Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose, and the National Hockey League
Sam Bennett —League: OHL Team: Kingston Frontenacs
Position: LW Shoots: Left
DOB: June 20, 1996 Birthplace: Richmond Hill, ON
Height: 6′ Weight: 180
2012-13 Stats: Games: 60 G: 18 A: 22 Pts: 40 PIM: 87 Plus/Minus: -2
2013-14 Stats: Games: 57 G: 36 A: 55 Pts: 91 PIM: 118 Plus/Minus: +34
There are many brilliant coaches in the NHL that prepare their teams for every situation imaginable except for one. Injuries. How many times have you been watching a hockey game and your favorite team finds out that one of the defencemen got dinged in the first period and won’t be available for the rest of the game? [Read more…]
Spoiler Alert !!!
The contents of this article is done with a little tongue in cheek, a hint of sarcasm, a level of frustration, a ton of respect for anybody that dares to put their honest opinion on display for the world to see. [Read more…]
The urge is to suggest Claude Noel has an upper body injury. Between his ears.
I’m not going to go there though. I don’t think Noel is a “D’oh!” boy. I think he’s an intelligent fellow. But when the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets admits he doesn’t have a clue, well…it offers scant hope for, and little confidence in, a last-place club that began the season with two victories and has just three wins in its last 23 hockey games. [Read more…]
Jake Virtanen — League: WHL Team: Calgary Hitman
Position: RW Shoots: Right
DOB: Aug.17, 1996 Birthplace: Abbotsford, BC
Height: 6’1 Weight: 210
2012-13 Stats: GP: 62 G: 16 A: 18 Pts: 34 PIM: 67 Plus/Minus +25
2013-14 Stats: GP: 71 G: 45 A: 26 Pts: 71 PIM: 100 Plus/Minus +23
