R.I.P. Franc Petan.
One of the most touching moments I’ve ever seen in all my years watching the annual World Junior Championships belonged to you following your son’s hat trick.
Stay strong Nic.
#NHLJets
After clocking a
#NHLJets
fan in the front row (who ended up bleeding out after smashing his head on the dasher-board), this Avs fan was dragged out of
@CanadaLifeCtr
in handcuffs while cackling to fans along the way.
Pretty embarrassing from ESPN’s John Anderson.
Zach Whitecloud is one of the best hockey players to come from Brandon, Manitoba.
He is a proud member of the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation.
And John, some meanings of his name include ‘positivity’, ‘wanderlust’ & ‘no heart-of-fear’.
During the Vegas-Edmonton highlight on SportsCenter, John Anderson jokes about Zach Whitecloud's name, saying it's a "great name if you're a toilet paper."
Whitecloud is the first Indigenous NHL player from the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation.
It has officially been 14 days since the
@Wpg_BlueBombers
season-opener at the open-air IG Field.
Manitoba has not seen any sort of spike in cases over the past two weeks.
Vaccinations are clearly working, as is the idea of re-integrating live sporting events.
Way to go
@CFL
.
Zach Whitecloud: "I am Incredibly Proud of My Culture... Everyone Makes Mistakes"
One of Manitoba's very best hockey players just turned a heartbreaking moment into a an emotional teaching experience.
Well done,
@ZachWhitecloud
.
@TheHockeyNews
@SInow
#NHLJets
’ alternate captain Josh Morrissey with pure class, emotion and leadership when facing a tough question on the play and workload of Connor Hellebuyck.
I am continually impressed with Morrissey’s composure, respect and poise, even in the face of extreme challenge.
For those interested:
Jacob Trouba now has five goals, 17 points, a minus-one rating and six power play points in 35 games for New York.
Neal Pionk has three goals, 22 points, a plus-eight rating and 12 power play points in 37 games for the
#NHLJets
.
Ville Heinola is good.
Winnipeg ICE head coach James Patrick will no longer be with the club as it moves south to Wenatchee, WA. for the 2023-24 season.
The Wild will not be retaining his services.
The Manitoba product was kicked to the curb alongside his 166-49-8 record over four years in Winnipeg.
Laurent Brossoit's full answer to my question on what he learned from the Golden Knights' dressing room that he will bring back to the
#NHLJets
, amid some personnel changes this offseason.
Lots to takeaway from his answer:
A proud father
@ChuckHellebuyck
with the NHL’s top goaltender - and soon to be four-time NHL All-Star.
#NHLJets
go a perfect 3-0-0 on the mentors trip.
The special guests may have to follow the club back to Winnipeg at this rate.
NFL kickoff in Winnipeg in 15 days is on pace to fill IG Field at 27 PERCENT CAPACITY.
The Oakland Raiders will battle the Green Bay Packers in front of just 8,944 fans.
Cheapest single tickets currently available: $191.50 including parking and applicable fees. Yikes.
If the
@Wpg_BlueBombers
receiving corps wasn’t tops in the league prior to Friday’s announcement of Rasheed Bailey re-signing for less, it sure is now:
Kenny Lawler
Dalton Schoen
Nic Demski
Rasheed Bailey
Drew Wolitarski
Carlton Agudosi
Janarion Grant
Brendan O’Leary-Orange
Full Blake Wheeler crowd quote:
“Our crowd noise is from our crowd. It’s not from speakers, music or from live bands or whatever. It’s people making noise. That goes right through your body. They’re cheering for you."
#NHLJets
#WpgWhiteout
With 11,051 fans in attendance on Tuesday night at
@CanadaLifeCtr
, the
@wpgseabears
have now hosted a league-high 86,735 fans during the 2024 season, shattering the previous
@CEBLeague
season attendance record of 54,846 - a high they posted last season.
What a two-year run.
#NHLJets
Nikolaj Ehlers, Nino Niederreiter and Dylan DeMelo are using rainbow Pride tape on their sticks during warmup.
We will see what happens come puck drop.
