| 5/1/2013 8:09:00 PM |
Description: Jets left wing Evander Kane is set to meet with a specialist about his wrist injury. SOURCE: Winnipeg Free Press | Insight: If Kane does end up needing surgery, he should have plenty of time to recover before the start of next season. Kane ended the 2013 campaign with 33 points (17 goals, 16 assists) in 48 contests. | | |
| 4/11/2013 10:41:00 PM |
Description: Winnipeg winger Evander Kane scored two goals and had four SOG Thursday against the Panthers. | Insight: Kane has three goals, five points and 15 SOG over his last three games and appears poised for a hot finish. | | |
| 4/6/2013 6:48:00 PM |
Description: Winnipeg winger Evander Kane had a goal and an assist Saturday against Philadelphia. | Insight: Kane had one point in his previous five games. He just hasn't had any consistency after starting the season with two lengthy scoring streaks. | | |
| 3/26/2013 9:42:00 PM |
Description: Winnipeg winger Evander Kane had a brilliant fantasy night Tuesday against the Hurricanes, contributing a goal, three assists, two PIM, six SOG and a +2. | Insight: Kane blocked a shot and delivered four hits for good measure. The forward had three goals and zero assists over the first 13 games of March. | | |
| 3/19/2013 10:36:00 PM |
Description: Jets left wing Evander Kane had the deciding goal Tuesday against Boston. | Insight: Winnipeg was trailing 1-0 in the third period but scored two goals in a span of one minute to take a lead it wouldn't relinquish. The Jets have won six of the last eight games but Kane has just three points (all goals) this month after putting together an eight-game scoring streak in February. | | |
| Hot | 2/26/2013 9:43:00 PM |
Description: Jets left wing Evander Kane scored two goals, including the game-winner in the third period, with one assist and seven SOG Tuesday against the Rangers. | Insight: Kane extended his points streak to eight games and his goals streak to four. Tuesday was his biggest game during the streak; he had one point in each of the last seven games. | | |
| 2/24/2013 9:33:00 PM |
Description: Jets left wing Evander Kane only scored once Sunday against the Devils, but that one goal was enough to extend his points streak to seven games. | Insight: Kane hasn't had any huge games during the streak (each game he's only had one point) but you have to admire his consistency. Kane is second on the team in scoring with 15 points in 18 appearances. | | |
| 2/21/2013 9:49:00 PM |
Description: Winnipeg forward Evander Kane extended his point streak to five games Thursday versus the Hurricanes. Kane notched his fifth goal of the season on two SOG. | Insight: Kane has two goals and three assists over his last five games. He put together a similar stretch in January, collecting eight points in five games before failing to tally a point in the first four games of February. | | |
| 2/17/2013 8:46:00 PM |
Description: Winnipeg forward Evander Kane notched one goal on six shots Sunday against Boston. He finished with a plus-1 rating. | Insight: Kane has four goals and 11 points with 53 SOG in 14 games, a pace just ahead of what he produced last season. | | |
| 1/22/2013 9:51:00 PM |
Description: Winnipeg forward Evander Kane scored his first goal of the season Tuesday versus Washington. | Insight: Kane also had his first assist while taking three shots on goal. The winger scored 30 goals last season, a career high. | | |
| 12/4/2011 1:10:00 AM |
Description: Evander Kane scored two goals in the Jets' 4-2 win over New Jersey on Saturday.
TSN | Insight: Kane leads the Jets with 14 goals, and he has points in each of his last five games. In fact, he has been finding the twine a lot recently, with nine goals in his last nine games. Make sure he's not sitting on your bench or your waiver wire. | | |
| 10/17/2011 2:19:00 PM |
Description: Evander Kane is expected to miss Monday's game against Pittsburgh for an undisclosed reason.
Winnipeg Sun | Insight: No word was provided as to whether this is an injury or just an attempt by Jets coach Claude Noel to send a message to his winless team. | | |
| 6/24/2011 2:15:00 PM |
Description: According to TSN, the Winnipeg team is expected to name the recently relocated franchise the Jets.
TSN | Insight: The original Winnipeg Jets club was a WHA franchise which merged into the NHL in 1979 and played until 1996, when the team was sold and relocated as the Phoenix Coyotes. It sounds like the original intent of the True North ownership group was to use a different name, but public pressure of restoring the Jets name seemed to win out. | | |
| 6/23/2011 12:54:00 PM |
Description: Claude Noel has been named the new head coach of the Winnipeg franchise.
TSN | Insight: Noel coached the Manitoba Moose of the AHL last season, so he is already familiar with the True North management team. Noel's only other NHL experience was as the interim head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets at the end of the 2009-10 season. | | |
| 6/20/2011 9:09:00 PM |
Description: New Winnipeg GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has told Thrashers coach Craig Ramsay that he will not be back with the organization next season.
TSN | Insight: It appears that Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg people are intent on hiring their own guy for the job. Claude Noel, who was the coach of the Manitoba Moose last season and also briefly coached the Columbus Blue Jackets, is rumored to be the coach that Cheveldayoff has in mind, but no announcement has been made. | | |
| 6/4/2011 8:54:00 PM |
Description: Rick Dudley will not be the general manager of the Winnipeg franchise, even though he signed a four-year contract extension last January.
TSN | Insight: The future of coach Craig Ramsay will depend on who the new GM will be. Possible candidates include Manitoba Moose GM Craig Heisinger and Blackhawks assistant general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff. | | |
| 5/31/2011 1:01:00 PM |
Description: On Tuesday, True North Sports and Entertainment officially announced the sale and relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg.
TSN | Insight: The new Winnipeg team, which does not have a team name yet, is expected to stay in the Southeast Division for one more year before being realigned into a more geographically favorable division. Congratulations to the people of Winnipeg, who have waited 15 years for the return of NHL hockey. However, it's a sad day for hockey fans in Atlanta, as they have now lost two NHL teams to relocation. | | |
| 4/12/2011 12:45:00 PM |
Description: Thrashers forward Evander Kane and Wild forward Cal Clutterbuck have agreed to participate in the World Hockey Championships for Team Canada.
TSN | Insight: Kane, who participated in last year's tournament, scored 43 points this season. Clutterbuck scored 19 goals and 34 points and also led the NHL with 336 hits. | | |
| 2/12/2011 12:38:00 AM |
Description: Evander Kane scored two third-period goals and added an assist in the Thrashers' 3-2 win over the Rangers on Friday.
Yahoo Sports | Insight: Kane has 33 points (16g-17a) in 48 games this season, a season that has seen the sophomore deal with a couple injuries. He totalled nearly 22 minutes of icetime in this game, something we should get used to from the fourth overall pick in the 2009 draft. | | |
| 2/1/2011 1:01:00 PM |
Description: Evander Kane is expected to return to the Thrashers' lineup on Tuesday against the Islanders.
MSG Network | Insight: Kane has missed the past four games with what is being called a "mid-body injury." Feel free to insert him into your daily lineup on Tuesday, as he will likely face Isles' rookie goalie Kevin Poulin. | | |
