The Winnipeg Jets have activated defenceman Ville Heinola from injured reserve and assigned him to the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Manitoba Moose for conditioning functions.
The 2019 first-round decide needed to have surgical procedure within the preseason to restore an contaminated screw within the ankle he had surgically repaired in 2023 after fracturing it in within the Jets ultimate preseason recreation. The fractured ankle quashed his likelihood of being within the Jets’ 2023-24 opening-night roster regardless of having earned a spot based on the now-retired Rick Bowness, and the most-recent surgical procedure two months in the past was the most recent setback on him attempting to determine himself as an NHL common.
Heinola, now 23, performed 41 video games for the Moose final season after recovering from the primary ankle surgical procedure, recording 10 targets and 17 assists for 27 factors. He has performed 35-career NHL video games, however none since 2022-23. He has performed 152-career AHL video games, amassing 102 factors.
Heinola, on a conditioning mortgage, can stay with the Moose for as much as two weeks with out being uncovered to waivers. The Moose have 4 dwelling video games in that span for Heinola to get again in control in, starting with a morning tilt on Thursday, Nov. 21 in opposition to the Chicago Wolves at Canada Life Centre. The Moose are 5-8-0-0 on the marketing campaign and simply wrapped up a five-game highway journey.
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The 15-3-0 Jets, in the meantime, have deployed Colin Miller, Haydn Fleury and Logan Stanley (presently injured) on their third defensive pairing in Heinola’s absence.
