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Eight Manitonans Selected In The 2017 NHL Entry Draft

July 3, 2017 by Mitch Kasprick

Nolan Patrick leads eight players from Manitoba to the 2017 NHL Draft podium –

Nolan Patrick and Cody Glass were the only two Manitobans selected in the first round on Day 1 of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. On Friday night, Nolan Patrick was taken second overall by the Philadelphia Flyers and Cody Glass was taken sixth overall by the Vegas Golden Knights (their first ever draft pick). On Saturday, there were six more Manitobans selected, bringing the total number selected in the draft to eight. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Amateur Hockey News, Featured

FINAL: 2016-17 “NHL 3-Point” Standings

April 10, 2017 by Mitch Kasprick

3-Point Standings –

The actual NHL standings are posted on the left and the alternative standings on the right. The alternative standings are based on the NHL allotting 3 points in every NHL game. Three (3) points would be awarded for a win in regulation time instead of 2 points while OT and SO wins will be two points and finally one point for an OT or SO loss. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 3 Pt. Standings, Featured Tagged With: Atlantic Division, Central Division, Eastern Conference, Metropolitan Division, Pacific Division, Western Conference, Wildcard

WHT Podcast 071: The Season Is Over!

April 9, 2017 by Mitch Kasprick

The Winnipeg Jets finished their season 40-35-7 –

WHT Editor Mitch Kasprick and co-host Darryl Manchulenko discuss the Winnipeg Jets season, Tucker Poolman, the NHL balking at the Olympics plus much more.
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Filed Under: Featured, WHT Podcasts Tagged With: Connor Hellebuyck, Jack Roslovic, Jacob Trouba, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers, Patrik Laine, Paul Maurice, Toby Enstrom

WHT Is Taking A Break

January 27, 2017 by Mitch Kasprick

It’s time to take a break. Thanks to all our loyal readers and followers:

I started Winnipeg Hockey Talk as a diversion to help kill time while I was rehabbing during my first knee replacement surgery. I knew I would have time because I had scheduled surgeries for the other knee and both hips. Arthritis had got the best of me.

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Darryl Manchulenko, Mitch Kasprick, Scott Campbell

Winnipeg Jets: 2016-17 Segment 5 Update

January 24, 2017 by Mitch Kasprick

The Winnipeg Jets 5th ten game segment –

How many points will it take for the Winnipeg Jets to secure a playoff berth?

A minimum of eleven points each segment gets you to eighty-eight points plus there are games eighty-one and eighty-two to get a couple extra points. This should put you in the eighty-eight to ninety-two point range and close to or in the playoffs.

In 2013-14 the Dallas Starts needed 91 points to secure the last wildcard position.
In 2014-15 the Calgary Flames needed 97 points to secure the last wildcard position.
In 2015-16 the Minnesota Wild need 87 points to secure the last wildcard position.