Note:  It was a busy day yesterday for the Jets at training camp.  In case you missed it a look at the lines, D pairs during AM skate with audio from Ben Chiarot as well as a look at the lines, D pairs during PM skate with audio from Blake Wheeler, Mathieu Perreault and coach Maurice.

Note II:  The second of seven pre-season games for the Jets kicks off at 7 pm at Bell MTS Place as the Oilers come to town.  The playing group will skate at 10 am (at the IcePlex) with the non-playing group on the ice at 12 pm.  As always keep it locked to illegalcurve.com for pre and post game news and be sure to follow us on social media including Twitter | Facebook | InstagramUpdate: We have the Jets projected lines, D pairs and pre-game audio in our pre-game report.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun:  Chiarot looks to establish identity.  Focusing on the things that he can control is all the defenceman can do right now.  Ken also writes about Brendan Lemieux, the penalties called in the game and Steve Mason getting the call in net tonight.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence

Winnipeg Sun:  Myers aims to return to form.  One of the biggest pieces of the puzzle for the Jets.  They will need a healthy Myers this season.

Winnipeg Free Press: Refs set tone with plethora of pre-season penalties.  (Paywall).  While it is clear there is a mandate from the league to crack down (17 penalties in game one) the problem most have is if this falls off once the regular season begins.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Chiarot working to secure roster spot.  (Paywall).  It was a very interesting and honest chat with the Jets defenceman as he spoke about what he needed to do to ensure his spot on this squad.

Jets audio:

Dennis Beyak joined the Afternoon Ride to discuss the early returns in the Winnipeg Jets training camp, and the special-teams-heavy first preseason game.

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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