2015 NHL Draft
ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | ROUND 4 | ROUND 5 | ROUND 6 | ROUND 7
SHARE
Share with your Friends


Evaluation continues of Jets rookie crop as Oilers visit Wednesday

Tuesday, 09.23.2014 / 5:05 PM / News

The Canadian Press

Share with your Friends


Evaluation continues of Jets rookie crop as Oilers visit Wednesday

WINNIPEG - Defenceman Jacob Trouba went through it last year when he started playing for the Winnipeg Jets and his advice to this year's crop of rookie prospects is what he practised — enjoy the moment.

Trouba and Mark Scheifele, whose rookie debut last season has earned him a top-six forward spot, are doing what they can to provide support to newcomers like Nik Ehlers, Nic Petan and Josh Morrissey.

But Scheifele says they still have a lot to learn as well.

The Jets won their first pre-season game 2-1 Monday night against the visiting Minnesota Wild.

On Wednesday they host the Edmonton Oilers, who, like Winnipeg, are a young team looking to build through a draft-and-develop philosophy.

Coach Paul Maurice says the Jets lineup will remain pretty similar as far as the young players are concerned as he tries to evaluate their NHL readiness, but minor injuries may mean some veterans are absent.

NHL.TV™

NHL GameCenter LIVE™ is now NHL.TV™.
Watch out-of-market games and replays with an all new redesigned media player, mobile and connected device apps.

LEARN MORE

NHL Mobile App

Introducing the new official NHL App, available for iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones and tablets. A host of new features and improved functionality are available across all platforms, including a redesigned league-wide scoreboard, expanded news coverage, searchable video highlights, individual team experiences* and more. The new NHL App on your tablet also introduces new offerings such as 60fps video, Multitasking** and Picture-in-Picture.

*Available only for smartphones
** Available only for suported iPads
NHL.TV™ › SHOP.NHL.COM › NHL AUCTIONS › FOLLOW ON: FACEBOOK TWITTER