Devils Acquire Hellebuyck From Jets in Major Trade Deal
New Jersey adds veteran goaltender Connor Hellebuyck from Winnipeg in exchange for multiple players and draft picks.
KEY POINTS
- Devils trade Dawson Mercer, Nico Daws, Alexander Command, two draft picks, and Nick Bjugstad to Winnipeg
- Connor Hellebuyck joins New Jersey after 11 seasons with the Jets
- Hellebuyck is a three-time Vezina Trophy winner with 345 career wins
- Hellebuyck will share goaltending duties with Jake Allen
- Hellebuyck has five seasons left on his contract at an $8.5 million annual cap hit
The New Jersey Devils have acquired goaltender Connor Hellebuyck from the Winnipeg Jets in a trade completed on Friday, October 23, 2026. Hellebuyck, a 33-year-old three-time Vezina Trophy winner, met the media before New Jersey faced the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
The Devils sent forward Dawson Mercer, goalie Nico Daws, prospect Alexander Command, a 2029 second-round pick, a 2027 seventh-round pick, and injured forward Nick Bjugstad to Winnipeg. Hellebuyck will share goaltending duties with 36-year-old Jake Allen.
“Sitting at home for so long was getting to me. For myself, I’m just really excited to play hockey again.”
Hellebuyck spent 11 seasons with the Jets, including a Presidents’ Trophy-winning season in 2024-25, and helped the United States win gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics this year. He is fifth on the U.S.-born goaltenders list with 345 career wins.
Hellebuyck said sitting at home for so long was getting to him and that he is excited to play hockey again. He joined the Devils after his suspension by Winnipeg for failing to report to training camp.
Devils coach Sheldon Keefe said having a goaltender of Hellebuyck’s pedigree supporting Jake Allen is exciting and should give the group more confidence. General manager Sunny Mehta said Hellebuyck’s excitement for his new destination was palpable within minutes of their initial conversation.
Hellebuyck has five seasons left on a seven-year contract with an annual salary cap hit of $8.5 million. Mehta has been trying to improve a team that missed the playoffs two of the past three seasons and won just one playoff series since 2012.
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