Note: The Jets are done. The Moose are done. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are now done. The big focus is on the 2026 NHL Draft for which the Jets hold the 8th overall selection coming up soon. We will be spending quite a bit of time learning about the players who could hear their name get called by Winnipeg. You can also check out our chat with Craig Button as it pertains to the pick here and with Shane Malloy here. We will be at the Jets Draft Party on Friday, June 26th doing a live first round broadcast so be sure you’re following along on our YouTube channel.
Note II: One chapter that officially came to a close on Friday was the NHL career of Jonathan Toews, who announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the league. He spoke following the formal portion of the announcement about his decision (watch here), and we also heard from captain Adam Lowry (watch here) and head coach Scott Arniel (watch here).
Jets news:
Sportsnet: Who could trade a top-10 pick and what might a deal look like? If you think Winnipeg could be calling out the name of Viggo Björck or Daxon Rudolph, hold on a second. Ryan suggests this move could be done to give the Jets ageing core a final shot.
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The Athletic: NHL free agency 2026: 10 players teams should avoid this offseason. (Paywall). Former Jets Dman Logan Stanley made Dom’s list.
Jets video:
NHL Tonight: Winnipeg Jets offseason outlook. The crew on NHL Tonight examine the Jets’ offseason plan, Connor Hellebuyck’s future with the franchise and if the team should enter a rebuild.
Jets audio:
Illegal Curve Hockey Show: Saturday Podcast. On yesterday’s show we continued our discussion from last week on Connor Hellebuyck and the latest wave of conversation surrounding the Jets goaltender. We also reflected on the news of Jonathan Toews’ retirement, discussed Darren Dreger’s comments about Kevin Cheveldayoff being in the early stages of an extension, looked ahead to the NHL Draft (now less than a week away), and covered anything else relevant to the Jets. We were joined by TSN’s Danielle Bain for part of the conversation.
NHL Draft:
ESPN: Every team’s biggest prospect pipeline need. With Elias Salomonsson set to graduate to the big time, the right side of the pool is an area needing an injection. With that in mind they have Winnipeg going with either Rudolph or Verhoeff.
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