{"id":900484,"date":"2026-09-18T13:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/900484\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T13:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T13:34:14","slug":"winnipeg-jets-morning-papers-todays-hockey-headlines-128","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/900484\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today\u2019s Hockey Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note: Before Day 2 of Jets training camp gets underway, catch up on all the news, line combinations, injury updates and player\/coach media <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/keeping-tabs-on-day-1-of-winnipeg-jets-training-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a> from the opening day at Hockey for All Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Note II: We did a lot of media availabilities on Day 1. We spoke with GM Kevin Cheveldayoff (watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kIm0Bxj_-Ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>), Kyle Connor (watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tq4ozXFb1Yc&amp;t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>), Mark Scheifele (watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hMD2LgQh18E&amp;t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>), Coach Scott Arniel (watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MTtvxs6XFqY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>), Gabriel Vilardi (watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6nZes38X2wo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>) and Isak Ros\u00e9n (watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dj_5ADCQslk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>) on Day 1 of Jets training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Note III: Camp continues today with Team B hitting the ice at 10 a.m. CT, followed by Team A at 1 p.m. CT. All media availabilities can be watched here or on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCRV4QNGLMrk3f_-XTAlrBoA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note IV: Jets prospect Samuel Hren\u00e1k opened his USHL season in style, making 22 saves on 23 shots as the Fargo Force earned a 2-1 win over Green Bay. The 2026 third-round pick begins the year with a 1.00 GAA and .957 save percentage.<\/p>\n<p>Note V: Missed this the other day, but Postmedia\u2019s Bruce Garrioch <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SunGarrioch\/status\/2100331878767075390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">reported<\/a> that Ottawa was considering Logan Stanley or Ben Hutton on a PTO with Artem Zub injured. It appears Hutton got the call, but it\u2019s wild to think Stanley was projected by some to land a five-year deal worth $5 million annually in free agency and is now potentially limited to a PTO-type opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Jets news:<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegsun.com\/sports\/winnipeg\/heartbreaking-jets-entangled-in-hellebuyck-fallout\/article_f606ab1a-213c-4fab-9ad2-f0f5206e2425.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Heartbreaking\u2019: Jets entangled in Hellebuyck fallout<\/a>. Players seemed disappointed but resolute at this situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185945\" class=\"wp-image-185945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/March-30-2024_3269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-185945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegsun.com\/sports\/winnipeg_jets\/friesen-hellebuyck-tramples-all-over-day-1-of-jets-camp\/article_aaddbaac-fc58-420a-937b-0475d68c1395.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hellebuyck tramples all over Day 1 of Jets camp<\/a>. His name was on everyone\u2019s lips.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegsun.com\/sports\/winnipeg\/chaos-in-jets-crease-just-the-latest-of-arniel-s-concerns\/article_784106d8-c2c0-4410-ba05-4ec7809d65a3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Chaos in Jets crease just the latest of Arniel\u2019s concerns<\/a>. There is quite a bit on his plate as he has to get off to a good start.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2026\/09\/17\/a-lot-of-guys-in-that-room-that-are-heartbroken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets vets weigh in on franchise goalie Hellebuyck not reporting to training camp<\/a>. (Paywall). While they wouldn\u2019t throw their friend under the bus, and while they get the business side of things, it was clear they are disappointed he isn\u2019t at camp.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/sports\/2026\/09\/17\/puck-officially-drops-on-shortened-pre-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Day 1 of Jets training camp in the books with pairings essentially cemented<\/a>. (Paywall). While the focus was on net, the bench boss of the Jets did give us a bit of a nugget when it comes to his configurations of the lines.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2026\/09\/17\/hellebuycks-part-of-our-family-until-he-isnt-part-of-our-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets GM insists club\u2019s not working under any deadline in netminder\u2019s trade request<\/a>. (Paywall). If his group can get off to a great start then that statement holds true. If they don\u2019t then I suspect he would change his tuns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic Winnipeg: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7604770\/2026\/09\/17\/winnipeg-connor-hellebuyck-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Why the Winnipeg Jets can\u2019t afford to make an example of Connor Hellebuyck<\/a>. (Paywall). No point in a hollow victory.<\/p>\n<p>Sportsnet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/article\/clock-ticking-on-jets-cheveldayoff-to-resolve-hellebuyck-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Clock ticking on Jets\u2019 Cheveldayoff to resolve Hellebuyck situation<\/a>. I think the GM has some time right now. Until there are losses pilling up he would be able to buy himself some time to try and secure the best deal possible.<\/p>\n<p>TSN: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/article\/heartbroken-jets-open-training-camp-without-hellebuyck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Heartbroken\u2019 Jets open training camp without Hellebuyck<\/a>. Words from guys like Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele, who have been teammates with Hellebuyck since he joined the club were interesting to hear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Global News: <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/12062841\/winnipeg-jets-kevin-cheveldayoff-hellebuyck-news-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets GM says Hellebuyck trade must yield proper return: \u2018We are still trying to win\u2019<\/a>. It\u2019s quite the task as they still see this core as one that can get things done in the playoffs. If that\u2019s the case then they need to bring in pieces that will continue that objective.<\/p>\n<p>Jets video:<\/p>\n<p>TSN: <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/tsn-why-arent-teams-lining-up-to-acquire-connor-hellebuyck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Why aren\u2019t teams lining up to acquire Connor Hellebuyck<\/a>?\u00a0Bryan Hayes, Jeff O\u2019Neill and Jamie McLennan discuss the marketplace for Connor Hellebuyck and why teams aren\u2019t fully trying to acquire the former Hart and Vezina trophy winner.<\/p>\n<p>TSN:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/tsn-latest-on-connor-hellebuyck-suspension-winnipeg-jets-next-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Latest on Connor Hellebuyck suspension &amp; Winnipeg Jets next steps<\/a>.\u00a0TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger and former NHLer Frankie Corrado joined That\u2019s Hockey to discuss what\u2019s next for Connor Hellebuyck and the Jets, after the team suspended the goaltender for not reporting to training camp.<\/p>\n<p>WST:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/wst-winnipeg-jets-training-camp-battles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets Training Camp battles<\/a>. Murat Ates of The Athletic joined Andrew \u201cHustler\u201d Paterson to break down the biggest storylines and battles heading into Winnipeg Jets training camp.<\/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\/2026\/09\/1789738454_21_logoillegalnew.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Note: Before Day 2 of Jets training camp gets underway, catch up on all the news, line combinations,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":900485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-900484","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\/900484","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=900484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/900485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=900484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=900484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=900484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}