Posts About "Sami Niku"
Niku Finally Returns to Jets Lineup After Tough 2019
January 7th, 2020 Jan. 6, 2020: the day Sami Niku played his second NHL game of a season where he seemed a lock to be on the Winnipeg Jets’ blue line every night. Niku's Traversed a Rocky Road in 2019-20 Niku’s road back to the NHL has been a path filled with potholes one, to say the least. A big-league role was his to lose coming into a...
Manitoba Moose December Review
January 2nd, 2020 The Manitoba Moose had an up-and-down December after a strong November, posting a 5-7-0-0 record as they dealt with call-ups to key personnel such as leading scorer Jansen Harkins, and a number of injuries. They began the month by finishing off a seven-game road trip with their first game of the season against the Rockford IceHogs....
Jets' Journeymen Blueliners Face Tough Test
December 4th, 2019 Three players who likely weren't on the Winnipeg Jets' radar at all at the end of last season — and certainly weren't on their radar for starring roles — are now part of the main cast for the foreseeable future due to a depleted defensive corp that keeps getting dealt blow after blow. The Ascended Extras A trio of fringe...
Manitoba Moose November Review
December 2nd, 2019 The Manitoba Moose had a strong November after their disastrous one-win October. Despite a number of players making the jump to the Winnipeg Jets — such as Joona Luoto, Logan Shaw, and Michael Spacek — and dealing with a number of injuries to key personnel — such as Seth Griffith, Sami Niku, Peter Stoykewich, and Logan Stanley —...
Jets Need to Persevere with a Patchwork Defence
November 29th, 2019 The scrappy, hard-working Winnipeg Jets keep finding ways to win and are really starting to roll; they're 5-0-1 in their past six games. Related: Winnipeg Jets Are Embracing a New Work Ethic They are 9-2-1 in November and 15-9-1 overall, sit third in the Central Division at the all-important American Thanksgiving threshold. What...
Jets Weekly: Laine, Niku, Road Trip & More
November 18th, 2019 Welcome to Winnipeg Jets Weekly, where you can catch up on the past week of Jets' hockey. From hot topics to news and notes, this is where you can find all things Jets related throughout the 2019-20 season. The Jets are starting to play with some consistency and the results are showing. They are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and...
