Illegal Curve Hockey: Winnipeg Jets

Despite having back-to-back 90+ point seasons, it was a tough 2025-26 campaign as the Jets failed to reach the post-season. We heard from top Jets winger Kyle Connor after his exit meetings with the team.

It was his best year personally as a professional as Mark Scheifele got to the 100 point (and beyond) mark becoming the first Jets 2.0 player to do so but the team's lack of success was a major disappointment. He spoke today about the season and looked ahead to next year.

It was a tough year for Jets captain Adam Lowry who never quite got up-to-speed after offseason surgery put his training behind schedule. He was clearly not happy with how his season went personally or how it went for the team. He spoke about it today at end of season media availability.

The disappointment was palpable when we caught up with Jets top defenceman Josh Morrissey after his club failed to make the playoffs.

While it was his best year as a pro, Gabriel Vilardi was feeling the impact of his team not qualifying for the playoffs. He spoke about the year that was, the summer ahead, his willingness to play for Team Canada at the World Championship and more.

After being away from the game for over two years, Winnipegger Jonathan Toews just completed his first season back in the NHL where he played all 82 games. He spoke about achieving that milestone, playing in his home province, was asked about his future and more.

It was a disappointing conclusion to the 2025-26 season for the Jets. First player we spoke to on exit interview day was Cole Perfetti who spoke about the injury, the slow start of his season, the way the team played and more.

If that didn’t sum up the season for the Jets as they get handled 6-1 by the Sharks to mercifully end the 2025-26 season. It means they will end the campaign having lost four straight game.

The comeback fell short after Winnipeg went down 4-1 to Utah and ultimately lost the game 5-3 as they concluded the road portion of the regular season with their third straight loss. Of course if you're team Ethical Tank this result, combined with the Blues coming back to win their game means the Jets are sitting with the 7th overall pick in the Draft.

The result didn't matter since the Jets were already-eliminated but it certainly wasn't a very good result as the Golden Knights roll them 6-2. They become just the fifth team to go from the Presidents' Trophy to out of the playoffs.