Note: Be sure to join us today at 9 AM CDT for two hours of Jets talk via the Illegal Curve Hockey Show as we bring you plenty of reaction to the news that the Jets promoted Scott Arniel from associate to head coach of their franchise on Friday. Kelly Moore of 680 CJOB will join us to chat about the big news.
Note II: We already got a reaction to the news from former Jets head coach Rick Bowness who gave a ringing endorsement to his former associate coach on last night’s Sportsnet broadcast.
Note III: We will continue to roll out our Moose end of season media availabilities today. Stay tuned to this site and our YouTube page.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Jets hand head coaching reins to Scott Arniel. Scott reacts to the news of the day which includes reaction from some coaches who previously worked with Arniel.
Winnipeg Free Press: Arniel chosen to pilot Jets. (Paywall). As you might expect folks in Jetsland are taking the news in a measured way with many seeing this as croynism and others thinking it will be a continuation of the success from last season.
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The Athletic Winnipeg: Jets name Scott Arniel coach: What comes next for Winnipeg? (Paywall). Murat provides his insight into the hiring.
Jets video:
TSN: Reaction to the hiring of Scott Arniel as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets have named Scott Arniel as their next head coach, according to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger. As associate coach, Arniel took over coaching duties in Rick Bowness’ absence and had a 11-5-2 record as interim head coach. Arniel, previously coached the Blue Jackets for two seasons, going 45-60-18 with no playoff appearances. TSN’s John Lu has more.
Moose end of season:
Illegal Curve: Media avail with Daniel Torgersson. We chatted about the up and down season for the team, his development, his goals this summer, being more comfortable in Winnipeg, having plenty of Swedes in the organization.
Illegal Curve: Media avail with Henri Nikkanen. We discussed his up and down season, his growth this season, his defensive acumen, his shootout move, his summer plans, being connected to Winnipeg, having other Finns around the team and more.
Illegal Curve: Media avail with Jeff Malott. We spoke to him about the past season, his development this season, an area of growth, seeing Lambert/Chibrikov make their NHL debuts, his impact on the Manitoba organization, being a leader in the room, team culture and more.
Illegal Curve: Media avail with Tyrel Bauer. We chatted with him at the end of season media availability about his second year as a pro, turning things around from a rough losing streak to a playoff team, the play of his long-time teammate Thomas Milic, the help from his D partner Ashton Sautner, was he able to achieve his goals/biggest area of growth in his game and becoming more familiar with this province.
