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Posts About "Blake Wheeler"

Winnipeg Jets 2.0: Best Players of the Past Decade

Winnipeg Jets 2.0: Best Players of the Past Decade

December 24th, 2020 Since the Winnipeg Jets' relocation from Atlanta in 2011, they have seen many great players flow through the organization. With the game moving towards a speed and skill contest and away from a heavy-hitting affair, talent is key to be a successful full-time player in the NHL. Productivity is mainly reflected on the scoresheet, but...
Do You Know Your Winnipeg Jets Trivia?

Do You Know Your Winnipeg Jets Trivia?

November 6th, 2020 Are you a die-hard Winnipeg Jets 2.0 fan? Think you know everything there is to know about the current incarnation of the NHL team? Let’s find out. We’ve looked through their nine-year history to create three rounds of trivia about the great Jets players, moments, and records they've set since relocating from Atlanta in...
8 Former Thrashers Still Active in the NHL

8 Former Thrashers Still Active in the NHL

November 3rd, 2020 Unlike the common bird itself, former Atlanta Thrashers are a fading breed. There are just eight former Thrashers left in the NHL, with only six having teams currently. Here's a look at each of them, in alphabetical order, and what they've done since leaving the Peach State. Note: This list does not include former-Winnipeg...
Top 15 NHL Power Forwards

Top 15 NHL Power Forwards

October 26th, 2020 It is a rare commodity for an NHL player to have the size, strength, skill, and intelligence to dominate on the ice each and every night. This particular combination is defined as a power forward. Throughout the NHL’s history, many have excelled in this role. Cam Neely was a player that scared opponent’s going into the corner...
The Jets' Biggest-Ever Blowout Victories

The Jets' Biggest-Ever Blowout Victories

August 15th, 2020 Sometimes you win by the skin of your teeth, and sometimes you win big. This piece is about the latter. Some games are just full of celebrations. (Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Winnipeg Jets have won 694 games over nine seasons since relocating from Atlanta prior to the 2011-12 campaign. Here's a...
Jets/Thrashers' Top 10 All-Time Goal Scorers

Jets/Thrashers' Top 10 All-Time Goal Scorers

August 8th, 2020 In 1999, the Atlanta Thrashers began play as the NHL’s newest expansion team. After years of Ilya Kovalchuk scoring highlight-reel goals, the team relocated to Winnipeg in 2011 where the Winnipeg Jets 2.0 have played ever since. Related: Top 3 All-Time Jets Goalies Only being in the league for 20 years, players drafted in...
Jets' Brief, Disappointing Playoffs Filled with "What Ifs?"

Jets' Brief, Disappointing Playoffs Filled with "What Ifs?"

August 8th, 2020 Well... that certainly wasn't worth the wait. After four-and-a-half months of waiting for the NHL to resume from its COVID-19 season suspension, and a ton of hype from many media outlets on how the Winnipeg Jets could be a sleeper team in the 24-team playoff format and turn some heads with a deep run, they weren't and they didn't....
Winnipeg Jets News & Rumors: Wheeler, Top Lines, Berdin & More

Winnipeg Jets News & Rumors: Wheeler, Top Lines, Berdin & More

July 30th, 2020 Tonight, the Winnipeg Jets (37-28-6) will get ready to take on the Vancouver Canucks (36-27-6) in exhibition action. When the regular-season was suspended more than four months ago, the Jets and the Canucks were scheduled to play on Mar. 15. Then, everything sports-related stopped. Related: Winnipeg Jets News & Rumors: Hawerchuk,...
Jets Limited Playoff Experience Stacks Up Well Against Flames

Jets Limited Playoff Experience Stacks Up Well Against Flames

July 25th, 2020 When the Winnipeg Jets take on the Calgary Flames beginning Aug. 1 in their best-of-five play-in series, they'll be icing a squad without a ton of postseason experience. The 33 players on their Phase 3 Training Camp roster have a combined 498 games of playoff experience. 11 of them have never played in a postseason game, where the...
Jets' 5 Greatest U.S.-born Players

Jets' 5 Greatest U.S.-born Players

June 15th, 2020 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 is poised to become the first in Jets' history to win the Vezina, and first U.S.-native to do so since 2011, when Boston's Tim Thomas won...
Jets' Top Five Games of 2020

Jets' Top Five Games of 2020

April 7th, 2020 The Winnipeg Jets certainly faced a lot of adversity in the 2019-20 NHL season, and when they overcame that adversity, it was often quite exciting. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to rob us of the Jets' last 11 contests, which were bound to be electric as the team was in the thick of the Western Conference wild card...
Jets Players Reach Out With Messages of Hope Amid COVID-19 Crisis

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...
Capitals Strike the Right Deal With Backstrom

Capitals Strike the Right Deal With Backstrom

January 19th, 2020 There are certain molds of players in the NHL that are quite rare and hard to come by. A franchise goaltender, or an elite D-man make great examples. But there's another staple for every team that will always remain a focal point — the versatile, two-way center. Nicklas Backstrom is just that and was rewarded handsomely with his...
Wheeler Lifts Jets to 4-3 Shootout Win Over Maple Leafs

Wheeler Lifts Jets to 4-3 Shootout Win Over Maple Leafs

January 8th, 2020 TORONTO — Blake Wheeler scored the winner in the shootout as the Winnipeg Jets edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Wednesday, overshadowing a milestone performance by Auston Matthews. Nikolaj Ehlers, Mason Appleton and Mark Scheifele scored in regulation time as the Jets (24-16-4) won their second straight game. Connor...
NHL's Top 5 Right Wingers of the Decade

NHL's Top 5 Right Wingers of the Decade

January 3rd, 2020 In a sport where scoring is king, the 2010s can be defined by the prowess of some of the best forwards to play the game. As the decade comes to a close, let's look back at some of the NHL's best right-wing forwards who dominated the decade. By all accounts, Jakub Voracek has been one of the best right wingers of the decade. He just...
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