This afternoon <a href='https://www.nhl.com/jets/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Winnipeg Jets</a> GM Kevin Cheveldayoff spoke to the media and addressed the heartbreaking news involving Mark Scheifele and his family. Today, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/winnipeg-jets/mark-scheifele-status-for-tonight-game-6-uncertain-after-personal-tragedy' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>reports confirmed that Mark Scheifele's father Brad passed away last night.</a> This tragic news shook the Winnipeg community and the hockey world ahead of tonight's Game 6. Now just a short time after the announcement was made Jets' GM Kevin Cheveldayoff addressed the media and provided an update on Scheifele and the situation. <h3>Kevin Cheveldayoff Makes A Statement On Mark Scheifele's Personal Tragedy</h3> During a press conference today, Cheveldayoff was asked about Scheifele's status for tonight's game after the tragic news about his father. As an organization we are doing everything we can to support him. We give his family our most sincere condolences. Then Cheveldayoff confirmed that head coach Scott Arniel was in the process of speaking to Scheifele about options for tonight's game. Arnie went to the hotel to speak with Mark right now. Arniel will be back at 4:30 to address the media. We will have an update at that point in time. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/1923784356973379759'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This statement from Cheveldayoff does at the moment keep the door open for Scheifele to be in the Jets lineup tonight if he decides to play. With Arniel set to speak at 4:30, this will be the next step in the process to see if Scheifele will be in tonight's lineup. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/news/winnipeg-jets-praise-mark-scheifele-effort-after-death-of-father' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>As more news comes in regarding Scheifele's status for tonight's game we will pass the latest news along to you</a>.