{"id":898692,"date":"2026-09-17T03:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/898692\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T03:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T03:30:11","slug":"winnipeg-jets-suspend-connor-hellebuyck-for-not-reporting-to-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/898692\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets suspend Connor Hellebuyck for not reporting to training camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Connor Hellebuyck\u2019s situation with the Winnipeg Jets is getting complicated.<\/p>\n

The Jets have suspended the goaltender for failing to report to training camp, the team announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Winnipeg general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff will address the media at 10:30 a.m. ET on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Hellebuyck publicly requested a trade out of Winnipeg earlier this off-season, but claims he informed the Jets of his desire to be moved months before.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinnipeg has been my home for my entire NHL career, and I will always be grateful for my time there,\u201d Hellebuyck said in a statement. \u201cI have never forgotten June 23, 2012. That\u2019s the day Winnipeg took a chance on a goalie playing in Odessa, Texas. I gave everything I had from that moment to prove that the Jets made the right decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral months ago, I privately requested a trade. I have tried to handle the situation quietly and respectfully while giving the organization time to explore its options.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hellebuyck backstopped the Jets to the NHL\u2019s best record in the 2024-25 season and was rewarded with the Hart Trophy as league MVP as well as his third Vezina Trophy as top goalie.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old from Commerce Township, Mich., was a middling 23-23-11 in 57 games with a 2.86 goals-against average and an .895 save percentage with Winnipeg last season. But he did help the United States win gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, making 41 saves in a 2-1 win over Canada in the gold-medal game.<\/p>\n

Over 625 career games with the Jets, Hellebuyck has a 345-208-55 record with a 2.58 goals-against average, .916 save percentage and 45 shutouts. He also won the Vezina Trophy in 2020 and 2024.<\/p>\n

He signed an eight-year, US$59.5 million extension with Winnipeg in October 2023. He\u2019s under contract through 2031 at a salary cap hit of $8.5 million.<\/p>\n

\u2014 With files from The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

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