{"id":901721,"date":"2026-09-19T13:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T13:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/901721\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T13:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T13:42:13","slug":"winnipeg-jets-morning-papers-todays-hockey-headlines-129","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/901721\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today\u2019s Hockey Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note: Before Day 3 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\/observations-from-day-2-of-winnipeg-jets-training-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a> from the second day at Hockey for All Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Note II: We did a lot of media availabilities on Day 2 of training camp. We spoke with Nino (watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HokVdAwOkkY&amp;t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>), Adam Lowry (watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R1MH57yCC6Y&amp;t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>), Cole Perfetti (watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=em3uvEGV5X8&amp;t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>) and coach Scott Arniel (watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oaO8cfHu3BQ&amp;t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Note III: The Jets have adjusted the start times for 12 home games following Manitoba\u2019s decision to remain on daylight time year-round. The change will also affect how some road games line up for viewers in Winnipeg. Full list of changes <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/manitoba-time-change-prompts-winnipeg-jets-to-adjust-12-home-game-start-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note IV: It\u2019s a Jets gameday although the game group is going to look like a Prospect Challenge roster as it will be mostly young kids heading to Edmonton tonight to take on a similarly configured Oilers club. They\u2019ll skate in Winnipeg at 10 AM CT with the non-game group skating at 11:45 AM with puck drop at 7 PM CT. The game will be streamed on the Jets website.<\/p>\n<p>Note V: We have got a lot to discuss on today\u2019s Illegal Curve Hockey Show and two hours may not be sufficient to get it all in but we will do our best starting at 9 AM CT. Joining us to chat will be Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press at 9:30 AM CT and former NHLer turned analyst Martin Biron at 10:30 AM CT. Come be part of the discussion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UGXbc3Hl3S0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jets news:<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegsun.com\/sports\/winnipeg\/trust-in-chevy-jets-pionk-shocked-hopeful-in-hellebuyck-fiasco\/article_233f7796-8eb4-4b75-9208-4c07bc1f3514.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018Trust in Chevy\u2019: Jets\u2019 Pionk shocked, hopeful, in Hellebuyck fiasco<\/a>. Paul caught up with the Jets defenceman to get his assessment of the Hellebuyck situation and need to bounce back after a tough last campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197426\" class=\"wp-image-197426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CS-April-16-2025_7704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-197426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegsun.com\/sports\/winnipeg\/jets-to-leave-vets-behind-for-preseason-opener\/article_43873a20-8afa-4528-87c4-0703458961ce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets to leave vets behind for preseason opener<\/a>. As mentioned above it is going to be a young group but will still be entertaining for fans to see the young kids get in a game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/sports\/2026\/09\/18\/if-you-only-have-one-functional-knee-it-doesnt-get-you-up-to-speed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets\u2019 Niederreiter looks for bounce-back season after return to full health<\/a>. (Paywall). Like a lot of his teammates he certainly had a down season last year. While it\u2019s good he\u2019s healthy, he will also have some healthy competition for his spot on the roster. And given he\u2019s in the final year of his deal that could be good motivation for Winnipeg to get a rejuvenated player.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2026\/09\/18\/hellebuyck-standoff-caused-by-nathan-mackinnon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hellebuyck standoff caused by\u2026 Nathan MacKinnon<\/a>? (Paywall). Mike gets a bit cheeky with this column on the butterfly effect of a missed Olympic opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jets video:<\/p>\n<p>TSN: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/video\/2026\/09\/18\/bain-on-perfetti-hes-primed-to-become-a-future-face-of-this-franchise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bain on Perfetti: \u2018He\u2019s primed to become a future face of this franchise\u2019<\/a>. Jets forward Cole Perfetti has come into this training camp knowing he has to take a step forward this season, and will be given every opportunity to do so. TSN\u2019s Danielle Bain has more.<\/p>\n<p>TSN: <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/tsn-bigger-distraction-hellebuyck-not-showing-up-or-larkin-showing-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bigger disgtraction? Hellebuyck not showing up or Larkin showing up<\/a>? Former NHLer turned analyst Cameron Gaunce discussed which is the bigger distraction between Connor Hellebuyck not showing up to Jets camp and Dylan Larkin being at Red Wings camp.<\/p>\n<p>TSN: <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/tsn-is-there-a-chance-connor-hellebuyck-changes-his-mind-and-stays-with-winnipeg-jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Is there a chance Connor Hellebuyck changes his mind and stays with Winnipeg Jets<\/a>? What happens next with the Connor Hellebuyck situation? Is there a chance Hellebuyck returns to the Jets? TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger joined SC with Jay Onrait to discuss.<\/p>\n<p>WST: <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/wst-winnipeg-jets-training-camp-lines-perfetti-gets-a-big-opportunity-bjorcks-new-look\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets lines at Training Camp<\/a>. Andrew \u201cHustler\u201d Paterson and Ken Wiebe break down the Winnipeg Jets\u2019 line combinations from the opening of 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\/1789825333_12_logoillegalnew.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Note: Before Day 3 of Jets training camp gets underway, catch up on all the news, line combinations,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":901722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-901721","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\/901721","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=901721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}