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Winnipeg Jets coach confirms Ville Heinola had successful surgery

Jets coach Rick Bowness had said that there were a few different options when he addressed the injury that Ville Heinola suffered in the final exhibition game of the pre-season last week in Winnipeg.

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Today after skate Rick Bowness was asked for an update.

“He had surgery and it went very well.”

Asked if it changes the timeline:

“You’re gonna get eight (8) weeks and then you’re gonna be everyday ‘What’s Ville Ville’. It’s going to be a minimum of eight weeks and then we’ll start addressing it again then.”

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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