It’s Groundhog Day Again For The Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets Have Seen This Movie Before

The Winnipeg Jets, thankfully, aren’t waking up again and again to Sonny and Cher’s classic (?) I Got You Babe but for the players who’ve been in the Peg since year one and the team’s passionate fan base, this is beginning to feel a lot like Groundhog Day. [Read more…]

Icing Rule 81.4 And Today’s Defencemen

Has Icing Rule 81.4 Changed The Way We View Today”s Defencemen?

The NHL game has really evolved over the past couple of decades.  You see things today you didn’t see 2o-25 years ago.  Today every player can shoot the puck.  Today most NHL skaters are better than average, not too many pylons.  Goalies are much bigger and athletic and EVERYBODY blocks shots.  I couldn’t imagine Gretzky or Mario taking one for the team. [Read more…]

Winnipeg Jets New Head Coach Paul Maurice

Introducing Paul Maurice —

Paul Maurice was announced as the Winnipeg Jets new Head Coach Sunday morning by GM Kevin Cheveldayoff after the release of Head Coach Claude Noel and Assistant Coach Perry Pearn. [Read more…]

Is There An “Upside” To The Winnipeg Jets?

Winnipeg Jets And Their Potential Growth Or Has The Core Hit Their Ceiling — 

The much maligned Winnipeg Jets continue to go through stretches of good play followed up by stretches of defensive mistakes and lack of offense resulting in more losses.  There has been much ado about players such as Ondrej Pavelec and whether he’s the goalie of the future.   [Read more…]

For Mom

My Hockey Mom –

It is with great sadness that I announce to the readers of Winnipeg Hockey Talk and Arizona Hockey Talk, my mom (Emily Kasprick) passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013.  She died peacefully with her family at her side. [Read more…]

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