ABC News reported that Connor Hellebuyck said incidents "more than online death threats" were among the reasons he asked the Winnipeg Jets to trade him. According to the report, those incidents cemented his decision to request the trade.
The ABC News summary does not list the incidents or say when they occurred. It also does not describe any response from the Jets.
Fox News reported that Hellebuyck revealed death threats and off-ice incidents involving his family were among the reasons he requested a trade from the Winnipeg Jets. That account adds a detail the ABC News summary does not mention, namely that the off-ice incidents involved his family.
The two outlets therefore differ in emphasis. ABC News centers its account on incidents that went beyond online threats, while Fox News specifies that the off-ice incidents involved his family. Neither summary says whether the family-related incidents are the same events that ABC News described, so the two accounts cannot be fully reconciled from the material available.
Fox News also used a headline that refers to moments beyond online death threats leading to Hellebuyck's departure from Winnipeg. The summary attached to that report, however, describes a trade request. Neither the headline nor the summary states whether a trade has been completed.
Both reports were published on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Neither summary provides further detail on the incidents, the timing of the request, or any statement from the league or the Jets.
Sources: ABC News: Hellebuyck says incidents 'more than online death threats' led him to ask the Jets to trade him; Fox News: Team USA hero Connor Hellebuyck says that moments beyond online death threats led to his Winnipeg departure.