Blake Wheeler

The team announced a 'restructuring' of its leadership group Friday, and said it will go forward without a captain. Instead, the Jets intend to have a group ...

The team announced a “restructuring” of its leadership group Friday, and said it will go forward without a captain. “I’m not going anywhere. Instead, the Jets intend to have a group of alternate captains.

La direction des Jets de Winnipeg a annoncé vendredi qu'elle avait pris la décision que Blake Wheeler ne serait plus le capitaine de l'équipe à partir ...

2022. Âgé de 36 ans, Wheeler a inscrit 17 buts et récolté 60 points en 65 matchs la saison dernière. Nous avons de grandes attentes envers le noyau de cette équipe et nous souhaitons offrir aux joueurs l'opportunité de prendre un pas de l'avant et remplir un rôle de meneur.

L'attaquant Blake Wheeler ne sera plus le capitaine des Jets de Winnipeg, qui ont plutôt choisi de disputer la saison 2022-2023 avec un groupe de meneurs.

«C’est le désir du personnel d’instructeurs d’entamer la saison 2022-2023 sans un capitaine spécifique, mais plutôt un groupe d’adjoints à déterminer, a expliqué sommairement Bowness, dans une publication diffusée sur le compte Twitter des Jets, vendredi. Dave Lowry avait complété la dernière campagne derrière le banc des Jets sur une base intérimaire après la démission de Paul Maurice. • À lire aussi:

Rick Bowness hasn't tip-toed into Winnipeg. In a move resembling the infamous leadership shakeups in San Jose, the Winnipeg Jets have stripped Blake Wheeler ...

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The Winnipeg Jets will be without a team captain for the upcoming hockey season.

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Forward Blake Wheeler had been the captain of the team since the 2016-17 season. New head coach Rick Bowness made the decision. "It is the determination of the ...

The Jets finished sixth in the Central Division. They also appeared in the qualifying round of the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season, but lost to Calgary in four games. "Hopefully, we have a locker room full of guys doing the same thing.

On Friday, the Jets released a statement from new head coach Rick Bowness announcing a “leadership group restructuring.” Instead of Wheeler wearing the “C” — as ...

Wheeler is the Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise’s all-time leader in assists and points. “It is our goal to expand the leadership base within our hockey team. Instead of Wheeler wearing the “C” — as he had done since 2016 — the Jets will deploy a group of assistant captains to begin the year.

C'est ce que le Québécois a déclaré lors de son segment à l'émission «La Poche Bleue le midi», vendredi.

C'est peut-être la première étape qui va mener à d'autres choses qui vont suivre.» «C'est probablement le début du changement qui s'en vient à Winnipeg. J'ai parlé un peu avec un membre de l'équipe et c'est le nouveau personnel d'entraîneurs qui veut une nouvelle direction et un nouveau groupe de leadership.

The Winnipeg Jets have stripped Blake Wheeler of the team's captaincy and will enter the 2022-23 season with a collection of alternate captains instead, ...

Winnipeg general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff chose Bowness and his 33 years of coaching experience to steer the Jets back in a competitive direction. "It is our goal to expand the leadership base within our hockey team," Jets coach Rick Bowness said in a statement. He replaced interim bench boss Dave Lowry, who took over in December when Paul Maurice resigned after nine seasons, and said the Jets needed "a new voice" to reach their full potential.

Scheifele, a long-serving alternate captain and powerful voice in the Jets' room, was given a tip by Wheeler that changes may be afoot, and new head coach ...

Maybe a little too honest in terms of talking to the media. And when you fall short of that you’ve got to take responsibility for it.” We have a little bit of a different voice, so I think this gives an opportunity for other guys to step in, and I think it's not just going to be one or two guys. “Well, I think I would have to take responsibility for that. “You just want to talk to the guys and just kind of get their thoughts and see how they're feeling. Blake's been the leader of this team for so long.”

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Much like that of former head coach Paul Maurice’s exit, a new voice is needed in the dressing room, and Wheeler’s role will be diminished going forward. The former captain did post a decent season points-wise last year, scoring 17 times while adding 43 assists for 60 points in 65 regular season games. We have high expectations for our core players and we want to provide them with the opportunity to step into those greater leadership roles as a group.” “It is the determination of the coaching staff that we will enter the 2022-23 season without a specific captain, but rather a group of assistants still to be determined,” new Jets head coach Rick Bowness said Friday morning. And it wasn’t in the form of a trade or a free agent signing. According to new head coach Rick Bowness and his staff, Winnipeg will "enter the 2022-23 season without a specific captain, but rather a group of assistants, still to be determined."

