Winnipeg Jets History

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1979 Winnipeg Jets reunite - kenoraonline.com

 

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From left to right in the above photo: Kim Clackson, John Gray, Steve West, Roland Eriksson, Markus Mattsson, Mike Amodeo, Willy Lindstrom

"It's so important for us to have our alumni involved in what we are doing," noted Anders Strome, Director of Player & Alumni Relations with the Winnipeg Jets. "Given that these players were the last ones to win a professional hockey championship in Winnipeg, they hold a special place in the hearts of our fans. To have them come back to visit not only reconnects them with the city and our fans, but with our organization and team."

1979 Avco Cup Champion Jets visit Bell MTS Place

 

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June 27, 1972 - the day that changed the history of hockey when Bobby Hull signed with the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association. Although there have been many important milestones in the game of hockey, none have been quite as impactful as to what would transpire as a result of that day exactly 47 years ago.

 

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The Winnipeg Jets played their first game in the NHL 40 years ago today.

 

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40 years ago today, on October 14, 1979, the Winnipeg Jets won their first game in the NHL.

They beat the Colorado Rockies 4 - 2 on two goals by Craig Norwich, as well as a goal each by Peter Sullivan and Jude Drouin.

Colorado Rockies - Winnipeg Jets (1979) - October 14th, 1979

1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season

 

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I thought this bump would be about old Jets 1.0 winning in Winnipeg for the first time. A neat little historical oddity, perhaps the longest times between wins in any one city for a franchise?

 

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Winnipeg Jets to induct Randy Carlyle and Thomas Steen into Hall of Fame

 

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Winnipeg Jets owner Mark Chipman said McDonald’s remarks are similar to what others have offered Hawerchuk for words of encouragement.​

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“Dale Hawerchuk is royalty in the history of the Winnipeg Jets,” Chipman said. “He put that team on the map and he’s continued to be an incredible alumnus for us is so many respects and we’re very, very proud to have him as a part of our group.​

Hockey community rallying behind Jets legend Hawerchuk as he battles cancer

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Old school uniforms with red helmets!

 

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Fond memories of the Jets growing up at the Winnipeg Arena.
My dad's work had season tickets for the Jets, they were about 5 rows from the glass boards.

My first game I was in grade 1, the Jets lost to the Calgary Flames.
Some lady was screaming to move their behinds, while some husky skinny dude in a mustache kept on yelling "COME ON JETS!"

I annoyed some guy by kicking his seat, he told me to stop it about 5 times

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Not gonna lie. I love this look. It's like the time Colorado players had to wear black helmets with their white jerseys.

 

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[LeBlondeDemon10]

Does anyone remember the guy in the old Winnipeg arena that would bellow out "Boring" when play was slow?

 

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https://thehockeywriters.com/winnipeg-jets-players-100-point-seasons/

 

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One of those penalty shots he stopped was on Lafleur (for a hat-trick) at Winnipeg Arena. I saw it live.

 

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The media back then and some fans dogged Keith Tkachuk but I was a big fan of his.
He married a Winnipeg woman, that's pretty awesome.

 

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[Doctor No]

Essensa's Blocker is a good Twitter follow - he does some creative things.

 

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