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Kristian Vesalainen

3 Jets with Something to Prove in 2019-20

Declan Schroeder | August 10, 2019

Every player comes into training camp with a personal agenda and things they want to improve on from last season. However, there are three Winnipeg Jets players in particular that…

Categories Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets’ Top 10 Prospects

Ryan Goethals | August 9, 2019

The Winnipeg Jets prospect pool, though still deep with talent, may not be quite as deep as it once was. Lots of the franchise’s young players have already made the…

Categories Editor's Choice, Jets Prospects

Jets to Jokerit: Did Vesalainen Make the Right Choice?

Declan Schroeder | March 9, 2019

The Winnipeg Jets are getting revved up and ready to go for what’s hopefully a lengthy playoff run this spring and the Manitoba Moose are in a dogfight for a…

Categories Editor's Choice, Jets Prospects

Winnipeg Jets Top Five Prospects

Rob Mahon | August 30, 2018

For almost their entire existence, the Winnipeg Jets have been the blueprint for drafting and developing in the NHL. Their first round picks have been almost universal hits and their…

Categories Editor's Choice, Jets Prospects

Kristian Vesalainen Belongs in North America

Rob Mahon | August 28, 2018

Winnipeg Jets prospect Kristian Vesalainen signed his entry-level contract on Sunday, August 26 after a summer of speculation he might like to stay in Finland. As it turns out, he…

Categories Jets Prospects

Has Nic Petan’s Time Run Out In Winnipeg?

Rob Mahon | March 12, 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…

Categories Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets Top 4 Prospects 2017

Rob Mahon | July 11, 2017

When you have one of the deepest prospect pools in the NHL, it’s no easy task narrowing that pool down to the four best. That, however, is the Winnipeg Jets’…

Categories Jets Prospects, Winnipeg Jets

2017 NHL Draft: Jets Pick Kristian Vesalainen #24 Overall

Brandon Share-Cohen | June 23, 2017

With the 24th Pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the Winnipeg Jets Have Selected Kristian Vesalainen From Frolunda in the SHL. About Kristian Vesalainen Kristian Veslainen is a big,…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Winnipeg Jets

Bruins Draft – 5 Prime First Round Targets

Joseph Ochs | June 6, 2017

What the 2017 NHL Entry Draft lacks in franchise-altering star power it makes up for with depth and intrigue. Over the past four drafts, Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid, Aaron Ekblad…

Categories Boston Bruins, NHL Entry Draft

NHL Combine Presents a Bevy of Finns

Leah Dyck | June 3, 2017

At this year’s NHL Combine, 31 teams will analyze every square inch of fat and muscle on 104 player attendees and of course, each player will be asked hockey’s most…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, NHL Prospects
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