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• NHL Rumors: No Issues Between Kyle Connor and the Winnipeg Jets Over ContractThe Winnipeg Jets lost Nick Ehlers this past offseason but don't expect anything similar when it comes to Kyle Connor and his contract....2025Continue with Kyle Connor news
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• Admirals re-sign Osmundson
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk Admirals, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Winnipeg Jets and American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose, announced they have signed forward Brandon Osmundson to a contract for the 2025-26 season. The Chesapeake, Virginia native returns … Continue reading → The post Admirals re-sign Osmundson first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2025See more Manitoba Moose rumors
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• NHL Rumors: No Issues Between Kyle Connor and the Winnipeg Jets Over ContractThe Winnipeg Jets lost Nick Ehlers this past offseason but don't expect anything similar when it comes to Kyle Connor and his contract....2025See more Kyle Connor latest news
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• NHL Insider Predicts Massive Payday for Kyle Connor As Jets Look to Retain Winger’s Services
The Winnipeg Jets are preparing a massive contract extension for star Kyle Connor, who could command between $11 and $12 million per year on his next deal....2025Visit the page Kyle Connor news today
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• This Reality Is Pure FantasyIt's hard to imagine that the NHL would ever find a home in Europe simply due to the NHL needing billionaires to fund teams and fans to fill arenas on a nightly basis where the sport is mildly popular in specific cities across that continent. Yes, there are lots of fans who come out for games played in Europe, but a European division in the NHL seems like pure fantasy as salaries continue to climb...2025Continue with Bill Daly news
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• Admirals re-sign McDougall
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk Admirals, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Winnipeg Jets and American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose, announced they have signed defenseman Josh McDougall to a contract for the 2025-26 season. The Prince Albert, Saskatchewan native … Continue reading → The post Admirals re-sign McDougall first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2025Click for news about Manitoba Moose breaking news
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• Six More Years Of Vilardi PartiesWhile they may have lost out in the Nikolaj Ehlers sweepstakes, the Winnipeg Jets locked up a big piece of their top-six forwards by inking Gabriel Vilardi to a six-year, $45 million contract on Friday. The biggest return the Jets got in Pierre-Luc Dubois trade posted career highs with 27 goals, 34 assists, 61 points and 71 regular-season games in 2023-24. The Jets are hoping he can replicate thos...2025See more Nikolaj Ehlers
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• Winnipeg Jets 2025-26 Schedule
On Wednesday the National Hockey League officially released the 2025-26 schedule, giving fans the opportunity to see exactly what obstacles lay in the way of a playoff berth. When it comes to our Winnipeg Jets, I didn’t really get the chance to dive into the schedule fully until this weekend….but now that I have, I figured I might as well lay out what I discovered is in store for the T...2025Visit the page Four Nations injury status
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• Manitoba Moose 2025-26 Outlook
The American Hockey League took advantage of the sleepy summer news-less period on the hockey calendar to announce the upcoming schedule for the league’s 32 franchises. And this article is a sure sign outlining just how little the media has been talking about our Winnipeg Jets….since I have nothing to write about other than the release of the Manitoba Moose’s 2025-26 schedule. We...2025Visit the page Manitoba Moose injury report
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• Winnipeg Jets’ 2025 Draft Summary
Well, the 2025 NHL Entry Draft is in the books and while our Winnipeg Jets had a relatively quiet weekend when compared to many other franchises, they were able to add 5 more players to the prospect pool. Since there is a lot to discuss, lets not beat around the bush and instead dive right in with a list of the new National Hockey Leaguers that joined the True North club: SELECTIONS: (Overall p...2025Continue with Josh Morrissey injuries
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• NHL mock draft 2025: Updated projection on draft day with rumors flyingGREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS / USA TODAY NETWORK Here’s our latest NHL mock draft. We’re barely done getting over the Stanley Cup Finals and the NHL Draft is already upon us, and it’s going to be wild. While the 2025 class doesn’t have a surefire star like Connor Bedard two years ago, it’s a deep class with boom or bust potential all over the first round which could lead to some wild thin...2025Visit the page Stanley Cup injury update
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• Waddell’s Wishlist: Nikolaj Ehlers is the free agency consolation prize
Leading up to the 2025 NHL Draft on June 27-28, we will explore both trade targets and free agent targets that Don Waddell may want to explore in his quest to improve the Blue Jackets for next season. Yesterday, we covered the top forward on the free agent market, Mitch Marner. While he will be coveted by most teams in the league, not as many can meet his asking price, and he can be picky with ...2025Continue with Nikolaj Ehlers
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• Explain The DirectionWhile he cannot sign a contract until July 1, the fact that the Winnipeg Jets went bananas with as many images of Jonathan Toews as they could today means that the former Chicago Blackhawks forward is coming home to resume his career at age 37 after leaving the game in 2023. Jonathan Toews will be a Winnipeg Jets forward in 2025-26 based upon all the reports today, and I have no problem with the J...2025Check it out Jonathan Toews availability report
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• What Should the Jets Do With Their 1st Round Pick?
