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Arbitrator Awards Jacob Trouba a One-Year, $5.5 Million Contract

The Winnipeg Jets and Jacob Trouba were miles apart with their arbitration requests, but an arbitrator has split the difference and awarded the young defenseman a $5.5 million, one-year contract for the 2018-19 NHL season. At $5.5 million, Trouba will…

Matt
July 23, 2018

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Jets add Kulikov, Mason

The Winnipeg Jets moved quickly in free agency today to add left-handed defenseman Dmitri Kulikov for three years at $4.33 million per season. The team also added goaltender Steve Mason, who spent the previous five seasons laying for the Philadelphia…

Chris
July 1, 2017

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Pavelec Earned First NHL Win In Nine Months

Aside from the first shot he faced reaching the twine behind him, Wednesday night was a welcome sight for goaltender Ondrej Pavelec. The longtime Thrashers Jets goalie who held down the starting job for over six seasons made his return to…

Eddie
January 19, 2017

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Patrick Laine leaves game after open-ice hit

Winnipeg Jets rookie Patrick Laine left the game against the Buffalo Sabres early today after taking a hit at center ice from Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe. The hit took place midway through the third period with the game tied at…

Chris
January 7, 2017

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Patrik Laine Scores on His Own Net

More than a quarter of the way into the 2016 season Patrik Laine has been the clear leader amongst rookies. His 17 goals trail only Sidney Crosby and David Pastrnak for the league lead, and his play has helped Winnipeg…

Matt
December 12, 2016

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18 Year Old Patrik Laine Cannot Stop Scoring

The National Hockey League is known for taking the top talented hockey superstars and offering them a chance to compete on the international stage. Hockey legends like Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe, Rocket Richard, and others act…

Will Kay
November 11, 2016

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Jets, Wild Pay Respects to Retiring Official

One of the most thankless jobs in professional sports is the referee. Their job is to officiate the game in front of them to their best ability within the confines of the rules. In hockey there’s two different types of…

HWB Staff
April 4, 2016

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Winnipeg trades Andrew Ladd to Chicago

The writing was on the wall for Winnipeg Jets forward Andrew Ladd, it was just a question of where he would end up with the NHL’s trade deadline looming. The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Ladd today, a player who helped the…

Chris
February 25, 2016

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Jets re-sign Dustin Byfuglien to five-year contract extension

Despite an abundance of trade speculation in recent weeks centered on Dustin Byfuglien, the Winnipeg Jets defenseman had no intention of leaving. “I’ve been here five years and from where we’ve started and where we’re at now, I don’t feel…

Chris
February 8, 2016

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Tempers Flare in Winnipeg-Nashville Skirmish

There are many unwritten rules in hockey and unfortunately for Mark Scheifele he broke one of them and it led to a fracas between the Jets and Predators that resulted in minor penalties to everyone on the ice except for…

Eddie
November 14, 2015