Mike McIntyre
@mikemcintyrewpg.bsky.social
#NHLJets beat writer who gets words deep for the Winnipeg Free Press; 6x author; Left life of crime (reporting) behind in 2016; Husband, Dad x2, Rescue Dog Owner x2.
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Racing in her blood: Rookie Manitoba jockey knows she has ‘big shoes to fill’ as she follows in dad’s footsteps
Ciera Pruitt had pictured the scene since she was a little girl running wild on the grounds of Assiniboia Downs — her backyard, really — while her parents were hard at work nearby.
Back then, she was...
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Jerry Pruitt was Canada’s oldest jockey, retiring at 66 after a legendary career.
His wife, Lise, is a top trainer at Assiniboia Downs.
Now their 22-year-old daughter Ciera is blazing her own trail as a rookie rider at her hometown track.
My feature: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
His wife, Lise, is a top trainer at Assiniboia Downs.
Now their 22-year-old daughter Ciera is blazing her own trail as a rookie rider at her hometown track.
My feature: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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“We’re fighting for our lives and we go out and lay that egg.”
Stick a fork in these #NHLJets — they sure played on Saturday night like a team that is cooked.
My story on an ugly loss that had coach Scott Arniel boiling over: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Stick a fork in these #NHLJets — they sure played on Saturday night like a team that is cooked.
My story on an ugly loss that had coach Scott Arniel boiling over: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Embarrassing: ‘Fighting for our lives… and lay that egg’
There was a moment late in the third period of Saturday’s Winnipeg Jets game when an obviously frustrated fan of the home team shouted what was likely on the minds of many inside a sold-out Canada Lif...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:13 AM
“We’re fighting for our lives and we go out and lay that egg.”
Stick a fork in these #NHLJets — they sure played on Saturday night like a team that is cooked.
My story on an ugly loss that had coach Scott Arniel boiling over: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Stick a fork in these #NHLJets — they sure played on Saturday night like a team that is cooked.
My story on an ugly loss that had coach Scott Arniel boiling over: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
“We’re fighting for our lives and we go out and lay that egg.”
Stick a fork in these #NHLJets — they sure played on Saturday night like a team that is cooked.
My story on an ugly loss that had coach Scott Arniel boiling over: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Stick a fork in these #NHLJets — they sure played on Saturday night like a team that is cooked.
My story on an ugly loss that had coach Scott Arniel boiling over: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Embarrassing: ‘Fighting for our lives… and lay that egg’
There was a moment late in the third period of Saturday’s Winnipeg Jets game when an obviously frustrated fan of the home team shouted what was likely on the minds of many inside a sold-out Canada Lif...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:13 AM
“We’re fighting for our lives and we go out and lay that egg.”
Stick a fork in these #NHLJets — they sure played on Saturday night like a team that is cooked.
My story on an ugly loss that had coach Scott Arniel boiling over: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Stick a fork in these #NHLJets — they sure played on Saturday night like a team that is cooked.
My story on an ugly loss that had coach Scott Arniel boiling over: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
#NHLJets fall 5-1 to Detroit.
They now have just 1 win in the past 5 games (1-2-2) and face a daunting 4-game road trip: NJ, TB, FLA, DAL.
20-24-7 overall. 31 games left. 8 points out final WC spot (for now)
That should put a fork in any playoff thoughts this group had.
They now have just 1 win in the past 5 games (1-2-2) and face a daunting 4-game road trip: NJ, TB, FLA, DAL.
20-24-7 overall. 31 games left. 8 points out final WC spot (for now)
That should put a fork in any playoff thoughts this group had.
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 AM
#NHLJets fall 5-1 to Detroit.
They now have just 1 win in the past 5 games (1-2-2) and face a daunting 4-game road trip: NJ, TB, FLA, DAL.
20-24-7 overall. 31 games left. 8 points out final WC spot (for now)
That should put a fork in any playoff thoughts this group had.
They now have just 1 win in the past 5 games (1-2-2) and face a daunting 4-game road trip: NJ, TB, FLA, DAL.
