Jets not bitter, determined to get better
Source: Winnipeg Free Press
Date: 2020-08-14
The men at the controls of the Winnipeg Jets say the severe turbulence of the 2019-20 season took a toll but didn’t damage the structure and stability of the NHL ......
Continue ReadingJets GM hands out sparkling report card for coach
Source: Yahoo Sports
Date: 2020-08-14
Article content It’s not often you see a GM praise his head coach for missing the playoffs, but Winnipeg Jets front-office boss Kevin Cheveldayoff thinks Paul Maurice did a splendid job this season. You don’t want to say it’s incomplete,” the GM, asked to grade his coach, said. We didn’t get the job done that we all set out to do.
Continue ReadingJets GM hands out sparkling report card for coach
Source: Yahoo Sports
Date: 2020-08-14
It’s not often you see a GM praise his head coach for missing the playoffs, but Winnipeg Jets front-office boss Kevin Cheveldayoff thinks Paul Maurice did a splendid job this season. You don’t want to say it’s incomplete,” the GM, asked to grade his coach, said. We didn’t get the job done that we all set out to do.
Continue ReadingJets GM hands out sparkling report card for coach
Source: Yahoo Sports
Date: 2020-08-14
It’s not often you see a GM praise his head coach for missing the playoffs, but Winnipeg Jets front-office boss Kevin Cheveldayoff thinks Paul Maurice did a splendid job this season. You don’t want to say it’s incomplete,” the GM, asked to grade his coach, said. We didn’t get the job done that we all set out to do.
Continue ReadingPressure mounting on Jets GM
Source: Yahoo Sports
Date: 2020-08-14
Just how much more rope does Cheveldayoff have to work with before ownership, as loyal as they typically are, decides to go in a different direction? Which brings us back to the architect: just how much more rope does Cheveldayoff have to work with before ownership, as loyal as they typically are, decides to go in a different direction? Cheveldayoff is about to enter his 10th year with the Jets.
Continue ReadingPressure mounting on Jets GM
Source: Winnipeg Free Press
Date: 2020-08-14
Kevin Cheveldayoff didn't look, or sound, like a guy with the weight of the world on his shoulders as he held his annual end-of-season chin wag with local media on ......
Continue ReadingCheveldayoff’s creativity key to Jets regaining contender status
Source: Sportsnet
Date: 2020-08-13
WINNIPEG — Kevin Cheveldayoff still has more questions than answers when it comes to a flat salary cap and the impact the pandemic could have on his budget. But one thing the general manager of the Winnipeg Jets is going to have at his disposal is salary cap space — and you can expect him to show some creativity in how he works to fill some of the holes in his roster during the offseason. Simply put, all options will be considered as the Jets look to upgrade the defence corps and bolster a talented forward group. “There’s a strong commitment from this organization group to do the things that need to get done,” said Cheveldayoff, who spoke for nearly 42 minutes. “I’ve never discussed internal budgets or different things like that. But from a perspective of being competitive
Continue Reading'There's going to be some tough decisions': Winnipeg Jets with 15 free agents
Source: Yahoo Sports
Date: 2020-08-13
Now a full week since the Winnipeg Jets were knocked out of the bubble, the organization is starting the long process of looking back at went wrong after a second straight early exit. Nobody is happy when you lose, right,” head coach Paul Maurice said. Everybody is in a god awful mood for the longest time.
Continue ReadingThrowback Thursday: 39 years ago today on the corner of Portage and Main, Winnipeg Jets sign Dale Hawerchul
Source: Jets Nation
Date: 2020-08-13
Welcome back to another edition of Throwback Thursday! It was 39 years ago today on the corner of Portage and Main that the Winnipeg Jets signed Dale Hawerchuk to his first NHL contract. The superstar stepped out of a Brinks truck and in front of a plethora of fans put pen to paper after being drafted by the team 1st overall two months earlier. On this day in 1981, Dale Hawerchuk signed his first contract with #NHLJets at the corner of Portage and Main! #HawerchukStrong pic.twitter.com/qPBAqRPFYl
Continue ReadingLooking for Jets’ Cheveldayoff to make some bold moves this offseason
Source: Sportsnet
Date: 2020-08-13
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