Today, the Winnipeg Jets Alumni Association led by Ray Neufeld sent a special message to former Jets captain Blake Wheeler after his retirement. Earlier this week, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/winnipeg-jets/former-winnipeg-jets-captain-announces-his-retirement-from-the-nhl' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Winnipeg Jets former captain Blake Wheeler announced he was retiring from the NHL.</a> Wheeler's announcement concluded his 16 year NHL career of which he spent 13 different seasons with the Winnipeg Jets amassing over 1,000 games in the league. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhl/status/1946662748567302188'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/br_openice/status/1946638375580004813'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Wheeler's announcement set off a shockwave of praise for the former Winnipeg Jets' captain over the next several days as the hockey community celebrated his storied career. This afternoon, that praise continued as the Winnipeg Jets Alumni Association put together a special message for Wheeler. <h3>Winnipeg Jets Alumni Association Send A Special Message To Blake Wheeler After His Retirement</h3> A new statement from Jets Alumni Association President Ray Neufeld welcomed Wheeler to the club. Congratulations to Blake Wheeler on officially joining the Winnipeg Jets Alumni and Friends community. Blake, your contributions to the game of hockey and to the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club were outstanding. Your on-ice and off-ice contributions to the City of Winnipeg and the hockey community of Winnipeg will always be remembered. Our alumni and the fans of Winnipeg are grateful. On behalf of the Winnipeg Jets Alumni and Friends, I wish to extend a sincere congratulations to fellow alumni who haven't received formal recognition upon their retirement. Your achievements are just as meaningful and valued in our Alumni Family. It's wonderful to see our alumni network grow, those who have played for the Jets understand how special it is. Thank you everyone, past, present and future, for continuing the legacy of the Winnipeg Jets Alumni and Friends. Ray Neufeld President, Alumni Ambassador - Winnipeg Jets Alumni <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhljets/status/1948853350205981177'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> As the season gets underway it will be fun to see if the Winnipeg Jets end up scheduling a game during to honor Blake Wheeler for all of his contributions to the organization to this point and going forward.