Thanks to the Spectacular Goalie Hellebuyck who was instrumental in the United States Winning the Gold Medal in the Olympics 2026! He reminded me I was going to review all the NHL teams because I love the League and every team! Facts: The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The team is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, playing its home games at Canada Life Centre. The franchise was established as the Atlanta Thrashers on June 25, 1997, and began play in the 1999-2000 NHL season. True North Sports & Entertainment then bought the team in May 2011, and relocated the Thrashers to Winnipeg. The team was renamed the Jets after Winnipeg's original WHA/NHL team. Keep supporting this young team and maybe they will win the Stanley Cup soon!! read more

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My first bunch of NHL hockey games that I ever attended were Winnipeg Jets home games. I attended them at Winnipeg Arena before the team moved to Phoenix and the arena was demolished. Growing up with the Leafs made me take for granted losing an NHL franchise. Winnipeggers get hockey. They are passionate about all things hockey. We ended up getting the Manitoba Moose while it was the farm team for the Vancouver Canucks, which helped fill the void up, but only partially. When the bid to relocate the Atlanta Thrashers was there, Winnipeg gained back version 2.0 of the Jets. It was a day in the making. Perhaps I am drawn to teams that lose their original franchise and get another shot at it. The Minnesota Wild have a similar script. The Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas. The Twin Cities lost biding for Jets 1.0. However, when there were room to expand the league, the Wild was born. My favourite Jets duo is Teemu Selanne and Teppo Numminen. Coincidentally, both have the same birthday as I do, but they are older, which makes me happy. Both were inducted together into the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Hall of fame. I had a Jets plushie bear that I named Teppo. Selanne, also known as the Finnish Flash, is my favourite hockey player. He still holds the record for scoring 76 goals in his rookie year and was a treat to follow his hockey career. Both were amazing to watch live and work together to score goals, with much help from their third member of their line, Phil Housley. I cherish this Jets era. Phil Housley. Dale Hawerchuck. Thomas Steen. Keith Tkachuk. Nelson Emerson. Alexei Zhamnov. Tie Domi. Bob Essensa. They were such a hard-working team. The whiteout ritual happened when the Jets were leaving the city. Fans came to the arena wearing white and cheering their team twirling white towels. They were loud. They were both sad and proud of their team. These days, when the current Jets get into the playoffs, you see whiteouts during home games. The Jets now play out of Canada Life Centre, which used to be MTS Centre. I have yet to see a Jets home game. However, whenever I'm in the Twin Cities, I try my best to see the Jets play when they play the Wild. I have been fortunate to see both teams play against each other a few times. The team these days is in decent shape. Lowry as captain has been a nice change. They will make it into the playoffs this year. Here's hoping that they go further than the second round. It's funny that I am writing this review after the Canucks won 5-0 against the Jets last night. Luckily, I find that score an outlier and does not affect my support for the team! I will always be a Jets fan. I may have more Wild apparel these days, but I own a pair of Jets sneakers. I don't own a pair of Wild ones. (106) read more

