The Winnipeg Jets players are doing their part to help out during the provincial state of emergency brought on by the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
Shortly after the declaration was announced by Premier Brian Pallister, several Jets team members, including co-scoring leader Mark Scheifele tweeted out that him and his team-mates were making a six figure donation to Winnipeg Harvest.
pic.twitter.com/a80fFgWYeK — mark scheifele (@markscheifele55) March 20, 2020 Scott Brown, the senior director of hockey communications for the Jets, said this was initiated by the players themselves, without any involvement from the team.