Well, former Winnipeg Jets’ head coach Paul Maurice has now lifted the Stanley Cup in back to back seasons…how many of us saw that in the coach’s future when he walked away from our franchise in the middle of a season? He wasn’t the only former True Norther to get some new bling, as defensemen Dmitri Kulikov & Nate Schmidt also were there to take part in the Florida Panther...2025Check it out Paul Maurice injury report
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• Jets’ European & NCAA Prospects Review
In Arctic Ice Hockey’s final article about the Winnipeg Jets’ prospects under the age of 25, we explore the final four young men on our list to determine the likelihood they ever suit up for the NHL franchise that drafted them. While there are no 1st round selections in the group, the True North club did grab one of the players in each of the next four rounds. Lets go through them i...2025Check it out Manitoba Moose injury update
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• Winnipeg Jets’ AHL Prospects Review – Part 2
Welcome to the third article in Arctic Ice Hockey’s review of the Winnipeg Jets’ prospects under the age of 25 years. Previously we have covered the players that suited up with Canadian Hockey League franchises and the forwards who dressed for the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose, giving us an idea of how 13 of the 23 prospects did last season. Those included looks at some...2025Click for news about Arctic Ice
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• Deadline Moves by Past Cup Champs
Before I switch my attention to the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, I decided to tackle some questions that have been bothering me for a while. Based on the comments I read on hockey blogs, in PuckPedia’s GM mode, and even in articles by the professional experts in the media…your team MUST add players at the deadline if they really want to win the Stanley Cup. And a lot of them typically ...2025Continue with Stanley Cup
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"Chaz Lucius, a 21-year-old center and former first-round pick for the Winnipeg Jets who played this season for the Manitoba Moose of the AHL, announced his retirement on Tuesday due to a hereditary tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome." - 2024
"Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals blanked the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 3-0 in a Sunday matinee at Capital One Arena." - 2023
"The Winnipeg Jets decided not to qualify Limoges for the upcoming season, making him a free agent." - 2022
"From the moment he made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets on October 14, 1981, to the Edmonton Oilers elimination in the first round of the 1989 playoffs at…" - 2021
"Winnipeg Jets announce vaccination requirement for fans to attend home games" - 2020
"Hockey Hall of Famer and Winnipeg Jets legend Dale Hawerchuk died after a battle with stomach cancer at the age of 57." - 2019
"Gabriel Bourque - Winnipeg Jets 17GP - 1G, 2A After missing a few weeks with a lower-body injury, Gabriel Bourque returned to the Jets lineup this week to fill his role on the fourth line." - 2018
"David Perron scored 3:57 into overtime to lead Vegas past the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 for the Golden Knights' 34th victory " - 2017
"Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler was decked by Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin in a previous meeting this season, so." - 2016
"WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets have signed forwards Joel Armia and Adam Lowry on two-year, one-way contracts." - 2015
"PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby would not be surprised if Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane matches his 25-game point streak from 2010 against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday (8:30 p." - 2014
"Forsberg edged Winnipeg Jets goaltender Michael Hutchinso."
