Declan Schroeder
Declan Schroeder is a 23-year-old freelance journalist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He holds a diploma in Creative Communications with a major in journalism from Red River College. A lifelong Winnipegger, he's deeply rooted in the city's hockey culture. He's been a beat writer for a high school team, a public address guy, a sports columnist for a school newspaper, and written for TSN 1290. The original Jets skipped town when he was only 2, so he latched onto the Maple Leafs pretty hard throughout his childhood and teen years — he's only semi-reformed. It took him a while to warm up to the Jets 2.0, and when the Jets and Leafs play each other these days, he cheers for the game to go to overtime. His favourite player growing up was Darcy Tucker and his favourite player now is Mark Scheifele. An upgrade? You decide.
Author's Posts
Jets Six-Game Homestand Is Critical
October 13th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets have had an uneven start to the 2018-19 regular season, currently sitting at 2-2-0 and fifth in the Central Division. In two of their games, they've looked like the juggernaut and Stanley Cup favourite many have projected them to be. In the other two — especially in their most recent outing against the Nashville...
3 Takeaways From the Jets' First 3 Games
October 10th, 2018 Although the Winnipeg Jets still have 79 games left to play, there's plenty to glean from their first 180 minutes of regular season hockey. Here are three takeaways from the Jets' first three games. 1: Top Line as Good as Advertised The trio of Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele, and Kyle Connor are off to an excellent start...
Winnipeg Jets Home Opener History
October 8th, 2018 The puck will drop at Bell MTS Place for the first time in the 2018-19 regular season on Tuesday as the Winnipeg Jets face the Los Angeles Kings. Before that, take a quick look back at the Jets' past seven home openers, which have run the gamut from awful to awesome. Oct. 9, 2011: First Jets 2.0 Regular Season Game It...
3 Jets Players Who Surprised in Preseason
October 7th, 2018 These three players won't be starting the season with the big club, but that doesn't mean they're not worth keeping an eye on. The Winnipeg Jets' whirlwind preseason allowed them to carry many more players than they usually would have if they had a more traditional schedule. This led to a number of players getting longer looks than...
Jets' Lemieux Still Has Much to Prove
October 4th, 2018 Winnipeg Jets management has swung its knives over the past week and finalized the club's 23-man opening-night roster. For the first time since going pro full-time prior to the 2016-17 season, Brendan Lemieux survived Paul Maurice and Kevin Cheveldayoff's chopping block. Although the 22-year-old has cracked an opening-night NHL...
Jets' Connor Set for Sustained Success
October 3rd, 2018 There's no questioning Kyle Connor's contributions to the Winnipeg Jets' 52-win 2017-18 season. The 21-year-old exploded onto the scene last year, posted 31 goals and 26 assists in 76 games, and quickly became one of the Jets' most dynamic and dangerous players. The question leading into this season is what Connor will do as an...
