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4/11/2012
The Edmonton Oilers have won the NHL's draft lottery. Edmonton will get to pick first overall in the league's annualamateur draft for the third year in a row. The Winnipeg Jets had a 2.7% chance to move up from their current standing of 9th to as high as 5th but they will still get the 9th pick. Jets G-M Kevin Cheveldayoff on CJOB's sports show Tuesday night was asked if he thinks there will be enough depth in the draft to get a quality player at the 9th pick..
The Columbus Blue Jackets will pick second, followed by the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs. After the Leafs, Anaheim has the 6th pick, then Minnesota and Carolina.. The 10th pick goes to Tampa Bay. The draft will be in Pittsburgh on June 22.
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4/9/2012
The Winnipeg Jets have re-assigned forwards Spencer Machacek and Patrice Cormier to their St. John's Farm Team of the AHL. Machacek scored twice and set up 7 other goals to go along with a +8 ranking in the 13 games he played for the Jets while Cormier was held off the scoresheet in the 9 games he suited up for. The Ice Caps close out their schedule with a 3 game road trip this weekend and will go into the Calder Cup playoffs next week as the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
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4/6/2012
The New York Islanders got a goal with less than a minute left to wrap up their home schedule with a 5-4 victory over theWinnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Winnipeg kept coming back until time ran out. Defencemen Zach Bogosian and Dustin Byfuglien both netted tying goals in the third period.
On CJOB's post game show, Coach Claude Noel was upset after being asked if the loss was a reflection of the team's road troubles this season..
Defenceman Toby Enstrom, and Jets captain Andrew Ladd also scored..
The Jets conclude their first season back in Winnipeg on Saturday against Tampa Bay.
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4/4/2012
Winnipeg Jets Goaltending Prospect, Eddie Pasquale of the St. John's Ice Caps has been named to the AHL All Rookie team. The 21 year old netminder from Toronto has played 34 games for St. John's and has posted a 21-11-1 record with a sparkling 2.36 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage with four shutouts.
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4/3/2012
Andrew Ladd scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, giving the Winnipeg Jets a 5-4 victory over Florida.
Florida had built up a 2-0 lead after one period and Jets coach Claude Noel, On CJOB's post Game show says a lot of things were said to the team after the first twenty minutes..
Bryan Little, Zach Bogosian and Evander Kane also scored for the Jets, and Ondrej Pavelec stopped 34 shots.
Bogosian talked about what prompted their comeback..
The Panthers missed a chance to clinch the Southeast division and secure their first playoff berth since 2000. The Jets play the New York Islanders Thursday before coming home for their final game of the season Saturday against the Lightning..
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4/3/2012
Last week Winnipeg Jets Head Coach Claude Noel said he wanted no part of his team playing the role of spoiler. But that's exactly the scenario the Jets find themselves in for tonight's 6:30pm faceoff against the Florida Panthers. As a result of Washington's 4-2 loss in Tampa Bay last night, the Panthers have a chance to nail down a playoff spot for the first time since 2000, and a title of any kind since winning the Eastern Conference Final way back in 1996. Stephen Weiss, who texted "I love you man" to Steven Stamkos for scoring the winning and insurance goals last night, told CJOB's Dan Kamal, the anticipation of what could be tonight can't get in the way of "game day" preperation.
The goaltending matchup will be Ondrej Pavelec and Jose Theodore, and Jets Head Coach Claude Noel says Dustin Byfuglien will play despite being noticeably less than 100%. Our pre-game show starts at 5:35 from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at the McPhillips Station Casino.
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4/3/2012
Jets GM Kevin Chevyldayoff was on CJOB's sports show Monday night, and he had this reaction on his club being eliminated from the playoff chase on the weekend
Chevyldayoff was in Ottawa Monday night, scouting the Belleville-Ottawa, Ontario Hockey league playoff game.
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4/2/2012
There was a common theme among Winnipeg Jets players after they were officially eliminated from the Stanley cup playoff race on the weekend. If only we could have won a few more road games. Here's goalie Ondrey Pavelec speaking with CJOB's Dan Kamal.
Still 3 games left in the regular season for the Jets. Next up a visit to Florida Tueday night. The Panthers still haven't clinched a playoff spot, they lead the Southeast Division by 3 points over Washington after losing a 2-1 shootout in Detroit. The Capitals are 2 pts ahead of Buffalo for the 8th and final Eastern Conference playoff spot, Caps, Sabres and Florida all have 3 games left.
The Winnipeg Jets have recalled Patrice Cormier from their St. John's Farm Team of the AHL for Tuesday night's game in Florida. Cormier has suited up 6 times during his 3 previous recalls this season and has no points but has won 18 of 22 faceoffs taken. It's believed Cormier will be taking the place of Kyle Wellwood who was noticeably limping after Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss in Tampa Bay.
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3/30/2012
Andrew Ladd scored 16 seconds into overtime Friday night to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 victory over Carolina and Ladd sent his former team to yet another spring without playoff hockey. The Jets keep alive their slim post-season hopes.
Kyle Wellwood scored the tying goal with 4:47 left in regulation and added an assist. Zach Bogosian assisted on the final three goals, Jim Slater scored and Nik Antropov added a goal in his return to the lineup for the Jets
Head coach Claude Noel, on CJOB's post game show says He was not too involved in a player discussion after a poor first period..
A Buffalo win Friday night and a Winnipeg loss in regulation would have eliminated the Jets from the playoff race..
The Jets play the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday night..
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3/30/2012
It wasn't that long ago the Winnipeg Jets were battling Florida and Washington for the Southeast Division Lead. But a 1-5 tailspin over the past couple of weeks now has the Jets fending off Carolina and Tampa Bay to avoid the cellar. Winnipeg meets both teams on their final road trip of the season which begins tonight, 6pm in Raliegh against the Hurricanes. The Jets are just 1 point ahead of Carolina and the Lightning, and all 3 teams are only 1 loss away from being eliminated from the playoff race. But Canes Coach Kirk Muller told CJOB's Dan Kamal, that's enough for his guys to keep fighting on.
The Pre-game show on CJOB starts at 5:05. We'll have the post game show right after the final whistle, from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at the McPhillips Station Casino.
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3/29/2012
The New York Rangers spotted Winnipeg a 2-0 lead in the second period before downing the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 Wednesday night at MTS centre Ryan Callahan had a goal and an assist for the Rangers..
Spencer Machacek and Bryan Little scored for the Jets, who sit in 10th place in the conference with 76 points. Buffalo holds the eighth and final playoff spot with 84 points, while Washington is ninth with 82. Both clubs were idle Wednesday.
Little was frustrated by the loss..
The Jets have five games remaining. They head out for a four-game road trip, starting in Carolina on Friday..
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3/28/2012
Winnipeg Jets Captain Andrew Ladd says he and his team-mates have "parked" their disappointment of the day before to prepare for tonight's visit by the NY Rangers.
The Jets know all about that. They've been outscored 8-1 in 3 previous games versus the Eastern Conference leaders who will have King Henrik Lundquist between the pipes, even though he played in last night's 3-2 win over Minnesota. Ondrej Pavelec will make his 13th consecutive start for Winnipeg, and it's a 6pm start to accommodate a National TV Broadcast.
CJOB's Pre-game show starts at 5:05 from Boston Pizza City Place Downtown.
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3/27/2012
A bright note on an otherwise dreary day for Winnipeg Jet fans following Monday night's 6-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators that ended any realistic chance for the team to make the playoffs. As expected, the Winnipeg Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Assciation chose Jimmy Slater as the team's nominee for the Bill Masterton Award. When it comes to dedication, committment, and perseverance, the cornerstones of what this award is all about, that describes Slater to a tee.
