Note: If you’d like some good draft insight be sure to check out yesterday’s IC Hockey Show (link below) as TSN analyst Craig Button gave us plenty of insight on players who could be available when Winnipeg selects 28th overall.

Note II: The Jets got their first offseason signing done on Saturday as they inked 2024 2nd rounder Alfons Freij to a three-year ELC.

Jets news:

The Athletic: NHL free agency 2025: One player each team should target this offseason. (Paywall). Murat puts Andrew Mangiapane as his UFA target for the Jets. Of course I like the “manga mang manga” opportunity it would provide in addition to a pretty decent player. Worth noting Nikolaj Ehlers is written as a target by five of his colleagues for other NHL clubs. 

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Jets video:

TSN: Did Hellebuyck deserve Hart over DraisaitlBryan Hayes, Jamie McLennan and Jonas Siegel are joined by TSN Hockey analyst Mike Johnson to discuss whether or not Connor Hellebuyck should’ve won the Hart Trophy over other skaters in the league and why this year a goalie winning the MVP was understandable.

Jets audio:

Illegal Curve Hockey Show: Saturday PodcastWhile folks await resolution of the Nikolaj Ehlers situation there was a first in Jets franchise history as Connor Hellebuyck became the first ever Winnipeg player to take home the Hart Trophy. We’ll discuss this, Ehlers, Stanley Cup Finals and start to preview the Draft which is just a few weeks away.

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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