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• NHL Rumors: No Issues Between Kyle Connor and the Winnipeg Jets Over Contract
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• Admirals re-sign Osmundson
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• NHL Rumors: No Issues Between Kyle Connor and the Winnipeg Jets Over Contract
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• NHL Insider Predicts Massive Payday for Kyle Connor As Jets Look to Retain Winger’s Services
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• Admirals re-sign McDougall
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• Six More Years Of Vilardi Parties
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• NHL Rumors: Will Adrian Kempe Set the Market for Kyle ConnorWith Adrian Kempe asking for $10 million on his next contract, what does that mean for the Winnipeg Jets and Kyle Connor going forward?...2025Visit the page Kyle Connor contract
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• NHL Rumors: Will Adrian Kempe Set the Market for Kyle ConnorWith Adrian Kempe asking for $10 million on his next contract, what does that mean for the Winnipeg Jets and Kyle Connor going forward?...2025Read about Kyle Connor salary rumors
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• Jets Get Excellent Value in Vilardi Signing
Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff pulled off a tidy bit of work Friday in locking up forward Gabriel Vilardi to a six-year extension worth $7.5 million per year. With…...2025See more articles Kevin Cheveldayoff salary rumors
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• ‘Gabe’s a Dawg’ — Jets Fans Hyped After Winnipeg Inks Forward Gabriel Vilardi to 6-Yr/$45M Extension
Winnipeg Jets fans are elated at the news of 25-year-old forward Gabriel Vilardi's six-year contract extension....2025See also Gabriel Vilardi salary rumors
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• Winnipeg Jets 2025-26 Schedule
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• Vilardi signs 6-year, $45 million contract with Jets, avoids arbitration hearing
Gabriel Vilardi signed a six-year, $45 million contract ($7.5 million average annual value) with the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, avoiding an arbitration hearing. The 25-year-old forward had NHL career highs in goals (27), assists (34) and points (61) in 71 … Continue reading → The post Vilardi signs 6-year, $45 million contract with Jets, avoids arbitration hearing first appeared on Pro H...2025Continue with Gabriel Vilardi
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• Jets Sign Vilardi For 6 More Seasons!!
The Winnipeg Jets’ management team continued to check things off their summer To Do list, as they announced the hockey club has reached an agreement with Gabriel Vilardi on a new contract extension. One of the Jets’ top Restricted Free Agents, the 25 year old right winger was coming off a record setting campaign, with career highs in goals (27), assists, (34), and points (61) so it ...2025Continue with Gabriel Vilardi statistics
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• Manitoba Moose 2025-26 Outlook
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• Fly Like An EagleColour me surprised that another former Winnipeg Jets forward was making news in July, but it seems that the mustard-eating Mark Letestu, pictured to the left, has himself a new role in the AHL! No, he's not making a comeback for his playing career, but Letestu is moving from the Cleveland Monsters where he spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach to the Colorado Eagles where he'll assume...2025See also Mark Letestu scores
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• Colorado Eagles have a new head coachPhoto by Ben Jackson/NHLI via Getty Images Mark Letestu arrives from the Columbus Blue Jackets organization. A major transaction occurred over the holiday weekend for the Colorado Eagles and that was a hire of their new head coach. To no one’s surprise, the Colorado Avalanche organization looked to their friends over at the Columbus Blue Jackets and nabbed their AHL assistant coach Mark L...2025Click for news about Colorado Eagles
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• 3 NHL free agency winners and 3 big losers in 2025Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images Hot weather hockey reigns supreme. NHL free agency is still ongoing, but we’ve definitely reached a cooling off period. The biggest names have signed, leaving only potential trades and depth players on the market. It’s a fascinating time in hockey right now. Everyone sees the blueprint the Florida Panthers have run to win back-to-back Stanley ...2025Read about Jonathan Kozub statistics
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• Vilardi, Kakko among 11 players to file for NHL salary arbitration
Gabriel Vilardi of the Winnipeg Jets was one of 11 players who filed for salary arbitration on Saturday, according to the NHL Players’ Association. The 25-year-old forward had NHL career highs in goals (27), assists (34) and points (61) in … Continue reading → The post Vilardi, Kakko among 11 players to file for NHL salary arbitration first appeared on Pro Hockey News....2025See more articles Gabriel Vilardi scores