Slater missed more than half of last season recovering from a concussion, but has suited up for all but 4 of the Jets 76 games. A 100% class individual who should be a priority UFA signing for GM Kevin Cheveldayoff before July 1st.
The focus now shifts to next season after the 6-4 loss to Ottawa Monday night. Particularly heartbreaking when Senators Captain Daniel Alfredsson scored only 24 seconds after Evander Kane's tieing goal with just under 3 minutes remaining. But Defenceman Zach Bogosian says the NHL's best fans don't have to worry about he and his team-mates going through the motions for the last 6 games, including Wednesday night's 6 o'clock faceoff at MTS Centre against the Rangers.
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3/26/2012
Daniel Alfredsson scored a late goal to lift the Ottawa Senators past the Winnipeg Jets 6-4 Monday night. Evander Kane tied the game for the Jets with three minutes left before Alfredsson's goal 24 seconds later. Jets coach Claude Noel, on CJOB's post game show, says it was a tough game..
Senators coach Paul McLean compared the game to one from a long time ago..
Winnipeg's Antti Miettinen scored twice and Kyle Wellwood also scored for the Jets.
The Jets host the New York Rangers Wednesday night..
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3/26/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will likely have to win 6, maybe all 7 of their remaining games to have any chance of making the Stanley Cup playoffs, and a win tonite is essential as they meet the Ottawa Senators at 7:30 at MTS Centre. Jets are 6 points behind Buffalo and Washington, who share the 8th and final NHL Eastern conference playoff spot, and the Jets have a game in hand on both teams. The Capitals blanked Minnesota 3-0 Sunday night, Alex Ovechkin with a goal and assist, giving him 9 goals in his last 7 games. Here's what Jets goalie Andrej Pavelec said after Sat's 3-1 loss in Nashville.
Ottawa comes into Winnipeg desparate themselves, in danger of getting knocked out of the playoff picture. Senators are only 2 points ahead of Washington and Buffalo. Jets-Ottawa 7:30 MTS Centre. CJOB's pre-game show 5:35, Post-game right after.
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3/23/2012
Tim Stapleton scored at 2:37 into overtime, and the Winnipeg Jets rallied from three goals down and kept themselves in the playoff hunt Friday night with a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals
Spencer Machacek scored his first NHL goal with 3:45 remaining in regulation to tie it as the Jets pulled within four points of the final post-season spot in the Eastern Conference. Jets captain Andrew Ladd gave Machacek high marks for his effort.
Washington is tied on points with Buffalo for eighth place.
The Jets play the Nashville Predators Saturday night..
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3/23/2012
It could be the last meaningful game for the Winnipeg Jets tonight when they take on the Washington Capitals in a 6pm start at the Verizon Centre in DC. Washington picked up another point in a shootout loss Thursday night in Philly to stretch their lead to 5 points over Winnipeg for the last playoff spot. And Buffalo is 4 points up on the Jets heading into their game tonight vs the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. All the pressure is on the Peg, but Evander Kane told CJOB's Dan Kamal that has not "curbed" his hunger to experience what the playoffs are all about at the NHL level after not qualifying for the dance during his first 2 seasons as a pro.
We'll have more from Washington on Gate 68 at 12:35pm and on the pre Game Show at 5:05pm from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino.
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3/21/2012
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Zach Bogosian tell Cjob's Dan Kamal, the sting of last night's 8-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins was still being felt at Wednesday's practice in Washington.
The Jets are 4 points out of a playoff spot with just 9 games to go. They have the next 2 nights off before they play in Washington on Friday.
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3/21/2012
The Winnipeg Jets were grounded in Pittsburgh Tuesday night. James Neal had a hat trick and Evgeni Malkin scored twice and had three assists for the Penguins in an 8-4 win. Sidney Crosby collected four assists.. On CJOB's post game show Jets coach Claude Noel thought Pittsburgh was a very tough opponent
Bryan Little scored two goals for the Jets.
Winnipeg remains four points behind Washington out of the final playoff spot in the East. The Jets play the Capitals Friday night..
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3/20/2012
CJOB Sports has learned the Winnipeg Jets will be calling up Ben Maxwell from St. John's for Tuesday night's game in Pittsburgh. Centre, Nik Antropov was not on the team flight Monday after leaving Sunday night's 4-3 loss to Carolina with a lower body injury.
Eric Fehr is with the team but his status is unknown for Tuesday night after missing Sunday night's game with an upper body injury from the 3-2 win over Washington on Friday.
The Jets are currently 4 points behind Washington for the final playoff spot in the East, after the Capitals won their game Monday night against Detroit..
CJOB's Pre Game show Tuesday starts at 5:05pm from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino.
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3/19/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will have defenceman Zach Bogosian in the lineup for their upcoming 3 game road trip which starts Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. Bogosian received a 5 minute major and game misconduct for his hit on Andreas Nodl of Carolina during the 2nd period of Sunday night's 4-3 loss to the Hurricanes at MTS Centre, but will not receive any supplementary discipline from Brendan Shanahan of the NHL's Dept of Player Safety.
The Jets aren't releasing any information on the status of injured forwards Eric Fehr and Nik Antropov and would not confirm whether they were on the team flight to Pittsburgh this afternoon.
6 games are on tap for this evening in the NHL as the Washington Capitals visit Detroit, looking to move 4 points ahead of Winnipeg for the final playoff spot in the East. And Buffalo will look to move past the Jets and remain just 2 points behind Washington when they visit Tampa Bay. Toronto's at Boston and Vancouver kicks off a 4 game road trip in Minnesota.
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3/19/2012
Winnipeg Jets Coach Claude Noel from CJOB's post-game show Sunday night, after his club's damaging 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at MTS Centre. A despondent Noel had more to say:
Noel was upset the Jets couldn't protect the 3-2 lead they took into the 3rd period. Eric Staal's 2nd of the game tied it, Chad Larose had the winner with 82 seconds left. Antii Miettinen scored his 1st goals in 35 games as a Jet. Carolina goalie Cam Ward was a bit sharper than Ondray Pavelec.
Add it up, and you have the Jets 9th in the Eastern Conference, tied with Buffalo, 2 points behind Washington, Caps lost 5-2 in Chicago and, the Jets are just 3 ahead of surging Carolina, 4 up on Toronto. Jets, Buffalo. and Washington have 10 games left, 7 of the Jets 10 are on the road, starting Tuesday night in Pittsburg.
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3/18/2012
Spencer Mahacek will be in the Winnipeg Jets lineup tonight when the Jets take on the Carolina Hurricanes at MTS Centre.... after being brought in on emergency recall from the St. John's Ice Caps.
Eric Fehr suffered an upper body injury in Friday's 3 - 2 win over the Washington Capitals and won't play tonight.
This will be Mahacek's first time playing with the Jets at home - and he is pumped...
Meanwhile, Jets defenceman Mark Stuart has been fined the maximum 2500 dollars allowed by the NHL Dept of Player Safety for his hit on Caps forward Marcus Johansson in the 1st period of Friday night's game.
The puck drops at 7:30 tonight at MTS Centre -- join Kelly Moore and the CJOB Hockey Coverage Team for the Pre Game show starting at 6:05pm from Boston Pizza- City Place, Downtown.
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3/16/2012
Dustin Byfuglien scored the game-winner in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2 Friday night at MTS centre to keep their playoff hopes alive. Washington went on the power play during the final 2:22 of the game after Ron Hainsey was sent to the penalty box forhigh-sticking, but the Jets stood their ground. Andrew Ladd and Nik Antropov also scored for Winnipeg, while Byfuglien added an assist. Ladd told CJOB's post game show it was just like a playoff game..
Ondrej Pavelec made 20 saves for his 27th win of the season in front of a loud, packed house of 15,004 fans. The Jets host the Carolina Hurricanes Sunday night..
