Winnipeg, October 19, 2026 – The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club announced today the team recalled forward Brayden Yager from the Manitoba Moose. 

Yager, 21, has nine points (5G, 4A) through Manitoba’s first five games of the season, leading the team in goals, and tied for the lead in points. He ranks tied for seventh across the AHL in the latter category. The Saskatoon, Sask. native is in his second season of professional hockey, spending 68 games with the Moose a season ago, while playing three games as a member of the Jets in 2025-26. He scored 30 points (10G, 20A) in his rookie season in antlers. Yager was selected 14th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, before being acquired by the Jets via trade in August 2024. 

Brayden Yager
Forward
Born Jan. 1, 2005 – Saskatoon, Sask.
Height 6.0 – Weight 170 – Shoots R

Brayden Yager Player Stats (Courtesy of Elite Prospects)

The Moose head on the road for their next six contests, before returning home to face the Toronto Marlies on Nov. 6. Tickets are available at moosehockey.com/tickets.