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Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness on day 9 of training camp

With the Jets breaking up into two main groups and a third IR group there were lots of questions for Jets head coach Rick Bowness who spoke following skate at the Hockey For All Centre.

Topics:

1) Update on Perfetti, Schmidt and Appleton.
2) Nikolaj Ehlers (in non-contact) skating with main group (:52)
3) Veterans wanting to play final two exhibition games, young squad vs Sens? (1:45)
4) Update on Zhilkin, Chibrikov, Capobianco and Bongiovanni (1:54)
5) Wear and tear of training camp? (2:13)
6) Parker Ford with the veteran group (3:05)
7) Status of Colby Barlow (3:38)
8) Does he see an opportunity for him to get into a game? (3:51)
9) Coincidence that Cole has been hit by the Flames so hard? (4:04)
10) The drills they ran at the end (4:41)
11) Did he see frustration in Kyle Connor last season? (5:13)
12) Last chance for younger players tomorrow to make impression (6:02)
13) Thinks he’s using to evaluate players (6:32)
14) Having a more relaxed opportunity (7:02)
15) Excitement for his top line (7:52)

David Minuk

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