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3/16/2012
So, Evander Kane, what do you expect tonight?
For sure, Jets and Washington tonight, 7:30 MTS Centre. Fair to say a loss would be harmful to the Jets playoff hopes. They trail the Capitals by 4 points for the 8th and final NHL-Eastern Conference playoff spot. Caps coach Dale Hunter told CJOB he was breathing a sigh of relief after Alex Ovechkin was o.k. following a nasty practice- collision with Mike Knuble:
Ovechkin will play tonight as the Caps go for their 5th straight win. Winnipeg-Washington, 7:30 MTS Centre. We'll have the pre-game show at 5:30. Post-game right after.
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3/15/2012
Winnipeg Jets scoring leader Blake Wheeler was asked if Friday night's HUGE game vs the Washington Capitals is a make or break scenario for he and his team-mates.
Despite Wednesday night's 5-2 win over Dallas, the Jets remain 10th in the NHL Eastern Conference, 4 points back of the Capitals for the final playoff spot.
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3/15/2012
Winnipeg captain Andrew Ladd scored twice Wednesday as the Jets cooled off the streaking Dallas Stars and picked up a much-needed 5-2 win. Nik Antropov, Evander Kane and Eric Fehr also scored for the Jets (33-29-8).
Ladd, on CJOB's post game show, says it was nice to see Fehr get a goal considering the tough year He has had..
The loss capped the Stars' latest winning streak at six. The Jets are trying to work their way back into the EasternConference playoff picture.
The Jets are currently four points back of eighth-place Washington. The Capitals are here Friday night..
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3/14/2012
The Winnipeg Jets take on one of the hottest teams in the NHL tonight when they host the Dallas Stars in a 7:30pm faceoff at MTS Centre. It's the beginning of a 3 game homestand for the Jets, highlighted by Friday Night's huge 4 pointer vs Washington who lead Winnipeg by 6 points for the final playoff berth in the East. Jets Defenceman Randy Jones told CJOB's Jim Toth that's where the old cliche of "1 game at a time" comes into play for a situation like tonight.
Dallas is expected to go with backup netminder Richard Bachman after former Atlanta Thrasher, Kari Lehtonen shutout Minnesota 1-0 last night. The CJOB Hockey Coverage Team will have more on the pre game show starting at 5:35pm from Boston Pizza- City Place, Downtown.
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3/13/2012
Has Winnipeg Jets Coach Claude Noel been fretting the last few days, over what his competitors in the NHL East have been doing?
Wednesday is when the Jets return to action, hosting Dallas, and the Jets could be 6 points out of the 8th and final Eastern Conference playoff spot, if Washington beats the Islanders tonight. Jets are 10th in the East today, 2 points behind Buffalo and 4 back of the Capitals. Sabres moved into 9th with a 3-2 overtime win vs Montreal Monday night. Noel has decided to give struggling Eric Fehr a shot at replacing injured Chris Thorburn on his 3rd line with Tanner Glass and Jim Slater. Here's Fehr.
Fehr has been a healthy scratch the last 7 Jets games.
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3/12/2012
The Washington capitals are coming alive, and that is not good news for the Winnipeg Jets. Michal Neuvirth stopped 23 shots as the Caps won their 3rd in a game, blanking Toronto 2-0. The win moved Washington 4 points ahead of Winnipeg and Buffalo for the final playoff spot in the NHL's Eastern Conference, with all 3 teams having 13 games left. Jets forward Jim Slater says, not to worry.
Jets return to action Wednesday vs Dallas at MTS Centre.
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3/10/2012
Miikka Kiprusoff made 42 saves as the Calgary Flames picked up a crucial 5-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets Friday night.
Calgary is in a three-way tie for ninth in the Western Conference, one point back of San Jose for the final playoff spot. Jets coach Claude Noel was not too happy when he was asked How disappointed He was with the team's 0-2 road trip..
Evander Kane, Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom scored for the Jets.The Jets host the Dallas Stars next Wednesday..
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3/9/2012
The Winnipeg Jets are coming off a tough 3-2 loss in Vancouver, the Calgary Flames have 8 regulars out of the lineup with injuries, and both teams are desperately fighting for the final playoff spot in their respective conferences. That's the backdrop to the only meeting of the season between the former Smythe Division Rivals. Jets head coach Claude Noel says neither he, or his players will be content with just another competitive road loss and wind up "ofer" on this trip.
The Jets can regain sole possession of the final playoff spot in the East with a victory or single point. Calgary has only 2 wins in their last 8 games and are 11th in the West, 3 points out of a playoff spot. CJOB's Pre Game show with Jim Toth and the Hockey Coverage Team gets underway at 7:05pm from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino.
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3/9/2012
Sammy Pahlsson scored his first goal as a Canuck Thursday night to give Vancouver a 3-2 victory over Winnipeg, stalling the Jets' playoff drive. Jets coach Claude Noel was not too happy about the loss..
Kyle Wellwood and Blake Wheeler replied for the Jets.
The Jets continue their road trip in Calgary Friday night against the Flames..
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3/7/2012
Winnipeg Jets will meet an angry Canucks team when they visit Vancouver Thursday night. Canucks lost 5-2 at home to Dallas Tuesday night, their 2nd straight home loss. Jets coach Claude Noel says he's going to ride goalie Ondray Pavelec for the forseeable future.
The Jets remain sole-8th in the East, 2 pts ahead of Washington, 4 up on Tampa Bay and Buffalo and 5 ahead of Toronto, and those teams only have 1 game in hand on the Jets now.
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3/6/2012
Blake Wheeler scored the game-winner on a breakaway and Bryan Little had three assists as the Winnipeg Jets defeated Buffalo Sabres 3-1 Monday night at MTS centre.
Jets head coach Claude Noel says he was a liitle concerned when Buffalo tied the game late in the 2nd period..
Andrew Ladd and Chris Thorburn also scored for the Jets. The Jets were 5-1-2 during their eight game homestand..
Winnipeg remains in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Buffalo is four points back.
The Jets travel to Vancouver to play the Canucks Thursday night.
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3/5/2012
The Winnipeg Jets wrap up an 8 game homestand tonight with a 7pm face off at MTS Centre against the Buffalo Sabres who have turned their season around by picking up points in 14 of their last 17 games. Sabres Head Coach Lindy Ruff told CJOB it's no surprise his team's improvement has coincided with the return to "all star form" of goalie Ryan Miller.
Miller is the NHL's 1st Star of the Week after going 3-0 with a 1.00 goals against average, .965 saves percentage, and 2 shutouts in Buffalo's 3 wins last week at Anaheim, San Jose, and league leading Vancouver. Even though the Jets haven't played since Thursday's win over Florida, they're still holding down the 8th and final playoff spot in the East. 1 point up on Washington and 2 ahead of Buffalo and Tampa Bay. Kelly Moore and the CJOB Hockey Coverage Team will have more on the Jets and Sabres coming up on the Pre game show at 5:35pm from Boston Pizza- City Place Downtown.
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3/1/2012
Evander Kane scored twice and added two assists as the Winnipeg Jets routed the Florida Panthers 7-0 on Thursday at MTS centre. Ondrej Pavelec made 33 saves to earn his fourth shutout this season for Winnipeg (31-27-8), while Kyle Wellwood and Blake Wheeler both had a goal and an assist.
On CJOB's post game show Jets coach Claude Noel was asked if he told the players anything special before the start of the third period..
The victory helped the Jets gain ground on Florida in the Southeast Division, putting them two points behind thedivision-leading Panthers and one point ahead of idle Washington.
Florida and Washington both have three games in hand on the Jets..
The Jets host the Buffalo Sabres next Monday night..
