Mark Scheifele has been moved into the NHL's COVID protocols just hours before the Winnipeg Jets are set to drop the puck on their home opener for the NHL's 2021-22 season.
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Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele enters NHL COVID-19 protocols
Thursday, October 21st, 2021 Speedy Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers says he worked on explosiveness over summer
Thursday, September 30th, 2021
Winnipeg Jets fans might miss the speedy winger's flight path if they blink this season. Ehlers worked on boosting his takeoff during the summer.
Olympic gold medallist Desiree Scott makes emotional return home to Winnipeg from Tokyo Games
Monday, August 9th, 2021
Desiree Scott reached the zenith of her soccer career at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Now, back in Manitoba's capital city, she intends to celebrate that moment.
Blue Bombers banking pandemic fades in time to allow fans in stands this spring
Thursday, January 21st, 2021
The Winnipeg Football Club is banking on the COVID-19 pandemic improving enough this spring to allow the team to play in front of thousands of fans in fewer than five months.
Winnipeg Jets, Calgary Flames renew hostilities to start season
Thursday, January 14th, 2021
The puck drops Thursday on the NHL season-opener for the Winnipeg Jets, and many are expecting several pairs of gloves to drop as well.
Lamenting the lost Grey Cup weekend: ‘Sad period in the history of the league’
Sunday, November 22nd, 2020
In a normal year, grocery store snack aisles would be packed this weekend with people in jerseys, face paint and probably wild wigs and weird hats. But not this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic put the 108th Grey Cup on hold.
One game away from elimination, Winnipeg must figure out a way to stop the bleeding
Tuesday, August 4th, 2020
The Calgary Flames are quite literally smelling blood right now, after defeating the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 in a victory that places the Flames on the precipice of a qualifying-round victory.
Hub city committee aims to ensure Manitoba sees return on investment from proposed CFL season
Friday, July 24th, 2020
The Manitoba government has set up a new volunteer committee to help oversee plans to host the 2020 Canadian Football League season in Winnipeg.
Manitoba makes formal bid to host truncated 2020 CFL season
Monday, July 20th, 2020
Manitoba is spending $8 million to restart large events, including $2.5 million on a bid to have the CFL play the truncated 2020 season in Winnipeg as a hub city.
Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler urges change to improve human rights in U.S.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler says he never envisioned his hometown of Minneapolis-St. Paul would serve as the spark for U.S.-wide protests against police killings of African-Americans.