Heinola will get an opportunity to play on Thursday as a result of the Jets sitting Luke Schenn and Logan Stanley, presumably for roster management purposes. Isaak Phillips will also draw into the Jets lineup.
Heinola has spent the entirety of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, where he has 21 points (3G / 18A) in 44 games with the Manitoba Moose. The 24-year-old Finnish defenseman has 12 points (1G / 11A) in 58 career NHL games.
Heinola returned to the Jets lineup on Saturday with Josh Morrissey (illness) unavailable, but he'll come back out of the lineup on Monday. This will mark the 11th time in 12 games that Heinola has been a healthy scratch.
Heinola will be the odd-man out on Friday as Dylan Samberg makes his return from a lower-body injury. Heinola is yet to score a goal and has just one assist in 14 games this season.
Dylan Coghlan will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks, allowing Heinola to re-enter the lineup. The 23-year-old Heinola is averaging 13:43 time-on-ice, recording zero points in 11 games.
Dylan Coghlan will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche, allowing Heinola to re-enter the lineup. The 23-year-old Heinola is averaging 13:43 time-on-ice, recording zero points in 11 games.
Heinola will take a seat on Monday as Dylan Coghlan draws into the lineup. Heinola is yet to register a point in 11 games this season.
Heinola will re-enter Winnipeg's lineup as they look to get some fresh legs in for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Colin Miller will sit in his place .
Colin Miller will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Heinola to re-enter the lineup. Heinola made his season debut on November 25th and has played five games, averaging 13:06 time-on-ice while registering four blocks and two hits.
Colin Miller will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Heinola to return from a two-game absence. The 23-year-old Heinola has only played two games this season, averaging 13:01 time-on-ice.
Heinola will take a seat on Friday alongside Colin Miller. Logan Stanley (mid-body) will make his return to the Jets' lineup while Dylan Coghlan also draws in for his Jets debut.
Dylan Samberg (lower body) will not play on Monday against the Minnesota Wild, allowing Heinola to make his season debut. Heinola recently made his return from an ankle injury. He had 27 points (10G / 17A) in 41 AHL games with Manitoba last season.
Heinola has returned from an ankle injury and has been loaned to the Manitoba Moose (AHL) for a conditioning stint. The 23-year-old Heinola has not played yet this season. He had 27 points (10G / 17A) in 41 AHL games with Manitoba last season.
Heinola last took the ice on January 19, 2023 due to an ankle surgery and will remain out indefinitely after it was announced Friday that he has an ankle infection in the same surgically repaired ankle. The 23-year-old was Winnipeg's 2019 1st-round pick (20th overall) and has not appeared in more than 12 games in any of the four seasons he's played in since 2019-20. In 35 career NHL games, he has 1 goal, 11 points, and 18 PIMs.
Restricted free agent Ville Heinola has come to an agreement with the Jets and will avoid arbitration after signing a two-year, contract $1.6 million extension ($800,000 AAV) with Winnipeg. The 23-year-old was Winnipeg's 2019 1st round pick (20th overall) and has a goal and 11 points in 35 career NHL games across four injury filled seasons.