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3/1/2012
Winnipeg Jets forward Chris Thornburn tells CJOB, do or die time for he and his team-mates begins with tonight's crucial 7:30pm faceoff at MTS Centre versus the Florida Panthers.
Florida has a 4 point lead and 3 games in hand on Winnipeg for the Southeast Division lead. The Jets are also 1 point back of Washington for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but have also played 2 more games than the Capitals who are idle tonight. Kelly Moore and the CJOB Hockey Coverage Team will have an in-depth preview on the Pre Game show starting at 5:35pm from Boston Pizza- City Place, Downtown.
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2/29/2012
The newest member of the Winnipeg Jets practiced with the team for the first time Wednesday, and defenceman Grant Clitsome, who was claimed on waivers from Columbus Monday, told CJOB's Kelly Moore the last 48 hours have been a little unsettling.
Barring an unforeseen circumstance, Winnipeg Jets Defenceman Zach Bogosian expects to be in the lineup for Thursday night's huge 7:30pm game at MTS Centre versus Florida after missing the last 2 weeks with an upper body injury. Bogosian practiced Wednesday with regular defence partner Ron Hainsey and told CJOB he's pretty confident that's a sign the coaching and medical staff has given him "the green light" Head Coach Claude Noel says he'll make a gametime decision about Clitsome. CJOB's Pre Game show gets underway at 5:35pm Thursday from Boston Pizza- City Place, Downtown.
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2/28/2012
Following a hectic schedule of 15 games in 28 days, the Winnipeg Jets are finally getting a chance to "catch their breath." The Jets final 2 games of their longest homestand of the season are spread out over the next 6 days as they'll host Florida on Thursday and then finish up against Cody Hodgson and the Buffalo Sabres next Monday. Newly acquired defenceman Grant Clitsome is scheduled to arrive in Winnipeg Tuesday night and will practise with the team for the first time Wednesday after being claimed on waivers from Columbus ahead of Monday's trading deadline. The Jets are down to their final 17 games of the season and hold a slim 1 point lead over Washington and are just 3 points ahead of Toronto in the 3 way battle for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Both the Caps and Leafs have played 3 fewer games than Winnipeg heading into Tuesday night's action.
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2/28/2012
The Edmonton Oilers scored four times in the third period stopping the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 Monday night at MTS centre.. It was Edmonton's third victory in their last four games. Kyle Wellwood and Alex Burmistrov both scored in the second period for Winnipeg (30-27-8), while Nik Antropov added a goal with 1:10 left in the game. But, Jets head coach Claude Noel says no one stepped up.
Devan Dubnyk made 27 saves for the win, while Ondrej Pavelec stopped 20 shots for the Jets. The Jets host the Florida Panthers Thursday night..
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2/27/2012
The Winnipeg Jets made a couple of roster moves ahead of Monday afternoon's 2pm trading deadline. The Jets sent Defenceman Johnny Oduya to the Chicago Blackhawks for 2nd and 3rd round picks in 2013, just hours after claiming blueliner Grant Clitsome on waivers from Columbus.
Oduya was making 3.5 million dollars and was set to become an unrestricted free agent while Clitsome still has 1 more year left after this season on his 1.25 million dollar contract. And Jets Head Coach Claude Noel is familiar with the newest member of the team who he coached for the final 24 games of the 2009-10 season in Columbus.
Clitsome isn't scheduled to arrive in Winnipeg until Tuesday. The Jets opposition Monday night, the Edmonton Oilers also made a deal Monday swapping defenceman with Minnesota as Tom Gilbert goes to the Wild in exchange for Nick Schultz.
Nikolai Khabibulin will not be able to start Monday night so it will be Devan Dubnyk and Ondrej Pavelec in the goaltending matchup for the 7:30pm faceoff at MTS Centre.
As for the rest of the day, CJOB's Kelly Moore says Vancouver and Nashville each made 2 significant moves on an otherwise very quite ...
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2/24/2012
The Winnipeg Jets moved into first place in the Southeast Division Thursday night with a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay at MTS centre..
Andrew Ladd had two goals while Tanner Glass and Dustin Byfuglien (BUHF'-lihn) also scored to make it 4-0 before the three minute mark of the second period..
Ladd was on CJOB's post game show..
With the victory the Jets (30-26-7) vault into top spot in the Southeast Division with 67 points. The leap up the standings was helped by Toronto's 2-1 loss (65 points) to San Jose and Minnesota's 3-2 shootout win over Florida (66 points)
The Jets host the Saint Louis Blues on Saturday..
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2/23/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will try to make it 9 of a possible 10 points in their last 5 games when they host Tampa Bay in a 7:30pm faceoff tonight at MTS Centre. A win and the Jets have a second straight chance to take over sole possession of the Southeast Division lead for the first time this season, or at worst remain tied with Florida. Forward Tim Stapleton told CJOB's Jim Toth 1 of the keys will be executing against Tampa's 1-3-1 defensive strategy.
The Jets will also need to much aware of whenever Steve Stamkos is on the ice, as he's scored 5 times during the Lightning's 3 game winning streak to boost his NHL leading total to 42 on the season.
A 10-3-2 record in the last 15 games has brought the Lighting to within 5 points of a playoff spot so it will be another hard fought battle tonight. Kelly Moore and the Hockey Coverage Team will have more on the CJOB Pre Game Show starting at 5:35pm from Boston Pizza- City Place, Downtown.
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2/22/2012
Jaromir Jagr scored in overtime as Philadelphia rallied to beat Winnipeg 5-4 at MTS centre Tuesday night.
Philadelphia's Wayne Simmonds sent the game into the extra period with a goal with 10 seconds left in regulation.
Ondrej Pavelec turned aside 50 shots for Winnipeg (29-26-7) including some heart stoppers in the last half of the final period.. Evander Kane made it 4-3 for the Jets at 4:57 of the third period on the power play.
Andrew Ladd scored a pair of goals 64 seconds apart but on CJOB's post game show says it was a tough loss to swallow..
Dustin Byfuglien had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg. Tim Stapleton added three assists and Bryan Wheeler added two helpers. The Jets host Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night..
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2/21/2012
The Winnipeg Jets take a 3 game winning streak, and a 3-0 record vs Philadelphia this season into tonight's 6pm faceoff vs the Flyers at MTS Centre. Jets head coach Claude Noel says he would much prefer a tight checking game like the 2-1 shootout victory the last time the teams met 3 weeks ago in Philly. And Flyers Coach Peter Laviolette told CJOB his team's troubles in allowing 17 goals in 3 games versus the Jets aren't just goaltending.
The Flyers have allowed 31 goals in losing 6 of their last 8 games while Winnipeg has scored 13 goals in their last 3 victories. A 4th in a row tonight will move them into 1st place in the Southeast Division. Former Flyer Keith Primeau will be a special guest on the CJOB Pre Game show starting at 5:05pm from Boston Pizza- City Place, Downtown.
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2/19/2012
The Winnipeg Jets have pulled into an eighth-place tie in the Eastern Conference after pounding the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 at MTS Centre Sunday night.
Bryan Little notched two goals for the Jets, while Evander Kane, Andrew Ladd, and Kyle Wellwood added the other three, Blake Wheeler had four assists, and Ondrej Pavelec made 31 saves for Winnipeg.
The Jets have won three games in a row, and now have 64 points... one shy of Southeast Division leading Florida.
Game three of the eight-game homestand continues on Tuesday when Philadelphia comes to town.
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2/18/2012
Bryan Little scored twice in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Friday. Blake Wheeler had a goal and two assists for the Jets (28-26-6), who won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Jets coach Claude Noel had this assessment of the contest..
After a shootout win in Minnesota on Thursday, the Jets went into Friday having failed to win both of back-to-back games in nine tries this season. Both teams went 0-2 on power-play chances. The Bruins outshot the Jets 33-25.. The Jets host the Colorado Avalanche Sunday night..
