Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose, and the National Hockey League
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
I’ve been watching hockey long enough and heard enough post-game interviews from coaches and players alike to know that something fishy is going on in Jetsville. [Read more…]
