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GM Kevin Cheveldayoff informal media availability regarding hiring of Scott Arniel as Winnipeg Jets head coach

Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff spoke from the podium on the hiring of Scott Arniel and that discussion continued in a less formal manner where he shared additional thoughts on his hockey team.

Topics:
1) Arniel’s connection to the organization.
2) Focus now on looking to retain their UFAs? (1:01)
3) Players who excel in regular season vs playoffs (2:20)
4) Manner in which they interviewed coaching candidates (3:49)
5) How much did he learn about Arniel’s ability to handle off ice circumstances? (4:36)
6) The relationships that Arniel built with the players (6:06)
7) The voices of the new faces on coaching staff (7:06)
8) Focus on special teams (8:15)
9) Benefits of Scott Arniel having played so many different roles (9:15)
10) The qualities Scott Arniel possess (10:12)
11) New ideas on how to get more from these players (11:11)

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David Minuk

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