As always it was an incredibly busy day here in Winnipeg as the Jets began the 2025-26 pre-season with day 1 of training camp. Three different groups hit the ice giving fans a chance to watch the guys who will make up the NHL and AHL teams of Manitoba (as well as a number of prospects who will be heading off to junior camps).
Lines & D Pairs:
As much as folks shouldn’t read too much into lines on day 1 of camp folks do like to know who was skating with who so as per Mike McIntrye of the Winnipeg Free Press here is who he had together from groups 1, 2 and 3.
Group 1:
Connor-Schiefele-Vilardi
Pearson-Barron-Koepke
Wagner-Zhilkin-Shaw
Samberg-Pionk
Clague-Miller
Anhorn-Frisch
Hellebuyck
DiVincentiis
Group 2:
Perfetti-Toews-Nyquist
JAD-Gustafsson-Duehr
Barlow-Lambert-Ford
Martin
Morrissey-DeMelo
Phillips-Heinola
Sautner-Bauer
Comrie
Milic
Group 3:
Niederreiter-Namestnikov-Iafallo
Chibrikov-Yager-Fagemo
DiGiuseppe-Julien-He
Cloutier
Fleury-Schenn
Stanley-Salomonsson
Engle-Barteaux
Poulter
Worthington
Skate observations:
– Mark Scheifele & Kyle Connor look like they never miss a beat
– Tanner Pearson’s shot is heavy and deceptive.
– Nikita Chibrikov is making friends
Media avails:
Up next:
Tomorrow it will be group 2 to start at 9:30 AM, followed by group 3 at 11:45 AM and then group 1 at 1:30 PM.
