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Jets Have Good Options for an Extended 2020-21 Roster

Declan Schroeder | December 10, 2020

With the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association finally resolving their financial disputes after contention regarding deferred payments and escrow under the CBA ground talks to a halt, they are…

Categories Winnipeg Jets

Jets Have Left-Side Logjam on Defence

Declan Schroeder | November 1, 2020

If and when 2020-21 NHL training camps get underway, the most hotly competitive battle at the Winnipeg Jets’ camp will be for a left-side slot on their defense corp. Josh…

Categories Editor's Choice, Winnipeg Jets

Jets Prospects Who Could Make the Jump to the NHL

Josh Kim | August 29, 2020

In what many would call an unfortunate string of bad luck, the Winnipeg Jets continue to recover from a season defined by injuries. As they look ahead to next season,…

Categories Jets Prospects, NHL Prospects

NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Predators, Jets, More

Jim Parsons | January 7, 2020

In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation that the Chicago Blackhawks and Robin Lehner are talking, there’s news surrounding a Winnipeg Jets prospect and his unhappiness with the team…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, NHL Rumors

Niku Finally Returns to Jets Lineup After Tough 2019

Declan Schroeder | January 7, 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.…

Categories Winnipeg Jets

Manitoba Moose December Review

Declan Schroeder | January 2, 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…

Categories Jets Prospects, Manitoba Moose

Jets’ Journeymen Blueliners Face Tough Test

Declan Schroeder | December 4, 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…

Categories Winnipeg Jets

Manitoba Moose November Review

Declan Schroeder | December 2, 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…

Categories Jets Prospects, Manitoba Moose

Jets Need to Persevere with a Patchwork Defence

Declan Schroeder | November 29, 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…

Categories Winnipeg Jets

Jets Weekly: Laine, Niku, Road Trip & More

Ryan Goethals | November 18, 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…

Categories Column, Winnipeg Jets

Jets Need Niku Now

Declan Schroeder | November 11, 2019

The Winnipeg Jets sent Sami Niku down to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League at the beginning of the season to get him up to speed after a…

Categories Editor's Choice, Winnipeg Jets

Andrew Copp and Sami Niku Lead Jets Past Wild 4-1

The Canadian Press | September 19, 2019

WINNIPEG — Andrew Copp and Sami Niku factored into a pair of goals 38 seconds apart to spark the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
Copp took a long cross-ice pass from the Finnish defenceman and fired a hig…

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