Jets remove ‘C’ from Wheeler, will play next season without a captain

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have removed the “C” from Blake Wheeler’s jersey and will play the next NHL season without a captain.
Jets head coach Rick Bowness, who took over behind the bench in the off-season, said in a statement that Winnipeg will start the campaign “with a group of assistants still to be determined.”
Bowness said the Jets want to expand their leadership base.
Wheeler took over as Jets captain before the 2016-17 season. He replaced Andrew La