Note: The search for a head coach continues for the Winnipeg Jets although on Thursday night it narrowed to one according to Kevin Weekes down to Rick Tocchet. Will it be a Canada Day surprise? Update: It will indeed be a surprise as Darren Dreger is reporting that the next head coach in Winnipeg will be a familiar one to Jets 1.0 fans as Rick Bowness (both a player and coach in the original era) will reportedly be the third bench boss since relocation.
Note II: The attention (aside from that devoted to the Jets head coaching search) has switched to the 2022 NHL Draft which takes place in Montreal on Thursday July 7th (Round 1) and Friday July 8th (Rounds 2-7). A reminder that the Jets have two 1st round picks (14th overall and 30th overall), one 2nd round pick, one 3rd round pick, one 6th round pick and one 7th round pick.
Note III: It has been another newsy week in Jetsland and with the NHL Draft coming up next week it will make for a busy Illegal Curve Hockey Show tomorrow morning. Be sure to join us on our YouTube channel starting at 9 AM. We will be joined by Chris Peters of DailyFaceoff to talk about the draft.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Jets targeting Tocchet for vacant head coaching position. Scott reacts to the news that hit the twitter machine last night.
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets target Tocchet to be team’s new bench boss. (Paywall). Mike also gives his thoughts on the big story to hit Jetsland last evening.
Sportsnet: NHL Scout’s Analysis: Could the Winnipeg Jets seek change this off-season? Pretty good read on where the Jets are and where they could be heading.
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The Athletic Winnipeg: Jets mailbag: Jakob Chychrun trade? What happened in 2018-19? (Paywall). More questions from Jets fans and Murat tried to provide some answers.
DailyFaceoff: Trade Targets: Sizing up the NHL’s goaltending market this summer. Blake Wheeler has moved up one spot into number 2 on Frank’s list.
Jets video:
TSN: Dubois unlikely to be traded unless offers too good to ignore. The panel of TSN Hockey insiders discusses the likelihood of Pierre-Luc Dubois being moved, how the Kevin Fiala trade will impact Alex DeBrincat trade talks, Seattle’s plans to make a splash in the market, and how sought after Nazem Kadri would be if he hits the market.
Jets audio:
CJOB 680: Jets at Noon. The guys spoke with TSN insider Darren Dreger about the Jets coaching situation. He was also asked about the potential for roster moves at the Draft and more. With their audio you need to select the date (June 30th) and time (12 noon) and then this interview starts at the 46:16 mark.
