Articles for tag: Connor Hellebuyck, Kevin Cheveldayoff, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele

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’

October 8, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Winnipeg Jets

The Presidents’ Cup Curse or a Stepping Stone? The Winnipeg Jets Face a Season of Reckoning

The champagne-soaked euphoria of hoisting the Presidents’ Trophy feels like a lifetime ago. For the Winnipeg Jets, the 2024-25 season was a masterpiece of regular-season dominance—a franchise-record 56 wins, a staggering 116 points, and a league-best +86 goal differential. They were an offensive juggernaut, tied for third in goals scored, and a defensive fortress, surrendering the fewest goals in the NHL. Their power play, a perennial question mark, morphed into the league’s most lethal unit. It was, by almost every metric, a season for the ages. Previously on the EDGE – High Stakes & Burning Questions at the Winnipeg Jets

September 17, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

Winnipeg Jets

High Stakes & Burning Questions at the Winnipeg Jets Training Camp

As the Winnipeg Jets open their 2025 training camp this week, they do so not as scrappy underdogs, but as the reigning Presidents’ Trophy winners. A franchise-record 56 wins and 116 points last season rewrote the narrative around this club. The question is no longer if they can compete, but whether they can handle the immense pressure that comes with being the team to beat. Last year’s incredible run has established a new standard. Now, General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and Head Coach Scott Arniel face the unenviable task of piloting this group through the turbulent skies of a title-contending season,

August 19, 2025

EdgeHockey Staff

NHL News NHL Rumors

Lucic’s Return, Fedorov’s Night, the Senators New Home, and More NHL News & Rumors

Alright, hockey fans. It’s been a busy 24 hours, and while the dog days of summer are technically upon us, the NHL rumor mill and news cycle are still churning out some absolute beauts. Grab a cold one, let’s break down what’s got everyone buzzing. Lucic Back in the Mix? St. Louis Takes a Shot In a move that caught more than a few folks off guard, the St. Louis Blues have extended a professional tryout (PTO) to none other than veteran tough guy Milan Lucic. At 37, Lucic hasn’t seen NHL ice since October 2023 with the Bruins, and