Kevin Cheveldayoff statement on Trouba

After Jacob Trouba's agent released a statement requesting a trade out of Winnipeg, the Jets organization have released their own. Jets statement: Kevin Cheveldayoff, Executive Vice-President & General Manager, today issued the following statement on behalf of the Winnipeg Jets with regards to defenceman Jacob Trouba: “We are aware of the statement issued by Kurt Overhardt regarding Jacob Trouba. Over the last three seasons, Jacob Trouba has played a key role for the Winnipeg Jets and in our view still represents an important part of the long-term future of our club. As such, any decisions made regarding Jacob Trouba will be made in the best interest of the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club. As an unsigned player, we cannot compel Jacob to report to training camp at this time. However, we will continue to work diligently to resolve this matter. We will have no further comment on this matter until such time as it is resolved.”

Kevin Cheveldayoff statement on Trouba

Winnipeg Jets release statement on Jacob Trouba’s trade request