A Canadian Armed Forces spokesperson has confirmed to me that two CF-18 fighter jets will do a flyby over the
#WpgWhiteout
street party prior to puck drop on Tuesday for game three.
Get your earplugs ready, Winnipeg!
#NHLJets
Word out of Calgary is that Nikita Zadorov does not have much interest in Winnipeg.
@TheHockeyNews
has learned Toronto would be the Canadian city of choice.
The 28-year-old is in the final season of his two-year contract, carrying a $3.75 million cap hit.
"He likes the beach."
Just saw Mark Scheifele grab a protein shake, strap on a heart monitor and make his way over to the
#NHLJets
weight room postgame.
All of Winnipeg can take a collective sigh of relief.
Major injury averted.
Nik Ehlers:
"What happens in the offseason, I have no idea. I have no say. I don't want any say.
I am terrible in fantasy leagues, so I wouldn't help out very much.
I am here to play hockey for the Winnipeg Jets. Unfortunately I haven't been able to do that much this year."
A really neat undertaking by
@ProAmSports
here, putting together sweaters with nameplates indicative of both Ethan Bear's and Kailer Yamamoto's heritage, written with traditional characters.
The National Hockey League has officially changed the start time to the
@NHLJets
home game vs. the
@MapleLeafs
on Sunday, December 5 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM central.
This move has everything to do with the
@Wpg_BlueBombers
hosting the
@CFL
's west division final at 3:00 PM.
#NHLJets
defenceman Brenden Dillon on the Winnipeg Whiteout and its fans:
“I think we heard them all the way from Donald Street there. We heard them all the way from True North Square.
...it will be good to not have my neighbours all over me when I get home tomorrow.”
Huge
#NHLJets
news from
@JohnLuTSNWpg
from Canada Life Centre this morning.
Despite a limited showing below, Kyle Connor appears to be significantly ahead of schedule on his 6-8 week recovery.
Here he is moving with *seemingly no limitations* in a yellow non-contact sweater.
#NHLJets
Kyle Connor was skating in a non-contact jersey this morning, only 20 days after suffering a right knee injury with a 6-8 week recovery timeline.
We’ll have more info on Connor in our
#TSN
broadcast, starting at 12:30 Central in Jets viewing region.
@TSN_Edge
#NHLJets
defenceman Josh Morrissey has been snubbed as a finalist in the NHL’s Norris Trophy race.
Morrissey finished tied for second in points (76) with Quinn Hughes, to only Erik Karlsson.
Morrissey’s 16 goals, 60 assists and 76 points shattered his previous career highs.
The
#NHLJets
announce that players will be wearing rainbow-themed jerseys and stick tape in warmup on Wednesday, April 5 for Pride Night at
@CanadaLifeCtr
.
#NHLJets
fans give head coach Rick Bowness a standing ovation as he’s announced in-arena as an
#NHLAllStar
coach.
After 35 years, Bones is finally going to the All-Star game.
Well done, coach.
Scheifele on fighting:
"You don't touch our guys, especially like that. I definitely didn't like the hit. And to see KC down like that, he doesn't wince like that very often. So to see him go down like that, you have to get in there. I know every guy in this room would do that..
#NHLJets
Nikolaj Ehlers tells
@WPGMurat
that he told his family (who were in town for Tuesday’s game) that his fighting career was likely over, thanks to his ongoing injury concerns.
“That lasted about five hours.”
The
#NHLJets
are now a league-best 30-10-4.
They have played 34-straight games without giving up more than three goals against.
They have played 14-straight games without giving up more than two goals against.
Big tests against Boston and Toronto (x2) upcoming.
Long after the game’s end, the visitors have left on their bud, and all spectators have filed out, but the majority of the
#NHLJets
remain on the ice chatting up and signing autographs for the many members of the armed forces in attendance
@CanadaLifeCtr
.
@RCAF_ARC
I just had a conversation with one of the members of the Vancouver
#Canucks
who has been listed on the COVID-19 reserve.
He tells me things overall aren’t as bad as the media has been making it seem.
He also says Travis Hamonic and his family are doing well.
🙏🏼 Happy Easter 🙏🏼
Rick Bowness appears to have returned to the
#NHLJets
following a 32-day leave of absence.
