The Connor Hellebuyck era is over. Here's how the trade went down

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Oct 23, 2026
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AI GeneratedThe Winnipeg Jets traded star goalie Connor Hellebuyck to the New Jersey Devils following a tumultuous period marked by trade requests, a training camp absence, and a team suspension. While public reception remained largely positive, Hellebuyck cited safety concerns for his family and a fractured relationship with his teammates as primary reasons for his departure.
Trade of their star goalie, Connor Hellebuck, to the New Jersey Devils.
This was after he asked for a trade this past summer.
He didn't show up for training camp.
The team suspended him.
A lot of people know the saga and the drama,
but there has been some around Hellebuck, right,
in terms of the U.S., the gold medal win, going to the White House.
He felt as though he wasn't really treated well by fans.
The reception by the majority
of Winnipeg Jets hockey fans was overwhelmingly positive.
You know, a polite applause, standing ovation,
congratulations to Connor Hellebuck and Team USA.
And very polite, you know, Canadian support for their player,
despite the fact that U.S. just beat Canada.
But as Connor Hellebuck tells the story, and Kevin Chevaldeoff
talked about this at the end of the season as well,
there were some security issues and safety issues,
according to Hellebuck, around his family,
where police had to be called,
whether it was online, whether it was in Winnipeg.
winnipeg is a community where a lot
of people know each each other um and he maintains that
it was unsafe for his family to continue to be there he
also and i i think this needs to be part
of the conversation here andrew he
also at the end of the end of last season talked about you
know not being sure whether this team
was good enough whether this team was going to be able to
achieve the all but i think that rubbed a lot
of players the wrong way i don't think that there was
any way that they saw that Connor Hellebuck could come back.
You know, I don't think he could have
come back and gone into that room.
I don't think he could have played for the Winnipeg Jets.
His teammates didn't like the way that he spoke about the team
at the end of the year.
Listen, you know, Kyle Conner talked about,
you know, if he's coming back,
is he coming back to recommit to the team
or is he coming back just to play
and collect a paycheck until he inevitably gets traded?
