Winnipeg Ice Select Matthew Savoie And Conor Geekie 1 And 2 Overall

Ice pick first and second overall –

Winnipeg’s newest hockey team, the Winnipeg Ice, gave their fans something to be excited about after picking 1st and 2nd overall in the team’s first WHL Bantam Draft since the move from Cranbrook. [Read more…]

Winnipeg Jets Sign Three

The Winnipeg Jets signed three of their restricted free agents (RFAs) to contracts recently. 

Forwards Marko Dano and Nic Petan agreed to terms on one year deals, while the Jets locked up defenseman Tucker Poolman for three years.  Poolman and Dano signed on July 24, while Petan was inked on August 1. [Read more…]

2018 Winnipeg Jets Draft Recap

Winnipeg Jets 2018 NHL Entry Draft Selections – 

The Winnipeg Jets made a total of six selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, picking three centres, two defencemen and a goalie.  The Jets were without a 1st round pick (Paul Stastny trade) and did not have a selection in the fourth round.  They had two fifth-round picks. Despite rumblings of a trade in the works, the Jets remained quiet and steady, adding depth to the prospect pool with this draft.

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Winnipeg Jets Add Santeri Virtanen In Round 4

WHT Prospect Profile: Santeri Virtanen

The Winnipeg Jets selected their second Finn of the 2017 NHL Draft in Santeri Virtanen with the 105th pick overall.  Virtanen played last season with TPS U20 of the Junior A SM-liiga.  He was ranked as high as #46 by McKeen’s Hockey. [Read more…]

Winnipeg Jets Select Johnathan Kovacevic In Round 3.

WHT Prospect Profile: Johnathan Kovacevic –

The Winnipeg Jets added Johnathan Kovacevic out of Merrimack College to their prospect pool with the 74th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.  Bob McKenzie and TSN had him unranked but hockeyprospect.com had him penciled in at #72. [Read more…]