Posts About "Brendan Lemieux"
Returning Lemieux Is Irreplaceable for Rangers
January 21st, 2020 Brendan Lemieux returned to the New York Rangers’ lineup Sunday after missing just over three weeks with a fractured hand. The Blueshirts missed his unique skillset, and Lemieux was immediately promoted to the team’s top line in his first game back. In two consecutive games against the physical New York Islanders, Micheal Haley...
Brendan Lemieux Battling Way into Key Role for Rangers
November 27th, 2019 Brendan Lemieux sat beneath the Broadway Hat after the New York Rangers' stirring comeback victory against the Montreal Canadiens over the weekend, his broad smile in contrast to his blackish-purple left eye. Head coach David Quinn was undoubtedly smiling too. This type of player having this type of impact is what Quinn envisioned...
Re-Signing Lemieux Is Rangers' Best Option
September 2nd, 2019 The New York Rangers are set to begin training camp in just a couple of weeks, with preseason and regular season play beginning shortly thereafter. At the moment, the roster seems to be set in stone and the necessary pieces are where they need to be. But not entirely, as there are a few players left to be signed. One of those players...
New York Rangers Finally Add Some Grit
February 27th, 2019 So yes, Kevin Hayes has actually been traded by the New York Rangers, a move that has upset a portion of the fanbase to a surprisingly large degree. That topic will likely invoke strong emotional reactions for at least the rest of the season. And the return for the big center might turn out to be overlooked as a result by...
Rangers Trade Hayes to Jets
February 25th, 2019 The New York Rangers have traded Kevin Hayes to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a 2019 first-round pick, forward Brendan Lemieux and a conditional fourth-round draft pick. If the Jets win the Stanley Cup, the fourth-round pick is sent. If they don't, the pick stays with the...
Top 3 All-Time American-Born Barrie Colts
December 27th, 2018 While the Ontario Hockey League is dominantly filled with Canadian-born talent, it has also helped produce incredible American-born players, too. Skaters like Alex DeBrincat (Chicago Blackhawks), Bobby Ryan (Ottawa Senators) and Ryan Callahan (Tampa Bay Lightning) all came from the OHL. Related: Alex DeBrincat Is Just Getting...
Lemieux Suspended 2 Games
November 5th, 2018 The NHL has suspended Winnipeg Jets' forward Brendan Lemieux for two games for an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers' forward Vincent Trocheck. The hit came during the Jets and Panthers' two-game series in Helsinki, Finland and resulted in a match-penalty for...
Jets Roll the Dice and Waive Dano
October 16th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets' bottom-six situation — and which players they hold in higher regard — have suddenly become a lot clearer after a roll of the dice. On Sunday, after the return of forward Nic Petan, who took a personal leave of absence in September after the sudden death of his father Franc, the Jets took a...
Jets' Lemieux Still Has Much to Prove
October 4th, 2018 Winnipeg Jets management has swung its knives over the past week and finalized the club's 23-man opening-night roster. For the first time since going pro full-time prior to the 2016-17 season, Brendan Lemieux survived Paul Maurice and Kevin Cheveldayoff's chopping block. Although the 22-year-old has cracked an opening-night NHL...
Brendan Lemieux: A Perfect Jets' 4th Liner
August 16th, 2018 Brendan Lemieux had his ups and downs in his first two seasons as a pro. His rookie season was a lot more down than up, but his sophomore year was the polar opposite. So much so that it's time to consider him for a permanent Winnipeg Jets roster spot. The son of former NHL super-pest Claude, Lemieux will likely spend his entire career...
3 Moose Poised to Join Jets
May 1st, 2018 Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff is rightly and regularly heralded by hockey pundits and fans for his wizardry at the draft table. His patient, draft-and-develop approach has finally paid off. His team, comprised primarily of homegrown players like Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry, Patrik Laine, Kyle Connor, Josh Morrissey,...
Has Nic Petan's Time Run Out In Winnipeg?
March 12th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets have one of the deepest forward corps and prospect pools in the NHL, so some very good players are not going to play for them in the NHL. It looks increasingly likely that one of those players is Nic Petan. Petan has a legion of fans and defenders among Jets observers, and rightly so. His junior numbers are...
Nic Petan's Time to Shine
February 6th, 2018 Nic Petan has been toiling in the AHL for most of the season after playing six games with the Winnipeg Jets. Now, he's finally getting a second look. The news came down on Feb. 5 that with Adam Lowry, Matt Hendricks, and Brandon Tanev all headed to the IR for varying lengths of time, Petan and Brendan Lemieux were heading up. Now,...
