The ECHL’s Norfolk Admirals announced on Friday that they have entered an affiliation agreement with the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets and AHL’s Manitoba Moose. Terms of the deal were not announced.
The Admirals are Virginia’s only top-tier professional hockey team and play at the Norfolk Scope.
The Winnipeg Jets have traded forward Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari, and a 2024 second-round draft pick. Elliotte Friedman was first to report the full details.
Dubois made it clear to the Jets in early June that he would not be signing any sort of contract to keep him in Winnipeg long term and would prefer to be moved elsewhere. He has received his wish.
Dubois has reportedly already signed an 8-year extension worth $68 million with Los Angeles.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
The Winnipeg Jets are expected to be one of the most busy teams in the NHL this offseason as they have a bevy of key players eligible to become unrestricted free agents in 2024 and it is very questionable that they’ll be able to come to terms with the majority of them on an extension.
Perhaps the most likely player of all to be on the move from Winnipeg this summer is forward Pierre-Luc Dubois. According to a report from The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun, Dubois has made it clear to the Jets that he will not be signing any sort of contract and would prefer to be moved elsewhere.
By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago
Game One between the Vegas Golden Knights and Winnipeg Jets turned scary midway through the first period. Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate blade to the face during a pile-up in front of Vegas’ net.
Former Capital Chandler Stephenson, who had inadvertently pushed Barron down, immediately saw what had happened. Visibly concerned, he helped his opponent up in a touching display of sportsmanship.
By Katie Adler 5 months ago
The Winnipeg Jets put former Capitals forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby on waivers Monday.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman is reporting that AJF went unclaimed and cleared on Tuesday. Axel’s likely next destination is the Jets’ farm team, the AHL’s Manitoba Moose.
The Winnipeg Jets placed Axel Jonsson-Fjallby on waivers on Monday per The Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli
Jonsson-Fjallby is being moved so that the Jets can make room for defenseman Dylan DeMelo back on the active roster. DeMelo has not played since January 26 due to a lower-body injury.
DeMelo skated in a full-contact jersey at practice on Monday, per The Winnipeg Free Press’s Mike McIntyre, and is expected to play Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken.
The Washington Capitals are on fire. They are now 9-2-1 in the month of December after downing the Jets 4-1 on Friday and have won nine of their last ten games overall.
Keep it groovin’, keep it movin’.
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
The Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets did battle on Christmas Eve Eve and we all got to watch more hockey history be made. What an absolute joy to witness.
Alex Ovechkin opened the scoring with his 801st career marker to tie Gordie Howe for second all-time on the NHL goal-scoring list. Sonny Milano stayed hot and potted his fifth of the season to double the lead.
Nic Dowd put the Caps up three in the third before Kevin Stenlund got the Jets on the board. Alex Ovechkin empty netter to jump all the way over Mr. Hockey.
Capitals beat Jets 4-1!
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. Winnipeg Jets game on December 23, 2022.
Friends, it’s cold and windy as heck. The electricity has been out most of the day at my house. I’m frigid and my son is beginning to lose it. Temperatures are in the single digits.
Basically, it’s been A Day which is a great setup for tonight’s Capitals game. It’s the last three periods of hockey you’ll get before Washington’s three-day-long holiday break. So let’s end on a good note. This region needs it.
The Capitals are coming off a 3-2 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators where Marcus Johansson played the hero. The win gave the Capitals victories in eight of their last nine games. Since November 24, they’ve earned at least one point in 12 of their last 15 games (11-3-1).
Caps-Jets will mark Alex Ovechkin’s fifth opportunity to try and tie or pass Gordie Howe for second on the NHL’s all-time goals list.
Charlie Lindgren will get the start in net after Darcy Kuemper got the win against Ottawa.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington and puck drop is a little after 7 pm.
The Washington Capitals won their fourth game in a row on Sunday night as they took down the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on the road. The Caps, riding their hottest wave of the season, are producing deserved good results based on how they have played in recent weeks.
In this numbers post, we’ll first take a look at this individual game and then zoom out a bit for the second half. Capitals country, let’s ride. This will be a long one so get your reading glasses on.
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
