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Special teams the difference in Jets 3-1 win over Blues

Ken Wiebe 7 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

It turns out the Winnipeg Jets aren’t ready to fade quietly into the night.

Just under 24 hours after getting blanked 2-0 by the Chicago Blackhawks, the Jets turned the page with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre to open a three-game homestand.

Rather than lament the missed opportunity, the Jets took the next step in trying to pick off one of the teams still ahead of them in the Central Division standings.

By evening the season series with the Blues, the Jets pulled into a tie in points with St. Louis, technically moving out of the basement in the division with a higher points percentage due to having a game in hand.

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‘It’s so much beyond football’: Falcons Football Club gets big boost from NFL Canada

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‘It’s so much beyond football’: Falcons Football Club gets big boost from NFL Canada

Joshua Frey-Sam 5 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

The spring months can make for some long days for Saphira Twoheart.

Once the snow melts, the 18-year-old goes from school during the day in Sagkeeng First Nation to football practice in the evening in Winnipeg. It’s a 90-minute commute each way from her community in Fort Alexander that usually doesn’t get her home until close to midnight three days per week, but Twoheart believes that trip has paid big dividends since starting with the Falcons Football Club three years ago.

She isn’t shy about voicing what the Falcons have meant to her.

“When I first started football, I was a very shy and timid type of person, but over the years of playing football, it’s made me more talkative and more comfortable in my own skin, to the point where I could coach other teammates with the skills that I have,” Twoheart said Tuesday.

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Saphira Twoheart (front left) said the Falcons Football Club has helped her come out of her shell.

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                                Saphira Twoheart (front left) said the Falcons Football Club has helped her come out of her shell.

Fan favourite highlights Jets-Habs alumni game ahead of Heritage Classic

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Fan favourite highlights Jets-Habs alumni game ahead of Heritage Classic

Mike McIntyre 6 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

Dustin Byfuglien is returning to the Winnipeg Jets.

No, it’s not to suit up with the current edition of the club, as fun as that notion might be. The 40-year-old remains comfortably and very privately retired, more than six years after he abruptly hung up his skates and walked away from more than US$14 million in outstanding salary

Rather, one of the most beloved and unique athletes we’ve ever seen around here has agreed to suit up for an alumni game that will be held prior to the Heritage Classic next fall between Winnipeg and Montreal. Byfuglien was one of several names included on preliminary rosters released Tuesday, marking a long-awaited return to his former hockey home.

“You’d be surprised — he was all in right away,” honourary Jets alumni captain Blake Wheeler said during a news conference inside Canada Life Centre

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Former Winnipeg Jets fan favourite, Dustin Byfuglien, standing, has agreed to suit up for an alumni game that will be held prior to the Heritage Classic next fall between the Winnipeg Jets and the Montreal Canadiens.

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                                Former Winnipeg Jets fan favourite, Dustin Byfuglien, standing, has agreed to suit up for an alumni game that will be held prior to the Heritage Classic next fall between the Winnipeg Jets and the Montreal Canadiens.
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                                Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie has played fantastic recently, turning aside 45 of 47 shots in his last two starts. Connor Hellebuyck’s dedicated understudy banks just US$825,000, making him a target for a top team to poach.

To buy or not to buy?

Selling, buying or standing pat all intriguing options for the Jets

Mike McIntyre 8 minute read Yesterday at 5:56 PM CST

Picklr Winnipeg South set for grand opening

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Picklr Winnipeg South set for grand opening

Joshua Frey-Sam 4 minute read Yesterday at 5:07 PM CST

Pickleballers rejoice — the first phase of The Picklr’s highly anticipated Canadian expansion is ready for play.

Winnipeg’s newest indoor facility dedicated to pickleball could open to members as early as Saturday, so long as its occupancy permit is passed by the city.

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Picklr Winnipeg South general manager Brent Bernas said he wants the facility to be the premier pickleball community hub in the city for ‘beginner-level pickleball to the elite player.’

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                                Picklr Winnipeg South general manager Brent Bernas said he wants the facility to be the premier pickleball community hub in the city for ‘beginner-level pickleball to the elite player.’

‘Get in the net’: NHL goaltenders on how they wound up between the pipes

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‘Get in the net’: NHL goaltenders on how they wound up between the pipes

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 1:52 PM CST

Connor Hellebuyck had plenty of welts and bruises.

