Winnipeg Jets

St. Vital’s own Jonathan Toews hanging up blades on storied career

Ken Wiebe 6 minute read Yesterday at 1:54 PM CDT

Jonathan Toews is ready to hang up his blades.

The Winnipegger has decided to retire, with a formal announcement scheduled for Friday morning at the Dakota community centre that was renamed to celebrate him.

Toews is one of the most decorated athletes this province has produced and his ability to deliver three Stanley Cups for the Chicago Blackhawks is something he will be remembered for, especially since the first one in 2010 snapped a 49-year drought for the Original Six franchise.

The pride of St. Vital also enjoyed tremendous success on the international stage, becoming the 24th player to join the Triple Gold Club of capturing gold at the World Junior Hockey Championship (2005 and 2006), the IIHF Men’s World Championship (2007) and the Olympics (2010, 2014).

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Salomonsson’s surgery calls for Jets to make blue-line changes in off-season

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Salomonsson’s surgery calls for Jets to make blue-line changes in off-season

Ken Wiebe 8 minute read Tuesday, May. 19, 2026

It won’t be a major overhaul for the Winnipeg Jets blue line, but there’s certainly an opportunity to make some improvements to the back end this summer for general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and company.

Roster construction is top of mind as the Jets and 28 other teams continue to watch what’s happening in the Stanley Cup race.

While the NHL is a copycat league, the teams that have advanced to the Western and Eastern Conference finals — the Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights, Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens — don’t exactly fit under the one-size-fits-all template.

After taking a look at the second-line centre position, it’s time to identify another area that should welcome some additional talent, whether that’s via trade or free agency.

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Tuesday, May. 19, 2026

Manitoba Moose

Bauer making an impact on and off the ice

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Bauer making an impact on and off the ice

Mike McIntyre 3 minute read Tuesday, May. 19, 2026

You don’t have to tell the Manitoba Moose how much of an impact Tyrel Bauer has on and off the ice — the club experiences it on a regular basis.

But now the rest of the hockey world knows it after Bauer was named the winner of the Yanick Dupré Memorial Award for the 2025-26 season.

This prestigious honour has been presented annually since 1998 to an AHL player for his contributions to his local community and charities. It is selected by the AHL and representatives from two partner organizations from among 32 individual team Man of the Year honorees.

Bauer, 24, just wrapped up his fourth pro season of hockey with the Moose after being selected by the Jets in the sixth round of the 2020 draft. The Alberta native is one of the toughest customers in the league, racking up 401 penalty minutes so far in his career while also chipping in five goals and 16 assists over 214 AHL games.

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Tuesday, May. 19, 2026

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Forward Patrik Laine hasn’t suited up for the Montreal Canadiens since Oct. 16 when he suffered a core muscle injury that required surgery.

Former Jets forward could be good gamble for club

Mike McIntyre 7 minute read Preview

Former Jets forward could be good gamble for club

Mike McIntyre 7 minute read Thursday, May. 14, 2026

Who’s ready for another hockey homecoming?

One year ago, all the focus around here was on whether the Winnipeg Jets could land St. Vital product Jonathan Toews as he returned to the sport following a two-year, health-related hiatus. History shows the man known as Captain Serious did indeed sign on the dotted line.

Now, another prominent player with major ties to this city and organization could soon be searching for a new place to lace up his skates once free agency opens on July 1. And it would make plenty of sense — both on and off the ice — to get a deal done.

We’re talking about Patrik Laine.

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Thursday, May. 14, 2026

Manitoba Moose

Powerhouse Griffins put Moose down

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Powerhouse Griffins put Moose down

Mike McIntyre 8 minute read Friday, May. 8, 2026

The effort was certainly there. The execution? Not nearly enough.

And now the end has arrived for the Manitoba Moose, who were eliminated by the Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday night with a 5-2 loss.

“It stings,” veteran defenceman Ashton Sautner said during a post-game Zoom call from outside the visiting locker room at Van Andel Arena.

“I’m very proud of this group. We’ve been through a lot this year. It didn’t matter whether we were going through highs or lows, this group of guys is special. It definitely made it a lot of fun to come to the rink. It’s not easy losing.”

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Friday, May. 8, 2026

Manitoba Moose

Moose ready for Game 4 showdown against Griffins

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Moose ready for Game 4 showdown against Griffins

Ken Wiebe 6 minute read Thursday, May. 7, 2026

Head coach Mark Morrison didn’t go out and name names, and that was clearly by design.

But in the moments after the Manitoba Moose had been pushed to the brink of elimination after a 4-2 loss in Game 3 to the Grand Rapids Griffins, Morrison made it clear he was going to need a little more from a number of players in order to prevent this season from coming to a close.

“They’ve got a real solid D corps back there and we’ve got a couple of lines that are forcing them into turnovers and we need the other two lines to do the same thing,” Morrison said via Zoom from Michigan. “If we can have four lines forcing them, obviously we can tire them out. But we need a couple of lines with a little bit heavier forecheck.”