Blake Wheeler fait partie de l'organisation des Jets depuis très longtemps. L'attaquant a commencé sa carrière à Boston où il a joué trois saisons, ...

[September 16, 2022] Est-ce que cela veut dire que Bowness n’a pas confiance en les aptitudes de leader de Scheifele? Quand on pense aux meneurs de cette équipe, le nom de Mark Scheifele nous vient immédiatement en tête. Et c’est là que ça devient intéressant. On sait qu’il y a eu toutes sortes d’histoires à propos de lui et sa relation avec ses coéquipiers qui semblait parfois houleuse… This isn’t an indictment on Blake Wheeler. Parce que Bowness souhaite avoir plus de gars avec un rôle de leader au sein de son équipe. Or, le nouvel entraîneur-chef de l’équipe, Rick Bowness, a tout de même décidé de lui soutirer son titre de capitaine. Il était un gars aimé dans la chambre à l’époque où le Québécois jouait là,

L'attaquant Blake Wheeler ne sera plus le capitaine des Jets de Winnipeg, qui ont plutôt choisi de disputer la saison 2022-2023 avec un groupe de meneurs.

Depuis son arrivée avec l’organisation en 2011, à l’époque des Thrashers d’Atlanta, il a eu l’occasion de jouer un rôle de mentor avec plusieurs jeunes. J’ai hâte d’observer plusieurs des gars que j’ai eu le privilège de regarder remplir un plus grand rôle. J’ai eu le temps d’accepter la décision», a-t-il expliqué en conférence de presse. «C’est le désir du personnel d’instructeurs d’entamer la saison 2022-2023 sans un capitaine spécifique, mais plutôt un groupe d’adjoints à déterminer, a expliqué sommairement Bowness, dans une publication diffusée sur le compte Twitter des Jets, vendredi. En 2019-2020, ils avaient aussi été vaincus dès la ronde de qualification par les Flames de Calgary. Dave Lowry avait complété la dernière campagne derrière le banc des Jets sur une base intérimaire après la démission de Paul Maurice.

Les Jets de Winnipeg ont retiré le « C » du maillot de Blake Wheeler et joueront la prochaine saison sans capitaine.

Leur saison a été marquée par le départ de l’entraîneur-chef Paul Maurice et certains joueurs, dont la vedette Mark Scheifele, ont remis en question la direction de l’équipe après la campagne. Wheeler a pris le rôle de capitaine des Jets avant la saison 2016-2017. Ils ont également participé au tour de qualification de la saison 2019-2020 écourtée par la pandémie, mais ont perdu contre Calgary en quatre matchs.

The Winnipeg Jets have taken the C off Blake Wheeler's jersey and tucked it away, choosing to hand out a whole bunch of As instead.

All I know is they're very anxious to get back on the ice, they're very anxious to get back together." "Ultimately we made the determination that it is, so here I am." Regarding the alleged conflicts and animosity, he told 680 CJOB last month "that was just a load of B.S. that there's problems in the room." "Some of the best leaders I played with and coaches never had an A, never had a C. "It just feels like we're back to square one," Wheeler said in April as the Jets were eliminated from post-season contention. "There's nothing in my life I've taken more pride in than that, outside of being a husband and a father," he said. They also appeared in the qualifying round of the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season, but lost to Calgary in four games. and be a harder team to play against." "We're a family here and that's what I'm trying to tell them. He was most recently the head coach of the Dallas Stars. We want to be a much more aggressive team …

"It is the determination of the coaching staff that we will enter the 2022-23 season without a specific captain, but rather a group of assistants still to be ...

That just includes the way we're going to go about the leadership of the team." In 12 seasons with the Thrashers and Jets, Wheeler has totaled 246 goals, 511 assists, and 757 points. "Also, you could tell in their tone and their wording that they wanted to accept more responsibility," Bowness said. We have high expectations for our core players and we want to provide them with the opportunity to step into those greater leadership roles as a group." [expanded upon his decision while speaking with the media](https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/1570848208754212866). [The team announced it has stripped veteran forward Blake Wheeler of his captaincy](https://twitter.com/WpgJetsPR/status/1570790918235787265) and will begin the 2022-23 season without one.

Blake Wheeler didn't want to speak for Rick Bowness and the sentiment was reciprocal. They didn't need to put words in each other's mouths, however. The…