Hellebuyck says incidents involving his family influenced Jets trade request
The Devils goaltender discussed his departure on his first trip back to Winnipeg since the Oct. 23 trade.
Connor Hellebuyck said Tuesday that incidents involving his family helped lead to his trade request from the Winnipeg Jets. The New Jersey Devils goaltender spoke to reporters in Winnipeg ahead of his first game back with his new team.
Hellebuyck said the incidents went beyond online death threats. He declined to describe what happened and asked that his family’s privacy be respected, according to the Devils’ account of the press conference. He said those incidents did not change how he felt about Winnipeg or the connections he made there.
Hellebuyck said he wanted to start against the Jets and understood New Jersey’s decision to give Jake Allen the start.
