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JIM SLATER INTERVIEW BY CHRIS KREVIAZUK

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS ON YOUR ‘BUCKET LIST?’ “I’d like to go to space. I’ve always wanted to. I’ve always been fascinated by that whole idea. Also I’d like to try skydiving.”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING YOU’VE DONE IN MANITOBA? “Going up to Churchill to see the polar bears this past October.”

HOW DID YOU GET INTO EATING ORGANIC FOOD? WHICH ORGANIC FOOD TO YOU LIKE THE MOST, OR EAT THE MOST? “I got into it in my first couple season in Atlanta. I started reading articles about it, and asking questions. I played with a guy named Freddy Meyer in Atlanta. He was big into organic eating and we struck up a relationship and it went from there. (Eating organically) made sense to me according to my beliefs about health. My favorite foods are quinoa and kale.”

WHY DO YOU ENJOY BEING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS YOU DO? “The days can get pretty long when you get home from the rink at one o’clock.

As a professional hockey player you have a lot of opportunities to connect with the city that you play in, and I want to take full advantage of it and help out as much as I can throughout the city.”

DO YOU STILL KEEP IN CONTACT WITH ANY OF YOUR TEAMMATES FROM THE MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS? “Going to school you really develop bonds with a lot of guys. You play with them, you live with them, and you really stay in touch. I still talk to about 25 guys from college. My three closest friends from Michigan State are Colton Fretter, Tyler Howells and Chris Snavely.”

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AS A KID, WHO WAS YOUR FAVOURITE PLAYER/TEAM? Steve Yzerman, and the Detroit Red Wings. I wear the number 19 because of Yzerman. Growing up, we had Red Wings season tickets. I remember standing by the glass, wanting a puck every game. One game Steve Yzerman actually gave me a stick over the glass when I was about seven or eight. I still have it today.”

WHAT IS THE BEST CONCERT YOU’VE BEEN TO? “U2 in Paris three years ago was probably the best one I’ve been to. I saw a Metallica concert as well, and that was good. One that I’d really like to go to is Rihanna. Also I’d like to see Tom Petty.”

IF YOU COULD HAVE DINNER WITH THREE PEOPLE, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD THEY BE? “I’d say Richard Branson would be one. Warren Buffett is another – I think he’d be pretty interesting. And Steve Yzerman.”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OFFSEASON ACTIVITY? “I play a lot of racquetball.”

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DESCRIBE YOUR FIRST EVER JOB, AND HOW DID YOU LIKE IT? “I was a landscaper with two other buddies. We used to cut the grass on this one guy’s yard – it had the most hills and trees I’ve ever seen, and we only charged him 12 bucks so at the end of the day we each made four dollars. We did his yard twice before we smartened up and told him we weren’t doing it anymore.”

WHAT WOULD YOU BE IF NOT A HOCKEY PLAYER? “I joke about how I’d want to be a mailman in San Diego, and just walk the beach and deliver the mail. Or operate a fishing charter. Also I’m big into real estate, so maybe I could be an agent.”

WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE HOCKEY MOMENT? “Facing off against Mario Lemiuex. I won the draw, too.”

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MY ROAD

AL MONTOYA 1989-91 GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS: BECOMING A GOALIE In house league everyone took a turn as a goalie. I played my game in goal, and loved it. The next day I asked to be goalie fulltime, but the coach said everyone still had to take a turn, so that was the end of that. The next year I was a forward on the Glenview Stars Mites team.

As luck would have it, the team didn’t have a goalie yet, so I jumped in there.

1996-98 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: PLAYING COMPETITIVELY I started playing AAA peewee for the Chicago Young Americans. My coach was Darren McClusky, who was a former goalie who played in the Ontario Hockey League, and the East Coast Hockey League. He actually is the coach who brought Dustin Byfuglien to the Chicago Mission, and he also coached (Ottawa Senators goaltender) Craig Anderson. He saw something in me, and kept pushing me. He was a great influence.

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2006-08 HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT: FIRST AHL EXPERIENCE WITH THE HARTFORD WOLFPACK

(Head coach) Jim Schoenfeld taught us how to live as professionals, and how to treat our bodies. He prepared us to be physically and mentally ready to play.

The adjustment to professional hockey can be a very difficult one, and he was a great help.

2004 HELSINKI/HAMEENLINNA, FINLAND: FIRST WORLD JUNIOR GOLD FOR USA It was unbelievable. We went in there knowing we had a bunch of players who could play. We went undefeated.

Our first real pressure was the semifinals against Finland, a 2-1 game.

At the championship game the stands were packed with Canadian fans – go figure. We were getting booed and heckled wherever we went. We went into the third period down 3-1, and came back to win 4-3.