20-24-7 overall. 31 games left. 8 points out final WC spot (for now)
That should put a fork in any playoff thoughts this group had.
4-1 Detroit.
Alex DeBrincat with the empty-netter.
And that's quickly followed by Marco Kasper beating Connor Hellebuyck on a 2-on-1 rush with 1:17 left.
5-1 Detroit.
Ugly ugly stuff.
Alex DeBrincat with the empty-netter.
And that's quickly followed by Marco Kasper beating Connor Hellebuyck on a 2-on-1 rush with 1:17 left.
5-1 Detroit.
Ugly ugly stuff.
January 25, 2026 at 2:50 AM
4-1 Detroit.
Alex DeBrincat with the empty-netter.
And that's quickly followed by Marco Kasper beating Connor Hellebuyck on a 2-on-1 rush with 1:17 left.
5-1 Detroit.
Ugly ugly stuff.
Alex DeBrincat with the empty-netter.
And that's quickly followed by Marco Kasper beating Connor Hellebuyck on a 2-on-1 rush with 1:17 left.
5-1 Detroit.
Ugly ugly stuff.
"Do something" one #NHLJets fan screams out towards the home team in a mostly quiet, sold-out building.
"Lets Go Red Wings" chants quickly develop.
Yep, it's that kinda night. That kinda season, really.
"Lets Go Red Wings" chants quickly develop.
Yep, it's that kinda night. That kinda season, really.
January 25, 2026 at 2:48 AM
"Do something" one #NHLJets fan screams out towards the home team in a mostly quiet, sold-out building.
"Lets Go Red Wings" chants quickly develop.
Yep, it's that kinda night. That kinda season, really.
"Lets Go Red Wings" chants quickly develop.
Yep, it's that kinda night. That kinda season, really.
3-1 Detroit.
That wouldn't have counted had Marco Kasper touched it, but he actually missed -- so Lucas Raymond rightfully gets credit for it.
That wouldn't have counted had Marco Kasper touched it, but he actually missed -- so Lucas Raymond rightfully gets credit for it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:34 AM
3-1 Detroit.
That wouldn't have counted had Marco Kasper touched it, but he actually missed -- so Lucas Raymond rightfully gets credit for it.
That wouldn't have counted had Marco Kasper touched it, but he actually missed -- so Lucas Raymond rightfully gets credit for it.
A bouncing puck and a mad scramble in front of the #NHLJets net ends up in the tying goal by JT Compher.
1-1, 4:10 left in the 2nd period.
Comes just as a Detroit power play had expired.
Andrew Copp with the lone assist.
1-1, 4:10 left in the 2nd period.
Comes just as a Detroit power play had expired.
Andrew Copp with the lone assist.
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A bouncing puck and a mad scramble in front of the #NHLJets net ends up in the tying goal by JT Compher.
1-1, 4:10 left in the 2nd period.
Comes just as a Detroit power play had expired.
Andrew Copp with the lone assist.
1-1, 4:10 left in the 2nd period.
Comes just as a Detroit power play had expired.
Andrew Copp with the lone assist.
Go to the net and good things happen.
Cole Koepke makes it 1-0 #NHLJets, sweeping in a rebound off a Logan Stanley point shot.
I continue to be baffled why Koepke has ever been a healthy scratch this year.
Stanley and Barron the helpers.
Cole Koepke makes it 1-0 #NHLJets, sweeping in a rebound off a Logan Stanley point shot.
I continue to be baffled why Koepke has ever been a healthy scratch this year.
Stanley and Barron the helpers.
January 25, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Go to the net and good things happen.
Cole Koepke makes it 1-0 #NHLJets, sweeping in a rebound off a Logan Stanley point shot.
I continue to be baffled why Koepke has ever been a healthy scratch this year.
Stanley and Barron the helpers.
Cole Koepke makes it 1-0 #NHLJets, sweeping in a rebound off a Logan Stanley point shot.
I continue to be baffled why Koepke has ever been a healthy scratch this year.
Stanley and Barron the helpers.
