John Shannon

1 month ago | globalnews.ca | John Shannon

View image in full screen I have always been one to be guarded about making bold statements that profess “the greatest” or “the best.” In this day and age, in 2025, we are far too quick to use those monikers. It’s called recency bias. Sunday night’s Game 7 heroics against the St. Louis Blues do not need any type of hyperbole.

1 month ago | globalnews.ca | John Shannon

View image in full screen Coaches in the NHL have a frustratingly unenviable position during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Practices become redundant after eight months. They can’t score for their team. They can’t stop the puck for the team. And yet, for the most part, they become the face of the team. It’s like the difference between a pig and a chicken when you have ham and eggs for breakfast.

2 months ago | globalnews.ca | John Shannon

View image in full screen Welcome to the Stanley Cup playoffs — and the highs and lows of a playoff series. You can’t think it was supposed to be easy, can you? The sting of Game 3 of the Winnipeg Jets‘ series against the Blues in St. Louis still lingers. At least, a bit. But we should be surprised?

2 months ago | globalnews.ca | John Shannon

What a season it has been for the Winnipeg Jets. Storybook stuff, really. Career years for so many players, including Connor Hellebuyck, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Cole Perfetti. League-wide recognition for Josh Morrissey, a breakout season for Dylan Samberg, and the league’s deepest team that got even deeper at the trade deadline. And as we enter the Stanley Cup playoffs on Saturday, all that means is… absolutely nothing. You heard it: absolutely nothing.

2 months ago | globalnews.ca | John Shannon

View image in full screen On the afternoon of March 7, the hockey world anointed the winners of that day’s trade deadline. After 2 p.m. central that Friday, the discussion centred on the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche being the big winners.