Revisiting Dale Hawerchuk’s Calder-Winning Rookie Season Declan Schroeder | August 23, 2021 Oh, what must have been going through Dale Hawerchuk’s mind on Aug. 13, 1981. The 18-year-old stood at the corner of Winnipeg’s Portage and Main — the site supreme for…
Jets NHL Draft Days Ranked Declan Schroeder | June 24, 2021 The Winnipeg Jets have always stressed the importance of their “draft and develop” strategy: that is, building a contender through patience, deft selection, and molding of promising youngsters into top…
Winnipeg Jets’ 50-Goal Scorers Declan Schroeder | May 29, 2021 Since relocating from Atlanta in 2011, the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets has not had a 50-goal scorer (although Ilya Kovalchuk did accomplish the feat twice with the Thrashers,…
Winnipeg Jets 1978-79 Avco Cup-Winning Season Declan Schroeder | May 22, 2021 A hurting Brett Hull, no Hot Line, a crippled-up captain, and a coaching change. None of those things stopped the 1978-79 Winnipeg Jets from capturing the Avco World Trophy (better…
Revisiting the Oilers & Jets Past Playoff Series Brian Swane | May 18, 2021 On Wednesday night, May 19, the puck drops on Game 1 of the National Hockey League Scotia North Division semi-final between the Edmonton Oilers and Winnipeg Jets. More than three…
Jets’ Top 5 Late-Round Draft Picks Ryan Goethals | March 20, 2021 The 2.0 Winnipeg Jets have been solid at finding talent in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft since their relocation to Winnipeg and, it’s fair to say, that…
The 5 Biggest 1st Round Flops In Winnipeg Jets History Declan Schroeder | March 13, 2021 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…
A Look at the Jets’ Recently Departed Players Josh Kim | March 1, 2021 The margin by which the Winnipeg Jets improved over the offseason, without making any major subtractions, should certainly be admired by fans and analysts alike. Keeping all of their core…
Jets’ 5 Greatest U.S.-Born Players THW Archives | January 20, 2021 The NHL awarded its first Vezina Trophy, honoring the league’s top regular-season goalie, in 1926-27. Since then, only six U.S.-born netminders have earned the award. As you know, Connor Hellebuyck…
Winnipeg Jets’ Home-Opener History Declan Schroeder | January 15, 2021 The Winnipeg Jets’ 10 home openers since relocating from Atlanta have run the gamut from awful to awesome. Here’s a look back at each game that kicked off the home…
Jets With 100-Point Seasons Declan Schroeder | January 14, 2021 Recording 100 points in a single season is an outstanding offensive achievement that speaks not just to pure talent and dominance, but also consistency and determination. A number of Winnipeg…
Jets 12 Days of Hockeymas: 2 Goals in 4 Seconds for Quint Declan Schroeder | December 23, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…