Colin Miller will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Heinola to re-enter the lineup. Heinola made his season debut on November 25th and has played five games, averaging 13:06 time-on-ice while registering four blocks and two hits.
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Colin Miller will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Heinola to return from a two-game absence. The 23-year-old Heinola has only played two games this season, averaging 13:01 time-on-ice.
Heinola will take a seat on Friday alongside Colin Miller. Logan Stanley (mid-body) will make his return to the Jets' lineup while Dylan Coghlan also draws in for his Jets debut.
Dylan Samberg (lower body) will not play on Monday against the Minnesota Wild, allowing Heinola to make his season debut. Heinola recently made his return from an ankle injury. He had 27 points (10G / 17A) in 41 AHL games with Manitoba last season.
Heinola has returned from an ankle injury and has been loaned to the Manitoba Moose (AHL) for a conditioning stint. The 23-year-old Heinola has not played yet this season. He had 27 points (10G / 17A) in 41 AHL games with Manitoba last season.
Heinola last took the ice on January 19, 2023 due to an ankle surgery and will remain out indefinitely after it was announced Friday that he has an ankle infection in the same surgically repaired ankle. The 23-year-old was Winnipeg's 2019 1st-round pick (20th overall) and has not appeared in more than 12 games in any of the four seasons he's played in since 2019-20. In 35 career NHL games, he has 1 goal, 11 points, and 18 PIMs.
Restricted free agent Ville Heinola has come to an agreement with the Jets and will avoid arbitration after signing a two-year, contract $1.6 million extension ($800,000 AAV) with Winnipeg. The 23-year-old was Winnipeg's 2019 1st round pick (20th overall) and has a goal and 11 points in 35 career NHL games across four injury filled seasons.
Heinola suffered a fractured ankle in the Jets' final preseason game and is now expected to miss anywhere from eight to 12 weeks. It is a big loss for Winnipeg's back six as the 22-year-old was entering his fifth season with the Jets after producing an assist, five SOG and a -5 plus/minus through 10 games in 2022-23. He has one goal and 10 assists across 35 career games played in the NHL but has never appeared in more than 12 for the Jets in any one season.
Heinola will be in the Jets lineup for the first time since January 3rd, replacing Dylan Samberg in the lineup. Heinola has picked up one assist and four shots on goal in eight games for the Jets this season.
Heinola has been a healthy scratch since January 3rd but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as a replacement for Dylan Samberg. The 21-year-old defenseman has one assist, four SOG and two PIMs through eight games so far this season.
With the news that Nate Schmidt is heading to the injured reserve with an upper-body injury, Ville Heinola was recalled on an emergency basis from Manitoba (AHL). This will be the 2019 1st round pick's (20th overall) second stint with the Jets this season as he had a short, two-game showing earlier in the season where he failed to pick up a point while averaging only 12:33 in a protected role.
Heinola had found his way in the Jets' lineup for the last two games but will head to the press box Friday as Dylan DeMelo returns from an upper-body injury. In his short two-game showing, he failed to get a point and a shot on goal while posting a -2 plus/minus rating.
Heinola will get his first taste of NHL action in 2022-23 after being recalled from Manitoba of the AHL. He had been enjoying a fairly strong early campaign, with seven assists and a +12 plus/minus rating across only 11 games played. The 2019 first-round pick (20th overall) has played in 25 career NHL games with one goal and 10 points prior to this season.
Heinola will get his first taste of NHL action in 2022-23 after being recalled from Manitoba of the AHL. He had been enjoying a fairly strong early campaign, with seven assists and a +12 plus/minus rating across only 11 games played. The 2019 first-round pick (20th overall) has played in 25 career NHL games with one goal and 10 points prior to this season.
Heinola will replace Nathan Beaulieu on the active roster after scoring two goals with 16 assists (18 points) in 31 games with Manitoba. He has played sparingly with the Jets this season, posting two assists in eight games.
Heinola played in three straight games but had a tough outing on Monday. The rookie defensman will get a chance to watch with Neal Pionk (undisclosed) returning after a two-game absence.
It will be Heinola's first NHL games since April 15th and just his third of the season. The 2019 No.20 overall pick has scored four goals with seven assists (11 points) in 19 AHL games this season.