Suspended · Day – of 194
Connor Hellebuyck has forfeited
$0.00
in salary since the Jets opened their season without him.
The clock stops in
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His suspension is set to end Friday, Oct. 23, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. When it does, this counter stops for good.
0% of his 2026–27 salary, gone. Full-season tab: $7,500,000.
So far, that's enough for
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You made this a thing. Now, let's make it count.
I built this counter for fun. I figured a few hundred fellow Jets fans might get a laugh out of it.
I was blown away by the response. You showed up more than 700,000 times (and counting). News outlets picked it up. The live counter was featured on sports broadcasts. For a website about a Winnipeg goalie not getting paid, that's a lot of love. Thank you, genuinely. It's been a blast.
So here's one small request. Hellebuyck has given up about $38,660 a day. Can we come together and raise one day's worth for KidSport Manitoba? It's a Winnipeg-headquartered charity that pays registration fees for kids whose families can't afford the cost of organized sport. So everyone gets to play.
Here are some suggested amounts, but it's up to you. Click any of them, then enter whatever amount you like on the donation page (minimum $3).
Goal: $38,660, one day of Hellebucks.
Donations go straight to KidSport Manitoba through CanadaHelps, which issues the tax receipts. Hellebucks never touches the money, and it isn't affiliated with KidSport.
We'd have built you a statue. Instead we built this counter.
The Winnipeg Jets saw something special in Connor Hellebuyck. In 2012, the organization drafted him in the fifth round, 130th overall. Few could have predicted what that would lead to.
More than a decade later, Hellebuyck had earned three Vezinas and a Hart Trophy. He had also won the hearts of Winnipeggers and Jets fans around the world. He was on track to be a local legend.
Then came the heartbreak. The cozying up to a U.S. president who was threatening Canadian sovereignty. The trade request. The failure to report to training camp. The suspension.
The Jets are moving on without him. The season is underway. The team has a new look and a new attitude. Meanwhile, Hellebuyck is in limbo. And that's costing him, day by day.
On Oct. 23, the suspension is set to end, and the clock stops. Whatever comes next (a trade, a return or something stranger), it won't be counted here.