{"id":935243,"date":"2026-10-16T13:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/935243\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:54:12","slug":"winnipeg-jets-morning-papers-todays-hockey-headlines-139","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/935243\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today\u2019s Hockey Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note:\u00a0The Jets began Thursday with some bad news as Josh Morrissey\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/winnipeg-jets-head-coach-scott-arniel-updates-josh-morrisseys-status-to-week-to-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">status was downgraded<\/a> from day-to-day to week-to-week. Later that evening in Chicago, Winnipeg got off to a poor start against the Hawks but managed to battle back from a two-goal deficit to force overtime before falling 4-3 in extra time. Despite the loss, they improved to 4-1-2 on the season. The team is scheduled to skate today at 12 PM CT, so stay tuned for the Practice Report.<\/p>\n<p>Note II:\u00a0After a week of practice, the Moose are ready to get back into game action as they welcome the Stars to Winnipeg for a pair of games. There were a couple of concerning developments yesterday as prospect Colby Barlow <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/manitoba-moose-practice-report-81\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">left practice early<\/a> after taking a tumble into the boards, leaving his availability in question, while we also learned that Kieron Walton underwent surgery and <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/winnipeg-jets-prospect-kieron-walton-undergoes-surgery-out-4-6-weeks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will be out 4-6 weeks<\/a>. One player who could potentially be available for conditioning work is Elias Salomonsson, who is looking to get back into game action for the first time since April after undergoing surgery during the Moose playoffs. Manitoba will hit the ice for morning skate at 10 AM CT, so check back for updates. Puck drop is at 7 PM CT.<\/p>\n<p>Note III:\u00a0Getting caught up on some Jets prospect news from earlier this week. On Monday in the OHL, Jacob Cloutier (2025 7th) scored <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ICdave\/status\/2110955741028766116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">his second goal<\/a> of the season to tie the game for Saginaw. Over in the WHL on Tuesday, Oakbank product Owen Martin (2025 3rd) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ICdave\/status\/2110953053545463913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">had a big night<\/a> for Spokane, recording two goals and two assists in a four-point performance.<\/p>\n<p>Note IV: Reminder to join us at 3 PM CT for your Daily Dose of Illegal Curve Hockey as we discuss the latest Jets and Moose news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@illegalcurvehockey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on our channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jets news:<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegsun.com\/sports\/winnipeg\/jets-comeback-falls-short-in-overtime-loss-to-blackhawks\/article_90882d09-6d47-46f2-93eb-74d71febccc0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets\u2019 comeback falls short in overtime loss to Blackhawks<\/a>. While they lost the game in extra time, it felt like this same team last season wouldn\u2019t have even gotten that game to overtime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2026\/10\/15\/jets-salvage-point-in-chicago\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jets salvage point in Chicago<\/a>. (Paywall). That felt like they both lost a point but also gained one given how they played to start that hockey game.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Free Press:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/breakingnews\/2026\/10\/15\/winnipeg-jets-neal-pionk-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Get to know your Jet: Neal Pionk<\/a>. (Paywall). Really enjoying this series from Mike which looks to give you more insight into the NHL players of Winnipeg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-191926\" class=\"wp-image-191926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/October-28-2024_2485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-191926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)<\/p>\n<p>Global News:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/12104627\/winnipeg-jets-rally-from-two-goals-down-before-losing-in-overtime-4-3-in-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jets rally from two goals down before losing in overtime 4-3 in Chicago<\/a>. A recap of Winnipeg\u2019s comeback in Chicago, Neal Pionk\u2019s three-point night and Scott Arniel\u2019s post-game comments.<\/p>\n<p>Jets video:<\/p>\n<p>TSN: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/video\/2026\/10\/16\/button-skinners-been-excellent-for-jets-hellebuyck-cant-be-feeling-very-good-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Skinner\u2019s been excellent for Jets, Hellebuyck can\u2019t be feeling very good right now<\/a>. The Jets wiped away a two-goal deficit but couldn\u2019t complete the comeback in Chicago as they suffered their first road loss of the season. TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins SportsCentre to discuss how the Blackhawks caused Winnipeg problems on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>TSN: <a href=\"https:\/\/illegalcurve.com\/tsn-insider-trading-amid-return-speculation-trading-hellebuyck-remains-jets-priority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Insider Trading \u2013\u00a0Amid return speculation, trading Hellebuyck remains Jets\u2019 priority<\/a>. Dreger is asked about the latest on Connor Hellebuyck and speculation about a possible return to Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p>Sportsnet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/video\/why-a-deal-for-jets-hellebuyck-makes-sense-for-kings-to-solidify-net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Why a deal for Jets\u2019 Hellebuyck makes sense for Kings to solidify net<\/a>. Frankly Hockey\u2019s John Buccigross and Frank Seravalli discuss the latest Connor Hellebuyck rumours involving the Los Angeles Kings, and why the Kings should pull the trigger on getting the Winnipeg Jets goaltender.\u00a0<\/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\/10\/1792158852_216_logoillegalnew.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Note:\u00a0The Jets began Thursday with some bad news as Josh Morrissey\u2019s status was downgraded from day-to-day to week-to-week.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":935244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-935243","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\/935243","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=935243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/935243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/935244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=935243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=935243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=935243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}