Defender Luke Schenn returns to his roots in Winnipeg.
On Monday and Tuesday morning, the 35 -year -old Blueliner patinated Canada Life Center in a number he has not worn since his days of junior hockey.
Keeping on the ice in sweater n ° 5, Schenn chose to return to the number he succeeded during his stay with the Kelowna Rockets.
Schenn was treated in Winnipeg during the NNH trade date last Friday of Pittsburgh in exchange for two draft choices.
“It was a one -week whirlwind, a crazy trip to my career and it’s another unexpected chapter,” said Schenn. It was a one -week whirlwind, exchanged twice in a day and a half, it was a bit overwhelming, I would say. »»
Since he joined the NHL in 2008, Schenn mainly worn Pull No. 2. His only deviations came to Philadelphia (22) and Los Angeles (52).
During its long career, Saskatoon, SK. The product patinated for nine other clubs, while staying in doubles to play in two teams twice. Winnipeg is Schenn’s 12th stop during the trip.
He wore No. 2 with Toronto, Arizona, Anaheim, Vancouver, Tampa Bay (where he won two Stanley cuts), Nashville and very briefly had decalcumanies of helmet printed in Pittsburgh before his job in Winnipeg.
Schenn brought numbers 2, 5 and 15 on an international scale, where he represented Canada at the Junior Worlds and the World Championships.
Alongside Schenn, the new defense partner Haydn Fleury, who will also find his way in the alignment of Winnipeg after playing on March 4, and just twice since his injury at the end of January.
With the return of Fleury and the insertion of Schenn, Logan Stanley and Colin Miller will sit down. It will be the first official scratch of the official season of Stanley. He will join City Heinola and Miller in the press box.
Tuesday evening will be Schenn’s debut as a member of the jets, while the pick-up of commercial maturities Brandon Tanev will return to Winnipeg and his home debut in 2025. Tuesday, Tuesday’s inclination against New York Rangers has a drop of washer scheduled for 19:00 central hour.
