FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mark Chipman isn’t sure what he thinks of expansion, Paul Maurice likes 3-on-3, there is room on the roster for Nik Ehlers and Connor Hellebuyck will have to elbow his way into a spot with the Winnipeg Jets.
On Day 2 of the 2015 NHL draft — while Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff continued to add to his team’s prospect pool — team chairman Chipman was available for a few questions, as was head coach Maurice.
The Jets are an emerging franchise and Chipman’s business formula is proving successful. The club is reinvesting and making major improvements to MTS Centre this summer, and has transferred (to Winnipeg from St.