Declan Schroeder
Declan Schroeder is a 24-year-old freelance journalist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He holds a diploma in Creative Communications with a major in journalism from Red River College and a bachelors in Rhetoric and Communications from the University of Winnipeg. Deeply rooted in the city's hockey culture, the original Jets skipped town when he was two and triumphantly returned when he was 17.
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3 New Jets Who Surprised in 2019-20
April 1st, 2020 The Winnipeg Jets had nine players make their debuts with the team this season. Three in particular were very pleasant surprises. 3: Dylan DeMelo The highly-intelligent and cerebral defender didn't miss a beat after the Jets acquired him for the paltry price of a third-round pick in the week prior to the NHL Trade...
John LeClair: A Prototypical Power Forward
March 26th, 2020 Aggressive, big, clutch, and supremely skilled, John LeClair was the total package. Best known for his time with the Philadelphia Flyers on the "The Legion of Doom" line with Eric Lindros and Mikael Renberg, the Vermont-born left-winger is the first American player ever to notch 50 goals in three consecutive seasons and one of the...
Best Current NHL Player From Each Canadian Province
March 23rd, 2020 There's nothing more Canadian than the game of hockey, so it's not surprising that more than 40 per cent of current NHLers are from the Great White North. You don't have to look far to find terrific talent from the jagged Rockies, or the sprawling prairies, or the East Coast's craggy cliffs. From sea to shining sea, here's a look at...
Jets Players Reach Out With Messages of Hope Amid COVID-19 Crisis
March 19th, 2020 If the COVID-19 pandemic has you feeling anxious, you're far from alone. Trying to cope as a highly-contagious virus sweeps across the globe isn't easy: the uncertainty of how it'll impact family, friends, and finances, how long one may have to practice "social distancing," and the long-term impact it will have on the world as a whole...
2004 NHL Entry Draft: 5 Forgotten Picks
March 16th, 2020 The 2004 NHL Entry Draft in Raleigh is notable for being the final draft before the 2004-05 NHL lockout that quashed the entire season. Despite being 15 years ago, there are still players from the draft excelling in the NHL — Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin, picks one and two, respectively — among them. The Washington...
The 5 Biggest 1st Round Flops In Winnipeg Jets History
March 13th, 2020 This article was originally written in June, 2014 and updated in March, 2020. The Winnipeg Jets 1.0 were hit and miss when it came to selecting players in the first round. They did hit a home run when they selected Dale Hawerchuk with their first and only first-overall pick in 1981, and also struck gold when they snagged Finnish...
