{"id":100763,"date":"2026-06-23T22:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/100763\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T22:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:30:15","slug":"five-players-the-jets-could-target-with-eighth-overall-pick-winnipeg-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/100763\/","title":{"rendered":"Five players the Jets could target with eighth overall pick | Winnipeg Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the ping-pong balls may not have shot up in their favour at the NHL draft lottery a few months back, the Winnipeg Jets are still poised to add a promising young player to their prospect cupboard later this week.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg is set to select 8th overall in the first round of this year\u2019s NHL Draft \u2014 barring a trade, of course \u2014 which takes place in Buffalo on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Team Canada defenceman Carson Carels\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6917c58999811.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Team Canada defenceman Carson Carels (left) battles Slovakia&#8217;s Martin Kalis during a preliminary-round game at the 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship in Allen, Texas, on April 24, 2025. 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