The last two months have been extremely busy for Winnipeg Jets forward Nino Niederreiter.

From being traded to the Jets from Nashville in March, the push for the playoffs with his new team, the subsequent five game loss to the Vegas Golden Knights and finally an appearance with his Swiss teammates at the World Hockey Championships - which ended with a quarterfinal loss to the Germans.

Before the Worlds began in mid-May, Neiderreiter experienced one of the biggest honours in sports, being named captain of Switzerland.

"I met with the coaching staff right before I saw most of the guys and he (head coach Patrick Fischer) asked me if I would be willing to be captain," said Niederreiter who is currently spending his off season in Switzerland.

"For me obviously, it was a no brainer. It was definitely a big honour. I tried to lead the team in the right direction."

WINNIPEG - After a week with the full amateur scouting staff in the Manitoba capital, Winnipeg Jets Director of Amateur Scouting, Mark Hillier, says the team's list for the upcoming NHL Draft is taking shape.

Even still, there is so much more work to do.

"We all have strong personal opinions and favourite players, but we try to come together to compile, or create, one Jets list that best portrays the collective thoughts and opinions of the staff as a whole," said Hillier, who viewed 275 total games this season. "When we leave these meetings, a lot of the critical work is just starting. We have a lot of fine tuning and follow-ups this week, followed by the Combine next week. We'll meet 75 players there at the Combine. Then the work continues right up until draft day with info gathering, video, and more interviews."

Three members of the Winnipeg Jets participated in the 2023 IIHF World Hockey Championship, which is being hosted in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia over the past two weeks.

Of the three - a list that included Nikolaj Ehlers, Nino Niederreiter, and Dylan Samberg - only Samberg had a chance at a medal. He along with his USA teammates took on Latvia in the bronze medal game on Sunday.

Three members of the Winnipeg Jets are participating in the 2023 IIHF World Hockey Championship, which is being hosted in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia.

Of the three - a list that included Nikolaj Ehlers, Nino Niederreiter, and Dylan Samberg - only Samberg had a chance at a medal. He along with his USA teammates were in action in the semi-final on Saturday against Germany.

Three members of the Winnipeg Jets are participating in the 2023 IIHF World Hockey Championship, which is being hosted in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia.

But that number dwindled down to two as the quarterfinal round began on Thursday. With Nikolaj Ehlers and Denmark coming up short of making the quarterfinal round despite Ehlers' nine points in seven games, that left just Dylan Samberg (USA) and Nino Niederreiter of Switzerland in action.

Three members of the Winnipeg Jets are participating in the 2023 IIHF World Hockey Championship, which is being hosted in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia.

Tuesday marked the 12th day of competition and the last day of the preliminary round, with Nikolaj Ehlers, Dylan Samberg, and Switzerland taking to the ice - without Nino Niederreiter, who didn't play in his team's preliminary round finale.

In NHL.com's Q&A feature called "Sitting Down with …" we talk to key figures in the game, gaining insight into their lives on and off the ice.

This edition features Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck and his advocacy for Mental Health Awareness Month, which is May.

Three members of the Winnipeg Jets are participating in the 2023 IIHF World Hockey Championship, which is being hosted in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia.

Monday marked the 11th day of competition, with Nikolaj Ehlers and Denmark taking to the ice against Sweden.

It's been over three years since Bryan Little played a game for the Winnipeg Jets. 

Even though the 35-year-old isn't competing on the ice right now, he has found something else to keep him busy:

Triathlons. 

Little started the journey toward his newest sport back when he was still with the Jets.

"When I moved out into the country (in Cambridge, Ontario), I bought a road bike because there are a lot of cyclists out here and so I did that while I was still playing, so I wasn't getting out much. I would do like recovery rides on it and stuff," said Little.

"I just came across it looking at YouTube videos on it. This Canadian professional triathlete posted a lot of stuff on YouTube, his workouts and stuff, and I just thought it was so interesting."

Three members of the Winnipeg Jets are participating in the 2023 IIHF World Hockey Championship, which is being hosted in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia.

Sunday marked the 10th day of competition, with Dylan Samberg and Nino Niederreiter taking to the ice.