reports from Monday, that he may not be ...
Much is being made about the recent success of Winnipeg Jets prospects Mark Scheifele and Scott Kosmachuk within the OHL. Obviously fans and observers of the team are happy to see 2011 1st round pick Scheifele sitting at third in scoring with 20 goals and 23 assists in 25 games. Meanwhile 2012 3rd round pick ...
In June of 2011, Zachary Yuen arrived in Minnesota on the eve of the NHL Draft, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed not knowing what to expect. His chances of getting picked in the first round may not have been sky high, but it was more of matter a when, not if, he would be drafted. On June ...
Usually when trades are made, each team tries to give the other team something of value – something they want – if only to be able to make a deal with that team again. But in reality, your team is trying to rob the other team blind — kind of like what happened to the ...
In the event of a full season lockout, teams could be at a crossroads when resigning players. But for some players with NHL contracts, there’s been an opportunity to play at the AHL level during the lockout. Depending on when free agency could begin, teams will not have a considerable amount of time to begin ...
I was starting to develop an unhealthy reliance on the pixelated version of Evander Kane. The Winnipeg Jets left-winger has been, to me, one of the last barriers to full blown insanity brought on by hockey starvation. Kane, who is the cornerstone of my franchise in EA Sports’ NHL ’13, has slowly become more valuable ...
Whether the NHLPA and the NHL are meeting isn’t relevant, but what is relevant is the fact it is hockey season. Coaches, owners, players and fans are all eagerly awaiting to see what happens next in the ever revolving door that is the NHL 2012 lockout. One thing is for certain fans will go elsewhere ...
Winnipeg Jets: Afterburn part I; Between the Pipes Winnipeg Jets: Afterburn Part II; The Defenders The Winnipeg Jets finished 26th in the NHL for goals against with a 2.95 average per game and ranked 24th in killing penalties with an 80.1% efficiency rate in 2011-12. The team frequently choked up third period leads and struggled ...