Great read and feed by #NHLJets D Elias Salomonsson, who intercepts a puck in the neutral zone, gets in the rush and sets up Vlad Namestnikov for a scoring chance.
January 25, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Great read and feed by #NHLJets D Elias Salomonsson, who intercepts a puck in the neutral zone, gets in the rush and sets up Vlad Namestnikov for a scoring chance.
Brian Bell was a giant in Manitoba's legal community -- one of the fairest and finest people I got to know during two decades on the crime and justice beat.
Condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. A massive loss.
"The prosecution rests."
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Condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. A massive loss.
"The prosecution rests."
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BELL BRIAN ROBERT - Obituaries - Winnipeg Free Press Passages
BRIAN ROBERT BELL 1959 - 2026 The prosecution rests. Family, friends and professional counterparts in the legal community...
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January 25, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Brian Bell was a giant in Manitoba's legal community -- one of the fairest and finest people I got to know during two decades on the crime and justice beat.
Condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. A massive loss.
"The prosecution rests."
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Condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. A massive loss.
"The prosecution rests."
passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-deta...
Nothing yet. Not sure if they will, since one was previously done the first time he left the organization and then returned here with Seattle.
@mikemcintyrewpg.bsky.social any tribute/video thanking Appleton for his time with the Jets tonight?
January 25, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Nothing yet. Not sure if they will, since one was previously done the first time he left the organization and then returned here with Seattle.
The #NHLJets have now gone 10 full periods without scoring a five-on-five goal.
Overall, a span of 225:40 (and counting) since Nino Niederreiter scored 2:28 into the 3rd period vs Toronto a week ago.
Winnipeg has 4 goals since then: 2 power play, 1 empty-net, 1 four-on-four.
Overall, a span of 225:40 (and counting) since Nino Niederreiter scored 2:28 into the 3rd period vs Toronto a week ago.
Winnipeg has 4 goals since then: 2 power play, 1 empty-net, 1 four-on-four.
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The #NHLJets have now gone 10 full periods without scoring a five-on-five goal.
Overall, a span of 225:40 (and counting) since Nino Niederreiter scored 2:28 into the 3rd period vs Toronto a week ago.
Winnipeg has 4 goals since then: 2 power play, 1 empty-net, 1 four-on-four.
Overall, a span of 225:40 (and counting) since Nino Niederreiter scored 2:28 into the 3rd period vs Toronto a week ago.
Winnipeg has 4 goals since then: 2 power play, 1 empty-net, 1 four-on-four.
Reposted by Mike McIntyre
Our latest edition of Dump & Chase — the weekly @winnipegfreepress.com NHL column from myself and @wiebesworld.bsky.social — takes the temperature of the trade market and how it relates to the #NHLJets.
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NHL clubs beginning to choose lanes as three-quarter mark of season nears
DUMP & CHASE A weekly lap around the NHL by Free Press hockey writers Ken Wiebe and Mike McIntyre A few notable pre-emptive strikes have already been made, sending shockwaves throughout the NHL. W...
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January 24, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Our latest edition of Dump & Chase — the weekly @winnipegfreepress.com NHL column from myself and @wiebesworld.bsky.social — takes the temperature of the trade market and how it relates to the #NHLJets.
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#NHLJets Logan Stanley spoke Friday about the past, the present and the uncertain future he’s facing as a pending unrestricted free agent enjoying a career year.
My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Jets’ Stanley one of GM Cheveldayoff’s most valuable chips to play
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January 24, 2026 at 2:55 AM
#NHLJets Logan Stanley spoke Friday about the past, the present and the uncertain future he’s facing as a pending unrestricted free agent enjoying a career year.
My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
#NHLJets Logan Stanley spoke Friday about the past, the present and the uncertain future he’s facing as a pending unrestricted free agent enjoying a career year.
My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Jets’ Stanley one of GM Cheveldayoff’s most valuable chips to play
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January 24, 2026 at 2:55 AM
#NHLJets Logan Stanley spoke Friday about the past, the present and the uncertain future he’s facing as a pending unrestricted free agent enjoying a career year.