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2/17/2012
The Winnipeg Jets begin an 8 game homestand tonight with a 7pm faceoff against the Boston Bruins, riding the momentum of last night's 4-3 shootout win in Minnesota. The defending Stanley Cup Champs were one of the League Heavyweights the Jets knocked off at MTS Centre during a franchise record setting month of December. Team scoring leader Blake Wheeler told CJOB's Dan Kamal he feels the Jets have positioned themselves to stay in the hunt right to the bitter end.
Winnipeg is 4 points back of Toronto for the final playoff spot in the East and what would really, really help is if the Jets can win the second game of a back to back for the first time this season when they host the Bruins tonight. Our Pre Game Show begins at 5-35pm from Boston Pizza- City Place Downtown.
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2/17/2012
Evander Kane had two goals in regulation and the winner in the shootout, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Kane has four goals in five games for the Jets since returning from injury and 21 for the season.
Mikko Koivu gave the Wild the lead early in the third period, but Alexander Burmistrov scored on a rebound 2 minutes later.
Jets head Claude Noel on CJOB's post game liked how the players battled back in the contest..
Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien had two assists, giving him six points in his last four games. The Jets open an eight game home stand Friday night against the Boston Bruins..
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2/16/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will be without Defenceman Zach Bogosian for tonight's game in Minnesota. Bogosian did not make the 1 game trip with an upper body injury. Jets Centre Jimmy Slater tells CJOB you can billboard tonight's game as a battle of VERY, VERY desperate teams.
The Jets are 6-10-1 in the 2nd half to fall 6 points behind 8th place Toronto in the East. That 2-1 Minnesota loss at MTS Centre on Dec 13th Jimmy Slater was referring, to started a nosedive for the Wild that has seen them win just 5 of their last 26 games to leave them 5 points out of a playoff spot in the West. The teams faceoff at 7pm tonight and CJOB's Pre Game show with Kelly Moore and the Hockey Coverage Team gets underway at 5:35pm from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino.
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2/15/2012
Following a very ineffective 0/3 performance on the powerplay during Tuesday night's 3-1 loss to the NY Islanders, Winnipeg Jets Head Coach Claude Noel gave all 4 lines some time practising with the man advantage Wednesday in preparation for Thursday night's game in Minnesota.
The Jets are operating at barely 11% on the powerplay during the 2nd Half schedule, converting only 5 of 45 chances in the last 17 games. Gametime Thursday night in Minneapolis is 7 o'clock and CJOB's Pre Game show starts at 5:35pm from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino.
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2/14/2012
P.A. Parenteau scored the winner early in the third period and Evgeni Nabokov made 37 saves as the New York Islanders defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Tuesday. Matt Moulson also scored for the Islanders with his team-leading 25th goal of the season. Matt Martin HAD an empty-netter with 53 seconds left.
Chris Thorburn had the lone goal for Winnipeg (26-26-6) in the first period, while Ondrej Pavelec made 22 saves in the loss. Jets Coach Claude Noel says it was a tough loss..
Winnipeg was 0-3 with the man advantage and the Islanders were good on their only power play
The Jets travel to Minnesota for a game against the Wild on Thursday and then play eight straight at home starting with the Boston Bruins Friday night..
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2/14/2012
The Winnipeg Jets begin a stretch of 12 of their next 15 games on home ice with tonight's 7:30pm faceoff against the NY Islanders at MTS Centre. Winnipeg is 4 points behind 8th place Toronto and 7 back of Southeast Division Leading Florida, but Jets Forward Kyle Wellwood told CJOB they can close that gap.
And Jimmy Slater says he and his GST linemates Chris Thorburn and Tanner Glass have to do a number on the Isles big 3 of John Tavares, Matt Moulson, and PA Parenteau who have scored 57 of New York's 134 goals, or just over 40%.
CJOB's Pre Game show gets underway at 5:35pm from Boston Pizza- City Place Downtown.
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2/13/2012
Winnipeg Jets scoring leader Blake Wheeler says Saturday's defensive "implosion" was a lot more damaging than just losing 8-5 to Pittsburgh.
The Jets will try to bounce back from that loss when they host Pittsburgh in a 7:30pm start Tuesday night at MTS Centre. CJOB's Pre Game show gets underway at 5:35pm from Boston Pizza- City Place, Downtown. Winnipeg also swapped minor leaguer Riley Holzapfel to the Anaheim Ducks for 23 year old center Maxime Macenauer who has played in 29 games with the Ducks this season, totalling 1 goal and 3 assists for 4 points. Macenauer has been assigned to St. John's.
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2/12/2012
Well it was a good star,. but not the ending the Winnipeg Jets were looking for Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
Kyle Wellwood opened up the scoring early in the first, with Alexandre Burmistrov following suit a few minutes later, as the Jets lead 2-0 in the first... but the Penguins answered back rather quickly.
Evgeni Malkin added to his NHL-leading point total, scoring a goal and dishing out four assists for the Penguins. Richard Park scored his 100th NHL career goal for the penguins, as well.
A high scoring event it was, as Pittsburg came out on top, defeating the Jets, 8-5.
Head Coach Claude Noel was asked whether this is a step back for his team...
The Jets will be looking for more than love this Valentine's Day Tuesday, as they return to the ice against the Islanders on home turf.
Game time is 7:30 at MTS Centre.
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2/10/2012
The Winnipeg Jets may have Kyle Wellwood back in the lineup for Saturday afternoon's 1 o'clock faceoff in Pittsburgh. Wellwood didn't travel with the team to Washington earlier in the week but told CJOB's Dan Kamal he has pretty well recovered from the flu bug that hit him hard just before Tuesday Night against Toronto.
Defenceman Zach Bogosian did not skate today and is questionable for tomorrow while Pittsburgh will receive a boost with the return of Jordan Staal to their lineup. CJOB's Pre Game Show gets underway at 12:05pm from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino.
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2/9/2012
Winnipeg rallied from a 2-nothing deficit with two power-play goals in the final three minutes, before beating Washington 3-2 in a shootout Thursday night... The Jets tied it with goals 12 seconds apart, including the equalizer by Dustin Byfuglien on an 87-foot slap-shot. Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec knows what happened on Byfuglien's shot.
Jets coach Claude Noel says the team's power play came to life..
The late collapse kept the Capitals from sustaining the momentum gained when they moved into first place in the Southeast Division earlier in the week.. The Jets pulled within three points of the Southeast co-leaders, Washington and the Florida Panthers
The Jets face the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday afternoon.
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2/9/2012
The Winnipeg Jets are in Washington ahead of their big Southeast Division clash with the Capitals tonight. A win would pull the Jets within 2 points of the Caps and third place in the East. Alex Burmistrov and Dustin Byfuglien did not make the trip to visit Gary Doer Wedneday, staying at the hotel with flu like symptoms. Kyle Wellwood is not even in Washington as he struggles with the same problem. Tim Stapleton who has been out for 8 games did make the trip and is expected to play. Capitals lead the season series 2 games to 1.
We'll have more on Gate 68 at 12:30. CJOB's Pre-game Show starts at 5:05pm.
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2/7/2012
Bryan Little snapped a 1-1 tie in the second period, and the Winnipeg Jets beat Toronto 2-1 to end the Maple Leafs' three-game winning streak Tuesday night at MTS centre..
On CJOB's post game show Little says the victory was a good start to the week..
Jets head coach Claude Noel says it wasn't a Picasso but it was a win..
Chris Thorburn had the other goal for Winnipeg..
The Jets play the Washington Capitals Thursday night..
