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Winnipeg Jets sign RFA Jansen Harkins to a two-year contract

No member of the Class of 2015 took a bigger step forward this past season than Jansen Harkins. He started the season with the Manitoba Moose, putting up seven goals and 24 assists in the team’s first 30 games. He was recalled by the Jets in late December and made his NHL regular season debut on December 21, 2019 against the Minnesota Wild, registering an assist in the game.

Harkins stayed up with the big club for the rest of the season and scored two goals and five assists in 29 regular season games as well as scoring in his first career NHL postseason game against the Calgary Flames.

Today the Jets announced they have signed Harkins to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $725,000.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)

Of course if you are a regular visitor to this website you would know that we have been following along closely with Harkins rise from the AHL to his present spot with the Jets.  It’s a rise Moose Head Coach Pascal Vincent called his best story of the 2019-20 season.

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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