Winnipeg Jets
Jets’ Koepke important cog in penalty-killing unit
6 minute read 6:46 PM CDTCole Koepke had an important life decision to make, so he sought a little help from his friends before signing on the dotted line.
Fortunately for Koepke, after the Winnipeg Jets came calling in free agency, he had two mainstays on the roster in Dylan Samberg and Neal Pionk that he could lean on for information and guidance.
“Quite a bit. I actually didn’t even know what to expect going into free agency,” Koepke said before suiting up in his 11th game of the season against the Chicago Blackhawks. “I hadn’t really heard much about Winnipeg. But I knew those guys, so when it started to get brought up, they were the first call and I just kind of asked how things were — and if they thought it would be a good fit. They gave me their advice and I’m glad I took it.”
The end result was a one-year contract with the Jets worth US$1 million and it allowed Koepke to join an NHL club with two fellow University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs he was quite familiar with.
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