Fantastic news.
Winnipeg went 9-2-2 under interim head coach Scott Arniel.
Former Jets Bench Boss Paul Maurice off to Stanley Cup Final with Panthers
A tip of the cap to Coach Mo, who is about as excited right now as I've ever seen him - and I've seen him a LOT over the past 9 years.
Well done. Go win the Cup.
@TheHockeyNews
Much like the night of Rutger McGroarty's lung injury,
#NHLJets
president and chairman Mark Chipman has left his private suite to assist a player in need.
#NHLJets
forward Adam Lowry;
"Changes will be made. Whether it's personnel or systematically, things like that. But we're going to go into next year with some optimism and hopefully that's our year."
#NHLJets
Blake Wheeler says this is the best he’s ever seen goaltender Connor Hellebuyck play.
He referenced Hellebuyck’s Vezina winning season.
Hellebuyck responds saying it is the best he’s played, and tomorrow will be better.
“I have one thing left to do, win a Stanley Cup”
Not sure if this has been mentioned by anyone yet, but I commend the
#NHLJets
decision to make defenceman Brenden Dillon the fill-in alternate captain for Saturday's game.
Couldn't have picked a better leader to serve as Mark Scheifele's replacement for the time being.
Media availability for the familiar Laurent Brossoit:
"It's been a hectic couple weeks, that's for sure... I'm very excited to re-join some friends in what I consider a second home in Winnipeg."
We all remember Rick Bowness' explosion on the
#NHLJets
' lack of "push-back" last year.
Here is Nate Schmidt's full answer to
@WiebesWorld
tonight.
Bones should be happy with this one:
"...But every time I thought they had a push, we pushed back..."
Quick check in on the Pierre-Luc Dubois/Gabe Vilardi swap:
Dubois: 11 goals, 13 assists, 24 points in 53 games.
Vilardi: 14 goals, 12 assists, 26 points in 34 games.
Oh right, the
#NHLJets
also got Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari and a 2024 second round pick in the deal.
I have just been informed that the four injured parties at last night’s game (man hit in the head with a dump-in, man thrown down stairs and into dasher-board and two security guards attempting to remove the two unruly Avalanche fans from the building) are alright.
No one died.
Toxic Masculinity on Full Display in Winnipeg’s Hockey Culture
This is not the kind of story that I enjoy writing. But my duty as a responsible journalist is to ethically report both sides, the good and the bad, even when on acquaintances.
LADY BYNG for Winnipeg's Kyle Connor!
What a spectacular season for the
#NHLJets
' 47-goal, 93-point man.
With just four total penalty minutes on the entire season, the 25-year-old has now been recognized as the league's most sportsmanlike and gentlemanly player.
Congrats, Kyle
#NHLJets
Mason Appleton:
"For all the people that love the analytics out there, if you look at the 5 on 5, we’ve been the better team a lot of nights."
Rick Bowness on his interest in coming back:
"I still love the game. And I still love the coaching part of it.
I'm getting old, I get that part of it, but I still love the game.
I love the city, I love the team.
The Winnipeg Jets mean a lot to me.
I love the fans.
I'm in."
Nikolaj Ehlers Sends Denmark to First Ever Winter Olympic Games
The
#NHLJets
winger had five goals and nine points in three games to lead the Olympic Qualifiers in scoring, while helping his nation go 3-0-0 en route to its first Olympic appearance.
Difficult news for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, as receiver Dalton Schoen, I'm told, is likely done for the season.
Kenny Lawler will need to be the guy he signed up to be for Winnipeg going forward.
#ForTheW
2 years ago to this very hour, I was breaking my dad’s ribs doing chest compressions after he suffered a “widow-maker” heart attack out of the blue.
4 electric shocks and 2 surgeries later he was given a clean bill of health.
Hold your loved ones tight, because you never know❤️🩹
#NHLJets
forward Axel Jonsson-Fjällby needed 75 NHL games played prior to the end of this season in order to retain his RFA status at expiry.
He fell 1 game short (74 NHL games played).
As a result, Jonsson-Fjällby will be a Group 6 UFA on July 1st.