The future two-time Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's top goaltender was a kid playing roller hockey — yet to graduate to the ice — taking shot after shot from his older sibling.

Any discomfort was worth it.

"I was wearing a player chest pad," said the Winnipeg Jets puck-stopper. "Every time my brother shot, I got hit in the arm, and it would destroy me. But I just found a love for it, and then I had a knack for it, and I was decent at it.

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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) before a game against the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City on Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) before a game against the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City on Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)

‘It’s going to be … loud’: Maple Leafs ready for Marner’s return to Toronto

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‘It’s going to be … loud’: Maple Leafs ready for Marner’s return to Toronto

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press 4 minute read 5:00 AM CST

TORONTO - Mitch Marner heard boos from the Maple Leafs' travelling fans last week in Sin City.

The Vegas Golden Knights winger might need ear plugs Friday night.

The star forward will return to Toronto as a member of the opposition for the first time since bolting the Original Six franchise — one he cheered for as a kid before being selected No. 4 overall at the 2015 NHL draft — back in the summer.

"Mitch did a lot for this city," said Maple Leafs winger Scott Laughton, who was acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers ahead of last season's trade deadline. "He was a really good player for this team for a while. I was fortunate to play with him for only a short period of time, but he did a lot of good things. 

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Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner speaks to the media for the last time as a member of the team in Toronto on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner speaks to the media for the last time as a member of the team in Toronto on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

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Pistons never trail while cruising to fourth straight win, 112-104 over struggling Pelicans

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Pistons never trail while cruising to fourth straight win, 112-104 over struggling Pelicans

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:58 PM CST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jalen Duran scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Daniss Jenkins added 17 points and the Detroit Pistons never trailed while cruising to their fourth straight victory, 112-104 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.

Duncan Robinson had 15 points while shooting 4 of 9 from 3-point range for the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons, who have won seven of their last eight.

Saddiq Bey scored 20 points to lead the Western Conference-worst Pelicans, who have lost 14 of their last 16.

Zion Williamson, who started after being listed as questionable with an illness, went to the locker room early in the third quarter and didn't return. He had 4 points and four rebounds in 15 minutes.

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Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) slam dunks against the New Orleans Pelicans in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) slam dunks against the New Orleans Pelicans in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Knicks crush Nets 120-66 to end their 4-game skid with the most lopsided win in franchise history

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Knicks crush Nets 120-66 to end their 4-game skid with the most lopsided win in franchise history

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 9:05 PM CST

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks broke a four-game losing streak without breaking a sweat, crushing the Brooklyn Nets 120-66 on Wednesday night in the most lopsided victory in franchise history.

Jalen Brunson scored 20 points and Landry Shamet was 6 for 6 on 3-pointers and added 18 for the Knicks, who led by as much as 59 points before the 54-point victory that surpassed the previous largest victory margin of 48 points.

The Knicks had lost nine of their last 11 games so this was a good time to play Brooklyn, because they never lose to the Nets these days. New York won its 13th straight meeting in the local rivalry.

The Knicks were already on track to win this one easily before outscoring the Nets 16-0 to open the fourth quarter, extending a 32-point lead to 104-56.

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New York Knicks' Landry Shamet (44) passes away from Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton (33) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Knicks' Landry Shamet (44) passes away from Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton (33) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

La Liga to hold a minute of silence before games for victims of train crashes

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La Liga to hold a minute of silence before games for victims of train crashes

Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press 3 minute read 5:26 AM CST

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — La Liga will hold a minute of silence before this weekend’s matches in memory of the victims of the two deadly train accidents in the country in the past week.

At least 43 people were killed in southern Spain last Sunday when a high-speed train jumped the track and caused a second train passing the other way to derail. That was followed by another crash on Tuesday when a commuter train outside Barcelona hit a retaining wall that collapsed, killing one person.

The father of Getafe player David Cordón was among the victims of the first incident, the Madrid-based club said. Getafe plays at Girona on Monday. Cordón is unavailable due to injury.

The incidents have stunned the nation that leads Europe in high-speed rail travel and has millions of workers who rely on commuter service every day.

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Real Madrid players observe a minute's silence for the victims of the train collision in Adamuz, ahead of during a Spanish the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Real Madrid and Monaco in Madrid on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Real Madrid players observe a minute's silence for the victims of the train collision in Adamuz, ahead of during a Spanish the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Real Madrid and Monaco in Madrid on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

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