There’s ongoing speculation regarding the long-term way forward for Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with the franchise, which chosen him with the one hundred and thirtieth overall pick within the 2012 NHL Draft.
Within the meantime, Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff has taken care of one other necessary matter of internal business, extending the contract of minor league goaltender Isaac Poulter; he’s been inked to one-year, two-way contract extension with a mean annual value within the NHL of $855,000.
At 24 years old, Poulter split the 2025-26 season between the AHL and ECHL. The Winnipeg native appeared in three games with the Manitoba Moose, posting an ideal 2-0-0 record together with a 2.83 goals-against average and .885 save percentage.
He spent the vast majority of the campaign with the Norfolk Admirals, where he played 43 games and compiled a 25-17-1 mark, two shutouts, a 2.76 GAA, and a .905 save percentage. Across 80 profession appearances within the AHL, Poulter has registered a 42-24-10 record while adding five shutouts, a 2.88 goals-against average, and a .899 save percentage during his skilled profession.
Within the meantime, the Jets and their fans are understandably frightened concerning the potential lack of Hellebuyck, who has changed into one in all the NHL’s best goaltenders over the course of his NHL profession and likewise recently helped lead Team USA to a shocking upset of Team Canada within the 2026 Winter Milan Olympics. Team USA, helped by a super-human performance within the gold medal game, defeated Canada to win their first gold medal because the 1980 Miracle on Ice.
The Jets, who won the President’s Trophy in 2024-25, were unable to return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season.
There’s ongoing speculation regarding the long-term way forward for Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with the franchise, which chosen him with the one hundred and thirtieth overall pick within the 2012 NHL Draft.