Ken Wiebe

Winnipeg

Winnipeg Jets Beat Writer at Winnipeg Free Press

Story teller. Connection creator. Jets beat writer for the Winnipeg Free Press. Co-host of The Kenny and Renny Show. PHWA chapter chair [email protected]

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Articles

Botterill gets call from Hockey Hall

3 days ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Ken Wiebe

That Jennifer Botterill found herself enjoying a beautiful summer day at the family cottage at West Hawk Lake when the call from the Hockey Hall of Fame came seems rather appropriate. As Botterill returned from a boat ride, the Winnipegger noticed that someone was trying to get in touch with her. “I got back and checked my phone and I had all of these misssed calls. I was looking at my phone and the same number came through, moments after I got off the boat.
‘It’s a continual process of evolving and learning,’ B.C. product says

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Ken Wiebe

Giving back to the game that gave him so much is important to Rich Harden. That’s why the former big league pitcher made his way north from his home in Minnesota to participate in a pitching and coaching clinic being held at Optimist Park this weekend by the West Winnipeg Minor Baseball Association. Harden, who spent nine seasons in the majors with the Oakland A’s, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers, will lead the clinic with his father, Russ.
Jets signing hometown star Toews

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Ken Wiebe

The homecoming is happening for Jonathan Toews. The St. Vital product has decided to make his NHL comeback with the Winnipeg Jets, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract as he returns to the league after a two-year absence related to his health. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed but the contract will officially be filed on July 1.
Opinion: Panthers Cup win worth studying

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Ken Wiebe

It’s that time of year, when the marathon that is the regular season and Stanley Cup playoffs gives way to a two-week sprint that attacks the present and addresses the future. With Lord Stanley’s silver chalice awarded to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday after they dispatched the Edmonton Oilers in a much-anticipated rematch, teams around the NHL are preparing for the 2025 NHL draft and the free-agent frenzy that quickly follows.
Winnipeg Jets’ Nikolaj Ehlers hot commodity as NHL free agency day looms

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Ken Wiebe

The clock is ticking and decision day is looming for pending unrestricted free agent Nikolaj Ehlers. The speculation surrounding the future of the Winnipeg Jets dynamic winger has been virtually non-stop on social media since the season ended and it won’t take that much longer before we figure out if Ehlers is going to stay or if he’s going to go.
“It really propels me forward”: Women’s half marathon winner digs deep

1 week ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Ken Wiebe

There was a time not long ago when Alison McPherson dreamt of following in her mother Sheila’s footsteps. Before her teenage years arrived, McPherson remembers riding her bike to try to keep up as her mom trained for the Manitoba Marathon. All of that pedalling eventually gave way to running herself.
From small-town Manitoba to college hockey history

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Ken Wiebe

Like many kids growing up on the prairies in the rural town of Virden, Bryn Chyzyk had dreams of making it to the NHL. He also had a passion for scouting and player development from a young age, which is part of the reason he abandoned — or at least altered — his plan after one season of professional hockey with the Indianapolis Fuel of the ECHL and a two-game cameo with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck NHL’s MVP and top goalie

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Ken Wiebe

Connor Hellebuyck thought he was out on the water for a relaxing day of fishing with his agent, angling for his latest catch. When Ray Petkau suggested Hellebuyck turn the boat around to pick up his son, Hugh, to join in the outing, the Winnipeg Jets goalie had no reason to suspect he was being set up — in the best way possible. “That was the excuse to go back to the house,” Hellebuyck said in a telephone interview from Michigan.
Jets mailbag: Pending free agents and possible roster moves

2 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Ken Wiebe |Mike McIntyre

Summertime is coming in hot — and so, too, are your questions about the Winnipeg Jets. Our monthly mailbag is overflowing with queries about a number of topics. From pending free agents and possible roster moves to the team’s second-round playoff exit and what it’s going to take to finally reach the top, Free Press hockey writers Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre are here with the answers in a super-sized off-season edition.
Storylines to follow as puck finally drops on Stanley Cup final

3 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Mike McIntyre |Ken Wiebe

No, the 2024-25 NHL season is not finished, even if it might feel that way to many fans. The league didn’t do itself any favours by going dark for five nights after the Florida Panthers and then the Edmonton Oilers punched their tickets to the Stanley Cup Final last week. But TV commitments, including stickhandling around the NBA Finals, meant an extended timeout. Good news: The waiting game is now over and the puck will finally drop on Wednesday night inside Rogers Place.