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Winnipeg Jets right wing Blake Wheeler – along with goalie Connor Hellebuyck – have been named to the NHL All-Star Game.
CHICAGO — Back in October, pointing to Blake Wheeler as a 2017-18 NHL all-star wouldn't have been out of the realm of possibility. But what about Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck, whose introduction to life as a starter last season went about as smoothly as a city back lane in winter.
On Wednesday, the league invited both Jets to attend the big weekend for the game's greats later this month in Tampa Bay, Fla.