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Despite Winning Record, Leafs Fire Former Jet Carlyle

Even having a winning record won’t save your job in the National Hockey League. Despite the fact the Toronto Maple Leafs are loaded with over paid journeyman NHLers, the brass at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment decided to fire head … Continue reading →

Sharks Beats Jets, Score Winner With Five Seconds Left

What a helluva way to lose a hockey game. The San Jose Sharks beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 at MTS Centre on Monday night. They did it by dominating the Jets and then by winning a faceoff when it mattered. … Continue reading →

Jets Lace Lethargic Leafs

The Winnipeg Jets were certainly happy to see a Toronto Maple Leafs team come to town to play the second game of a back-to-back. Especially after the Leafs lost 3-1 in St. Paul on Friday night. Then again, tired or … Continue reading →

NFL Picks: It’s Wild Card Weekend

By The Coach and Dr. Football So there are a handful of things to remember as we enter the National Football League’s Wild Card Weekend. (1) The Steelers and Ravens split their season series, but the Steelers won big at … Continue reading →

Undermanned Jets No Match for Improving Isles

For a week, the Winnipeg Jets survived the loss of four regular defensemen. It appears that it will be much more difficult to survive the loss of four regular defensemen plus Evander Kane. In the annual New Year’s Eve game, … Continue reading →

Canada Beats Finland, Improves to 3-0 at World Junior

Winnipeg’s Madison Bowey assisted on Canada’s third goal of the night while Winnipeg Jets prospect Josh Morrissey assisted on the fourth as Team Canada beat Finland 4-1 at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Montreal on Monday night. With the … Continue reading →

Jets Lose to Wild Without Five Regulars

There aren’t many regulars left and at some point, all the injuries had to negatively affect the Winnipeg Jets. On a day when the Jets learned that forward Evander Kane will be out of the lineup until February with the … Continue reading →

Jets Prospects the Talk of the World Junior Tournament

When Winnipeg Jets prospect Nic Petan laid a perfect pass from behind the net onto the stick of Winnipeg’s own Madison Bowey, you just knew there would be magic. And, of course, there was. Bowey rifled a wrist shot past …

Road Warriors Keep on Winning

Andrew Ladd fired a shot over the net with 2:47 gone in overtime. On most nights, that wouldn’t matter, but on Saturday night, it gave the Jets their 11th road victory of the season. Ladd’s shot deflected off the back … Continue reading →

NFL Picks Week 17: The Playoffs Beckon

By The Coach and Dr. Football MINNEAPOLIS – The boys have decided that there is an easy way to look at the National Football League playoff picture and a hard way. They’ve decided to give you every possible scenario. That … Continue reading →