Walker Duehr Signs with Winnipeg Jets | NHL Training Camp 2025 – Sioux Falls Live

SIOUX FALLS — For the first time in his professional career, Walker Duehr got to experience the life of a journeyman in the NHL last season.

After playing in 16 games for the Calgary Flames, the 27-year-old native of Sioux Falls was waived by the organization in January before being picked up by the San Jose Sharks. However, in March, Duehr ended up on waivers again, finishing out the 2024-25 season with the American Hockey League’s San Jose Barracuda but without a two-way contract.

When the summer arrived, Duehr found himself in unfamiliar territory as an unrestricted free agent, but on July 2, a new deal had been reached with the Winnipeg Jets.

Contract in hand, Duehr is now zeroed in on his offseason regimen as he looks to make his mark at Jets training camp this fall.

“I think everything was kind of new to me, and there was a lot of stuff happening quickly,” said Duehr, who signed a one-year, two-way contract with Winnipeg worth $775,000. “I’d been a restricted free agent with Calgary a couple times and ended up getting signed back with them, so it was just about trying to figure out the best fit for me and my family as well.

“It ended up being Winnipeg.”

Bouncing around between the AHL and NHL ranks, Duehr is entering his sixth season as a pro in 2025-26. The former Minnesota State standout has appeared in 92 NHL games during his five seasons, amassing 21 points on 11 goals and 10 assists.

This new opportunity, though, is one Duehr is eager to have. He’ll be joining a Jets organization that just won its first Presidents’ Trophy in franchise history after finishing with a league-best 116 points in the regular season, during which they went 56-22-4.

However, that also means there will be plenty of competition to make the team when Duehr heads off to camp on Sept. 4. For him, one of the added perks of signing with Winnipeg is how close it brings him to home.

“It’s only a six and a…