My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Some really interesting, candid stuff today from #NHLJets Logan Stanley today on the past, the present and the uncertain future. I've got a story coming for @winnipegfreepress.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Some really interesting, candid stuff today from #NHLJets Logan Stanley today on the past, the present and the uncertain future. I've got a story coming for @winnipegfreepress.com
A very optional #NHLJets practice underway. Eric Comrie and six skaters — Logan Stanley, Elias Salomonsson, Morgan Barron, Cole Koepke, Gus Nyquist and Tanner Pearson — are on the ice.
Detroit in town Saturday night to close out the homestand.
Detroit in town Saturday night to close out the homestand.
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
A very optional #NHLJets practice underway. Eric Comrie and six skaters — Logan Stanley, Elias Salomonsson, Morgan Barron, Cole Koepke, Gus Nyquist and Tanner Pearson — are on the ice.
Detroit in town Saturday night to close out the homestand.
Detroit in town Saturday night to close out the homestand.
The #NHLJets sure don’t like working overtime this season.
A 2-1 shootout loss to Florida Thursday marked the club’s 7th straight setback in a game decided beyond regulation.
That’s a costly pile of potential points left on the table.
My game story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
A 2-1 shootout loss to Florida Thursday marked the club’s 7th straight setback in a game decided beyond regulation.
That’s a costly pile of potential points left on the table.
My game story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Jets fall in shootout to Panthers
The Winnipeg Jets sure don’t like working overtime this season. A 2-1 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday night at Canada Life Centre marked the club’s seventh straight setback in a game...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The #NHLJets sure don’t like working overtime this season.
A 2-1 shootout loss to Florida Thursday marked the club’s 7th straight setback in a game decided beyond regulation.
That’s a costly pile of potential points left on the table.
My game story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
A 2-1 shootout loss to Florida Thursday marked the club’s 7th straight setback in a game decided beyond regulation.
That’s a costly pile of potential points left on the table.
My game story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
#NHLJets lose 2-1 in the shootout.
Now 5-1-2 in the last 8 games, 20-23-7 through 50 games, within 6 points of the final Western Conference wildcard spot.
Cole Perfetti scored the only goal.
Next: vs Detroit on Saturday
Now 5-1-2 in the last 8 games, 20-23-7 through 50 games, within 6 points of the final Western Conference wildcard spot.
Cole Perfetti scored the only goal.
Next: vs Detroit on Saturday
January 23, 2026 at 3:44 AM
#NHLJets lose 2-1 in the shootout.
Now 5-1-2 in the last 8 games, 20-23-7 through 50 games, within 6 points of the final Western Conference wildcard spot.
Cole Perfetti scored the only goal.
Next: vs Detroit on Saturday
Now 5-1-2 in the last 8 games, 20-23-7 through 50 games, within 6 points of the final Western Conference wildcard spot.
Cole Perfetti scored the only goal.
Next: vs Detroit on Saturday
SHOOTOUT ROUND 1:
Kyle Connor is stopped.
Anton Lundell scores.
Kyle Connor is stopped.
Anton Lundell scores.
January 23, 2026 at 3:42 AM
SHOOTOUT ROUND 1:
Kyle Connor is stopped.
Anton Lundell scores.
Kyle Connor is stopped.
Anton Lundell scores.
Off to a shootout we go.
January 23, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Off to a shootout we go.
Josh Morrissey off the crossbar in OT
January 23, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Josh Morrissey off the crossbar in OT
Free hockey here at Canada Life Centre. #NHLJets bank another point, but they really could use the second. Same with Florida.
Both teams are, at this moment, 7 points below the playoff line, so somebody is moving within 5, the other 6.
Both teams are, at this moment, 7 points below the playoff line, so somebody is moving within 5, the other 6.
January 23, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Free hockey here at Canada Life Centre. #NHLJets bank another point, but they really could use the second. Same with Florida.
Both teams are, at this moment, 7 points below the playoff line, so somebody is moving within 5, the other 6.
Both teams are, at this moment, 7 points below the playoff line, so somebody is moving within 5, the other 6.