Jets extend Manitoba Moose goalie Isaac Poulter for one year
Winnipeg kept a homegrown goalie in the fold, and Isaac Poulter’s 25 wins in Norfolk show why the Moose’s crease battle still matters.
The Winnipeg Jets kept a low-cost insurance policy in place for a crease that could need it. Isaac Poulter signed a one-year, two-way extension on June 18, giving the organization another goaltender with real AHL mileage and a fresh reminder of why his season turned heads: 25 wins for Norfolk, a total that ranked second in the ECHL and fourth in Admirals history.
The deal covers the 2026-27 season and carries an NHL average annual value of $855,000. For Winnipeg, that is a modest number for a goalie who already fits the organization’s developmental map, especially with Connor Hellebuyck coming off a 2025-26 season in which he played 57 games and posted a 2.86 goals-against average and .895 save percentage. Poulter’s extension does not change the top of the depth chart, but it keeps a familiar option close to Manitoba if the Jets need help.
Poulter, 24, is a Winnipeg native born Sept. 12, 2001, and his path has been built on staying ready through different levels. He played three games for the Moose in 2025-26, going 2-0-0 with a 2.83 GAA and an .885 save percentage, while spending most of the year with Norfolk. In 43 ECHL games, he went 25-17-1 with a 2.76 GAA, a .905 save percentage and two shutouts, numbers that show a goalie who can take on a heavy workload and win with it.
That split workload is exactly why the extension matters in Manitoba’s 2026-27 goaltending picture. Poulter is not being handed the crease, but he has already logged 80 career AHL games with a 42-24-10 record, five shutouts, a 2.88 GAA and a .899 save percentage. The Moose also know what they are getting: a goalie who has spent time with Manitoba, Utica, Norfolk and Adirondack, and who does not need a long adjustment period to fit back into the system.
At 6-foot-2 and listed at 174 pounds by TheAHL.com, Poulter has the frame and the résumé to stay in the conversation for a larger role. Norfolk listed him at 180 pounds and noted that his 25-win season came while wearing No. 30. For the Jets, the move preserves organizational continuity at an important position; for Manitoba, it keeps a Winnipeg-born goalie in the pipeline as the battle around Hellebuyck’s depth continues.
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