2000-2001 FRISCO, TEXAS: TURNING PRO AT 15 WITH THE TEXAS TORNADOS After AAA I wanted to take a bit of a break from such serious hockey, so I played a year of high school at Loyola Academy. The next season I was still undecided as to where I would play, and got an offer to turn pro with the Texas Tornado of the North American Hockey League. I was only 15, but my mom felt I was mature enough to go. It was a good situation for me.

2001-02 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN: US DEVELOPMENT TEAM It was an honour to get the call from Team USA. I couldn’t even believe it.

That same year I was drafted by the Windsor Spitfires. I had to decide between the two. My mom and I had a meeting with Team USA Coach Mike Eaves. It was an unbelievable visit, and we decided that was the right fit.

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2002-05 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WOLVERINES We went to the Frozen Four in my freshman year. We lost to Minnesota in the semifinals. Thomas Vanek scored the overtime winner. (Long-time Wolverines head coach Red Berenson) taught you how to live as a person, not just as a hockey player. He taught me to make the most of such a great opportunity, and how to grow as a human being, which helps your game on the ice too.

I can’t say enough great things about Red.

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2009 DENVER, COLORADO: SHUTOUT IN FIRST NHL GAME WITH THE PHOENIX COYOTES After some unfortunate injuries earlier in my career, I got my chance. It was unbelievable. I wished that I had gotten more of a chance earlier on in my career to play in the NHL, but that wasn’t the case. I knew this was my only shot. I told myself ‘make the most of it. There is a reason why you’ve been where you’ve been, and people have believed in you.’ The team played well in front of me.

Having (head coach) Wayne Gretzky on the bench was a little extra motivation. We won 3-0 that night.

2010-12 UNIONDALE, NEW YORK: AN NHL REGULAR WITH THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS I actually had a shutout in my first game there too. Overall it wasn’t a great team, skill-wise.

Sometimes you didn’t know what type of lineup you’d have. I just focussed on doing what I could do, and believing in myself and in my game, and not worrying about the little things. I just played and had fun, and that’s when I’m at my best. That’s something I strive to do every day.

2012-PRESENT WINNIPEG, MANITOBA: PLAYING IN CANADA Being able to play hockey in Canada is unbelievable. I’d swung through Winnipeg in the AHL a couple of times and I’ve seen the passion that these fans have. It was a no-brainer for me to come play for this team that is headed in the right direction.

We just missed the playoffs by a little bit last year, so whatever way I can contribute and help this team, that’s what I’m going to do. I think I’m coming into the best time of my career, so I’m looking forward to what I can do here with this organization.

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READING TAKES FLIGHT WINNIPEG JETS VISIT LOCAL CLASSROOMS IN SUPPORT OF I LOVE TO READ MONTH

By KRISTI HENNESSY • February in Manitoba is ‘I Love to Read Month’; a program recognized province wide, designed to positively encourage children to develop an interest in reading.

The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club, in conjunction with ‘I Love to Read Month’, launched ‘Reading Takes Flight’, a program in which a handful of Jets players visit schools throughout Winnipeg to help celebrate the annual event.

Because of the high number of interested schools throughout the city, each classroom was asked to submit a 500word essay as to why the Jets should visit their class. Of the over 450 classes that applied, six winners were chosen based on their submissions.

The six winning schools were École Van Belleghem, Highbury School, General Byng School, École Sacré-Coeur, Joseph Teres School, and Holy Cross School.

On February 14th, 2013, Jim Slater, Mark Stuart, Grant Clitsome, Evander Kane, James Wright and Zach Bogosian were each assigned their own elementary classroom to visit.

They first answered a handful of questions from students and then read ‘The Home Team’, the official children’s book of the Winnipeg Jets. After the reading session, each student received signed copies of the book to bring home.

Bogosian was assigned to Holy Cross School where he read to 44 Grade 2 and 3 students and answered some questions from a few of his biggest fans.

With the tight schedule right now, it’s tough to find time sometimes,” said Bogosian. “But when it was brought to our attention that we could come out and help some kids, I was all for it. For me, it was a no-brainer to come and help out and put a smile on some kids faces and try to make their day.

“It’s fun to see a kid smile and reading is a very important thing for not only kids but grown-ups too, so it’s definitely cool for me to be a part of it.”

Colleen Dooley teaches the Grade 2 class at Holy Cross. Her submission stood out because of the fun activity that she created to tie learning to hockey.

“Every time there is a game, their homework was to come back and tell me if they had won or lost,” said Dooley. “Then we have a chart at the back where we have a little tally. For every win we put a unit cube in the win bucket. They all have their own little score sheets in their desks. It just came from a small activity and seemed to mushroom into this huge excitement that was the highlight of the week.

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“Just to have anyone come in and be a positive role model when it comes to reading is a wonderful thing for a teacher. Reading is the success to everything in school and helping them find a career. To have someone that they look up to come in and express their love of reading and share their reading with them was extremely meaningful for me.”

