{"id":775436,"date":"2026-07-02T12:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/775436\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:37:10","slug":"winnipeg-jets-morning-papers-todays-hockey-headlines-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/775436\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today\u2019s Hockey Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note: Yesterday was Free Agency Day which usually isn\u2019t too electric in Winnipeg but that changed a bit as the Jets <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/winnipeg-jets-are-signing-stuart-skinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">started the day by signing<\/a> goalie Stuart Skinner to a two-year contract. He spoke for almost 18 minutes about this opportunity which you can watch <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/winnipeg-jets-goalie-stuart-skinner-first-media-availability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>. They also made a depth signed of forward Noah Gregor. And then later in the evening they announced <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/winnipeg-jets-sign-defenceman-mario-ferraro-to-a-three-year-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">that they had landed<\/a> left-shot defenceman Mario Ferarro on a three-year deal. We will hear from him this morning so stay tuned for that media availability here and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCRV4QNGLMrk3f_-XTAlrBoA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note II: It was also a day that players from the Jets\/Moose organization signed with other teams. In total seven players from the two Manitoba based pro clubs signed with other teams including <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/former-winnipeg-jets-defenceman-colin-miller-signs-in-switzerland-with-lausanne-hc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Colin Miller<\/a> (Lausanne HC), <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/former-jets-defenceman-luke-schenn-signs-one-year-deal-with-canucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Luke Schenn<\/a> (Canucks), <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/former-manitoba-moose-defenceman-dylan-anhorn-earns-a-one-year-nhl-deal-with-the-blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dylan Anhorn<\/a> (Blackhawks), <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/former-winnipeg-jets-goalie-eric-comrie-signs-two-year-deal-with-sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Eric Comrie<\/a> (Sharks), <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/former-winnipeg-jets-defenceman-jacob-bryson-signs-one-year-contract-with-red-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jacob Bryson<\/a> (Red Wings), <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/former-manitoba-moose-captain-mason-shaw-signs-one-year-contract-with-the-wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mason Shaw<\/a> (Wild) and <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/former-winnipeg-jets-defenceman-ville-signs-one-year-contract-with-golden-knights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ville Heinola<\/a> (Golden Knights). Still a few Jets\/Moose UFAs who could sign new deals this week and we\u2019ll keep you updated as to where they end up.<\/p>\n<p>Note III: While all of the above was going on there was still Day 3 of Jets Development Camp down at hockey for all centre as the prospects were put through their paces doing the beep test. We kept the Swedish theme going with a conversation with Viktor Klingsell (2025 5th) which you can watch <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/winnipeg-jets-development-camp-day-3-viktor-klingsell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>. We will have plenty more coverage from Day 4 which gets underway at 10 AM with Team practicing followed by Team B hitting the ice at 11 AM. Media availabilities get underway at 12:30 PM and we will have that covered here and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCRV4QNGLMrk3f_-XTAlrBoA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jets news:<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2026\/07\/01\/skinner-signing-adds-to-goalie-intrigue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Skinner signing adds to Winnipeg Jets goalie intrigue<\/a>. Adding the 27-year old netminder certainly added an unexpected twist on the morning of free agency. Of course it doesn\u2019t answer the questions about Connor Hellebuyck.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-209407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Stuart-Skinner-post-practice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"271\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Sun:\u00a0<a class=\"tnt-asset-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegsun.com\/sports\/winnipeg\/jets-sign-shut-down-defender-ferraro\/article_140c382c-7c29-4370-9856-fa469f059039.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Jets sign shut-down defender Ferraro\">Jets sign shut-down defender Ferraro<\/a>. One way to improve what happens in front of the net is by improving the quality of the defenders and this was a move that certainly did just that.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegsun.com\/sports\/winnipeg\/skinner-ready-to-compete-for-net-with-or-without-hellebuyck\/article_baab71f4-ae4d-4b94-9915-be8cfacce44f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Skinner ready to compete for net, with or without Hellebuyck<\/a>. Talk about a positive attitude from a guy who has been to the Stanley Cup Finals twice. There was no sense of entitlement and you\u2019d be hard pressed to realize he\u2019s been in the NHL for five seasons already.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic Winnipeg: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7412920\/2026\/07\/01\/jets-stuart-skinner-free-agency-hellebuyck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets\u2019 bet on Skinner leaves Connor Hellebuyck\u2019s questions unanswered so far<\/a>. (Paywall). Murat gives his thoughts on what happened on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jets video:<\/p>\n<p>TSN:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/tsn-does-skinner-signing-impact-hellebuycks-future-in-winnipeg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Does Skinner signing impact Hellebuyck\u2019s future in Winnipeg<\/a>?\u00a0Bryan Hayes, Jeff O\u2019Neill and Jamie McLennan were joined by TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger to discuss whether or not Stuart Skinner signing with the Winnipeg Jets means Connor Hellebuyck\u2019s days are numbered.<\/p>\n<p>TSN:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/tsn-how-does-skinner-signing-impact-hellebuycks-future-with-the-winnipeg-jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">How does Skinner signing impact Hellebuyck\u2019s future with the Winnipeg Jets<\/a>? Is Stuart Skinner being brought to Winnipeg as a backup to Connor Hellebuyck or as a replacement? The TSN Goalie panel discusses what Skinner\u2019s signing means for Hellebuyck moving forward and whether or not he is a good fit with the Jets.<\/p>\n<p>Sportsnet:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/sportsnet-reaction-to-the-winnipeg-jets-signing-of-stuart-skinner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Reaction to the Winnipeg Jets signing of Stuart Skinner<\/a>.\u00a0The panel reacts to the Jets safeguarding themselves against a potential future without Connor Hellebuyck by signing Stuart Skinner to a 2-year contract worth $7.5M ($3.25M AAV).<\/p>\n<p>Sportsnet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/video\/what-kind-of-package-will-jets-need-to-move-hellebuyck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">What kind of package will Jets need to move Hellebuyck<\/a>? The Hockey Central Signing Season panel discusses the future of star goalie Connor Hellebuyck, and where he might be interested in heading if the Winnipeg Jets decide to make a move.<\/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: Yesterday was Free Agency Day which usually isn\u2019t too electric in Winnipeg but that changed a bit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":775437,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-775436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}