Note: Most of the Jets hit the ice on Thursday for practice with four guys missing including Kyle Connor who we were told by head coach Scott Arniel had become a father on Wednesday night. Morning skate for Winnipeg gets underway at 10:30 AM CDT so stay tuned for the pre-game report to ensure you’re up-to-date on the latest. Puck drop is at 7 PM CDT.
Note II: This evening, after the final buzzer sounds between Winnipeg and New Jersey, we want you to be part of the conversation on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show as we discuss and analyze the results of the game starting around 9:40 PM CDT.
Note III: The Moose are also in action tonight as the season slowly concludes for the AHL club of Manitoba. They are in Rockford to take on the Icehogs who they trail by 13 points with just ten games remaining. In theory if they can win both cleanly this weekend it would put them just nine back with eight to go but the last time they swept a two-game set was in mid January. Puck drop is at 7 PM CDT.
Note IV: The prospects are in playoffs right now. Over in the NCAA they got round 1 of the D1 Men’s Ice Hockey Championship underway on Thursday and Jets 2023 3rd rounder Zach Nehring had a great net drive to set up the double OT GWG to advance his Western Michigan squad. The OHL playoffs also started yesterday and in game 1 between Niagara and Barrie, Jets 2024 4th rounder Kevin He scored a goal and added an assist although his IceDogs dropped the contest 4-2.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Family matters: Jets’ Daddy Arniel trying to keep everybody happy. Paul gives you a good taste of what was happening at the rink on Thursday.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets resilient, focused and out to prove doubters wrong. That last line of the article by DeMelo is a sentiment every single Jets fan feels in the depth of their soul.
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CBC: With free-agency looming, Nikolaj Ehlers focused on playoffs for high-flying Winnipeg Jets. Lots of focus in Jetsland about what will happen with 27 when July 1st hits. Of course when it’s discussed both he and the team say they are focused on playing until the end of June.
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets next task holding first place in final 10 games. (Paywall). With the hard-charging Stars in the rearview mirror it is ensuring that the Jets aren’t taking their foot off the gas in the final stretch to the post-season.
Winnipeg Free Press: Jockeying for position on the depth chart. (Paywall). Wieber wrote about Logan Stanley and Alex Iafallo making the case for lineup moves.
The Athletic Winnipeg: Jets’ path to division title and beyond: Opponents, head-to-head records, strength of schedule. (Paywall). While Winnipeg stomped Dallas in their last meeting the Stars have kept on winning hockey games narrowing the gap to just four points after they defeated the Flames last night. Murat, who wrote this article before yesterday’s game, wrote about the next stretch for the NHL club of Manitoba.
NHL.com: Nino’s friends. A big group of Swiss folks made the journey from Switzerland to Manitoba to see their friend play.
Jets video:
NHL: Plays of the Year for the Jets. There have been plenty of highlights this season and the NHL put together almost 20 minutes of them after Winnipeg clinched a playoff spot with their OT win over Washington.
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