It wasn’t only the kids smiling ear-to-ear. Bogosian found humour in many of the questions the kids were asking him and said he remembers very well what it was like to be that age.

“There was one kid that reminded me of me, he couldn’t sit still,” laughed Bogosian. “That was me! I was that kid in class who could never sit still.”

For more on the Winnipeg Jets Reading Takes Flight program, visit WinnipegJets.com. Copies of ‘The Home Team,’ the official Winnipeg Jets children’s book, are available at a Jets Gear location near you.

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BY CHRIS KREVIAZUK • The first annual Winnipeg Jets Challenge Cup took place over the 2012-13 Holiday Season, and by all accounts was an overwhelming success for participants. The proof could be found in the many young players who left the Iceplex with smiles on their faces, medals around their necks and new hockey skills in their arsenal.

There were 102 teams from ages five to 12 that took part in the holiday tournament, with many players, parents and coaches getting their first glimpse of the inside of the still relatively new facility. Iceplex Programming Coordinator Tim Rafter and staff had a number of key objectives going into the Challenge Cup. “(We wanted to) provide a superior tournament experience for players, parents and coaches,” says Rafter.

“Having taken in many tournaments over the years, we feel we had a chance to take the best that all had to offer, plus add our own stamp to the tournament.”

That superior experience was made possible in large part by the fact that the Iceplex boasts a combination of amenities that no other rink in Manitoba does, including the Total Hockey Centre – a facility located on the second floor that allowed players a chance to hone their hockey skills in a dryland setting. “(Players were taught) shooting, stickhandling, passing, and used slide boards (to simulate a skating stride),” says THC Manager Nathan Hatton. “The feedback from parents and coaches was all positive. Lots of parents didn’t know this type of off-ice training existed. They were really impressed with our coaching staff and the selection of the hockey development drills. Kids wanted to stay longer and they all left with a big smile.”

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Another off-ice highlight was the Press Box Restaurant and Sports Bar, which provided a pancake breakfast to teams aged 5-8, and hosted breakfast and lunch buffets throughout the tournament.

On the ice, one of the top features of the Challenge Cup was a skills competition for teams aged 8-12, where teams competed in activities such as shootout relays and obstacle courses. Several True North staff members laced up the skates to help the kids through the activities.

As many unsolicited emails roll in from coaches and parents expressing happiness with the tournament, further installments of the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Challenge are already being planned for April, May and June.

“We’ve had indications that these tournaments will fill quickly given the experiences we were able to provide to the many coaches and players who attended the tournament over the holiday season,” says Rafter. “We’d like to have teams in all age and skill divisions next year. Our team feels pretty strongly given the comments we’ve received so far that as teams move up in divisions we’ll be able to field divisions right up to the Bantam levels of minor hockey.”

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PROSPECT PROFILE

SCOTT KOSMACHUK

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Position: Right Wing Height: 6’0 Weight: 170 Shoots: Right Born: January 24, 1994 Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Current Team: Guelph Storm (OHL) Drafted: Selected by Winnipeg Jets in round 3, #70 overall in 2012 NHL Draft.

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Winnipeg Jets prospect Scott Kosmachuk, is playing in his third Ontario Hockey League season with the Guelph Storm. The 6-foot, 185-pound Toronto, Ontario native was selected in the third round, 70th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets at the 2012 NHL Draft. Central Scouting originally had him ranked as No. 24 amongst North American skaters.

“Scott has a very good skill set,” Central Scouting’s Chris Edwards told NHL.com. “His puck-handling and playmaking ability are both very good. He handles and protects the puck very well in traffic and has the ability to get the puck through traffic to create scoring chances.”

During the 2011-12 campaign, Kosmachuk more than doubled his point production from his rookie season in the OHL, totaling 59 points (30 goals, 29 assists) in 67 games with the Storm. In his rookie season, he tallied 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) in 68 games.

So far this season, the 18-year-old is on track for yet another career year in the points column. Through the first 50 games, Kosmachuk has notched a team-high 26 goals and 23 assists for 49 points, and was named the OHL player for the week ending November 25th. In that seven day span he lead the league with six goals in three games, while adding two assists for eight points with an OHL-high plus-minus rating of plus-6.

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“It’s been going well so far,” said Kosmachuk. “I’ve got another year in the league so I’m a little more mature and a little more comfortable in my position. I have a little bit more chemistry with the guys as I’ve been playing with a few of them for a while now.

“I don’t think my role has changed too much from last season to this season.

Last season we had a really young team.

I was given big responsibility and I was expected to put up big numbers and score some goals. I think they expect that much more in that role from me this season.”

In addition to his solid point production, Kosmachuk isn’t afraid to drop the gloves and get involved in the rough areas of the game when he’s called upon, which explains the 80 penalty minutes so far this year.

