Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff shared the news with reporters as the team took the ice for its morning skate. According to Cheveldayoff, Jets head coach Scott Arniel returned to the team’s hotel to be with Scheifele.

The Winnipeg Jets are getting ready for Game 6 of their second-round playoff series with the Dallas Stars. After staving off elimination in Game 5, the Jets will be looking to do it once again on the road.

Mark Scheifele's father unexpectedly passed away on Friday night, leaving the availability of the Winnipeg Jets' star forward in doubt for Saturday's Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the host Dallas Stars.