Sure, summer hasn’t even officially arrived yet. But the Winnipeg Jets are already planning for their return to the ice before the leaves finish turning colours and hit the ground.
The team released their seven-game 2018 pre-season schedule on Wednesday. It includes four home games at Bell MTS Place against the Minnesota Wild, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils, and three road contests against the Oilers, Flames and Wild.
The seven games will be played over an 11-day stretch as the Jets work towards finalizing their roster for the 2018-19 regular season, where they’ll look to continue the momentum built by reaching the Western Conference final this past season.