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Winnipeg Jets 18-year-old defenceman Ville Heinola has turned heads in training camp and has even worked his way into the conversation to play in the NHL this season. Scott Billeck takes a look back at Heinola’s initial projections and how some thought the Jets were getting a steal in the 2019 draft when they took Heinola, and just might be proven right.

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Most pertinent to the Winnipeg Jets and their fans watching the 2019 NHL Draft in Vancouver from afar this past June was a number (20) and the city’s three-letter abbreviation — WPG.

Below it, a simple declaration: “Pick is in.”

Diagonal to that, a live shot of general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, flanked by his scouting staff and Jets ownership.

To the left, a list, reading Sportsnet Best Available.

Under it, a selection of names available to the Jets with the 20th overall pick, which they had acquired from the New York Rangers as one part of the return for defenceman Jacob Trouba.