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Winnipeg Jets cut D Jan Kostalek from training camp

Jan Kostalek readies for a faceoff during the second period of an AHL game between the Manitoba Moose and Cleveland Monsters on Feb. 10, 2017. Frank Jansky / Getty Images

WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have sent defenceman Jan Kostalek to the AHL’s Manitoba Moose, bringing their training camp roster down to 30 players.

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Kostalek scored two goals and five assists in 60 games as a member of the Moose last season. He put up nine points in 52 AHL games during his rookie year in 2015-2016. The 22-year-old Czech Republic-product was selected by the Jets in the fourth round of the 2013 NHL Draft.

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The move leaves Winnipeg with 19 forwards, eight defencemen and three goalies at training camp. The team is expected to make its final cuts following its pre-season finale next Sunday.

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