{"id":681901,"date":"2026-05-20T12:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/681901\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T12:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:53:11","slug":"winnipeg-jets-morning-papers-todays-hockey-headlines-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/681901\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today\u2019s Hockey Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note: The Jets are done. The Moose are done. We will still try to get you anything relevant to the pro hockey clubs of Manitoba during the next little bit. Of course the big focus is on the 2026 NHL Draft for which the Jets hold the 8th overall selection. We will be spending\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/who-could-be-available-for-the-winnipeg-jets-at-8th-overall-in-the-nhl-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">quite a bit of time learning about the players<\/a>\u00a0who could hear their name get called by Winnipeg at the end of June.<\/p>\n<p>Note II: For the second time in four seasons the Moose <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/manitoba-moose-tyrel-bauer-won-the-2026-yanick-dupre-memorial-award-as-ahl-man-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">have a Yanick Dupr\u00e9 Memorial Award winner<\/a> for AHL Man of the Year as the league announced Tyrel Bauer as the winner. Win or lose, Bauer takes time after games to meet with young fans and his impact goes well beyond the arena. He has become a huge asset to the community in Manitoba and is well deserving of this recognition of his impact off the ice. We caught up with him yesterday afternoon and not surprisingly he gave plenty of good answers about what it means to him to be the recipient and to give back to the people in this province. You can watch the full interview <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/tyrel-bauer-media-avail-after-winning-the-yanick-dupre-memorial-award-as-ahl-man-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jets news:<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2026\/05\/19\/jets-defence-cant-rest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Salomonsson\u2019s surgery calls for Jets to make blue-line changes in off-season<\/a>. (Paywall). Wieber looks at some internal options and then gives you six external ones to consider.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208097\" class=\"wp-image-208097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CS-April-26-2026_2407.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-208097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)<\/p>\n<p>NHL.com: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/jets\/news\/fans-invited-to-celebrate-jets-no-8-pick-at-2026-draft-party-at-canada-life-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fans invited to celebrate Jets\u2019 No. 8 pick at 2026 Draft Party at Canada Life Centre<\/a>. Speaking of the 8th overall pick the Jets are welcoming folks to downtown Winnipeg on the Friday night of Draft Weekend for a Draft Party.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7287259\/2026\/05\/19\/winnipeg-jets-stanley-cup-contender-checklist-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Winnipeg Jets\u2019 Stanley Cup contender checklist: Greatness beyond reach, future in doubt<\/a>. (Paywall). The joy may be gone from joyland to somewhat quote former bench boss Claude Noel.<\/p>\n<p>Moose news:<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2026\/05\/19\/bauer-making-an-impact-on-and-off-the-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bauer making an impact on and off the ice<\/a>. (Paywall). Wouldn\u2019t be hard to see him wearing a \u2018C\u2019 for this team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logoillegalnew.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Note: The Jets are done. The Moose are done. 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