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Star Winnipeg Jets Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck Requests Trade
Winnipeg may have to choose between a futures-heavy return or keeping the star goaltender as trade options narrow, reporters said.
- On Thursday, Connor Hellebuyck publicly requested a trade from the Winnipeg Jets, confirming his private request from several months ago in a statement shared by agent Ray Petkau.
- The 33-year-old Hellebuyck backstopped the Jets to the NHL's best record in the 2024-25 season, earning the Hart Trophy and his third Vezina Trophy.
- Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff previously confirmed he was listening to trade offers, though finding a team capable of absorbing Hellebuyck's contract remains a significant obstacle.
- Waiting until the trade deadline could provide the Jets more leverage if a contending team becomes desperate for an elite goaltender, though keeping an unhappy player risks season-long distraction.
- Hellebuyck joins a recent trend of high-profile American players seeking exits from Canadian teams, following departures of Brady Tkachuk from Ottawa, Matthew Tkachuk from Calgary, and Quinn Hughes from Vancouver.
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One of the world's best ice hockey players has been wanting to move for months. Connor Hellebuyck, 33, is now taking a new approach. "I have tried to handle the situation discreetly and respectfully," he writes in an open letter.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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‘Moving on is the best path forward’: Connor Hellebuyck confirms trade request from Winnipeg Jets
Connor Hellebuyck is wanting out of Winnipeg. The Jets’ netminder released a statement through his agent on X Thursday afternoon, confirming he had previously requested a trade out of Winnipeg earlier this offseason.
·Toronto, Canada
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