Posts About "Kevin Cheveldayoff"
Jets, Trouba, and the Carlson Contract
July 2nd, 2018 Be assured that the John Carlson contract has snapped both the Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba to attention. Last week, the Washington Capitals defenseman, fresh off his hoisting the Stanley Cup, capitalized on his career-best 68-point campaign by inking a lucrative eight-year deal worth $64...
3 Jets Who Could Take off This Summer
June 28th, 2018 While some general managers make names for themselves for the deals they make, the Winnipeg Jets' management team prides itself on the opposite. Since Kevin Cheveldayoff began running the operation upon the franchise's return to Winnipeg in 2011, he has only made 26 trades in seven years. In his tenure, he has dealt a total of 19...
Jets Scheifele Soars Past Couturier
June 16th, 2018 Even venerable broadcaster Gord Miller was shocked when Jets' general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff stood at at the podium during the 2011 NHL Entry Draft nearly seven years ago and selected Mark Scheifele. The first word out of his mouth was "wow." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tit0E-54rLw&t=92s "That's our first real jump...
Jets Entering Uncharted Airspace at Draft
June 7th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets are headed for a plethora of firsts for the franchise at the 2018 NHL draft. Almost all of them are as a result of the excellent season they've had. It's strange to say the Jets are entering the draft, which has some real depth to it this year, without a first-round pick. In fact, it's never happened to the Jets...
Ladd Trade Was, Is & Will Be Good for Jets
June 4th, 2018 Entering the 2015-16 NHL season, Winnipeg Jets' general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff had two pending unrestricted free-agents with their hands out for long-term contracts — Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien — and money in his pocket to please only one. We all know how it turned out. Cheveldayoff chose to re-up his big defenseman and...
Jets RFAs & What They Could Cost
May 29th, 2018 The most successful season in Winnipeg Jets history came to an abrupt finish as the Cinderella story Vegas Golden Knights won the Western Conference Final in only five games. Despite the short-lived series, the Jets impressed just about everyone around the hockey world in dominating the Minnesota Wild in Round 1 and taking care of the...
