{"id":763056,"date":"2026-06-26T19:11:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/763056\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T19:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:11:22","slug":"jets-gm-listening-to-hellebuyck-offers-wont-say-if-star-goalie-requested-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/763056\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets GM listening to Hellebuyck offers, won’t say if star goalie requested trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kevin Cheveldayoff is listening to offers for\u00a0Winnipeg\u00a0Jets star netminder Connor Hellebuyck.<\/p>\n

But the team\u2019s general manager wouldn\u2019t tell media on a pre-NHL draft video call Friday morning if the three-time Vezina Trophy winner has asked for a trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody is talking about ways to improve their team or different things like that,\u201d Cheveldayoff said. \u201cCertainly, as an organization we\u2019re gonna listen.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone saw Helly\u2019s press conference at the end of the year. He was passionate. Certainly in our exit meetings we had some frank conversations as well, but, again, what happens in those meetings certainly stays private.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Jets missed the playoffs last season (35-35-12) after capturing the Presidents\u2019 Trophy for having the league\u2019s top record in 2024-25 (56-22-4).<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we did this year was unacceptable and no one wants to be a part of that,\u201d Hellebuyck said in April. \u201cWhere do we go from here and what\u2019s the next step?\u201d<\/p>\n

Hellebuyck has a full no-movement clause and five years left on a seven-year contract that carries an annual average value of US$8.5 million.<\/p>\n

He won the 2025 Hart Trophy as the league\u2019s most valuable player \u2013 only the eighth goaltender to win the award \u2013 and his third Vezina as top goalie.<\/p>\n

This year, he finished 23-23-11 in 57 games with a 2.86 goals against average and an .895 save percentage.<\/p>\n

But he did backstop the United States to an Olympic gold medal in a 2-1 overtime victory against Canada at this year\u2019s Games. The Michigan product later received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Donald Trump for his performance in leading the team to its first gold since 1980.<\/p>\n

Rumours have swirled recently that multiple teams are interested in acquiring the 33-year-old goaltender, whom the Jets selected in the 2012 draft (130th overall).<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, we both chose to sign a seven-year extension. He gave up some UFA years,\u201d Cheveldayoff said of Hellebuyck.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had the desire to take a player into his high 30s and there\u2019s risk on both sides. So again, as an organization you\u2019re incumbent, it\u2019s incumbent upon me to listen, and then that\u2019s kind of what I\u2019ve done up until this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

And what has he heard?<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, obviously, what I\u2019ve been hearing hasn\u2019t made me act. I guess the best answer is I\u2019m still listening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winnipeg\u00a0holds the eighth overall pick heading into Friday night\u2019s NHL draft.<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 26, 2026.<\/p>\n

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