Posts About "Ville Heinola"
Jets Prospects Show Well at World Junior Summer Showcase
August 4th, 2019 Hockey never really takes a holiday. One just had to take a look at the on-ice activities taking place during the dog days of summer in Plymouth, Michigan for confirmation of that fact. Over the past week, the NHL's top prospects and most desirable draft-eligible players from Canada, the U.S., Finland, and Sweden took to the ice for...
Jets Sign Ville Heinola to Entry-Level Contract
July 15th, 2019 WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Ville Heinola on a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal announced Monday carries an average annual value of around US$1.14 million. The 18-year-old had 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) in ...
Jets Prospect Pool Suddenly Deep on Defense
June 28th, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets learned the hard way in 2018-19 that defense can make or break an NHL team. Luckily, they seem to be on track to turn it back into a strength. Between injuries to Josh Morrissey and Dustin Byfuglien, and some perplexing personnel decisions, the Jets defensive depth was exposed in both the regular season and the...
Meet the Jets' 2019 Draft Class
June 25th, 2019 The 2019 NHL Entry Draft is all said and done, and the Winnipeg Jets have five brand-new prospects in their pipeline. If you've never heard of the players they selected or just want to know a little more about the potential Jets of tomorrow, THW's got you covered. Ville Heinola was the first of five Jets' 2019 NHL Entry Draft...
Heinola is Jets' Latest Finnish Find
June 23rd, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets' first-round 2019 NHL Entry Draft selection was just another step toward Winnipeg becoming "FinniPeg." https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/1142257209407152130 With the 20th-overall pick they re-acquired less than a week ago when they traded the controversial Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers, the Jets...
Predators' First-Round Draft Targets
June 12th, 2019 The 2019 NHL Entry Draft is less than two weeks away, taking place on June 21-22 in Vancouver. After not possessing a first-round pick in 2018, the Nashville Predators and general manager David Poile enter this year's draft with theirs still intact. The Predators remain one of the league's better teams, and with a few tweaks, they...
