Note: The Jets are done. The Moose are done. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are now done. The big focus is on the 2026 NHL Draft for which the Jets hold the 8th overall selection coming up soon. We will be spending quite a bit of time learning about the players who could hear their name get called by Winnipeg. You can also check out our chat with Craig Button as it pertains to the pick here and with Shane Malloy here. We will be at the Jets Draft Party on Friday, June 26th doing a live first round broadcast so be sure you’re following along on our YouTube channel.
Note II: We will have wall-to-wall coverage of the NHL Draft this weekend. Join us Friday night for a Special Edition Illegal Curve Hockey Show live from Canada Life Centre on Day 1 of the NHL Draft as we break down all the picks, trades and biggest storylines from the opening round. Then on Saturday, we’ll be back with an extended edition of the Illegal Curve Hockey Show to kick off our Day 2 NHL Draft coverage, with analysis of the Jets’ selections, league-wide reaction and everything you need to know from one of the busiest weekends on the hockey calendar.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Free Press: The who’s who of Hellebuyck’s potential suitors. (Paywall). Most of the teams on Wieber’s list at in the East which isn’t a surprise.
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The Athletic Winnipeg: What we’re hearing about the Jets’ offseason priorities as draft week begins. (Paywall). Murat echoes in his first point something we’ve been saying for some time, which is the Jets need to pick a lane rather than trying to straddle two. He wrote about Hellebuyck, making or trading the 8th overall pick, getting ahead of the next Morrissey & Samberg deals, signing Perfetti & Rosén, and he ends with some summer thoughts about analytics, Arniel in the last year of his deal, Shane Doan and Jonathan Toews.
Global News: Winnipeg Jets’ Plan B if rumoured trades don’t happen. Right now there are more questions than answers as folks try to ascertain which course of action that the organization will take.
Jets video:
Moose YouTube: Walker Duehr reflects on his two-year extension with the Winnipeg Jets. The South Dakota product discussed his new contract, his excitement about staying in Winnipeg, the benefits of having the NHL and AHL clubs in the same city, playing in front of Canadian fans, his goals for next season and more.
NHL Draft news:
Grand Forks Herald: Stanley Cup winners make the best case for drafting Keaton Verhoeff. (Paywall). Nobody watches UND hockey closer than Brad. He provides good insight into a player who could hear his name called out by the Jets on Friday.
The Athletic: 2026 NHL Draft scouts survey. Thirteen scouts answered the same three questions on hot-button topics in the 2026 class.
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