“I think it comes along with the compete level,” he explained. “You get into the game and things happen and emotions take over. It’s not anything to do with being scared or anything it’s just playing how I play, and it comes natural.”

Kosmachuk is well known for exactly that, his compete level, his work ethic and his willingness to sacrifice his body in order to ensure team success.

“I’m aggressive and have a strong compete level and I think I also bring a lot of speed to the game,” he said. “I’m pretty versatile I think too, I’m a right wing but I’m playing on the left wing this season.”

Kosmachuk attended the Winnipeg Jets development camp last July. Since then, Jets management have kept a close eye on his progress and will be looking for improvements in specific areas of his game, areas that the gritty winger is well aware of.

“I think they are happy with my play so far,” said Kosmachuk. “You always want to get better and improve. I think I could work on my overall play and improve my three-zone coverage. Some of my personal goals would be to improve my stats from last year. I had 30 goals, so maybe make that jump to 40 and just keep improving.

“I’m eager to make the jump (to the NHL), you want to progress in your career as fast as you can.”

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FINDING A WAY THE 2012-13 ICECAPS ARE LEARNING THE HARD LESSONS OF FINDING CONSISTENCY AND WINNING IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE.

BY BRENDAN MCCARTHY • Winnipeg hockey fans know about it all too well from the days of the Manitoba Moose: The built-in difficulties of a home schedule consisting of back-to-back games against the same opponent.

Jason Jaffray knows it, too, from his four-plus seasons with the American Hockey League’s Moose, and another with the Abbotsford Heat, who use a similar home-date setup, and of late, with the AHL’s St. John’s IceCaps.

“It can be hard, but there’s also a big opportunity in the type of (home) schedule we have,” said Jaffray, the IceCaps’ captain ever since the Moose migrated to St. John’s in 2011 to become the farm team of the Winnipeg Jets.

“We just have to find ways to take advantage of that opportunity. We have to learn how to win in those situations.”

The lesson is proving to be an extremely tough one.

In fact, that quote from Jaffray is actually from the middle of the 2011-12 campaign, when the IceCaps fashioned a first-place finish in the Atlantic Division and then a postseason run all the way to the Eastern Conference final, where they bowed out to the eventual Calder Cup champion Norfolk Admirals.

This season, the IceCaps have been OK on the road, but have struggled at Mile One, where they had a sub-.500 home record entering February. It has St. John’s in need of a desperate push over the last third of the schedule just to make the AHL playoffs.

“We’re still trying to find a way to do it,” said Jaffray, this time at the midway mark of the present season. “We’d better find it soon.”

The reasons for the IceCaps’ tribulations in 2012-13, particularly at home?

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Certainly, lack of fan support isn’t an issue. As of the first week in February, the IceCaps had sold out all 62 home games they’ve played at 6,287-seat Mile One, and with a strong season-ticket commitment for 2013-14, are poised to set a new AHL record for consecutive sell-outs sometime next season.

But ironically, those crowded stands may provide some incentive to visiting Eastern Conference clubs, most of which travel almost exclusively by bus, except when they come to Newfoundland to play the IceCaps. In many cases, it’s the one road trip they highlight on the schedule.

“You’re travelling by plane, you’re coming to a Canadian city where they’re hockeymad, where there’s a great atmosphere and packed houses even for mid-week games. It’s like a mini-NHL experience,” said Jon Cooper, who coached Norfolk to the league championship last spring.

“It’s something you can’t ignore. You can’t help but get up for games here.”

What also can’t be ignored are injuries that resulted in an infirmary crowded by IceCaps in the first half of the season. At one point in December, 10 roster players were sidelined. Through 48 games, the team had a total of more than 300 mangames lost to injury. Among those out of the lineup was veteran winger Jason King, the IceCaps’ leading goal-scorer from 2011-12, who appeared in just nine of those 48 games due to concussionlike symptoms.

At the halfway point of the schedule, even though NHL lockout meant there had been no drain — to that point — by recalls to Winnipeg, only one IceCap, centre Ben Maxwell, had suited up for every game.

“Injuries have been a factor, but can’t be an excuse,” said St. John’s head coach and stiff upper lip-practioner Keith McCambridge when his team was hurting the most. “Injuries are a part of hockey.

Maybe it’s been a little more than normal this season, but as coaches and players, as a team, we have to find a way to get over it.

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in the IceCaps’ first 12 games after the lockout. Another is Eddie Pasquale, last year’s AHL rookie goaltender of the year, who had four shutouts by the first week of February and whose post-lockout workload included 12 consecutive starts.

“It seems we’re kind of riding the Eric O’Dell-Eddie Pasquale show right now, but hey, we’ll take it,” said Jaffray after the IceCaps beat the visiting Binghamton Senators 4-2 and 1-0 at Mile One in early February, the first series sweep for St. John’s this season.

