The Vegas Golden Knights have recalled defenseman Ville Heinola ahead of a two-game road trip through the Central Division. Heinola will fill up Vegas’ extra roster spot.
The Vegas Golden Knights enter the 2026–27 season saying goodbye to their leading goal scorer last year, Pavel Dorofeyev. They are hoping Victor Olofsson will replace some of that scoring, but he obviously won’t totally replace him.
(Photo Credit: @SportsTalkWPG on X/Twitter) There was a time, not all that long ago, when defenseman Ville Heinola was considered the future of the Winnipeg Jets.
On Wednesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights signed former Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ville Heinola to a one-year, one-way contract worth $850,000, giving the 2019 first-round pick a fresh opportunity after his NHL career stalled in Winnipeg.
The Vegas Golden Knights have added a few more depth players to their organization on the opening day of NHL free agency. Along with the signings of defensemen
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
As we continue to digest the strong draft by the New York Rangers, we had two new rumors pop up. First, the Rangers appear to be hovering around UFA defenseman Ville Heinola.
In this week’s edition of Bargain Bin, San Jose is eyeing up young defenseman with talent, Lane Hutson gets paid in Montreal, David Jiricek was reassigned to the AHL, what’s the deal with the Buffalo Sabres and Alex Tuch?
When you hear big names like Elliotte Friedman mention on the 32 Thoughts podcast that he hopes to see Ville Heinola get a fresh start elsewhere, it may set off the alarm for some people.
One man’s misfortune in professional sports is almost always another man’s opportunity. It’s no different for Winnipeg Jets’ defenseman Ville Heinola, who suddenly has a huge chance to prove himself in the NHL just after getting off the injured reserve.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
There has been a lot of movement with the Manitoba Moose over the last two days. Ville Heinola was loaned on a conditioning stint, Ben Zloty was reassigned to Norfolk, Graham Sward was recalled from Norfolk, and Fabian Wagner was reassigned to the Moose.
In a positive update on his recovery from ankle surgery, the Winnipeg Jets organization announced they have activated defenseman Ville Heinola off injured reserve and have reassigned him to the American Hockey League on a conditioning stint.
After the shortest off-season in recent memory, we’re back. The Edmonton Oilers will host the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night as both teams embark on their respective seasons.
After avoiding waivers Sunday, it’s clear that Dylan Coghlan and Haydn Fleury will open the season on the NHL roster after both signing two-way deals in Winnipeg this summer.
It’s been nearly a week since Ville Heinola’s season was put in question due to an infection in his surgically repaired ankle. Now another Jets defenseman could be sidelined due to an injury.
In some unfortunate news for the Winnipeg Jets, defenceman Ville Heinola suffered another setback last week that is likely to keep him off the opening-night roster.
Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press reports that Winnipeg Jets defenseman Ville Heinola will miss an extended time due to an infection in his ankle.
The team from the True North has locked in a young blueliner for a couple more seasons. On Monday, the Winnipeg Jets announced they have signed defenseman Ville Heinola to a two-year contract.