In their now 15 years of existence, it would be difficult to find a comparison to any previous campaign that offers the excitement and anticipation that this camp starts with for the Winnipeg Jets and their fans.

Sure, 2011 was monumental for the team’s return to the city and 2018 holds a lot of value for the deep run the Jets made the previous spring, but this year is different in the tangible fervor leading up to the puck dropping in October.

As one player mentioned this week in earnest, there are a few simple reasons for that: namely, the signing of local star Jonathan Toews along with other NHL veterans in Gus Nyquist and Tanner Pearson. Between them, they have four Stanley Cups and more than 2,500 NHL games played.

Even without Nikolaj Ehlers in the mix, the sentiment in the Je

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