Posts About "Brendan Lemieux"
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,...
Brendan Lemieux Proving He Belongs
October 30th, 2017 It is already apparent that general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg Jets won the trade that sent power forward Evander Kane to the Buffalo Sabres in February of 2015. The Jets packaged Kane with rugged defender Zach Bogosian and goaltender Jason Kasdorf to the Sabres for Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Joel Armia, Brendan...
Jets Prospects Get Chance as Injuries Bite
October 20th, 2017 The prospect shelf of the Winnipeg Jets has long been considered one of the deepest in the league. In the coming weeks, they'll have a chance to prove it. Just a couple weeks into this young season, the Jets already have players visiting the infirmary. Mathieu Perreault and Dmitry Kulikov both suffered lower body injuries in a 2-1 win...
Jets Court Controversy After First Cuts
September 26th, 2017 The always-debated roster trimming season is upon the NHL and the Jets took part in the action on Sunday, September 24 as well. Winnipeg reduced its roster down to 28 skaters and three goaltenders ahead of their game against the Calgary Flames on Monday night. The roster of remaining players is as...Brendan Lemieux Getting Back on Track
July 26th, 2017 Some players transition seamlessly from the CHL to the pros, but most do not. Brendan Lemieux is one of the ones who didn't. He had a rough first pro season, full of ups and downs. Nobody expected him to score at the same pace he did in the OHL, but a rookie season bookended by injuries did him no favors. The agitating former-Barrie...
