WINNIPEG, MB – The 2017-18 NHL season may have come to a close, but the Winnipeg Jets’ season is a long way from being over. In putting the stamp on an impressive campaign with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks Saturday evening, the Jets cemented their memorable season with official placement in the…
Manitoba Moose Ground Condors
WINNIPEG, MB – A hat-trick by JC Lipon and a strong performance by AHL Second Team All-Star Michael Hutchinson put a halt to the longest losing streak of the season for the Manitoba Moose. On Friday night in front of 4,434 at Bell MTS Place, Lipon scored his 15th, 16th and 17th goals of the…
UFC Star McGregor Heads to Court After Bus Attack
WORLD NEWS – Conor McGregor has been charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief following a rampage at a UFC press event in Brooklyn on Thursday, the New York Police Department has said. McGregor was in court Friday after attacking a bus carrying fighters leaving an UFC media event in…
Winnipeg Whiteout Street Party Announced
WINNIPEG, MB – Playoff fever is catching, the countdown to game one has started and it’s going to storm as the Whiteout is headed to the streets of Winnipeg. Everyone is welcome to join in the celebration and share in every goal, every hit, every moment of Jets playoff hockey. As part of the Winnipeg…
Appleton, Niku, Hutchinson Named AHL All-Stars
WINNIPEG, MB – The Manitoba Moose have a great young team this season. The league’s All-Star Team announcement proved just that. On Thursday, American Hockey League rookies Mason Appleton and Sami Niku of the Moose were named to the 2017-18 AHL First All-Star Team. They become the first rookies to be named to the First…
Jets Remain Hot with Victory Over Flames
WINNIPEG, MB – Thursday’s tilt from Bell MTS Place was not the prototypical ‘Winnipeg Jets home game’ that most Manitobans have come to know and love in recent times. With a lack of scoring and power play success, the Jets did not put together the strongest of efforts Thursday evening. Although sneaking away with a…
Niku Scores First NHL Goal as Jets Win in Montreal
WINNIPEG, MB – For the second consecutive game the Winnipeg Jets would get out to a 3-0 lead, and for the second consecutive game the Jets would have to hang on the win, this time slipping past the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 thanks to an overtime winner from Kyle Connor. It was a night of milestones…
It’s Win #49 For Winnipeg
WINNIPEG, MB – It won’t go down as a classic, but it will go down as two more points for the Winnipeg Jets as they hung on for a 6-5 win in Ottawa on Monday night. The win was the 49th of the season for Winnipeg (49-20-10) who have already booked their spot in the…
Stanley Joins Bomber Coaching Staff
WINNIPEG, MB – After spending the past five seasons in Hamilton with the Tiger Cats, James Stanley is heading to Winnipeg to become a Defensive Assistant with the Bombers. Stanley began his CFL coaching career as a Defensive Assistant with the Calgary Stampeders in 2011, focusing on the team’s secondary before winning a Grey Cup…
Seven Manitobans Named to National Junior Football Team
WINNIPEG, MB – McMaster University quarterback Andreas Dueck out of Vincent Massey High School and U of M Bisons’ defensive stars Cole Adamson (Oak Park), Brody Williams (St. Paul’s) and Shae Weekes (St. Paul’s) will lead seven Manitobans onto Canada’s National Junior Football team. A group 45 of Canada’s top players plus 10 more players…