The Moose trail the Griffins two games to one in this best-of-five Central Division semifinal going into Friday’s elimination game at Van Andel Arena, with puck drop set for just after 6 p.m. CT.

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Thursday, May. 7, 2026

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Winnipeg Jets forward Jonathan Toews has been named a finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the annual award presented to an NHL player ‘who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.’

Jets’ Toews named Masterton finalist

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Jets’ Toews named Masterton finalist

Mike McIntyre 4 minute read Monday, May. 4, 2026

Winnipeg Jets forward Jonathan Toews has been named a finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

The award is presented annually to the NHL player “who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey” and is voted on by approximately 300 members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.

Toews certainly fits the bill. The 38-year-old Winnipegger returned to the sport this past season following a two-year health-related hiatus caused by long COVID and Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome.

The three-time Stanley Cup winner and long-time captain of the Chicago Blackhawks signed with his hometown Jets and played all 82 games, recording 29 points (11 goals, 18 assists) in the process. He was one of the league leaders in faceoff percentage (62.1 per cent) and served as a mentor to many of Winnipeg’s young players.

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Monday, May. 4, 2026

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Fresh off his NCAA Frozen Four national title with the University of Denver Pioneers, Garrett Brown (5) joins the Manitoba Moose in the hunt for the Calder Cup.

Newly-signed defenceman Brown brings confidence to Moose roster

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Newly-signed defenceman Brown brings confidence to Moose roster

Ken Wiebe 6 minute read Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

Garrett Brown is ready for the next exam, even if this one won’t take place in the classroom.

Fresh off helping the University of Denver Pioneers capture an NCAA record-setting 11th Frozen Four national championship, Brown recently inked an entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets that kicks in next season.

In the meantime, he’s joined the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League on an amateur tryout offer for the Calder Cup playoff run, which resumes on Friday at Canada Life Centre against the Milwaukee Admirals.

Brown could have considered going back to Denver for his fourth and final season of eligibility to chase another championship, but he felt ready to tackle this next challenge.

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Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

Manitoba Moose

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Winnipeg Jets defenceman Elias Salomonsson has cleared concussion protocol and plans to be a full participant at Thursday’s Moose practice, paving the way for a Game 2 Calder Cup playoffs debut on Friday.

Salomonsson hopes to be in Manitoba Moose lineup for Game 2 against Milwaukee

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Salomonsson hopes to be in Manitoba Moose lineup for Game 2 against Milwaukee

Ken Wiebe 6 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

Elias Salomonsson isn’t holding a grudge, he’s viewing his time in concussion protocol — and the reason behind it — as a valuable learning opportunity.

As the Winnipeg Jets top defence prospect spoke to the media for the first time since being on the receiving end of a reverse hit that knocked him out of the final seven games of the NHL season, Salomonsson made it clear he had no issue whatsoever with the check Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson delivered in the second period of a game on April 2.

“It was a good hit. I have nothing bad to say about the hit,” said Salomonsson, who was loaned to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League on Wednesday but wasn’t in the lineup for Game 1 of the Calder Cup playoffs against the Milwaukee Admirals. “I just wasn’t ready for it, so it’s a learning lesson for me, for sure.”

This was the first concussion Salomonsson has dealt with during his hockey career and working his way through the symptoms brought some challenges, though he passed his baseline test on Tuesday and was removed from concussion protocol.

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Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2026

Manitoba Moose

Moose forward goes into first AHL post-season campaign with hot hands

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Moose forward goes into first AHL post-season campaign with hot hands

Ken Wiebe 7 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026

Colby Barlow had his patience tested, so naturally, his confidence was occasionally wavering.

But on the eve of his first taste of the Calder Cup playoffs, the Manitoba Moose forward prospect is riding high after regaining his scoring touch.

Barlow, who was chosen 18th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2023 draft, battled his way through some lengthy dry spells and has been firing on all cylinders as the Moose welcome the Milwaukee Admirals to Canada Life Centre on Wednesday to open a best-of-three series.

“Yeah, it can get frustrating, for sure,” said Barlow, who finished his first full professional season with eight goals and 16 points in 65 games.

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Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026

Winnipeg Jets

Toews mum on hanging up blades

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Toews mum on hanging up blades

Ken Wiebe 8 minute read Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

Jonathan Toews insists that he hasn’t made a final decision on his playing future.

But when you listened closely to the words he spoke on Friday morning and saw the number of lengthy embraces he had with teammates who exchanged souvenir signed hockey sticks along with the usual pleasantries, you got the sense that Toews might have played the final game of his memorable NHL career.

Toews was greeted by a large contingent of friends and family members after the game on Thursday, though that was a frequent occurrence, not to mention one of the benefits of spending this season suiting up for his hometown team.

