Keith Forsyth

Keith Forsyth is a freelance writer and sports junkie from rural Manitoba who is covering the Winnipeg Jets for The Hockey Writers. Keith loves all sports and is a huge fan of the NFL (Skol Vikings... if you know, you know) and the Montreal Expos (they're coming back... you watch!). He recently retired from the education world teaching high school, where his greatest passion was coaching young athletes. He brings that same logical, behind the bench type of approach to you as he delivers an insightful look into the NHL and specifically the Jets. For interview requests or content info, follow Keith on Twitter or his social media accounts. They appear under his photo on articles like this one.

Jets Need Scheifele & Wheeler to Step Up for Playoffs Stretch

March 23, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and the Winnipeg Jets have made a few changes, most notably sending forward Andrew Copp to the New York Rangers. This piece…

Jets Should Stay Quiet at 2022 Trade Deadline

March 17, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

According to the oddsmakers, the Winnipeg Jets currently have a nine percent chance of making the playoffs. It’s slim but as Lloyd Christmas said in “Dumb and Dumber” facing nearly…

Jets Must Make Room on Blue Line for Prospects

March 14, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

Let’s be honest, the Winnipeg Jets are unlikely to make the NHL playoffs this season, and while their defensive zone play has improved, it remains an issue. They have two…

Jets Need to Shake up Roster Core Before Trade Deadline

March 8, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

The 2021-22 Winnipeg Jets have been disappointing. That’s just a fact, and there is no argument to the contrary. Almost every prognosticator in the preseason had them slated for, at…

Jets’ Wheeler Could Be Playing Himself Into a Trade

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

The Winnipeg Jets currently have about as much salary cap space available in their wallet as there were Manitobans sunbathing on Portage and Main this past month. That’s a big…

Jets Need to Consider Trading Mark Scheifele

February 26, 2022February 23, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

Before you rake me over the coals, hear me out. I am not in suggesting the Winnipeg Jets must trade Mark Scheifele, but in doing so, they could upgrade their…

Winnipeg Jets Need to Figure Out Who They Really Are

February 15, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

Okay… just when you think you know the Winnipeg Jets, when you think you have this team figured out, like a chameleon, they morph into something unrecognizable, and you’re left…

Jets Have Problems, But Defence Isn’t One of Them

February 11, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

Last season, the Winnipeg Jets were mired in defensive problems. It wasn’t a secret nor something they tried to hide, and in the offseason, GM Kevin Cheveldayoff acquired Nate Schmidt…

Winnipeg Jets are Still Plagued by Consistent Inconsistencies

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

Two and a half weeks ago, the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Detroit Red Wings by a 3-0 score and the media praised them for their play in a solid win…

Jets’ Dubois and Morrissey Back on Track

January 21, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

The 2020-21 season, the infamous season of COVID, and the uncertainty it brought both on the ice and off will be remembered as a time of anxiety and a winter…

The Winnipeg Jets’ Offence Needs More Balance

January 11, 2022 by Keith Forsyth

Coming into the 2021-22 NHL season, the buzz around the Winnipeg Jets was that they are offensively top-heavy; they can score, but they have trouble keeping the puck out of…

Czechia Players to Watch at 2022 WJC

December 23, 2021December 21, 2021 by Keith Forsyth

This year’s team representing Czechia at the World Junior Championships should find themselves in the middle of the pack in their pool behind Canada and Finland. They will be fast…