O’Dell had scored three of the IceCaps’ five goals in those two games, while Pasquale stopped 43 of 45 shots against Binghamton, which had entered the series with the AHL’s best winning percentage.

Then again, Jaffray has been doing his part in what has been a remarkable comeback season. Last spring, he had spinal fusion surgery to replace discs damaged when he was on the receiving end of a crunching hit by Admirals defenceman Radko Gudas in a March game in Norfolk. The 31-year-old winger missed

the first five games of this season as his recovery concluded, but despite all the downtime, he had bounced back to take over the team’s scoring lead by January.

Another critical veteran performer has been Meech, whose game has shown no signs of the disappointment he must have felt after the Jets elected to keep Redmond and Postma to start the NHL season and to return him to St. John’s.

The 28-year-old Winnipeg native was the IceCaps’ representative in late January at the AHL All-Star Classic in Providence, R.I., as a replacement for Redmond, who had been the original selection.

“I know it sound really cliche, but now the only way I know how to approach it is game-by-game, day-to-day, just trying to play the best you can whenever there’s an injury or whatever the case may be,” said Meech after being sent down. “Just to be ready for that opportunity.”

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“That’s our job, to find ways. A hockey season is a grind, we all know that.

So we shouldn’t be surprised when things don’t always go the way we want.

“That’s the test for us.”

McCambridge also notes roster shortfalls provide players — mostly youngsters — with opportunities they wouldn’t get in healthier times. For example, there was a game in January when four rookie rearguards — Ben Chiarot, Julian Melchiori, Will O’Neill and Cody Sol — dressed for the IceCaps after defencemen Paul Postma, Zach Redmond and Derek Meech were called to Winnipeg to attend the Jets’ post-lockout training camp.

“We can never lose track of the fact the development of players is what this league is about.” said McCambridge, before adding, “but learning how to win is part of development, too.”

One young player who has shown significant progress is sophomore centre Eric O’Dell, who scored seven goals

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Which player scored the most PP goals during the 2011-12 season? a) James Neal – PIT b) Scott Hartnell – PHI c) Matt Moulson – NYI d) Corey Perry – ANA e) Alex Ovechkin – WSH

Which player led the league in 2011-12 with the highest shooting percentage? a) Steven Stamkos – TBL b) Curtis Glencross – CGY c) Kyle Wellwood – WPG d) Jiri Hudler – DET e) Jordan Eberle – EDM

Which Player led the league in total Hits during the 2011-12 season? a) Cal Clutterbuck – MIN b) Matt Martin –NYI c) Steve Ott – DAL d) Dustin Brown - LAK e) Chris Neil – OTT

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Rypien had the ability to bring people out of their seats with a burst of speed, a timely goal, or a fight against an opponent to whom he often gave up a considerable size advantage. He had the ability to elicit a swelling of pride among family, friends, teammates and fans through the heart and passion with which he played the game.

He had something far greater than what could be measured on the ice, however. Rick Rypien had a message of hope – one born of personal experience – which he was anxious to share with the world.

Rypien’s life came to a premature end on Aug. 15, 2011 after a lengthy battle with depression. Lost was a family member, a friend, a teammate and a fan favourite. The seven Canadian NHL teams, including the Winnipeg Jets and Vancouver Canucks, are determined to ensure that his message of hope lives on.

Throughout the month of February, the seven Canadian NHL clubs are taking part in a program called Hockey Talks. The program was initiated by the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL team that Rypien spent time with from 2005-2010.

The aim of the initiative is to increase dialogue and awareness about mental health issues, and effective treatments for the disease.

“Each team will have an opportunity to do what they want (to show support for mental health awareness),” says Winnipeg Jets True North Foundation Director Dwayne Green. “The Jets are taking part in Hockey Talks for the entire month, a decision made because of the impact that Rick had on the organization, especially (True North Chairman) Mark Chipman and (Jets Assistant General Manager) Craig Heisinger. They really wanted to bring mental health awareness to the forefront, and allow it to be a normalized conversation.”

One in five Canadians will experience a mental health problem or illness in their lifetime, whether personally, or through a family member, friend or colleague. The stigma attached to mental illnesses presents a serious barrier, not only to diagnosis and treatment, but also to acceptance in the community.

The Jets hosted Hockey Talks Night at MTS Centre on Feb. 7 when they took on the Toronto Maple Leafs. During the game, the Jets raised mental health awareness through in-arena messaging, as well as having Mental Health Awareness Guides accessible to fans. All Jets players will be wearing a Hockey Talks decal on their helmets for the entire month of February.

Aside from increasing dialogue, these efforts were designed to provide information to fans in regards to recognizing mental health issues, and to connect those in need of support with mental health organizations.

