Jets, NHL Deny Smackdown to Winnipeg Rep

The rumor going around the Jets water cooler this week is whether or not Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs (a NHL Board of Governors big wig with a history of divisive and salacious comments) chastised a representative of the Winnipeg Jets this week at a recent governor's meeting.
Both the Jets and the NHL deny the rumor.
True North Sports and Entertainment CEO Mark Chipman released a statement when the story hit the wire.

Pavelec Tries Again in Finland

Winnipeg Jets net-minder Ondrej Pavelec has decided to sell his wares in the Swedish Elite League, SM-Liiga with the last-placed Lahti Pelicans.

Enstrom Heads to Native Sweden

After his short stint with Salzburg EC Red Bull in Austria, Winnipeg Jets Tobias Enstrom has landed in his native Sweden and signed with the country's second division Orebro Vipers.

Kane Out with Dinamo Minsk

Winnipeg Jets' Evander Kane is the second player to leave his overseas hockey club during the NHL lockout, as he has parted ways with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.

Road Hockey Night in Canada

Just because the 2012-2013 National Hockey League season may be a bust, that didn't stop Manitoba NHLers and fans from gathering atop the Forks parkade for a road hockey game that included Winnipeg Jets members captain Andrew Ladd, Jim Slater, Mark Stuart and and Los Angeles Kings Mike Richards.

Pavelec On His Way Back to Canada

Ondrej Pavelec's contract with the Liberec Tigers of the Czech Elite League "has expired and wasn't going to be renewed after the current international hockey break in Europe," so he is heading back to Winnipeg.

New Jets Budweiser Flying Off Shelves

Labatt Breweries of Canada has launched a Jets-branded Budweiser for the Manitoba market in limited-edition aluminium bottles.

Scheifele Making Lemonade

The Winnipeg Jets 2011 first-round draft pick and their first pick in general since moving from Atlanta, Georgia to restart the franchise in the Manitoba capital, isn't doing any complaining nowadays as he is taking the lemons dealt to him in the form of the National Hockey League lock-out and making lemonade as he is making the most of his time that he should be spending, in all likelihood, in a Winnipeg Jets jersey perfecting his game until the day either the lock-out is ended and he gets the call-up to the show that he's been waiting his whole life for.