Rob Mahon
A long time hockey fan and player from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Play-by-play man with the SJHL's Estevan Bruins. Graduate of Red River College's Creative Communications program with a major in journalism. Former PxP man for the University of Manitoba Bisons. Lover of all things Jets and Avs related and always looking for a good hockey debate.
Author's Posts
Jets Prospect Pool Suddenly Deep on Defense
June 28th, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets learned the hard way in 2018-19 that defense can make or break an NHL team. Luckily, they seem to be on track to turn it back into a strength. Between injuries to Josh Morrissey and Dustin Byfuglien, and some perplexing personnel decisions, the Jets defensive depth was exposed in both the regular season and the...
Jets Can't Win a Nikolaj Ehlers Trade
June 19th, 2019 In hindsight, the Winnipeg Jets lucked out when they selected Nikolaj Ehlers ninth overall in the 2014 NHL draft. Only five players from his draft have outscored him, with all of them doing so in more games played. Ehlers is an ultra-skilled, speedy, crafty, scoring winger. He is 23-years-old and is coming off his third consecutive...
Trading Trouba to Flyers Makes Most Sense
June 14th, 2019 It's becoming increasingly clear that Jacob Trouba's days with the Winnipeg Jets are numbered. While it will be a shame to see his time with the team end, it would be worse by far for the Jets to net a poor return. Finding a willing trading partner for Trouba will be easy enough. He's a young, smooth-skating, puck-moving defenseman...
Winnipeg Jets Should Let Tyler Myers Walk
May 14th, 2019 Since coming to the Winnipeg Jets late in 2015, Tyler Myers has endured his share of ups and downs. From his best offensive seasons since he was a rookie, to heartbreaking family health problems and injury troubles, he's been through the good, the bad, and everything in between in Winnipeg. While the Jets and their fans should have...
3 Fixes for the Winnipeg Jets
May 6th, 2019 While there are many teams for whom a tight first-round playoff series would be considered a step forward, for the Winnipeg Jets, their early ouster in the postseason can only be viewed as a failure. A team once hyped up by The Hockey News as the 2019 Stanley Cup winner, and who seemed to be living up to that hype after an excellent...
Hayes Gives Jets Deadly Second Line Again
March 11th, 2019 In the midst of the Winnipeg Jets' lower points during the months of February, before they acquired Kevin Hayes they were far too often a one-line team. With Patrik Laine slumping, it fell to Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor to shoulder the whole offensive load. Now, however, Hayes coming to the team via trade in the...
