Connor Hellebuyck has a new team, and it ends one of the NHL's most closely watched standoffs.

The New Jersey Devils acquired the goaltender from the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, the NHL teams announced. Winnipeg gets forwards Dawson Mercer, Nick Bjugstad and Alexander Command, goalie Nico Daws, a seventh-round pick in 2027 and a second-round pick in 2029. Command, 18, was New Jersey's first-round pick, 12th overall, in the 2026 draft.

The deal followed a holdout. Hellebuyck had been suspended for failing to report to training camp, and he was losing nearly $39,000 a day in salary. He forfeited nearly $928,000 before the suspension was set to end Friday. It comes after Trump brutally snubbed by most women's hockey players after controversy.

As recently as last weekend, the Jets were underwhelmed by the offers they had received, but talks picked up Thursday night with New Jersey emerging as a leading contender. With Winnipeg hosting the Heritage Classic on Sunday, the Jets wanted the focus on the event, not on Hellebuyck.

He asked to leave months ago. Hellebuyck publicly confirmed the request in August. "Several months ago, I privately requested a trade," he said. "I have tried to handle the situation quietly and respectfully while giving the organization time to explore its options. I believe moving on is the best path forward for me and my family."

ESPN reported that sources said his reasons went beyond hockey. Winnipeg general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff confirmed in September that the team asked for added security for Hellebuyck after he beat Canada in the Olympic gold medal game and returned to Winnipeg.

The Jets contacted police and took steps to address online and physical safety concerns.

At the Milan-Cortina Games in February, Hellebuyck made 41 saves on 42 shots as the U.S. beat Canada 2-1 in overtime for its first men's hockey gold since 1980.

He then accepted an invitation to the White House, and President Donald Trump said at the State of the Union that he would award Hellebuyck the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

"I've never seen a goaltender play as well as this goalie, Connor Hellebuyck," Trump said.

Hellebuyck drew criticism in Canada, and his wife, Andrea, received abuse online. "The blowback my wife was getting is just not fair," Hellebuyck said in March. "We've done nothing wrong, she's done nothing wrong."

On the ice, he is one of the league's best. The 33-year-old has won three Vezina Trophies and the 2025 Hart Trophy as league MVP, and he is in the third season of a seven-year, $59.5 million deal. Only Andrei Vasilevskiy has more wins, a better goals-against average or a higher save percentage since 2015.