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They’ve been the undisputed leaders of the Winnipeg Jets, and two of the biggest reasons why the team is in the top spot in the Central Division.
So it came as little surprise late Wednesday when captain Blake Wheeler and his linemate, Mark Scheifele, the Jets’ No. 1 centre, were selected to compete in the 2019 NHL all-star game in San Jose.
“Sometimes, and it’s a function of requirements by each of these teams in this new structure, it may not be the two drivers off your team, sometimes we’ve had one guy selected.