A quick reminder in these trying times:
#NHLJets
' GM Kevin Cheveldayoff got Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari AND A SECOND ROUND PICK for Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Masterclass.
Rob Blake managed to dodge PLD's horrific contract but only got a 34-year-old goaltender in return.
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goaltender Connor Hellebuyck:
"This doesn’t really feel like a job right now; it feels like we are all just enjoying ourselves and enjoying the ride and not getting ahead of ourselves, one day at a time and that’s what it feels like in here."
The
#NHLJets
have lost out on Sean Monahan, as the 29-year-old has signed a five-year, $27.5 million deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Good riddance.
All class from Paul Maurice. His full quote on his appreciate to the local media, with a couple fun wrinkles thrown in for good measure.
We will miss you, Paul.
The
#NHLJets
acknowledge Neal Pionk (200 career points) and Mason Appleton (100 career points) on the jumbotron at
@CanadaLifeCtr
for their accomplishments this past week.
Connor Hellebuyck on facing former teammate Laurent Brossoit:
"I might send him a text telling him to look out, because I'm coming for him."
“I’m close with LB. He’s still a good friend of mine. I know we’re going to talk about this for many years. I’m going to enjoy myself.”
#NHLJets
Blake Wheeler:
"If 2018 didn't happen, I wouldn't have re-signed here."
"I've dedicated my career to this place."
"We've made the playoffs every year but one."
Mentions other teams that haven't made the playoffs or playoff rounds in that timeframe.
Pretty cool to see Andrew Copp take the most important faceoff of the season for the New York Rangers.
Way to go, buddy. Always a great guy to chat with in the
@NHLJets
room.
Best of luck in contract negotiations this summer
@copp94
It is with much joy that I announce my dad (AKA Coach Jonny) has stabilized & been discharged.
The hockey community is amazing; the thoughts and prayers are what helped most.
Through this, I must emphasize the importance of knowing CPR & acknowledge the fabulous staff at St. B!
The
@Hoosli
Ukrainian Male Chorus of Winnipeg performs a highly-emotional rendition of Shche ne vmerla Ukrainas - or the Ukrainian national anthem - at
@CanadaLifeCtr
before the
#NHLJets
began play with the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
When asked by
@snseanreynolds
if he’s made any significant tweaks to his day-to-day routines, Pierre-Luc Dubois says he has, but adds he cannot reveal his secrets.
Mark Scheifele leans over and says that he’a noticed Dubois has switched to Head and Shoulders shampoo.
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation’s Zach Whitecloud to members of his community back home:
"I am thankful for everyone at home for following along and being a part of the journey. I am proud of my heritage, proud of my culture and proud of where I come from.”
True North has announced that Whiteout Street Parties will return this April, when the
#NHLJets
begin their quest in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Full details to come on Wednesday at noon in a press conference featuring mayor Scott Gillingham & premier Wab Kinew.
Holy Schmidt, Jets are First in the League
The
#NHLJets
have extended their points streak to 11 games and sit first league-wide with 54 points (25-9-4).
Next up, Arizona on Sunday.
Joe Morrow, following his game-winning goal Wednesday:
"It was the first time I got the fighter jet bucket. It’s such a close knit team here. The guys were honestly more excited for me than I was for myself.”
#NHLJets
#NHLJets
fans gathered at
@CanadaLifeCtr
give newcomers Tyler Toffoli and Colin Miller a standing ovation during a message aired on the jumbotron during a television timeout in the first period of their Winnipeg debuts.
Nino Niederreiter: "Winnipeg is a cool place."
Says he wants to stay in Winnipeg next season and even longer.
Says he's not sure if the city can handle a rebuild.
"As a player you don't want to go through a rebuild."
Paul Maurice moments after winning the Stanley Cup:
"It's brilliant. I've never hugged so many sweaty men in my entire life. I'm not sure I'm going to do it again, but I'm going to do it tonight. It's not what I thought it would be. It's so much better. But it's the hugs, man."
Maurice ends his availability with a ‘Thank-you’ to the media.
He extends the thank you from his family as well.
Very classy gesture from the long-tenured coach.