Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose, Winnipeg ICE, and the NHL
Time to reflect a bit and face a harsh reality!
I’ve decided to address some questions I have been asked over the summer by family, friends, fans and others that actually care what my opinion is. [Read more…]
Lately, there has been a lot of unrest in Jetland. Growing discontent from one segment, the “what has Chevy done” crowd and even the supporters “for patience” have been somewhat at a loss for what has transpired or more to the point what hasn’t. [Read more…]
Even during a quiet off-season day in Jetsville, interesting hockey conversation can still be found on twitter. That’s what we hockey fans do. We can’t help ourselves. If something actually newsworthy happens, the conversation will probably get ramped up ten fold. Well, the other day something that was actually newsworthy did come up. The Toronto Maple Leafs fired Assistant General Manager, Claude Loiselle and V.P. of Hockey Operations, Dave Poulin and hired young gun Kyle Dubas as their new Assistant General Manager. Why is this news worthy? Kyle Dubas is supposedly the new wave of hockey executives that use “Advanced Stats” and “Hockey Analytics” as an evaluation tool. Supposedly, you ask? Well, it is Toronto and anything that happens in the center of the hockey universe is noteworthy even if they are a little late to the dance. [Read more…]
In no particular order these are some tweets that caught my eye this week.
Since the Winnipeg Jets return to River City in 2011, they really haven’t had one normal season. For the sake of this article, let’s say the new season starts at the NHL Entry Draft and ends on the last night they play an actual hockey game. In the first three seasons, it would have been the last regular season game since Jets 2.0 haven’t yet qualified for the post-season tournament aka the Stanley Cup Playoffs. [Read more…]
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