NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed restricted free agent forward Mason Appleton to a three-year contract worth $6.5 million. This contract avoids arbitration and carries him through the 2024-25 season. Mason Appleton and WIN avoid arbitration with a 3 year deal. $2M, then two seasons of $2.25M — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 7, 2022 Mason Appleton […] READ MORE
Mason Appleton is going back to the Winnipeg Jets. Credit to @WFPJasonBell for being first to suggest Appleton’s return to Winnipeg. Jets give up a 4th in 2023. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 21, 2022 Jets Bring Mason Appleton Back The eternally useful Mason Appleton’s stay on the coast was a brief one. He was […] READ MORE
A good hockey team has balance among four forward lines. A team that relies on one particular line will not find much success. Depth is one of the most important factors to a team’s forward core. Bottom-six forwards normally penalty kill, block shots, and get pucks deep. Depth players can also bring a more physical […] READ MORE
Hockey is finally back! Normally we’d be closing in on the mid-way point of the regular season, however, we’re in a different world. Last Word on Hockey is still going to look back at each date’s historical significance to the game. We’ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this […] READ MORE
The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed free agent forward Mason Appleton to a two-year contract worth $1.8 million, or $900,00 per season. This contract carries him through the 2021-22 season and was announced late on Friday. #NHLJets have agreed to terms with forward Mason Appleton on a two-year contract with an average annual value of $900,000. […] READ MORE
The Winnipeg Jets announced that centre Andrew Copp is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Maurice says Copp won’t play tomorrow. He’ll have a couple more tests, but Maurice says the injury looks week-to-week. Copp won’t play before Christmas. — Mitchell Clinton (@MitchellClinton) December 18, 2019 Andrew Copp out with Upper-body Injury On Tuesday night in […] READ MORE
The Winnipeg Jets announced that Mason Appleton is week-to-week after suffering an injury. The forward reportedly broke his foot during a casual game of football. The damage is expected to keep him out for about a month. Maurice confirms Mason Appleton broke a bone in his foot playing football on the field at Mosaic Stadium […] READ MORE
News broke late Monday morning that the Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Gabriel Bourque to a one-year, two-way deal worth $700,000. Bourque played for the Colorado Avalanche in 2018-19. Winnipeg announced the deal via their official Twitter account. #NHLJets have agreed to terms with forward Gabriel Bourque on a one-year, two-way contract with an AAV […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2019 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2019 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and you can find […] READ MORE
The Winnipeg Jets salary cap woes are a massive cloud hanging over a young and promising team. General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff must find a way to fit young scorers Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor under the $81.5 million salary cap with just over $17.5 million left. Winnipeg also must find a way to make sure […] READ MORE
Longtime sportswriter for the Watertown Daily Times. I have covered minor league and NCAA hockey in women's Division I and men's Division III. Also produce the nationally-syndicated Spadora on Sports radio show.