October 9, 2025
Kyle Connor Cashes In: Winnipeg Jets Bet Big on a Homegrown Star
In a move that reverberates through the prairies and signals a clear organizational direction, the Winnipeg Jets have locked up their superstar winger, Kyle Connor, for the foreseeable future. Announced on the eve of the 2025-26 season opener, the eight-year, $96 million contract extension is a monumental commitment, not just in dollars, but in philosophy. For a franchise that has often prided itself on a rigid and principled approach to negotiations, this deal represents a significant evolution, a necessary adaptation to the high-stakes game of retaining elite, homegrown talent in the modern NHL. Also on the EDGE – The Presidents’





