Illegal Curve Hockey: Winnipeg Jets

We saw Jets wavier claim Clay Stevenson on the ice for the first time with his new teammates in Winnipeg at practice.

Following skate we had a chance to catch up with the Albertan about the opportunity ahead of him, playing in Canada, his relationship with Stuart Skinner, learning from goalie coach Wade Flaherty and more.

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Jets prospect Kevin He is about to embark on his first season as a pro and we caught up with him on Moose production day to discuss the challenge ahead.

Topics:

1) How was summer? (:10)

2) Opportunity to get away from the game (:24)

3) What does he do to relax? (:53)

4) Reflections on being dealt from Niagara to Flint (1:20)

5) Being a captain of an OHL team (2:00)

6) Challenge of moving to a new city (2:16)

7) Starting next step with good friend/fellow prospect Kieron Walton (3:06)

8) Describing his game and what he worked on this summer (3:51)

9) Difference from junior to pro and jump he has to make (4:28)

10) What was Jets training camp like for him? (5:08)

11) Does he set goals for the season? (5:45)

12) Excitement to be in Winnipeg and start next step (6:18)

13) Opportunity to grow with his fellow Jets prospects (6:34)

14) In OHL when he played a Jets prospect, any extra juice? (7:08)

Jets prospect Kevin He is about to embark on his first season as a pro and we caught up with him on Moose production day to discuss the challenge ahead.

Topics:

1) How was summer? (:10)

2) Opportunity to get away from the game (:24)

3) What does he do to relax? (:53)

4) Reflections on being dealt from Niagara to Flint (1:20)

5) Being a captain of an OHL team (2:00)

6) Challenge of moving to a new city (2:16)

7) Starting next step with good friend/fellow prospect Kieron Walton (3:06)

8) Describing his game and what he worked on this summer (3:51)

9) Difference from junior to pro and jump he has to make (4:28)

10) What was Jets training camp like for him? (5:08)

11) Does he set goals for the season? (5:45)

12) Excitement to be in Winnipeg and start next step (6:18)

13) Opportunity to grow with his fellow Jets prospects (6:34)

14) In OHL when he played a Jets prospect, any extra juice? (7:08)

On Manitoba Moose production day, we caught up with Jets goalie prospect Thomas Milic as he prepares for his fourth pro season. He reflects on his NHL debut and Manitoba’s playoff run, discusses the people helping him develop, including Stuart Skinner, Drew MacIntyre and Wade Flaherty, and talks about helping new teammates settle in and what it would mean to see Tyrel Bauer make his NHL debut.

Topics:

1) How was his summer? (:20)

2) Impact of last season on his summer training? (:36)

3) Did he make any changes this summer? (1:08)

4) Conversations with Moose goalie coach Drew MacIntyre over summer (1:29)

5) Making his NHL debut (1:46)

6) The jump from the AHL to the NHL (2:25)

7) What the playoff experience did for him? (3:03)

8) How much fun was it? (3:52)

9) He and Domenic DiVincentiis pushing each other (4:31)

10) Learning from Stuart Skinner during training camp (4:58)

11) What's it like when Skinner asks him questions? (5:48)

12) What makes Wade Flaherty such a good goalie coach? (6:21)

13) Helping the young guys get acclimatized to the city/organization (7:32)

14) What it would mean to see Tyrel Bauer make his NHL debut! (8:35)

15) Becoming comfortable in Winnipeg (9:42)

On Manitoba Moose production day, we caught up with Jets goalie prospect Thomas Milic as he prepares for his fourth pro season. He reflects on his NHL debut and Manitoba’s playoff run, discusses the people helping him develop, including Stuart Skinner, Drew MacIntyre and Wade Flaherty, and talks about helping new teammates settle in and what it would mean to see Tyrel Bauer make his NHL debut.

Topics:

1) How was his summer? (:20)

2) Impact of last season on his summer training? (:36)

3) Did he make any changes this summer? (1:08)

4) Conversations with Moose goalie coach Drew MacIntyre over summer (1:29)

5) Making his NHL debut (1:46)

6) The jump from the AHL to the NHL (2:25)

7) What the playoff experience did for him? (3:03)

8) How much fun was it? (3:52)

9) He and Domenic DiVincentiis pushing each other (4:31)

10) Learning from Stuart Skinner during training camp (4:58)

11) What\'s it like when Skinner asks him questions? (5:48)

12) What makes Wade Flaherty such a good goalie coach? (6:21)

13) Helping the young guys get acclimatized to the city/organization (7:32)

14) What it would mean to see Tyrel Bauer make his NHL debut! (8:35)

15) Becoming comfortable in Winnipeg (9:42)

With training camp all wrapped up following Friday night’s exhibition game against the Avalanche, the Jets will spend a few days in Colorado team building.

Join us for two hours starting at 9 AM CT on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show as we reflect on the last nine days of training camp, cover the roster battles, look at final camp cuts, discuss the NHL announcing that Jets statistics will include both iterations of the franchise, get into the latest regarding Connor Hellebuyck and much more.

Jeff Hamilton, of the Canadian Press and who is also covering the Jets for Sportsnet joined us at 29:04.

Following morning skate we heard from Jets head coach Scott Arniel who began today's media availability discussing placing guys on waivers (Ford, Chibrikov, Gregor & Phillips) as well as assigning Thomas Milic, less guys being waivers exempt at camp and that impact on decision making, importance of the game tonight on final roster, opportunity for Tyrel Bauer, his veteran 4th line, health updates and more.

Heading into the final exhibition game of the pre-season, there is a big opportunity for Jets drafted defenceman Tyrel Bauer who was paired alongside Mario Ferraro today at morning skate. He spoke about training camp, the work he put in this summer in Winnipeg, being paired with Ferraro, facing a big test this evening and more.

Veteran Jets forward Vlad Namestnikov spoke following morning skate as his club gets set to head to Colorado for the fourth and final exhibition game. He discussed the experienced line he will be on tonight, the potential for this trio, his mindset this training camp, going into a contract year and more.

If anyone understands the merging of the records of the Jets 2.0 with 1.0 it's coach Scott Arniel who played for the first incarnation in Winnipeg during the 80s. He spoke about that, about special teams and more.