Link: **2026 Winnipeg Jets Prospect Challenge roster**
WINNIPEG, Sept. 9, 2026 – The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club today announced their roster for the 2026 Prospect Challenge to be held at the Centre Slush Puppie in Gatineau, Que. on Sept. 12-13.
The group traveling to Gatineau will practice at hockey for all centre on Friday, Sept. 11 at 9:15 a.m. CT before departing.
Players suiting up for the Jets in this year's Prospect Challenge include 2026 NHL Draft first-round pick Viggo Björck, and 2023 NHL Draft first-round picks Colby Barlow and Brayden Yager. The roster also features three of the six other players selected by Winnipeg in this June’s draft: goaltender Samuel Hrenák (third round) and defencemen Alexandre Taillefer (fifth round), and Alofa Tunoa Ta’amu (seventh round).
This will be the second straight year the Jets take part in a prospect tournament that features the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Winnipeg played Montreal and Ottawa in the 2025 Prospect Showdown in Montreal, Que.
Please see attached document for the Jets' Prospect Challenge roster.
