Sam Bennett: 2014 Top Prospect

Sam Bennett titled150Sam 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

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Should NHL Teams Dress A Seventh Defenceman

Dressing A Seventh Defenceman Has To Be More Important Than Any Forth Liner !!!

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…]

Winnipeg Jets Fans And Media Are Different Now

Times Have Changed And So Have The Fans And Media Of The Winnipeg Jets

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…]

Winnipeg Jets: Would I Change Coaches? Yes

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: 2014 Top Prospect

JakeVirtanenJake 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

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