Tag Winnipeg Jets

Jets’ Byfuglien on 3-on-3 OT: “It ain’t hockey”

While the new 3-on-3 overtime format has largely been well received this season, there’s one very vocal opponent of the new way games are decided: Dustin Byfuglien. The Winnipeg Jets defender had some choice words about the altered overtime rules…

2015-16 Winnipeg Jets Season Preview

I don’t know if making the playoffs did this team any good last season. They didn’t win a game against Anaheim and no significant moves were made during the off-season. From the looks of it, they could have done themselves…

Will Alex Burmistrov return to the NHL?

Reports out of Russia indicate that 23-year-old Alexander Burmistrov intends to return to the NHL for the 2015-16 season. Chosen eighth overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Burmistrov scored 23 goals and 58 points in…

2014-15 Winnipeg Jets Season Preview

Overview Last season saw two versions of the Jets. The first half under Claude Noel, and the second half under coach Paul Maurice. If anything this season resembles how they performed under Maurice, they should be better than one of…

Winnipeg Jets GM downplays Kane trade commentary

Evander Kane is still a Jet, for the time being. Kane has been the subject of trade speculation off and on for several seasons, and his recent comments to the media helped fuel speculation that Kane wants out of Winnipeg.…

Claude Noel Sacked in Winnipeg

The weather in Winnipeg may have been close to sub-zero over the last week, but the seat that Jets head coach Claude Noel was sitting on was hotter than the Sun and today was the last straw for the ownership…

Jets’ Trouba Leaves Game on Stretcher

Winnipeg’s Jacob Trouba became the third player in the last four nights to leave the ice on a stetcher. But unlike the previous two (which came from illegal hits), Trouba left MTS Centre as a result of skating into the end…