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• He'll Raleigh The HurricanesI'll be completely honest in saying that I'm extremely disappointed that Nikolaj Ehlers will wear the colours of the Carolina Hurricanes for potentially the next six years. He was must-see hockey for the Jets most nights as he often found creative ways to score and setup his teammates with the Jets. Having that talent move to Carolina hurts because that's a hole in the lineup that simply can't be ...2025Visit the page Nikolaj Ehlers statistics
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• Jets’ Jonathan Toews Is Getting a Fresh Start by Coming Home to Winnipeg
It’s not every day a hockey legend returns home, but for Jonathan Toews, signing with the Winnipeg Jets is more than just a contract—it’s a full-circle moment. Speaking to the…...2025See more articles Jonathan Toews
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• Manitoba Moose 2025-26 Outlook
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• 3 NHL free agency winners and 3 big losers in 2025
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• Winnipeg Jets’ 2025 Draft Summary
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• Never Do This AgainIf you had plans to watch the NHL Entry Draft tonight, you needed to prepare yourself like you were going to watch the complete Lord of the Rings trilogy. The NHL's plan to decentralize the NHL Entry Draft came with all sorts of promises of speeding things up and making things better, but the exact opposite thing happened as the final network sign-off for Round One's selections happened four hours...2025Check it out Matthew Schaefer
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• Boumedienne goes to Winnipeg in first round; Women's team adds assistant
tw-align-centerSascha Boumedienne is a Winnipeg Jet ✈️ pic.twitter.com/Xe68isySQp— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) June 28, 2025Rising sophomore Sascha Boumediennce, following a strong second half of his freshman season and a record-setting performance at the World U18s, was selected by the Winnipeg Jets with the 28th pick of the first round of the NHL Entry Draft.No NTDP U18s were selected in th...2025Continue with Blue Jackets
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• Explain The Direction
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• What Should the Jets Do With Their 1st Round Pick?
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• Winnipeg Jets’ AHL Prospects Review – Part 2
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• Jets sign forwards Armia, Lowry to two-year, one-way contracts
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets have signed forwards Joel Armia and Adam Lowry on two-year, one-way contracts. Armia's contract carries an annual average value of US$925,000 while Lowry's is at $1.125 million. Armia, 23, had four goals and six as......2016Click for news about Joel Armia
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• Jets sign free agent centre Mark Scheifele to eight-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with restricted free agent centre Mark Scheifele on Friday on an eight-year contract worth $49 million. Scheifele, 23, set a career-high with 61 points in 2015-16. He also scored a career-best 29 g......2016Check it out Mark Scheifele
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• Jets sign Perreault to four-year extension with AAV of $4.125 million
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Mathieu Perreault to a four-year contract extension with worth an average annual value of US$4.125 million. The Jets announced the signing Thursday, and say the new deal will start in the 2017-......2016See also Mathieu Perreault
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• Jets sign Shawn Matthias to two-year deal, Quinton Howden for one year
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets signed free-agent forward Shawn Matthias to a two-year contract on Friday. The deal carries an annual cap hit of US$2.125 million. The Jets also inked forward Quinton Howden to a one-year, two-way contract that......2016
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• Winnipeg Jets add young defensive talent on second day of NHL draft
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Winnipeg Jets loaded up on some young defence on Day 2 of the NHL draft Saturday. The Jets selected Saint John defenceman Luke Green (third round, No. 79) and Swedish defenceman Jacob Cederholm (fourth round, No. 97) as we......2016
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• Winnepeg Jets T-shirt made by company licensed to sell NHL stock shocker for fan
KELOWNA, B.C. - A life-long Winnipeg Jets fan was shocked to learn she'd bought a T-shirt with the city's name misspelled as Winnepeg. Thirty-three-year-old Heather Prevalnig says she paid $30 for the T-shirt at a Winnipeg airport store on he......2016
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• Jets defenceman Grant Clitsome retires, missed last season due to back injury
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Grant Clitsome has announced his retirement. Clitsome said in a statement posted Wednesday on the Jets' website that a back injury has forced him out of the game. The 31-year-old Ottawa native last playe......2016
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• Winnipeg Jets donating $100,000 to relief efforts in Fort McMurray
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets announced Friday that they are donated $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross relief efforts in fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta. Wildfires have forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents. The Canadian Red Cr......2016
