Overview

• Speaking at the NHL/NHLPA media tour, Connor Hellebuyck said he plans to keep pressure low and approach the new campaign as “just another season.”
• The Jets enter 2025–26 off a franchise-best regular season that delivered their first Presidents’ Trophy and Hellebuyck’s Hart and third Vezina on the back of a 47-12-3, .925, 2.00 stat line.
• Hellebuyck reflected on a second-round exit and a .866 playoff save percentage, noting he made pre-playoff tweaks he later reversed because they pulled him from his core game.
• Winnipeg will fold in veteran center Jonathan Toews this fall, and Hellebuyck said he is excited about the leadership and experience Toews brings.
• Hellebuyck is reported as a leading candidate to start for Team USA at the 2026 Olympics, and he said the 4 Nations Face-Off helped lower stress and prepare him for international play.