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JETS STAFF General Manager Assistant General Manager Assistant General Manager Head Coach Associate Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Video and Analytics Coach
Kevin Cheveldayoff Craig Heisinger Larry Simmons Rick Bowness Scott Arniel Brad Lauer Marty Johnston Wade Flaherty Matt Prefontaine
PRE-SEASON RECORDS YEAR
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3-3-2 (1 T, 1 OTL) 2-5-1 (1 T) 4-2-1 (1 T) 3-2-2 (1 T, 1 OTL) 5-3-0 3-4-0 3-4-0 5-2-0 1-5-0 2-3-1 0-5-1 3-3-1 1-4-3 3-4-0 3-2-2 4-3-0 2-3-2 4-3-0 3-3-1 2-3-1
Play-By-Play Colour Commentary
Dan Robertson Kevin Sawyer
Radio: Power 97 Play-By-Play Colour Commentary
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Paul Edmonds Jamie Thomas
The Jets face their Central Division rivals 26 times this season – four games against Chicago, Colorado, Minnesota, Nashville, and St. Louis; and three games apiece against Arizona and Dallas.
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The Winnipeg Jets begin their six-game pre-season schedule on Sunday evening in Edmonton against the Oilers.
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Winnipeg’s all-Canadian pre-season schedule includes a homeand-home with Edmonton and the Calgary Flames, while the Ottawa Senators visit Canada Life Centre on Tuesday and Winnipeg travels to Montreal to take on the Canadiens on Thursday.
December is the team’s busiest month, with the Jets playing 16 games in total – nine at home and seven on the road. Winnipeg’s first 15 road games of the season are against Western Conference teams.
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The Jets are playing six pre-season games for the second consecutive season after playing seven pre-season games in each of the previous eight seasons.
The Jets first visit to the Eastern Conference is not until back-toback games on Dec. 22-23 at Boston and Washington.
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Winnipeg plays 13 back-to-backs this season: eleven are consecutive games as the visiting team and two feature a game at Canada Life Centre and a game on the road.
NEW STAFF +
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The Jets announced Rick Bowness as the team’s head coach on July 3. He most recently served as head coach of the Dallas Stars from Dec. 10/19 until the end of the 2021-22 season. The Moncton, N.B. native led the Stars to an 89-62-25 record in 176 regular season games and a trip to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final. Scott Arniel is the team’s new associate coach, while Brad Lauer and Marty Johnston serve as assistant coaches. Arniel was most recently with the Washington Capitals, while Brad Lauer is coming off a WHL championship as the head coach of the Edmonton Oil Kings and Marty Johnston was promoted from the Manitoba Moose. Assistant coach Wade Flaherty returns to guide the team’s goaltenders.
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Winnipeg went 23-15-3 at home last season, which ranked 15th in the NHL with 49 points.
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The Jets won their last four home games to close out the season, outscoring their opposition 15-5 in the four games.
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The Jets finished 16-17-8 on the road last season, but lost four consecutive road games to end the season.
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Winnipeg finished the season 12-5-11 in one-goal games.
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The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record.
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Kyle Connor finished third in franchise history with 47 goals last season. The most goals in a season in franchise history is 52, which Ilya Kovalchuk did in 2005-06 and 2007-08. Connor passed Patrik Laine (44 in 2017-18) for the most goals in a season since relocation.
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Connor ended last season fourth in franchise history with 93 points this season, which is the most since relocation. It’s the eighth time in franchise history a player has reached the 90-point mark in a season.
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The Jets open their season on home ice at Canada Life Centre on Friday, Oct. 14 when they welcome the New York Rangers to town before heading out on a three-game road trip against Western Conference rivals Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche, and Vegas Golden Knights from Oct. 17-20. Other highlights of the home schedule include Patrik Laine and the Columbus Blue Jackets coming to Winnipeg on Dec. 2. Former head coach Paul Maurice, after nine seasons as the Jets bench boss, brings his new team - the President Trophy winning Florida Panthers - to Canada Life Centre on Dec. 6.
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The longest homestand of the season is the final one on the schedule, which spans five games from Mar. 31-Apr. 10.
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Winnipeg doesn’t play from Jan. 31-Feb. 10, as the NHL All-Star Weekend takes place on Feb. 3-4 in Florida, followed by the club’s five-day player break.
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January also features the Jets’ longest road trip of the campaign, as they will play five straight contests away from Manitoba from Jan. 17-24.
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Winnipeg faces Canadian teams on 15 occasions – eight games at Canada Life Centre and seven times on the road.
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The Manitoba Moose finished second in the AHL’s Central Division with a record of 41-24-7.
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The Moose went to Game 5 against the Milwaukee Admirals in their North Division semifinal series, but lost 2-1 to lose the series.
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Mikey Eyssimont paced Manitoba during the regular season with 42 points (18G, 24A) in 58 games.
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Declan Chisholm led the Moose in scoring in the playoffs with seven points (2G, 5A) in five games.
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The Moose begin their 2022-23 season on Oct. 15 at Canada Life Centre when they host the Rockford IceHogs in the first of two games.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE Monday, Sept. 26
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Day Off - No Media Availability
Non-Game Group - 9:00 a.m. (ACU) Practice Group 1 - 11:00 a.m. (ACU) Morning Skate - 10:30 (ACU) Practice Group 2 - 1:00 p.m. (ACU) Jets vs. Ottawa Senators - 7:00 p.m. Canada Life Centre
Wednesday, Sept. 28
Thursday, Sept. 29 Non-Game Group - 9:00 a.m. (ACU) Jets at Montreal Canadiens - 6:00 p.m.
Bell Centre