The Winnipeg Jets’ 2026-27 home and season opener will feature a double debut as centre Viggo Bjorck and defenseman Tyrel Bauer are both set to play their first NHL games.
Winnipeg Jets prospects Viggo Bjorck and Tyrel Bauer are set to make their NHL debuts in the team's 2026-27 season opener against the Boston Bruins. The game will take place at Canada Life Centre with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m. Central.
Bjorck, an 18-year-old selected eighth overall in the 2026 Entry Draft, will center the second line between Isak Rosen and Gabriel Vilardi. Meanwhile, 24-year-old defenseman Bauer, a 2020 sixth-round pick, spent four seasons with the AHL's Manitoba Moose and will skate alongside Mario Ferraro on the third defensive pairing.
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