Winnipeg recalled three Manitoba Moose defensemen this past week as the team returned to practice: Elias Salomonsson, Ville Heinola and, most recently, Kale Clague.
Winnipeg had three options for the left side of the third pairing, Heinola, Fleury and Clague, but Heinola will get a chance on Wednesday in Vancouver, where he will skate alongside Luke Schenn.
#NHLJets line rushes on morning skate in Vancouver: Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi Perfetti-Lowry-Iafallo Nyquist-Toews-Namestnikov Koepke-Barron-Pearson Duehr Stanley-DeMelo Samberg-Salomonsson Heinola-Schenn Fleury-Clague Miller (non-contact) Comrie DiVincentiis
Heinola, 24, has three goals and 18 assists for 21 points in 44 games with Manitoba this season. He also brings 53 games of NHL experience, recording one goal and 11 assists for 12 points.
The 6-foot-2 Finnish defenseman was selected 20th overall by Winnipeg in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
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