We are now fast approaching the start of NHL training camps and there are still two big question marks left unanswered in Winnipeg: when will Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine sign with the Jets? Both have expired rookie deals and it seems that they are lumped in with many RFA’s around the league, [...]
*** Welcome to our annual 31-in-31 Summer Series here at DobberProspects! Every day in July we will be bringing you a complete breakdown of a team’s draft, notes from their development camp, and insights into their off-season moves so far. Following this up, the August 31-in-31 Series will dive into every team’s prospect depth [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets entered the offseason on the heels of their greatest season in franchise history -- 114 points and a second place finish in the Central Division -- before bowing out to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Final. By all accounts their young [...]
The Winnipeg Jets failed to reach the playoffs for the second straight year and there were a lot of moving parts in and out of the lineup last season. However, the Jets front office managed to stock the prospects cupboard full and once again continued to target the blue line through the draft. For [...]
NHL Entry Draft The Jets used all eight of their picks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and the clear focus was stocking the prospects cupboard full of defensemen. The team selected just two forwards at the draft, while obtaining plenty of size to go along with skating ability on the back end. [...]
| Connor Hellebuyck, G | ||
| Catches: L | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 200 |
| Born: 1993-05-19 | Hometown: Commerence, MI | Drafted: 2012 by Winnipeg Jets, 130th Overall |
| Darcy Kuemper, G | ||
| Catches: L | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 212 |
| Born: 1990-05-05 | Hometown: Saskatoon, SK | Drafted: 2009 by Minnesota Wild, 161st Overall |
| Nino Niederreiter, LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 205 |
| Born: 1992-9-8 | Hometown: Chur, SUI | Drafted: 2010 by New York Islanders, 5th Overall |
| Mikael Granlund, C | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 5-10 | Weight: 183 |
| Born: 1992-02-26 | Hometown: Oulu, Finland | Drafted: 2010 by Minnesota Wild, 9th Overall |
| Charlie Coyle, RW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 207 |
| Born: 1992-03-2 | Hometown: Weymouth, MA | Drafted: 2011 by San Jose Sharks, 28th Overall |