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“Project 11 is something we’ve been working on for a year and a half,” says Dwayne Green. “After Rick’s passing, we wanted to find an appropriate way to fulfill what his wishes were.

Rick’s desire was to educate students on mental health issues, and provide them with positive coping mechanisms.”

Green and his staff began searching for various mental health associations and groups in order to obtain resources that could in turn be provided to young individuals in need, however it became apparent that the far-reaching popularity and exposure of the Winnipeg Jets brand could be used as the vehicle for the much-needed program.

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With this in mind, Green and his staff decided on the idea of generating a scholastic resource based within the Jets’ official team website that will be available to teachers of students from grades five to eight.

“Educators will email in (to www.winnipegjets.com) in order to have access to the resource,” says Green.

“We have brought in an author to write the program for us, and have created our own education committee to oversee the process. The program will consist of supplementary educational resource documents that will hit Manitoba provincial curricular outcomes. Teachers who sign up will be trained in these resources, making it easier to tackle the subject of mental health in the classroom setting.”

Project 11 is set to begin in the Fall of 2014. Green has several additional ideas that can make the program even more attractive and accessible for students and teachers.

“Our goal is to make it interactive. We hope to have some player involvement via videos, conversations and stories,” says Green. “The program is still in its infancy, but we want to use our brand, abilities and resources to create something that can be very impactful on kids.”

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Chipman points to the experiences of Rypien as proof of the profound impact that Project 11 can have on youth.

“The subject of depression was very difficult for Rick to talk about,” says Chipman. “It wasn’t until much later on, after he had accepted help and had come to terms with his struggle that he realized it was okay to talk about.

(Project 11) is a way to mainstream the conversation during those formative years where kids have the cognitive ability to process these types of things.”

By making Mental Health a normalized topic of discussion, both Project 11 and Hockey Talks aim to change the feeling of aloneness that is often associated with mental health issues.

“Everybody has support groups in life,” says Heisinger.

“Some people’s support groups are bigger than others’. Rick’s was extremely small. Because of the turmoil that lived inside him, I don’t think he had a tremendous amount of trust in sharing his story with a lot of people.

He really wanted to get his story out there. It’s a tragedy that the opportunity was lost for him to tell his story in his own words, but certainly all that he lived for and all that he went through – it’s up to the rest of us that knew him to carry on that legacy.”

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EVERYBODY HAS SUPPORT GROUPS IN LIFE, SOME PEOPLE’S SUPPORT GROUPS ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS’. RICK’S WAS EXTREMELY SMALL. BECAUSE OF THE TURMOIL THAT LIVED INSIDE HIM… IT’S A TRAGEDY THAT THE OPPORTUNITY WAS LOST FOR RICK TO TELL HIS STORY IN HIS OWN WORDS — IT’S UP TO THE REST OF US THAT KNEW HIM TO CARRY ON THAT LEGACY.

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By Kristi Hennessy

Every professional hockey player could tell you their own unique story about their road to the National Hockey League. It’s the highs and lows, ups and downs, bumps and bruises and forks in the road that make the story interesting and imitable. Winnipeg Jets forward Alex Burmistrov has been traveling that road for a few years now and at the ripe age of 21, he’s quickly maturing into the player he knows he wants to become.

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After playing in Russia for Ak Bars Kazan, Burmistrov was selected 12th overall in the 2009 CHL Import Draft by the Barrie Colts of the OHL. After a stellar 2009-10 season with the Colts, notching 22 goals and 43 assists in 62 games, he was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers 8th overall, at the 2010 NHL Draft. He cracked the Thrashers lineup right out of rookie camp and has never looked back. He is now in his third NHL season, and an interesting one it’s been thus far.

When the NHL announced there was going to be a work stoppage, the Winnipeg Jets management saw an opportunity for Burmistrov to gain some invaluable experience at the American League level. On September 12th, 2012, they assigned him to the IceCaps, their AHL farm club in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

IceCaps head coach Keith McCambridge was more than willing to open his dressing room door for the highly skilled Winnipeg Jet regular.

“He came down here as an NHL player with a lot of years of experience under his belt,” said McCambridge. “He really embraced the culture and embraced his teammates and everything that goes with being one step below the National Hockey League. He came in, he worked hard, he was professional and he gave us a dynamic to our team through speed and skill that we didn’t have. He’s a real attentive listener, and he was eager to learn.”

“He really embraced the culture and embraced his teammates.

He came in, he worked hard, he was professional and he gave us a dynamic that we didn’t have. He’s a real attentive listener, and he was eager to learn.”

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McCambridge explained that Burmistrov’s role was to come in and gain experience in key situations of the game and he stressed the importance of earning his ice time.

“We put him in situations like key face-offs and key defending-lead situations. He can now build from those experiences in the American League and translate that out with the Winnipeg Jets. That was the mindset coming in, making sure that his minutes and trust is all earned by what he does on and off the ice, and he held up his end of the bargain.”

