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Winnipeg Jets Suspend Goalie Hellebuyck for Training Camp No-Show
Confirmed
In Short: The Winnipeg Jets have suspended goaltender Connor Hellebuyck for failing to report to training camp, a move that follows his public trade request.
According to reports, Hellebuyck had already informed the team he would not be in attendance and had until Wednesday afternoon to report on time. His suspension comes as the team faces a challenging situation with the goaltender's contract, which runs through 2030-31 with a $8.5 million cap hit.
The Jets' general manager, Kevin Cheveldayoff, will meet with the media tomorrow morning to discuss the situation. Hellebuyck, 27, had previously stated that he had asked Winnipeg for a trade earlier in the summer.
Jets captain Adam Lowry and defenceman Dylan DeMelo both emphasized that the team will not let the Hellebuyck situation distract them, saying, 'If Connor’s here or Connor’s not here, we’ve got to go about our business and we can’t let that be a distraction.
Last week, Lowry noted that he didn’t think the Hellebuyck situation would be a distraction for the team, adding, 'We’ve got to go about our business and we can’t let that be a distraction.
What's confirmed
- The Winnipeg Jets announced Wednesday that the three-time Vezina Trophy winner has been suspended for failure to report to training camp.
- The Winnipeg Jets announced today they have suspended goaltender Connor Hellebuyck for failure to report to training camp.
What's still developing
- The Knicks announced on Wednesday that they signed veteran swingman Bruce Brown, center James Wiseman and shooting guard Ochai Agbaji to training camp contracts.
- We covered Darren Dreger calling the offers terrible earlier this week, and interest around the league is still believed to be minimal: BREAKING: Connor Hellebuyck has been suspended by the Winnipeg Jets for failing to report to training camp 😳 He went public with his trade request last month, though interest around the NHL is believed to be minimal. pic.twitter.com/FMWV26Gcxn His contract is the reason this is so hard to solve.
- Hellebuyck has four years left on the seven-year, $59.5 million deal he signed in October 2023, an $8.5 million cap hit that runs through 2030-31.
- Carolina announced Wednesday that Alexander Nikishin would skip camp as well.
- Since 2015-16 he leads all goalies in games and starts and sits second in wins with 345.
- With training camp approaching, I felt it was important to publicly confirm my request.
- The last time the Jets had a player not report for camp was defenceman Jacob Trouba back in 2016, but he did not have a contract at the time and sat out the start of the season as a restricted free agent.