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American players on the Winnipeg Jets discuss tweets by Blake Wheeler

There was a lot of interest in a series of tweets that the Jets captain sent out over the weekend.

It seemed clear that he was supporting his fellow Americans first amendment right to free speech.

Fast forward to today when the Jets captain as well as Jacob Trouba (Michigan) and Matt Hendricks (Minnesota) also discussed the issue.

Audio:

Blake Wheeler

Jacob Trouba

Matt Hendricks

All audio courtesy of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.

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David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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