One of the NHL’s biggest trades in years is done. Star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck was traded from the Winnipeg Jets to the New Jersey Devils on Friday, October 23, 2026, ending his 11-season stay in Winnipeg.
In return, Winnipeg received forwards Dawson Mercer and Nick Bjugstad, goaltender Nico Daws, the rights to forward Alexander Command, New Jersey’s 2029 second-round pick and its 2027 seventh-round pick.
Hellebuyck is a three-time Vezina Trophy winner (2019-20, 2023-24 and 2024-25) and won the Hart Trophy as league MVP in 2024-25. In 2024-25 he went 47-12-3 with a 2.00 goals-against average, a .925 save percentage and eight shutouts in 63 games, and he helped Team USA win gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a 5-0 record, a 1.18 goals-against average and a .956 save percentage.
The trade came the day his team suspension — imposed on September 16 after he requested a trade and failed to report for training camp — was scheduled to end. Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said he was “very comfortable” with the return, and Hellebuyck will return to Winnipeg with New Jersey on November 10.
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