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• Arrowheadlines: Elijhah Badger may be the crown jewel of the undrafted free-agent classPhoto by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, May 7 The latest Examining Shedeur, Shilo Sanders and More Players’ Odds of Making Roster or Being Cut | Bleacher Report Elijhah Badger may be the crown jewel of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025 undrafted free-agent class, a group that includes 16 prospects so far. The wideout started his collegiate career a...2025See more articles Chris Leduc Icon
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• Six More Years Of Vilardi Parties
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• Winnipeg Jets 2025-26 Schedule
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• Breaking Down the Winnipeg Jets’ 2025-26 Schedule
The 2025-26 NHL regular-season schedule dropped on July 16 and there’s no shortage of intrigue and interest in the slate of games the Winnipeg Jets will play as they attempt…...2025
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• Colorado Eagles have a new head coach
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• 3 NHL free agency winners and 3 big losers in 2025
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• NHL free agency player rankings for top-25 available in 2025Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images Mitch Marner headlines the 2025 class. NHL Free Agency opens on July 1 and it’s going to be a rather bizarre class. Operating as a preamble for the mammoth 2026 class which could be headlined by Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, this year is light on true star power, but lands at a time where every team is desperate to get better. This could mean that th...2025See more Mitch Marner
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• NHL mock draft 2025: Updated projection on draft day with rumors flying
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• What Should the Jets Do With Their 1st Round Pick?
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• The Stars’ all-in Stanley Cup gamble is blowing up in their facesPhoto by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Stars collapse against the Oilers is bad. The future is worse. The Stars have disappeared at the worst possible time. On Tuesday night Dallas lost once more to the Oilers, their third in a row — and to rub salt in the wound they’ve been outscored 13-2 total during the series. Now down 3-1 and on the precipice of defeat this Dallas team is on t...2025Click for news about Stanley Cup scandals
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• Arrowheadlines: Elijhah Badger may be the crown jewel of the undrafted free-agent class
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• NHL Playoffs contenders and pretenders for 2025 Stanley CupGetty Images Which teams are showing up, and who needs to show us more? The first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs is still underway with us having just over a week of games in the books. The first chance for series to be wrapped up is on Tuesday, with Toronto and Carolina having the opportunity to shut the door and move on. Playoff hockey and the regular season are entirely different...2025See also Stanley Cup scandals
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• Playoff Gm1 Recap: Blues @ Jets
The long wait is finally over…..the National Hockey League Playoffs kicked off with the league leading Winnipeg Jets taking on the St. Louis Blues in the opening round on Saturday evening. A contest featuring the #1 ranked Jets squaring off against the #8 ranked Blues would give one of these franchises the opportunity to pick up the first victory of the NHL 2024-25 post-season. The fans i...2025See more Canada Life
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• First Opponent: The BlueBack in 2011 for the NHL All-Star Game, the NHL worked with Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee to create 30 NHL Guardians superheroes who had a variety of superpowers. The NHL Guardian Project was a collaboration between the NHL, comics legend Stan Lee, and Guardian Media Entertainment to create a superhero for each NHL franchise at the time who would go on adventures across several multimedia platform...2025Continue with Minnesota Wild scandals
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• Preview: Edmonton Oilers @ Winnipeg Jets
Before I get to discussing the Winnipeg Jets’ upcoming game, I figured I would take a bit of time to celebrate just how good our franchise has been this year. And it is not only this season, as the Jets have the National Hockey League’s best record over the past two campaigns (107-45-10 for 224 pts). In the NHL’s 2024-25 season, Winnipeg are very close to securing the league&...2025Read about Edmonton Oilers rumors
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• Schenn & Tanev Trades Highlight Underwhelming Deadline for Jets
As quickly as it arrived, the NHL Trade Deadline passed, and the Winnipeg Jets stayed fairly quiet as the clock ran out. In what was one of the most shocking…...2025
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• Jets Should Target These 3 Defensemen at the Trade Deadline
With just days remaining until the NHL Trade Deadline, the Winnipeg Jets sit atop the NHL and that obviously comes with speculation as to what their deadline plans will be.…...2025
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