After a succesful season in Manitoba (AHL) as an assistant captain, Mason Shaw will return to the Winnipeg organization as forward depth after signing a one-year, two-way contract extension on Thursday. The 26-year-old has 82 career NHL games played to his name (20 Pts) but spent the entire 2024-25 campaign in the minors with Manitoba, where he had 17 goals, 37 points and 114 PIMs in 72 games played.
Nyquist split the 2024-25 season between the Predators and Wild, finishing with 28 points (11G / 17A) in 79 games. With the Jets, Nyquist will likely serve as a middle-6 winger, who will see PP2 time. He's one-year removed from a 75-point season, so there's bounce-back potential in Winnipeg, although he'll be 36-years-old in September.
Despite not having made an NHL appearance since 2024-25, Samuel Fagemo has signed a one-year, two-way contract with Winnipeg on Wednesday. The 25-year-old forward has had no issue filling the net for Ontario (AHL) in the last two seasons, amassing 72 goals and 108 points in his last 117 AHL games played. He is expected to report to Manitoba (AHL) for the start of the 2025-26 season.
Walker Duehr will join his third NHL organization in two seasons after signing a one-year, two-way contract with Winnipeg on Wednesday. The 27-year-old undrafted right-winger appeared in 24 games between Calgary and San Jose in 2024-25, picking up two goals and three points alongside 15 SOG. He is expected to compete for a bottom-six role at Winnipeg's training camp to start this season.
Winnipeg added to its goaltending depth on the second day of Free Agency on Wednesday, signing Isaac Poulter to a one-year, two-way contract. The 23-year-old undrafted netminder struggled in his third season in Utica (AHL) in 2024-25, with his .898 SV% and 16-13-7 record. He is expected to report to Manitoba (AHL) for the start of the 2025-26 season.
Winnipeg added to their defensive depth in the minors on Day 1 of Free Agency after signing Kale Clague to a one-year, two-way contract. The 27-year-old has appeared in 94 career NHL games and has two goals and 21 points despite never picking up more than 24 SOG in any of his six seasons. He is expected to start 2025-26 in Manitoba (AHL).
After three seasons in Vancouver, Phil Di Giuseppe will join his fifth NHL organization after signing a one-year, two-way contract with Winnipeg. The 32-year-old left-winger appeared in only 20 games for Vancouver in 2024-25, scoring a goal, six points, and a -2 plus/minus. He will battle for a bottom-six spot out of training camp but is expected to start the season in Manitoba (AHL).
After a successful bounce-back campaign with Vegas in 2024-25, Tanner Pearson has signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets. The 33-year-old left-winger is entering his 13th NHL season with his 6th different team after picking up 12 goals and 27 points in 78 games played with the Golden Knights in 2024-25.
Koepke established himself as a full-time NHL player last season, playing a career-high 73 games and scoring 17 points (7G / 10A) with the Boston Bruins. He is averaging 2.34 hits per game over 99 games in his career and add some grit to Winnipeg's bottom-six forward group.
Toews has not appeared in an NHL game since April 13th, 2024, but till make his return with his hometown Winnipeg Jets. Toews, who is a three-time Stanley Cup Champion and had 883 career points (372G / 511A) in 15 seasons with the Blackhawks, could earn up to $5M in bonuses. He's expected to serve as a much-needed middle-6 centre for the Jets in 2025-26.
Freij was a second-round pick (No.37 overall) of the Jets in 2024 and septa the 2024-25 season with Bjorkloven IF (HockeyAllsvenskan), where he posted two goals with six assists (eight points) in 29 games. The 19-year-old defenseman is expected to move up to Sweden's top league in 2025-26 and play for Timrå IK.
Despite playing in 59 games with the Jets in 2024-25, Rasmus Kupari announced Tuesday that he had signed a two-year contract in Switzerland with Lugano (NL). Winnipeg is expected to retain the 25-year-old despite him heading overseas.
Winnipeg announced Wednesday that their captain, Adam Lowry had successfully undergone hip surgery and would be out for approximately 5 to 6 months as he recovers. The 31-year-old is not expected to be ready for the start of the 2025-26 season after putting up 16 goals, 34 points and a +18 plus/minus in 73 games played in 2024-25.
Hellebuyck was perfect in Game 5, stopping all 22 shots he faced to keep Winnipeg alive in their 2nd-round series vs. Dallas and will take the crease again for Game 6 on Saturday. The 31-year-old superstar netminder has had an ugly postseason so far despite already posting two shutouts in 12 games played with his 3.18 GAA and .862 SV%. He will head to Dallas on Saturday for Game 6 and push to a second consecutive seven-game series for Winnipeg.
Kevin Cheveldayoff announced Saturday that Mark Scheifele's father had passed earlier in the morning. Despite the horrendous news, their star center will still be suiting up for Game 6 on Saturday. The 32-year-old has had a strong 2025 playoffs so far, with four goals, 10 points and a +4 plus/minus in 10 games.
Kevin Cheveldayoff announced Saturday that Mark Scheifele's father had passed earlier in the morning, and their start center's status would be up in the air for Game 6 on Saturday night in Dallas. The 32-year-old has had a strong 2025 playoffs so far, with four goals, 10 points and a +4 plus/minus in 10 games.
The Jets are coming off consecutive losses on the road and trail their series with the Dallas Stars 3-1, entering a must-win Game 5 on Thursday at home. Hellebuyck had an impressive 21-save shutout in Game 2, but allowed eight goals on 60 shots (.866 SV%) in his following two games. The 31-year-old netminder has a 3.48 GAA and .851 SV% in 11 games this postseason (5-6). The Jets enter Game 5 as -123 home favorites against the Stars.
Hellebuyck had a 21-save shutout in Game 2, but responded with a forgetful outing in Game 3, allowing five goals on 26 shots (.808 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, as the Jets fell behind 2-1 in the series. The 31-year-old netminder, a two-time Vezina winner, has struggled in the postseason, showcasing an unimpressive 3.51 GAA and .848 SV% in 10 games (5-5). He has a 2.56 GAA and .918 SV% in 568 career regular season games (322-18-44) but only has a 2.96 GAA and .902 SV% in 55 career postseason games (23-32). The Jets enter Tuesday's contest as +135 road underdogs against the Stars.