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I knew the Winnipeg Jets best when they were in Atlanta, then known as the Atlanta Thrashers (1999-2011). After a messy ownership situation and financial difficulties, the Atlanta Spirit sold the franchise to True North Sports and Entertainment in 2011. True North relocated the team to Winnipeg the same year and changed the team name to Jets in time for the 2011-12 NHL season. There was actually another incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets that existed in the NHL from 1979 to 1996. Due to financial difficulties of their own, they eventually became the Phoenix Coyotes, who are known today as the Arizona Coyotes (since 2014). The situation is similar, but not exactly the same as, the NBA's Charlotte Hornets. While the Hornets eventually had their team records returned when the New Orleans Hornets rebranded as the New Orleans Pelicans, the same cannot be said for the Jets. Aside from the Jets Hall of Fame, established in 2016 to honor original Jets players from the 70s through 90s, Jets' official team records begin in 1999 with the Atlanta Thrashers. A little confusing. Right-winger and current captain of the Jets, Blake Wheeler, presently holds the franchise records for most points and assists. Wheeler, coincidentally, was drafted by the Coyotes with the 5th overall pick in the 2004 NHL draft. He started playing for the Thrashers in 2011 (traded from Boston to Atlanta). Shortly thereafter, the Thrashers became the new Winnipeg Jets and Wheeler has stayed with the franchise since. Wheeler is probably the best and most popular Jets player this era (since 2011). He earned a spot on the NHL All-Star Second Team in 2018 and played in the All-Star Games in '18 and '19. Other team record holders include the likes of Ilya Kovalchuk, Marian Hossa, and Dany Heatley, all whom I remember from their Thrasher days (watched them in person). While the franchise is now over two decades old (founded 1999), the Jets are still the league's fifth-newest member of 31 (soon-to-be 32) teams. The team plays in Bell MTS Place (opened 2004) in downtown Winnipeg. With a seating capacity of 15,321, "The Phone Booth" (the arena's nickname) is the NHL's second-smallest venue with the New York Islander's Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York being the only NHL arena that's smaller (13,917). These Jets have yet to win a division or conference championship. That said, they've done better than the 11 seasons the Thrashers played in Atlanta (1999-2011). The Thrashers had only one playoff appearance. Since moving to Winnipeg in 2011, the Jets have qualified for the playoffs four times, highlighted by a 2018 conference finals appearance against the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas eventually lost to the Washington Capitals, who won their first Stanley Cup. It'll be interesting to see where the Jets go from here. read more

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I went to Bell MTS in March 2019 and watched our Winnipeg Jets completely obliterate the 2019 Stanley Cup losers - the Boston Bruins. All the other Jets fans were so nice and passionate about our team. Even though the Boston fans were quite annoying and acted as if they were winning, we still had a great time. I am very much looking forward to coming back to Winnipeg in June of 2020 to watch the Stanley Cup finals. read more

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I've been a lifelong Jets fan since I was brought to the games by my dad in the 80's. He had season tickets shared with a friend since the WHA days. Back then we were 10th row Center ice behind the then visitors bench. I was crazy watching the skill and goal scoring of Dale Hawerchuck, Teemu Selanne and many others as players came and went. The Jets had some of their best years in the 80's when the likes of Laurie Boschman, Doug Smail, Brian Mullen, Thomas Steen, Hawerchuck and Paul Maclean set the NHL record in 84-85 for having a NHL record of 6 - 30+ goal scorers. Then there was some amazing duos such as Pokey and the bandit. In the 80's the Jets had some legendary battles but unfortunately having the Oilers so strong in the Gretzky years they could not advance past the second round of the playoffs. The oilers were way too strong in those years with their stacked team of dynasty players. In the 90's my clearest memory is Teemu Selannes rookie goal scoring season. He was so lucky to have Phil Housley feed him so many passes to help him break that record. There was also Alexei Zhahnov, Keith Tkatchuk and a young Nikolai Khabibulin (the bulin wall). Those were some great years as well! I can remember clearly the loss I felt when they moved to Phoenix in 96. It was horrible for the city of Winnipeg. Like the death of a family member. Then the feeling of jubilation and excitement when they announced the Atlanta Thrashers would be moving to Winnipeg! At first I didn't believe it and then it became reality! The Jets 2.0 were reborn! I've been fortunate to have seen two games since rebirth at the MTS Center. Plus have eaten two Jets dogs with perogy bites. Also I've been able to see them in Montreal, Toronto and Sunrise Florida. GoJetsGo! read more

Apparently, after my favourite team, Winnipeg has the 2nd loudest fans. Ever since they left for Phoenix over a decade ago, the fans have to vent lol. But what a great hockey city and fans. When the NHL announced a return 5 years ago back here by relocating the struggling Atlanta Thrashers, this will be the 1st year the Jets be in the playoffs. While being Canadian, sadly the Ducks are the favourites, higher seed and home ice advantage. Bonus star for sneaking into playoffs on last week of season with your best D-man, maybe best player, Byufalien (if that's the right spelling) for being suspended 4 games. And hats off for trading away Evander Kane, get rid of locker room distractions. You guys have a terrific captain, Ladd is from North Vancouver. read more