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2/7/2012
The goal-starved Winnipeg Jets welcome their #1 sniper back into the fold for tonight's 7:30pm faceoff at MTS Centre vs the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Jets have managed to score just 9 goals in total in their last 8 road games so the return of Evander Kane who has missed the last 7 games with concussion like symptoms couldn't happen at a better time. Although Kane himself had gone 10 in a row without lighting the lamp since potting his 18th goal of the season in a December 29th 1-0 Overtime win vs the LA Kings.
To make room on the roster for Kane the Jets have assigned Spencer Mahacek to St. John's. Aaron Gagnon will remain with the big team as Tim Stapleton was not given the Green light for tonight's game against the Leafs who beat Edmonton 6-3 Monday night and are averaging nearly 4 goals per game during a 5-0-1 run.A full 2 hour Pre Game show on CJOB starts at 5:35pm.
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2/6/2012
Winnipeg Jets players were given the day off Monday after four road games in six days last week. The Jets we're shutout in Montreal Sunday afternoon 3-0 and return to Winnipeg Sunday night. The team hosts the Toronto Maple Leafs Tuesday night at MTS Centre and Head Coach Claude Noel told the media Monday morning, injured forwards Evander Kane and Tim Stapleton are a possibilities to return to the lineup for the game against Toronto.
Kane has been out since January. 20th with a concussion while Stapleton has a lower body injury. CJOB's Pre-Game show starts Tuesday night at 5:35.
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2/5/2012
The Winnipeg Jets finished their road trip on a sour note as they were shutout by the Montreal Canadiens 3-0.
Jets head coach Claude Noel says the result is really frustrating after seeming to gain traction in Philadelphia and Tampa Bay...
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Habs goalie Carey Price made 23 saves for his third shutout of the year.
The Jets now come home for just one game, Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs
The Winnipeg Jets finished their road trip on a sour note as they were shutout by the Montreal Canadiens 3-0.
Jets head coach Claude Noel says the result is really frustrating after seeming to gain traction in Philadelphia and Tampa Bay...
Habs goalie Carey Price made 23 saves for his third shutout of the year.
The Jets now come home for just one game, Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs
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2/4/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will wrap up a four-game post All Star Break road trip Sunday afternoon at 1 in Montreal.
The Jets are 2-1 so far on the road trip, most recently going down 2-1 Friday night to Florida, and head coach Claude Noel talked about the best way to bring the third period effort from last night into Montreal...
The Jets have 54 points in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, four points back of 8th place Toronto.
CJOB's Pre Game show from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino starts at 12:05 Sunday afternoon with Jim Toth joined by Kelly Moore from Montreal. Again, game time is 1 o'clock.
And don't forget we've got the CJOB Sunday Morning Hockey Show at 9am with Greg Mackling and Keith McCullough.
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2/4/2012
Sean Bergenheim scored a go-ahead goal in the second period and the Florida Panthers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1Friday night. Kris Versteeg also scored for Florida
Bryan Little scored for Winnipeg, but..
Jets head coach Claude Noel didn't like the way they started but they did get it together in the 2nd and 3rd periods and they have to play like that on Sunday..
Winnipeg lost for the ninth straight time when playing the second of consecutive games.
The Jets are in Montreal Sunday afternoon to play the Canadiens..
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2/3/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will be looking to accomplish a couple of "Firsts" tonight when they faceoff against the Florida Panthers in a 6:30pm start at Sunrise, Florida. The Jets are in a position to win 3 straight games on the road for the first time this season after Kyle Wellwood scored at 3:14 of overtime for a 2-1 victory at Tampa Bay last Night. They will also take their 9th crack at winning the second game of a back to back scenario after being outscored 34-6 in 8 previous losses. Defenceman Dustin Byfuglien told CJOB there is nothing he and his team-mates would better than getting rid of that "ofer" stat tonight.
Byfuglien set up the winning goal and logged more than 25 1/2 minutes of icetime in his first game back in 41 days. Pretty impressive stuff. Our Pre Game show tonight goes at 5:35pm from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino.
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2/2/2012
Kyle Wellwood scored at 3:14 of overtime to lead the Winnipeg Jets past the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 Thursday night.
Blake Wheeler also scored for the Jets.
Jets netminder Ondrej Pavelec finished with 30 saves.Jets coach Claude Noel says they played a pretty good game..
Victor Hedman scored the lone goal for the Lightning, who saw their season -best five-game winning streak come to an end... The Jets play the Florida Panthers Friday night..
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1/31/2012
Bryan Little had the only goal in the shootout, lifting the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. The Jets have won six straight games in Philadelphia, including four when they were the Atlanta Thrashers Chris Thorburn scored his first goal in nearly a year for Winnipeg to tie the game in the 2nd period..
Jets head coach Claude Noel was happy with the player's efforts especially Thorburns'..
Ondrej Pavelec stopped the three shooters He faced in the shootout including Claude Giroux and Jaromir Jagr..
The victory was Winnipeg's fourth in 13 games since the calendar turned to 2012.The Jets face the Tampa bay Lightning Thursday night and Florida Panthers on Friday..
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1/31/2012
Winnipeg Jets Head Coach Claude Noel says his guys looked invigorated from the All Star Break as he watched them at practice yesterday in Philadelphia. Obviously Coach Claude will be looking for some of that "positive energy" to carry over into tonight's 6pm faceoff against the Flyers.
The Jets are 2-0 vs Philadelphia in a head to head matchup that has produced a whopping 27 goals in those first 2 meetings, something not lost on Flyers All Star forward Scott Hartnell.
We'll have much more on tonight's game coming up on CJOB's 1 Hour Pre Game Show from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino starting at 5:05pm.
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1/31/2012
The Winnipeg Jets have traded forward Akim Aliu to the Calgary Flames for defenceman John Negrin.
Negrin, 22, has played in 26 games with the Abbotsford Heat this season earning one assist and 12 penalty minutes.
The Vancouver, BC native has played in three career NHL games with the Calgary Flames for one point and two penalty minutes. He was originally drafted by Calgary in the third round, 70th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Meantime, The Jets have recalled forwards Aaron Gagnon and Spencer Machacek from the St. John’s IceCaps of the American Hockey League.
Gagnon, 26, made his debut with the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 24/12 against the New York Rangers in his only game with the club so far. He has played in 35 games with the IceCaps this season racking up 20 points (8g, 12a) and eight penalty minutes.
Machacek, 23, has played in 44 games with the IceCaps this season scoring 34 points (11g, 23a) and 40 penalty minutes. The Lethbridge, AB native has played in 12 career NHL games with the Atlanta Thrashers.
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1/25/2012
The Winnipeg Jets have re-assigned forwards Patrice Cormier and Aaron Gagnon to the IceCaps. The 21-year old Cormier has played in six games with the Winnipeg Jets this season. Gagnon, 26, played in one game with the Jets during his recall.
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1/25/2012
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 22 shots and the New York Rangers defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 Tuesday night.Winnipeg, which lost to Carolina on Monday, was out-shot 31-22 and fell to 0-8 in the second of back-to-back games. The Jets have been outscored 33-5 in those losses. And, Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec called it a disappointing loss.
Evander Kane missed his third game because of a concussion. He was placed on the injured list. Winnipeg has recalled Aaron Gagnon from St. John's of the AHL.
The Jets return to action after the all-star break against the Flyers in Philadephia, Tuesday, January 31st..
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1/24/2012
The Winnipeg Jets have recalled Aaron Gagnon from the Saint John's IceCaps while placing forward Evander Kane on the Injured Reserve List, retroactive to Jan. 19/12.
Gagnon has played in 32 games with the IceCaps this season racking up 20 points (8g, 12a) and eight penalty minutes. He has also played in 21 career NHL games with the Dallas Stars earning two assists.
He was originally drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the eighth round, 240th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
And, The St. John's IceCaps have assigned defenceman Ben Chiarot to the Colorado Eagles.
