MEDIA ADVISORY: The Winnipeg Jets announced today that defenceman Dustin Byfuglien has been granted a personal leave of absence from the hockey team.
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TRANSACTION: The Winnipeg Jets have acquired D - Neal Pionk and a first-round selection, 20th overall, in the 2019 NHL Draft from the New York Rangers in exchange for D - Jacob Trouba.
With a 3-1 win against Toronto tonight and a loss by Minnesota in Dallas, the Winnipeg Jets have clinched home ice advantage in the first round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs!
The Winnipeg Jets have acquired forward Paul Stastny from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, forward Erik Foley and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.
Morrissey’s eight-year, $50 million contract breaks down as the following with an AAV of $6.25 million:
2020-21: $8 million
2021-22: $8 million
2022-23: $5.2 million
2023-24: $8 million
2024-25: $6.4 million
2025-26: $4.8 million
2026-27: $4.8 million
2027-28: $4.8 million
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announced have agreed to terms with defenceman Josh Morrissey on an eight-year contract.
Morrissey, 24, played in his third full season in 2018-19, setting career highs in assists (25), points (31), and time on ice (22:24).
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TRANSACTION: Kyle Connor’s seven-year, $50 million contract breaks down as follows:
2019-20: $7.5 million
2020-21: $8 million
2021-22: $7.5 million
2022-23: $5 million
2023-24: $7.5 million
2024-25: $7.5 million
2025-26: $7 million
NUMBER ALERT: Here are the jersey numbers for the five players acquired today by the Jets that are on the active roster.
No. 12 - Kevin Hayes
No. 15 - Matt Hendricks
No. 22 - Par Lindholm
No. 52 - Bogdan Kiselevich
No. 88 - Nathan Beaulieu
TRANSACTIONS: The Winnipeg Jets have recalled the following players from the Manitoba Moose:
F - Mason Appleton
F - Marko Dano
D - Cameron Schilling
F - Logan Shaw
D - Logan Stanley
F - Kristian Vesalainen
MILESTONE: The Jets have set a franchise record for most goals scored in a game at home and tied the franchise record for most goals scored in a game with nine goals tonight.
MILESTONE: Tonight’s win was Head Coach Paul Maurice’s 649th win as a head coach in the NHL. He now has sole possession of 10th place in all-time wins in the NHL.
TRANSACTIONS: The Winnipeg Jets have claimed F - Nick Shore off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
D - Dmitry Kulikov has been placed on injured reserve.
With the results of today's games, the Winnipeg Jets can clinch a playoff spot Sunday with a win against Nashville. The Jets can also clinch with a single point against Nashville combined with a regulation loss by the Anaheim Ducks, who play the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.
PERSONNEL UPDATE:
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Head Coach Rick Bowness tested positive for COVID this afternoon. As a result, he will not be behind the bench tonight. Associate Coach Scott Arniel will assume head coaching duties in the interim.
The
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returned to Winnipeg from Duluth this afternoon due to the ongoing conditions in the Twin Cities. The plan now is to depart tomorrow morning for Minneapolis.
According to the
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all the public tickets for the
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vs.
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2018-19 Global Series games in Finland sold out in five minutes. It was an unprecedented demand for tickets.
TRANSACTIONS: The
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have tendered qualifying offers to the following pending restricted free agents:
F - Mason Appleton
F - Jansen Harkins
D - Sami Niku
D - Nelson Nogier
F - Jack Roslovic
F - C.J. Suess
TRANSACTIONS: The
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have activated F - Kyle Connor from injured reserve and placed F - Mark Scheifele on injured reserve, retroactive to January 12.
Michael Hutchinson’s flight to NYC was delayed. As a result, the
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have signed goalie Zane Kalemba to a PTO. Kalemba played with captain Blake Wheeler with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL in 04-05.
TRANSACTIONS: The
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have reassigned F - Cole Perfetti from the Manitoba Moose (AHL) to the taxi squad and reassigned F - C.J. Suess from the taxi squad to the Manitoba Moose (AHL).
TRANSACTION: The Winnipeg Jets have acquired F - Kevin Hayes from the New York Rangers in exchange for F - Brendan Lemieux, a first-round draft pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, and a conditional fourth-round draft pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
WALK OFF: Interview guests for
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walk offs are always provided a commemorative towel. In an unusual move,
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Head Coach Paul Maurice was the first intermission walk off tonight and proudly sported his towel.
TRANSACTIONS: The
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have tendered qualifying offers to the following pending restricted free agents:
F – Mason Appleton
F – Pierre-Luc Dubois
D – Leon Gawanke
F – David Gustafsson
F – Jansen Harkins
D – Johnathan Kovacevic
F – Jeff Malott
F – Kristian Vesalainen
The Winnipeg Jets have acquired defenceman Joe Morrow from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft.
As a result of today’s trades, defenceman Tucker Poolman and forward Nic Petan have been reassigned to the Manitoba Moose.
PERSONNEL UPDATE:
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Head Coach Rick Bowness will not be behind the bench for tonight’s game vs. St. Louis Blues in order to get more rest following his recent bout with COVID. Scott Arniel will assume the head coaching duties.
The
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have made qualifying offers to the following players:
D - Ville Heinola
D - Simon Lundmark
D - Logan Stanley
F - David Gustafsson
F - Cole Perfetti
The following players were not given qualifying offers:
G - Oskari Salminen
D - Artemi Kniazev
JERSEY NUMBER ALERT: Defenceman Anthony Bitetto will wear No. 2 and forward Mark Letestu will wear No. 22. Defenceman Sami Niku has changed his number to No. 8.
TRANSACTIONS: The
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have made the following transactions.
- F - Jansen Harkins has been placed on IR
- F - Pierre-Luc Dubois has been moved to the active roster
- F - David Gustafsson and F - Kristian Vesalainen have been recalled from the taxi squad
TRANSACTIONS: The
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have placed F - Blake Wheeler on Long-Term Injured Reserve and have recalled F - Kristian Reichel and F - C.J. Suess from the Manitoba Moose (AHL).
SCHEDULE UPDATE: The start time of Game 6 of the First Round Series between the Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues has been set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, in St. Louis.
The
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have loaned defenceman Ville Heinola to Rauman Lukko for the beginning of the 2020-21 Liiga season. Under the parameters of the agreement with Rauman Lukko, Heinola will return when the 2020-21 season begins in North America.
TRANSACTIONS: The
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have activated F - Blake Wheeler from long-term injured reserve, placed F - Nikolaj Ehlers on long-term injured reserve, and reassigned F - Kristian Reichel to the taxi squad.
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sniper
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signing autographs and snapping photos with his fans after scoring a hat trick in the game then winning the hardest shot competition at the
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TRANSACTION: The
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have acquired D - Dylan DeMelo in exchange for a third round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.
D - Luca Sbisa has been placed on injured reserve.
TRANSACTION: The
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have released F - Brad Lambert to the Manitoba Moose (AHL). The Jets have also placed D - Johnathan Kovacevic on waivers for the purpose of being assigned to the Moose.
TRANSACTIONS: The
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have tendered qualifying offers to the following pending restricted free agents:
F - Andrew Copp
D - Johnathan Kovacevic
D - Neal Pionk
D - Logan Stanley
TRANSACTIONS: The
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have recalled the following players:
G - Mikhail Berdin
G - Eric Comrie
D - Dylan Samberg
F - Marko Dano
F - David Gustafsson
F - Dominic Toninato (No longer on emergency basis)
F - Kristian Vesalainen
The taxi squad has been eliminated.