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Winnipeg Jets: Five Awards Jets can Win in the 2021 Season

By Kieran Hurley

Feb 14, 2020; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler (26) is congratulated by his teammates on his goal against San Jose Sharks goalie Aaron Dell (30) during the second period at Bell MTS Place. Mandatory Credit: Terrence Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 14, 2020; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler (26) is congratulated by his teammates on his goal against San Jose Sharks goalie Aaron Dell (30) during the second period at Bell MTS Place. Mandatory Credit: Terrence Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Winnipeg Jets, Neal Pionk #4 (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

4. The Norris Trophy

Neal Pionk

This may be a long shot, but Neal Pionk is the Jets’ best chance at winning a Norris. The Jets acquired Pionk last offseason by way of trade with the New York Rangers. The Jets sent Jacob Trouba to New York in exchange for Pionk and a first round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

This trade benefitted the Jets in a major way. They drafted Ville Heinola with the draft pick they received from the Rangers and Pionk played extremely well in his first season in Winnipeg.

Pionk led all Jets defensemen in points and was thirteenth in the league for points by a defenseman in 2019-2020. Pionk had 6 goals and 39 assists for 45 points and was a +10.

The twenty-five-year-old defenseman only gets better each year in the league and has the potential to put up a lot of points. In a shortened season Pionk can fly under the radar and can easily find himself in the running for the Calder in July.

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