Posts About "Mark Scheifele"
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...
Barrie Colts' Top Line of All-Time: Svechnikov, Scheifele & Labanc
December 20th, 2020 The Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) have had some incredible forwards don the famous red, yellow, white, and black since their inception as a franchise back in 1995-96. From Jan Bulis to Sheldon Keefe to Bryan Little to Andreas Athanasiou, and many others, the list of explosive forwards is aplenty in Barrie,...
Anze Kopitar’s Ranking on the Top 20 Centers (Part 2)
November 17th, 2020 In my previous article, I reviewed Anze Kopitar’s ranking on the NHL Network's Top-20 Centers fan list. In that article, I concluded that his overall ranking should’ve been 15th out of the 20 players on the list (a plus-three increase). https://twitter.com/NHLNetwork/status/1328125630953648128?s=20 This article will explore...
Scheifele Drops 3 Spots on the 2020 Top-20 Centres List
November 16th, 2020 Mark Scheifele was recently voted as the 12th-best centre right now in the National Hockey League by NHL Network on Nov. 15, 2020. The other players in the 10-14 spot included Mika Zibanejad, Aleksander Barkov, Sebastian Aho, and John Tavares. This put him three spots down from the No. 9 spot that he secured in 2019. Scheifele has...
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...
Jets' 3 Best Contracts for 2020-21 Season
November 5th, 2020 The Winnipeg Jets have had some great players over the course of a few years, some of whom they overpaid and some that are an absolute bargain. This article will look at the team's best contracts going into the beginning of the 2020-21 season and will compare them to other players with similar point production. Although the Jets...
Top 5 Barrie Colts of All-Time
October 1st, 2020 The Barrie Colts have a rich and storied history both on and off the ice. Since joining the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as an expansion team during the 1995-96 season, the team has one OHL championship under their belt along with one appearance at the Memorial Cup in 2000. Related: Top 3 All-Time Penguins Goalies The club also...
Barrie Colts Alumni: Where Are They Now?
August 21st, 2020 The Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) have a long and storied history of producing and developing top-tier NHL talent. Their “barn” which is now called Sadlon Arena, has seen artistry don the infamous Colts crest. Related: Quebec Nordiques – A History of Beer, Brawls, and Van Halen Passion for hockey runs deep...
Jets' Legend, Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk Passes Away at Age 57
August 18th, 2020 Winnipeg Jets' legend Dale Hawerchuk has passed away after a battle with cancer, his son Eric Hawerchuk announced on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. He was 57. https://twitter.com/EricHawerchuk/status/1295789304166350849 The NHL Hall of Famer was diagnosed with stomach cancer in October, 2019. Last month — three months after he...
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...
NHL Rumors: Jets, Maple Leafs, Wild, Oilers, More
August 11th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is an update on the severity of Mark Scheifele's injury and how long he'll be out of action. In Toronto, there is a lot of talk surrounding Mitch Marner and a possible trade. In Edmonton, the status of Tyler Ennis is updated, and in Minnesota, The Wild are looking to make big changes. Wild Plans...
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?"
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....
