Winnipeg Jets
Jets Can Manage Without Morrissey
April 20th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets' blue line is set to be tested again in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series with the Minnesota Wild. They'll be without the services of Josh Morrissey, who was slapped with a one-game suspension Thursday for cross-checking Eric Staal in Game...
Winnipeg Jets Are Only Getting Better
April 17th, 2018 When the Winnipeg Jets 2.0 made their debut in 2011, no one in their right mind believed the team was destined for the playoffs that season. Or even the next few seasons. General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, one year removed from a Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup win, had...
Why Jets Crashed in Game 3
April 17th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets came into Game 3 of their series against the Minnesota Wild flying high, no doubt feeling above the clouds thanks to two big-time wins and fervent fan support both in and outside Bell MTS Place. Although their charter landed in the Twin Cities without...
Jets' Lowry Looming Large in Series Lead
April 14th, 2018 Adam Lowry's a big dude, no doubt. His stature, however, is small compared to the contribution he's made to Jets 2-0 round 1 series lead against the Minnesota Wild. The 6-foot-5, 210 pound centre was a key contributor to the Jets' 3-2 and 4-1 wins at Bell MTS Place. In...
Jets Know How to Throw a Playoff Party
April 12th, 2018 Like the popular kid at school, the Winnipeg Jets know how to throw a heck of a party — more specifically, a playoff party, both in and outside Bell MTS Place. The city of Winnipeg closed Donald Street and Graham Avenue to vehicle traffic so Economic Development Winnipeg...
Jets Need 'Clutch' Laine for the Playoffs
April 9th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets haven't yet gotten a taste of Finnish superstar Patrik Laine's playoff prowess. That, however, is about to change. While Laine's pre-NHL accomplishments have been buried under a wave of accolades on hockey's biggest stage, sometimes we forget what made...
Winnipeg Jets Honour Humboldt Broncos
April 9th, 2018 Usually, it would be odd to hear a pre-game scrum where the coach didn't talk about his team's upcoming game for a single second. It would be odd to hear him say, when referring to his team's final tune-up before playoffs that "the game will not take centre stage. It will...
Winnipeg Jets' 5 Best Games of 2017-18
April 6th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets have put the NHL on notice this season with their prolific youngsters, stellar goaltending, and ability to adapt and win in any style of game. With 50 wins, they've obliterated their franchise record for most in a season by 10 and are poised for a deep...
Jets Could End up as the NHL's Best
April 5th, 2018 It’s coming to that point in the season where everything is winding down, and there isn’t much left to do other than to finalize the first round matchups for the postseason. As such, a small, brief window opens up where attention can be turned to some of the less...
Jets' Franchise Scorer Could Actually Play for Them Next Season
April 3rd, 2018 The 2017-18 NHL season hasn’t even reached the playoffs yet but the offseason landscape is already beginning to take shape. Once the Stanley Cup is won and the celebrations have ended, the higher-ups will begin their annual look back at the season and determine what...
Jets & Trouba Heading for Another Contract Standoff?
April 3rd, 2018 Let’s take a brief journey through time, all the way back to the summer of 2016. The Penguins had won their first Cup since 2009, Loui Eriksson just signed a promising $36-million deal with the Canucks, and a 22-year-old Jacob Trouba refused to sign a new contract with...
Jets Perreault Needs to Pick up the Pace
April 3rd, 2018 Every team needs a player like Mathieu Perreault. He's a solid character, a veteran with good playmaking ability, and a depth scorer who, as advanced statistics prove, makes the players he skates with better. He's also valuable for his versatility and ability to step...
Jets Enjoying Home-Cooking This Season
April 2nd, 2018 "Our house, it has a crowd. There's always something happening and it's usually quite loud." That line, part of the Madness song "Our House," was written in 1982. Those lyrics apply perfectly to what's been going down in the middle of downtown Winnipeg in 2017-18. The...
