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After the selection of 18-year-old defenceman Sascha Boumedienne with the 28th overall selection during Friday night’s first round of the NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, the Winnipeg Jets kicked off Day Two on Saturday by signing pending unrestricted free agent blueliner Haydn Fleury to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of…
LOS ANGELES – Simon Wang is still only 17 years old. The journey that brought him to Peacock Theater on Saturday morning had already been long and winding. Then he made history. The San Jose Sharks chose the defenceman from the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals with the first pick of the NHL draft’s second…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 28, 2025 2:19 pm Updated June 28, 2025 2:23 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Haydn Fleury to a two-year contract, the team announced Saturday. The deal carries an annual average value of US$950,000. Fleury, 28,…
The Winnipeg Jets, like every other team, will be making their selections from afar this year. The two-day NHL Draft starts on Friday and the league changed up the draft format as teams won’t make their picks in person and will instead make their selections virtually like they did during the COVID years. With the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s been 27 days since the Winnipeg Jets’ season ended. That was the day of Game 6 against Dallas. Who can forget everything that surrounded that last game, including the heroic appearance of Mark Scheifele, whose father died in the early hours of that Saturday? And now,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The focus for Winnipeg Jets fans — and rightfully so — would be on GM Kevin Cheveldayoff negotiating contract extensions for Gabe Vilardi and Dylan Samberg. But getting Morgan Barron’s name on the dotted line will also rank high on Cheveldayoff’s priority list. When we think of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Five Manitoba-born players have suited up for the Winnipeg Jets in the 14-year history of the 2.0 version of the franchise. There is a genuine opportunity for that number to grow to six in season 15. The last Manitoban to wear a Jets jersey in an NHL…
Connor Hellebuyck knows how strong bonds can grow when a group deals with adversity. That’s why the Winnipeg Jets star goaltender believes the team will rally after a disappointing — and emotionally challenging — end to its NHL season, and be better for it. “I think this playoff run, there was a lot of learning…
TORONTO – Scott Laughton has crossed paths with Mark Scheifele through the years. As hockey players of the same Ontario vintage, they run in similar circles from time to time. Laughton, a Maple Leafs forward preparing for the biggest game of his life, was a huge Scheifele fan Saturday. He wasn’t alone. The Jets centre…
DALLAS (AP) — Thomas Harley scored on a power play 1:33 into overtime and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final for the third season in a row, beating the top-seeded Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in Game 6 on Saturday night. Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets hours after the unexpected death of his…
