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Neal Pionk takes next step at Winnipeg Jets morning skate, weekend return possible

Just two days ago, defenceman Neal Pionk was on the ice with his teammates for the first time in a yellow, non-contact jersey. After the skate, head coach Scott Arniel said Pionk would join the team on its road trip and was nearing a return, though he stopped short of promising the Minnesotan would play during the three-game swing through Boston, New York, and Pittsburgh.

Today, at morning skate at TD Garden in Boston, Pionk was back in a regular jersey, according to Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)

Following the skate, Arniel provided this update on number 4:

“He’s going hard today. He’ll go hard tomorrow. Then he could be a possibility.”

Based on that timeline, it seems likely Pionk could return either Saturday in Pittsburgh or Sunday in New York.

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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