Note:  The 1st round of the 2019 Draft starts tomorrow in Vancouver and then Rounds 2-7 will continue on Saturday.  We will be bringing you wall to wall coverage of the draft here on the website as well as on The Illegal Curve Hockey Show which will start at Noon CT on TSN 1290 Winnipeg and will continue until the end of the draft.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Free Press:  Friday’s first-round NHL draft pool among deepest, most talented in many years, longtime scout says.  (Paywall).  Plenty of options for the Jets at spot 20 and Jason delves into a number of different options.

Winnipeg Sun: More moves coming for Jets as Trouba deal just tip of icebergLots of irons in the fire for the Jets writes Ken and it is a good reason to keep it locked here for all the latest news.

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Winnipeg Sun: Jets looking to restock the shelves as trade back into first round provides opportunityKen looks back at what the Jets have done in the past in the first round.

Illegal Curve: Seven prospects the Jets could take with the 20th overall pickWith the Jets getting back their 1st round pick Ez took a look at some of the possible players they could draft this Friday.

Jets audio:

In the 41st episode of Ground Control, Jamie Thomas and Mitchell Clinton have arrived in Vancouver for the NHL Draft and recap another busy day in the league. Jamie also continues his conversations with Winnipeg scouts. Today’s guest is Head European Scout, Evgeny Bogdanovich!

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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