Assistant GM Craig Heisinger is a bridge between first and second Winnipeg Jets
LAS VEGAS — Craig Heisinger is one of the few links between the past and present versions of the Winnipeg Jets.
Heisinger was an equipment manager for the Jets from 1988 until the team left the city for Phoenix in 1996. He’s now assistant general manager, senior vice-president and director of hockey operations for the current Jets battling the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL’s Western Conference final.
“I’m probably the single conduit between 1.0 and 2.0,” Heisinger told The Canadian Press in a phone interview from Winnipeg.
While his city is gripped by a Jets team that’s gone further in the post-season than any before, Heisinger is preoccupied trying to ensure Winnipeg can sustain that success into future seasons.