“I don’t know if they need a specific shoutout at this point. They know who they are, but yeah, it was really great,” said Toews. “Even when I signed here last summer, the reception from friends, family, people I hadn’t talked to or seen in years was really special and something that I didn’t think about or didn’t really expect.

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Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

Winnipeg Jets

Jets Scheifele, DeMelo to wear Maple Leaf at men’s worlds

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Jets Scheifele, DeMelo to wear Maple Leaf at men’s worlds

Ken Wiebe 7 minute read Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

Mark Scheifele finally got another call from his country — even if it wasn’t the one that he was eagerly waiting for.

While the invitation from Team Canada general manager Brad Treliving to play at the upcoming IIHF men’s world hockey championship in Switzerland won’t take away the sting of missing out on the 2026 Olympics in Italy or the 4 Nations Face-Off the previous February, the chance to extend this disappointing season with the Winnipeg Jets was something he wasn’t about to pass up.

“Yeah, I am going… I’m really excited for it. Any chance you have the opportunity to go and compete for your country, you’ve got to take it with honour and I’m just excited to play more hockey,” Scheifele said on Friday, as the Jets worked their way through exit interviews. “I love this game, I love playing, I love competing. I want to go over there and win a gold medal and do that with some good friends, so I’m really excited for that opportunity.”

There’s been some speculation that the Jets centre might politely decline the opportunity, the thinking being that after being snubbed previously that he might prefer to get a start on his off-season training.

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Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

Winnipeg Jets

Hard personnel decisions aplenty for Winnipeg Jets after missing playoffs

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Hard personnel decisions aplenty for Winnipeg Jets after missing playoffs

Ken Wiebe 6 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

Change is both inevitable and necessary for the next edition of the Winnipeg Jets.

After sorting through the organization-wide disappointment of going from a Presidents’ Trophy winning regular season to missing out on the Stanley Cup playoffs entirely — and finishing in the bottom third of the standings — some hard decisions are on the horizon for general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and his management team.

The Jets will close out the regular season at home on Thursday against the San Jose Sharks, but the autopsy is already underway.

Although there were some impressive individual seasons put together by the likes of Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor, Gabriel Vilardi and Josh Morrissey, to name a few, this group was not deep enough or talented enough to earn one of the 16 available spots to the post-season party.

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Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

Winnipeg Jets

Tough love could be remedy for the Jets — again

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Tough love could be remedy for the Jets — again

Mike McIntyre 6 minute read Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

Winnipeg Jets players and fans may have experienced some déjà vu this week as old friend Rick Bowness stepped in front of the cameras and microphones and lobbed a few verbal grenades at his current hockey club, the Columbus Blue Jackets.

A push for a playoff spot down the stretch, with “Bones” coming out of retirement to lead the way, went from promising to pathetic in short order. A season-ending 2-1 loss on home ice to the Washington Capitals was the last straw for the veteran head coach.

“These guys, they don’t care. Losing is not important enough to them. It doesn’t bother them,” fumed Bowness, who had to repeatedly pause to compose himself and seemed on the verge of tears at one point.

That, folks, is about as damning as it gets in pro sports.

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Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026

Winnipeg Jets

Jets fall to Mammoth 5-3 in final road game of season

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Jets fall to Mammoth 5-3 in final road game of season

Mike McIntyre 9 minute read Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2026

Eric Comrie showed up to work on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.

The majority of his Winnipeg Jets teammates? Well, it appears they were still licking their wounds — and perhaps feeling a bit sorry for themselves — after being eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs a night earlier.

Comrie, the club’s reliable backup goaltender, might qualify for hazard pay given the wide disparity in play for large stretches of play. He did everything possible to keep his club in the game against the Utah Mammoth in an eventual 5-3 loss inside Delta Center that was a lot closer than it deserved to be.

“There was a little bit of hangover from last night coming in from Vegas or we were real slow,” Jets coach Scott Arniel told CJOB, the team’s radio rightsholder.

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Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2026

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Gabe Vilardi is a frequent contributor to the Project 11 program and regularly volunteers to speak with students about mental health.

‘It’s been a lot of fun for me’: Jets’ Vilardi honoured by team nomination for humanitarian award

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‘It’s been a lot of fun for me’: Jets’ Vilardi honoured by team nomination for humanitarian award

Mike McIntyre 6 minute read Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026

Gabe Vilardi learned plenty of valuable lessons as a child, ones that continue to guide him to this day.

His parents, Giovanna and Natale, were hard-working Italian immigrants who came to Canada in 1998 and settled in Kingston. They sacrificed plenty to ensure their two boys could pursue their athletic passions, primarily hockey, even taking on extra work such as delivering newspapers.

Older brother Francesco spent three solid years in the Ontario Hockey League before finishing his career at Queen’s University. Gabe, meanwhile, realized his big-league dream and is now in his seventh NHL season, his third with the Winnipeg Jets.

It has been his best yet, with career highs in goals (29), assists (36), points (65) and games played (79).

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Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026

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