Jets forward Bryan Little was in town recently (actually just an hour and a half outside of town in MacGregor as he was participating in the Kraft Celebration Golf Tour) and said he is amazed at not only the support of the Jets in Winnipeg, but in rural communities as well.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Cherry Fired Up about Jets
Don Cherry, the man who said all along that Winnipeg would recieve another NHL franchise in time and the man who was at the Jets "funeral" in 1995 said "They're makin a big mistake, I'll tell you that. They may have taken your franchise, but they'll never take your heart and soul!" has said when the puck drops on Oct. 9 against the Montreal Canadiens for the first regular season NHL game in Winnipeg, he wants to be there.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The Complete History of the Winnipeg Jets
A great collage of archived footage of the history of the Winnipeg Jets from 1972-1996 and their re-birth in 2011.
Mason Excited to Be A Jet
Chris Mason , the 35-year old back-up goaltender with the new Winnipeg Jets is still as excited as he was when True North Sports & Entertainment CEO Mark Chipman (who I believe should be the one who drops the ceremonial first puck against the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 9 while the crowd chants "Thank you Mark!") announced that TNSE had purchased the Atlanta Thrashers and were relocating the team to Winnipeg.
Along with his father and his awesome new mask, Mason drove in from his off-season home in Red Deer, Alberta and had an opportunity to practice and condition at the MTS Iceplex in the city's west end and not only liked what he saw, but came to the obvious conclusion (after playing in front of a half-empty arena in Atlanta on most nights) that ''hockey is for real here.''
You have no idea, Chris. You have no idea.
They should retire this guy's number right now just for his ambassadorship and for commments like, "I think it's really refreshing and rejuvenating. I'm honoured to be a part of this team."
Along with his father and his awesome new mask, Mason drove in from his off-season home in Red Deer, Alberta and had an opportunity to practice and condition at the MTS Iceplex in the city's west end and not only liked what he saw, but came to the obvious conclusion (after playing in front of a half-empty arena in Atlanta on most nights) that ''hockey is for real here.''
You have no idea, Chris. You have no idea.
They should retire this guy's number right now just for his ambassadorship and for commments like, "I think it's really refreshing and rejuvenating. I'm honoured to be a part of this team."
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Chris Mason's New Jets Mask
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Chris Mason spoke to In Goal Magazine and talked about his excitement coming to Winnipeg, the upcoming 2011-12 season and his new Iron Maiden-themed mask.
Awesome!
Awesome!
Rypien Service Performed
Just days after the 27-year-old tough guy died suddenly in his southern Alberta home, a large crowd turned out on a bright sunny day at Albert Stella Arena for former Vancouver Canuck and newly signed Winnipeg Jet, Rick Rypien’s funeral.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Rick Rypien Found Dead
Winnipeg Jets forward Rick Rypien was found dead Monday in his Alberta home. Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a death in Coleman, Alta., at 12:30 p.m. They found a deceased male and ruled the death non-suspicious.
The 5-foot-11, 194-pounder, who was never afraid to drop the mitts with anyone in the NHL or AHL, quickly parlayed that opportunity into an NHL contract with the Canucks. He appeared in 119 games between 2006 and 2010, notching nine goals, seven assists and 226 penalty minutes.
Rypien became an NHL free agent on July 1 and signed one-year, $700,000 deal with the Jets the next day.
Rypien battled with depression and was granted an indefinite leave of absence last season to deal with an undisclosed personal matter.
True North Sports and Entertainment issued a press release on the matter of Rypien's passing.
The 5-foot-11, 194-pounder, who was never afraid to drop the mitts with anyone in the NHL or AHL, quickly parlayed that opportunity into an NHL contract with the Canucks. He appeared in 119 games between 2006 and 2010, notching nine goals, seven assists and 226 penalty minutes.
Rypien became an NHL free agent on July 1 and signed one-year, $700,000 deal with the Jets the next day.
Rypien battled with depression and was granted an indefinite leave of absence last season to deal with an undisclosed personal matter.
True North Sports and Entertainment issued a press release on the matter of Rypien's passing.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Andrew Ladd: If Players Want to Leave Winnipeg, Let Them
In response to comments made by Toronto radio host Bob McCown and apparent know-it-all, who has made disparaging comments about Winnipeg in the past, Jets captain Andrew Ladd had a few blunt and sincere comments of his own about these alleged dissatisfied players.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Little Switches to Number 10
Out of respect to the history of the Jets 1.0 and to Dale Hawerchuk, Bryan Little has decided to switch his sweater number to number 18 when the Winnipeg's new NHL franchise hits the ice for the 2011-12 season.
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