Winnipeg Jets Afternoon Links

Note: Puck drop is at 6:30 pm CDT as the Jets go up against the Rangers in Winnipeg. After the game, be sure to check out illegalcurve.com for all the post-game reaction.

Note II: Tonight will be the return of Blake Wheeler as the former Jets captain makes his first ever visit to Winnipeg as a visitor. He spoke following morning skate on what playing hockey in this province meant to him. Watch it here.

Note III: We want you to be part of the conversation on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show once the final buzzer sounds.

Jets news:

Global News: A homecoming for former Jets captain Blake Wheeler. He flew his family in for the game so you know it means a lot for the Minnesotan to return to Manitoba for the first time ever as a visiting player. He’s come a long way since this media availability back in 2011 as the team got settled in Winnipeg following their move from Atlanta.

The Athletic Winnipeg: How Blake Wheeler came to define the Winnipeg Jets: ‘I gave it everything I had’. (Paywall). Regardless of how you feel about his personality off the ice, there isn’t any question that number 26 never, ever took a shift off.

Illegal Curve: Jets vs Rangers pre-game report. The Jets held a morning skate as they prepared to face New York. Check out the projected lines and D pairs and get all the latest game info.

Illegal Curve: Morning Papers. If you missed any of the news from earlier today, we have you covered.

Jets video:

TSN: Former captain Wheeler makes his first return to Winnipeg. After 12 seasons in Winnipeg, six as captain and departing as the franchise’s all-time leader in points, assists and games played, Blake Wheeler makes his much anticipated return tonight as a member of the Rangers. John Lu has more.

Sportsnet: Adam Lowry embodies the characteristic and class that Jets value both on and off the ice. Jets captain Adam Lowry always makes it his mission to put his all into everything he does on and off the ice, and embodies the characteristic and class that the entire Winnipeg Jets organization values.