Chiarot has played in 14 games with the IceCaps this season collecting two points (1g, 1a) and 19 penalty minutes.
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1/24/2012
The Winnipeg Jets are in New York where they will take on the Rangers tonight. The Jets are struggling to score goals of late, just talling 20 goals through their 11 games in the month of January. Forward Antti Meitten talks about how high the frustration level is with the team not being able to score more.
In those 11 games this month, the Jets have given up 31 goals, including two in Monday night's 2-1 loss to Carolina. The Pre-game Show on CJOB for tonight's game start at 5:05 from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at Mcphillips Station Casino.
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1/24/2012
Jeff Skinner and Tim Brent scored first-period goals for the Carolina Hurricanes, who stopped the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Monday night.Kyle Wellwood scored at 13:47 of the second period for the Jets to close the gap but the odds were still against them
Winnipeg's Chris Mason, who played in his 300th NHL game, made 14 saves. The winning goal deflected off him into the net.. But Jets head coach Claude Noel was not blaming Mason for the loss..
The Hurricanes were held without a shot for more than 11 minutes of the third period.The Jets play the New York Rangers Tuesday night.
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1/21/2012
Winnipeg Jets Goal Scoring Leader Evander Kane is the latest NHL star to be sidelined with a concussion.
Head coach Claude Noel says Kane was evaluated by the medical staff yesterday but isn't sure if the 7 day rest rule applies to this situation...
Forward Tim Stapleton will also miss tonight's 6 o'clock faceoff against Florida at MTS Centre with a nagging lower body injury.
Antti Miettinen will play after being a healthy scratch for Thursday's 4-1 win over Buffalo and Patrice Cormier has been recalled for a 3rd time this season from St. John's of the AHL. Defenceman Zach Bogosian will also return to the lineup tonight after missing the last 5 games with a suspected groin injury. Kelly Moore and the CJOB Hockey Coverage Team will have more on the Pre Game show starting at 4:05 from Boston Pizza at City Place, Downtown.
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1/21/2012
Winnipeg Jets Head Coach Claude Noel wouldn't confirm Zach Bogosian will be returning to the lineup for Saturday night's game at MTS Centre against the Florida Panthers. But following practice Friday morning Bogosian gave every indication he'll be good to go.
And on CJOB's sports show Friday night, Jets forward Jimmy Slater says it would be great to have Bogosian back.
Meantime, The Jets have assigned defenceman Paul Postma to St. John's and have placed blueliner Derek Meech on waivers..
Kelly Moore and the CJOB Hockey Coverage Team will have more on the Pre-Game Show starting at 4:05pm Saturday from Boston Pizza- City Place Downtown.
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1/20/2012
Winnipeg Jets Head Coach Claude Noel wouldn't confirm Zach Bogosian will be returning to the lineup for Saturday night's 6 o'clock game at MTS Centre against the Florida Panthers. But following practice Friday morning Bogosian gave every indication to CJOB's Jim Toth he'll be good to go.
Defenceman Dustin Byfuglien skated Friday and is being fitted for a knee brace, but his status remains questionable for the NHL All Star Game a week from Sunday in Ottawa. The Jets have also assigned defenceman Paul Postma to St. John's and have placed blueliner Derek Meech on waivers to give him a chance to play some games with the AHL Ice Caps.
Kelly Moore and the CJOB Hockey Coverage Team will have more on the Pre Game Show startng at 4:05pm Saturday from Boston Pizza- City Place Downtown.
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1/20/2012
The Buffalo Sabres gave up two power-play goals to the Jets Thursday night at MTS centre on their way to their 11th straight road loss.
Andrew Ladd, Tobias Enstrom, Tim Stapleton and Nik Antropov led the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 victory. Drew Stafford had Buffalo's only goal.
The win boosted the Jet's record in January to 3-6.. Jets coach Claude Noel, on CJOB's post game show, said it was good to win..
The Jets went 2-for-4 on power-play chances Thursday And Sabres coach Lindy Ruff says that hurt..
Going into Thursday's game the Jets hadn't connected on the power play in their last five outings. The Jets host the Florida Panthers Saturday night...
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1/19/2012
It will be a matchup of struggling teams when the Winnipeg Jets host the Buffalo Sabres in a 7:30pm faceoff tonight at MTS Centre. Buffalo has been outscored 42-13 during a franchise record 10 game road losing streak while the Jets are 2-6 for the Month of January. But Winnipeg Goalie Ondrej Pavelec told CJOB none of that matters.
The Jets will welcome back leading scorer Blake Wheeler who missed the last 2 games after being struck in the throat with a puck, but defenceman Zach Bogosian will sit out his 5th straight game and fellow blue liner Dustin Byfuglien isn't even back skating yet.
CJOB's Hockey Coverage Team will have more coming up on the Pre Game Show starting at 5:35pm from Boston Pizza- City Place, Downtown.
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1/18/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will be trying to put an end to only their 2nd home ice losing streak of the season when they play host to the Buffalo Sabres tomorrow night in a 7:30pm start at MTS Centre. The Jets dropped a pair of games to San Jose and New Jersey last week and are just 2-6 for the month of January to fall 3 points behind Washington for the last playoff spot in the NHL's Eastern Conference Standings, and 4 points back of Florida for the lead in the Southeast Division. Both the Capitals and Panthers play tonight in Montreal and Denver respectively while Buffalo visits Chicago tonight with the Sabres trying to end a 9 game road losing streak. Join the CJOB Hockey Coverage Team tomorrow at 5:35pm from Boston Pizza- City Place, Downtown for the - Show.
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1/18/2012
Ilya Kovalchuk scored twice and the New Jersey Devils beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Tuesday night. Patrik Elias had a goal and two assists, to give the Devils their third straight win..Martin Brodeur made 20 saves in recording his 14th win of the season and second over Winnipeg in four days. His shutout bid was ended when Jets defenceman Tobias Enstrom scored with 11:42 to play. The Jets have not won the second game of a back to back set this season and Head Coach Claude Noel addressed that fact on the Post Game show..
The Devils scored three times in the opening 7:38 of the second period to put the game away. The Jets are back home Thursday night to host the Buffalo Sabres..
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1/17/2012
The Winnipeg Jets play the back end of two games in two nights this evening when they visit the New Jersey Devils.
Jets captain Andrew Ladd says the same kind of pressure put on in Ottawa is what's needed tonight...
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Puck drop between the Jets and Devils is at 6 PM.
The Winnipeg Jets play the back end of two games in two nights this evening when they visit the New Jersey Devils.
Jets captain Andrew Ladd says the same kind of pressure put on in Ottawa is what's needed tonight...
Puck drop between the Jets and Devils is at 6 PM.
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1/16/2012
Chris Mason stopped 25 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-0 Monday night. Jim Slater and Tobias Enstrom scored for the Jets, who snapped a three-game losing streak. The Senators were coming off a perfect road trip where they went 3-0.
Ottawa has been known for its third-period comebacks, but they were unable to overcome the 2-0 deficit they faced. Jets head Coach Claude Noel says it was a good 60 minute effort from the entire team..
The Senators had two great chances in the dying minutes of the third period, but Mason stopped the first and the second hit the crossbar.
The Jets wasted little time taking control of this game with Slater scoring 49 seconds into the first, taking advantage of some poor defensive coverage by Ottawa. The Jets will have little time to savour the victory as they play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night..
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1/16/2012
Winnipeg Jets play in Ottawa tonight with a severely depleted lineup. CJOB's Kelly Moore is there with the details.
Jets are 10th in the NHLs Eastern Conference, 5 points behind Florida. and Pittsburg who hold down the final 2 playoff spots.
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1/14/2012
The Winnipeg Jets lost a heartbreaker today at MTS Centre, falling 2-1 to the New Jersey Devils.