For Burmistrov, that role was easier said than done. Just as he was starting to get settled in after 22 games (2 goals, 9 assists), a shoulder injury suffered in early December, forced him to fly back to Winnipeg to be assessed by Jets team doctors and miss a handful of IceCaps games.

“I think the expectation from the coach, having me come from the NHL, was to score goals, to get the team on the board all the time,” said Burmistrov. “We were struggling in the early part the season and we wanted a good start. When I got injured, it was really frustrating because I want to play hockey. The injury wasn’t a big hit or anything but I couldn’t move my shoulder, it was really tough to get through that.”

The 21-year-old Russian native expressed that another difficult part of the experience was being one of the youngest, yet one of the most experienced NHL players on the team.

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am one of the youngest guys on the team. I would talk all the time to the leaders there and they were always nice to me.

It’s not easy when you have a young guy on your team that plays in the NHL, I knew that might not be that comfortable for them. I tried to not talk too much because this is their team, they’re the leaders, and they have more experience in the American League.”

Evidently, Burmistrov had more impact as a leader in that

room than he thought.

“I saw some leadership skills on the bench and in the dressing room that really came to the forefront for him,” said McCambridge. “His voice holds a lot of impact here because some of the young guys who have come here from junior or college listen to a guy like Alex that has played in the National League and has games under his belt to relay to them, so it was good for everybody involved.”

McCambridge expressed his thoughts on the positives that come out of playing in the American League, and the confidence boost it can give young players like Burmistrov.

“It helps the player in my opinion,” he said, “It gives them a chance to learn the game in less-pressure situations. It also gives the aspect to look at the game and see what the step below the NHL is like. It’s a different league. It gives you a better appreciation of where you’re at when you’re with Winnipeg or any other team that you’re with. I see it as nothing but a benefit that they have a chance to hone their skills at this level.”

Winnipeg Jets head coach Claude Noel mentioned that has noticed a significant improvement in Burmistrov’s development not only on the ice but also off the ice as well this season.

“I think the process for him has been good,” said Noel. “He’s been a reliable player; I’ve liked him a lot. He’s a really trustworthy player, he’s very passionate, a real student of the game, he has really good dependability in his game. We’re just trying to help him continue to grow, there are some other areas we’d like him to grow into and he’s grasping that. I think the maturity is starting to take hold a little bit and I think that’s a good thing.”

Continuing to grow and develop is something that young Burmistrov will continue to do until he’s completely defined that identity that every player searches for. He has many years in front of him. Where and what type of player he matures into, only time will tell.

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“The process for him has been good. He’s a real student of the game.

We’re just trying to help him continue to grow, and he’s grasping that.

I think the maturity is starting to take hold, and that’s a good thing.”

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“He’s a young, skilled guy who has a lot of speed and good skating abilities and just a great guy overall,” said teammate Alexei Ponikarovsky. “He’s got a lot of energy and is pretty good on face-offs. Everything together is kind of the full package.”

McCambridge reminds us of one thing: “People forget how young Alex is, he made that jump so early and he had years under his belt already…but he’s still a young man. Sometimes people look and think that he’s just going to be a onedimensional guy but he’s a good centreman and he’s good down low in his own zone, and he has that skillset to provide some offensive punch. When I look down the road I see a reliable two-way player who adds a lot of patience and speed to your lineup.”

Burmistrov said that he just wants to be consistent and continue to learn and grow, and the rest will fall into place.

“I just want to be the best I can for the team,” said Burmistrov. “If I said I didn’t want to be the leader, I would be lying… everyone wants to be a leader. I’m still learning, and I just want to continue to do that and get better.

“I don’t like to look forward or backwards, I live one day at a time, I just do what I can right now.”

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Pavelec learned to love the game of hockey in Kladno, Czech Republic, where he was born and raised until the age of 17. In a city that has produced NHL players such as Jaromir Jagr, Tomas Plekanec, Michal Pivonka and Jakub Voracek despite a modest population of 80,000, Pavelec began a hockey career that would take him farther from home than he would have ever imagined.

“I was four or five when I first tried to skate,” says Pavelec. “My team put me in goal right away. They threw the gear in the middle of the room and said ‘who wants to try it?’ I tried it, and I liked it. I’m happy for that now.”

As are the Winnipeg Jets. Pavelec was a workhorse for the club in 2011-12, appearing in 68 games and setting a personal best mark for wins in a season with 29 while matching his career best of four shutouts. The sixthyear pro was the McDiarmid Lumber Three Stars Award winner for the Jets last season thanks to many brilliant nights between the pipes.

The success that Pavelec is experiencing now stems from a life filled with playing hockey purely for enjoyment, beginning as a child back in Czech Republic.

