The local netminder secures his future at home, bringing veteran minor-league depth and a proven winning record to the Jets’ crease after a busy multi-league campaign.
Winnipeg native Isaac Poulter will remain with his hometown organization for at least another season.
The Jets announced that they have re-signed the 24-year-old goaltender to a one-year, two-way contract extension carrying an NHL average annual value of $855,000. He will make roughly $103K playing in the minors.
Photo by James Carey Lauder/USA Today Poulter spent the 2025-26 season in the Jets organization, splitting time between the Manitoba Moose and ECHL's Norfolk Admirals.
The Winnipeg-born netminder went 2-0-0 through three appearances with Manitoba while posting a 25-17-1 record with two shutouts in 43 games with Norfolk.
The signing gives Winnipeg additional organizational depth in goal while keeping a familiar Manitoba name in the system. The 6-foot-2 backstop has appeared in 80 career AHL games, owning a 42-24-10 record with five shutouts - decent numbers for the second-best league in North America.
Before turning pro, Poulter spent four seasons with the Swift Current Broncos before working his way through the American Hockey League ranks and eventually signing an NHL deal with the New Jersey Devils. He began his hockey career at the RINK Hockey Academy.