Winnipeg Jets Practice Report

The Jets travelled back to Winnipeg on Thursday after a very successful road trip saw them go 3-1-0 including big wins over the Avalanche and Kings. The biggest question marks coming into today will be updates on Ville Heinola and Rasmus Kupari who were skating and taking light contact on Wednesday morning .

Skate news:

Nothing unexpected at practice this morning

Lines & D pairs:

Ehlers-Scheifele-Vilardi
Perfetti-Namestnikov-Barron
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Iafallo-Gustafsson-AJF

Morrissey-DeMelo
Dillon-Pionk
Samberg-Schmidt
Chisholm-Stanley

Hellebuyck & Brossoit

Player media:

Coach media:

Topics:

1) Is this team more comfortable being the hunter this season?
2) How his team is able to comeback from deficits (2:10)
3) Difference this season in how his group approaches adversity? (3:42)
4) Does he see the confidence the team has in the system? (4:33)
5) Fundamental qualities emerging from his club to handle adversity? (5:20)
6) What is the identity of his club? (6:08)
7) What’s biggest thing he’s learned about Connor Hellebuyck? (6:59)
8) 18 games in a row with less than three goals against (8:37)
9) Updates on Ville Heinola and Rasmus Kupari? (8:56)
10) Thoughts on the Avs? (9:10)

Health news:

No real update from Jets head coach Rick Bowness on Rasmus Kupari and Ville Heinola “They’re a long ways away from playing, that’s all I know. When they get close somebody will give me a little note saying they’re getting close. I hope.”

Up next:

The Jets will face off against the Avalanche tomorrow night at 6 PM. Don’t forget to start your day with the Jets morning papers at 7 AM, join us live at Farmery (2 Donald Street) for a live version of the Illegal Curve Hockey Start from 9-11 AM CST (or watch here on our YouTube channel), stick with us for updates all day long and then join us on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show.