“My teammates and I just played for fun,” says Pavelec.

“That’s the most important thing. I don’t think we tried to get better. We didn’t know the NHL even existed.

We’d come back from school, and go outside and play hockey right away. We had nothing else.”

From an early age, natural instincts took priority over the rigorous training that is increasingly prevalent in youth hockey today.

“I just did my own thing,” says Pavelec. “I had no goalie coach until I was 17. The coaches (on my youth teams) were just worried if we were winning or not. Nobody told me how to play. I just saw goalies on TV, and tried to learn to play from that. I always liked certain goalies, but I never copied them. I just tried to be myself.”

Sportscasters, fans and coaches love to categorize athletes by their ‘style of play.’ Pavelec insists he has never really had any type of style when he is between the pipes, which Jets goaltending coach Wade Flaherty agrees with.

“We found what works for him, and just went with it,” says Flaherty. “He’s not a blocking-style goalie. He’s a bit of a hybrid. He’ll do all different things. At the end of the day you do what you have to do to stop the puck.

There is no right or wrong way to play. He’s a battler - he competes unbelievably. That helps him make a lot of saves.”

2005 was a watershed year for Pavelec. The natural instincts and talent that he exhibited from a young age culminated in him earning a spot in the 2005 World Under-18 Hockey Championships, played in his home country.

As a young head coach from the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Pascal Vincent was at the tournament looking for a goal-scorer for his squad. Instead, he found the opposite.

“After watching the first period I went and talked to his agent, Allan Walsh, and said ‘I want this guy,’” says Vincent, who is now an assistant coach with the Winnipeg Jets. “I committed right there. Even after just one period, you could see that he was overly talented, he was big and you could just tell by his body language that he was a good teammate.”

Pavelec proved Vincent right on all accounts. He was drafted by the Screaming Eagles in the CHL Import Draft, and went on to play two seasons 72

I just did my own thing.

I had no goalie coach until I was 17.

I just saw goalies on TV, and tried to learn to play from that. I always liked certain goalies, but I never copied them.

I just tried to be myself.

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with the club, compiling a record of 55-29-2. Pavelec won the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy in both of his seasons, awarded for the lowest goals-against average in the QMJHL. The Atlanta Thrashers also drafted Pavelec 41st overall that same summer in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and were proponents of the netminder’s move to North America. Though he was on board with the decision, Pavelec remembers how difficult an adjustment the relocation was for him.

“It was a totally different situation than what I was used to back home,” says Pavelec. “Back home we just played 50 games. In Canada it was 70 games. Travel was tough, and I didn’t speak English all that much. The goalie coaches helped me a lot, and my billet helped me a lot too. They took care of me as if I was one of their own.”

Pavelec went on to play in the AHL for the Chicago Wolves where he teamed up with goalie coach Wendell Young to help bring the Wolves a Calder Cup championship in 2008. He then made the move to the NHL, where he was coached by Steve Weeks and Clint Malarchuk in Atlanta, and now Flaherty in Winnipeg.

“This is my second year with (Flaherty),” says Pavelec. “I feel very lucky to have had great goalie coaches. It has been fun to work with him. He always has something new to help me get better. He helps me with the little details to improve my game. He’s been around the NHL for a long time, so he knows what it takes to be a goalie in this league.”

An important element that is required of an elite goaltender is mental toughness and the ability to put both good and bad games in the rearview mirror. Pavelec’s even-keeled temperament continues to be a contributing factor in his development under the tutelage of Flaherty.

The coach sees even more skill and potential in the netminder. “(Pavelec) has great awareness and is a very reactive, athletic goalie,” says Flaherty. “He is very engaged when he plays. He shows stretches where he is one of the top goaltenders in the NHL. As we grow as a team, we’ll need him to grow with us – which means playing consistently at a top level.”

AWARENESS AND IS A VERY REACTIVE, ATHLETIC GOALIE. HE IS VERY ENGAGED WHEN HE PLAYS. HE SHOWS STRETCHES WHERE HE IS ONE OF THE TOP GOALTENDERS IN THE NHL.

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2012-13 INFLIGHT VOLUME 2

ANSWERS TRIVIA 1.C 4.B

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Brian Campbell – FLA – Campbell played in 82 games and logged 2,354 shifts.

Curtis Glencross – CGY – Glencross achieved a 23.6% after scoring 26 goals on just 110

shots.

2.D

Jonathan Toews – CHI – Toews took a total of 1137 faceoffs and won 675 of them over

3.A

James Neal – PIT – Neal scored 18 PP Goals over 80 games while adding 12 PP assists.

59 GP.

5.B 6.E

Matt Martin –NYI – Martin had 374 hits over 80 games averaging 4.68 hits per game.

New Jersey Devils – The Devils led with 89.6% edging out Montreal by 1%

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