Andrew Ladd drew first blood, scoring for the Jets at 18:31 in the first.
The Jets held that 1-0 lead halfway through the third, when Devils blue-liner Kurtis Foster tied it up at 9:45.
Patrik Elias scored the game-winner three minutes after Foster.
The Jets are now 20-19-5, having lost five of their last six games.
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1/13/2012
It looks like the Winnipeg Jets will be without top defencemen Dustin Byfuglien and Zach Bogosian for Saturday afternoon's 2 o'clock matinee matchup at MTS Centre versus the New Jersey Devils. Neither player practiced Friday and Byfuglien didn't sound too optimistic about how his recovery is going from a knee injury he suffered before Christmas.
Byfuglien is hoping he'll be able to participate in the upcoming 20-12 NHL All Star Game in Ottawa which is just a little over 2 weeks away on Sunday, January 29th. The Jets will be looking to break out of a 1-4 slump Saturday afternoon against the Devils. CJOB's 2 Hour Pre Game Show starts at 12:05pm from Boston Pizza- City Place Downtown.
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1/13/2012
Antti Niemi made 24 saves to claim his second shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets Thursday night at MTS centre. Logan Couture scored the game's first goal at 13:36 of the second period. It was his 18th goal of the season. Left-winger Brad Winchester made it 2-0 early in the third for the Sharks. The Jets lost for the fourth time in their past five games and on CJOB's post game show Jets head coach Claude Noel talked about coaching through adversity.
The Jets host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday...
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1/12/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will be represented by Defenceman Dustin Byfuglien at the January 29th NHL All Star Game in Ottawa. Winnipegger and Chicago Blackhawks Captain Jonothon Toews will also be among the participants.
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1/11/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will try to get back on track when host the San Jose Sharks tomorrow night in a 7:30pm start at MTS Centre. The Jets dropped 3 of 4 games on the road but own 1 of the NHL's best home records at 14-6-1. Winnipegger Frazer McLaren of the Sharks told CJOB he and his team-mates have already been warned of what to expect tomorrow night.
McLaren grew up in River Heights while another member of the Sharks, 4th line centre Andrew Murray is from Selkirk. You'll hear more from both home grown products on CJOB's Pre game show tomorrow night starting at 5:35pm from Boston Pizza- City Place Downtown.
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1/11/2012
Nathan Horton had two goals to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Winnipeg Jets.
The Jets end their four game road trip with a 1-3 record..
Jets Head coach Claude Noel was moving Evander Kane to different lines because he wasn't happy with the way he started..
Andrew Ladd, Blake Wheeler and Eric Fehr scored for the Jets, who got two assists apiece from defenceman Zach Bogosian and Tobias Enstrom. The Jets host the San Jose Sharks Thursday night..
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1/10/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will try to close out a 4 game road trip with a win in Boston tonight. The Bruins will be without Brad Marchand who has been suspended 5 games by the NHL for "clipping" Vancouver defenceman Sami Salo on Saturday afternoon. Winnipeg won't have Dustin Byfuglien for the 7th straight game, but Boston coach Claude Julien says the Jets have plenty of "blueline depth" to withstand the loss of 1 player.
We'll have more on the Jets and Bruins coming up on the Pre Game Show at 5:05pm from the Upper Deck Sports Bar at McPhillips Station Casino.
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1/9/2012
Former Winnipeg Jet player and Manitoba Moose Head Coach Scott Arniel has joined ex team-mate Randy Carlyle, along with Davis Payne, Bruce Boudreau, Paul Maurice, Jacques Martin, and Terry Murray on the list of NHL Head Coaches to be fired this season. Columbus has only won twice since the middle of December compared to 8 losses and a tie. Arniel was 45-60-18 during his time with the Blue Jackets. Assistant Coach Todd Richards will guide the team for the remainder of the season.
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1/7/2012
The Winnipeg Jets will be staying put in the NHL's Southeast Division for a second season...
Under the League's realignment passed by the Board Of Governors last month, the Jets would have played out of an eight-team Central Conference next season, but the NHL Player's Association has rejected that proposal.
Jets President and Governor Mark Chipman believes the process has only been delayed...
Chipman says the schedule for next season has to be set in motion, so there's no time to mount a legal challenge to the union's decision.
And, while he was disappointed and somewhat surprised by the turn of events, he'd been asked by Commissioner Gary Bettman last month if the Jets would be okay with staying in the Southeast Division for another year if realignment did not go through.
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1/5/2012
Jonas Gustavsson earned another start in goal for Toronto with a 4-0 shut out of the Winnipeg Jets. The Leafs net minder stopped all 24 shots he faced.
The Jets saw their record fall to 19-16-5 and They dropped below Toronto in the standings.Chris Mason was in the net for the Jets.
And, Jets captain Andrew Ladd says the start of the road trip has lacked momentum and confidence
Winnipeg continues its road trip in Buffalo on Saturday and then Boston on Tuesday. ...
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1/5/2012
The Winnipeg Jets have recalled forward Patrice Cormier from the St. John's IceCaps. The 21-year old played in two games for the Jets during his last recall December 29th to January 1st.
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1/3/2012
Winnipeg Jets begin a 4-game road trip Wednesday night when they visit the Montreal Canadiens. Jets defenceman Ron Hainsey tells CJOB, the Jets feel an urgency to move up a little higher in the NHL East Standings.
Jets are 8th in the East, 1 point behind New Jersey and 1 ahead of Washington.
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12/31/2011
The Winnipeg Jets surrendered the opening goal, but that didn't make a difference as they came back to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 at MTS Centre.
Jets goalie Ondrej Pavalec says the Leafs came out tough in the first period.
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With the win the Jets finish the month of December with a 10-3-and-1 record and the 2011 portion of the schedule 19-14-and-5.
The Jets now hit the road for a four-game stretch starting Wedneday in Montreal against the Canadiens.
The Winnipeg Jets surrendered the opening goal, but that didn't make a difference as they came back to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 at MTS Centre.
Jets goalie Ondrej Pavalec says the Leafs came out tough in the first period.
With the win the Jets finish the month of December with a 10-3-and-1 record and the 2011 portion of the schedule 19-14-5.
The Jets now hit the road for a four-game stretch starting Wedneday in Montreal against the Canadiens.
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12/31/2011
Toronto Maple Leafs Head Coach Ron Wilson says he did think about starting "The Monster", Jonas Gustavsson, for tonight's New Year's Eve game vs the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Centre. But in the end he had to go with James Reimer who has a large contingent iof Family and Friends from Morweena coming down for the game.
Winnipeg forward Chris Thorburn expects both teams to have a playoff type mentality when his Jets host the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 6pm New Year's Eve start at MTS Centre tonight.
Heading into tonight's action the Jets and Leafs are part of a 4 way tie with New Jersey and Ottawa for 6th place in the NHL Eastern Conference Standings. Winnipeg can also set a franchise record for most wins in a month as they are 9-3-1 for December heading into tonight's game.
CJOB's Pre Game show starts at 4:05pm from Boston Pizza at City Place in Downtown Winnipeg.
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12/29/2011
Evander Kane scored his 18th goal of the season to give the Winnipeg Jets a 1-0 win in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings.
Kane says those goals in extra time are always special.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs are in town next for a New Year's Eve tilt at MTS Centre. CJOB's pre-game show is at 4:05 PM Saturday live from Boston Pizza - City Place Downtown.
Evander Kane scored his 18th goal of the season to give the Winnipeg Jets a 1-0 win in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings.
Kane says those goals in extra time are always special.
Goalie Chris Mason recorded the shutout in the win.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in town next for a New Year's Eve tilt at MTS Centre. CJOB's pre-game show is at 4:05 PM Saturday live from Boston Pizza - City Place Downtown.
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