The Winnipeg Jets 40-year (interrupted) history with the city of Winnipeg has seen some ups and downs as every city's favourite sports team does. But if it weren't for two men-Jets original owner and founder Ben Hatskin and star forward Bobby Hull-the Jets simply would not have existed in the first place.
The Jets original starting goalie and the only player to lace up for with the Jets for all seven WHA seasons between 1972 to 1979, Joe Daley regales us with the past glory of Winnipeg's original beloved hockey franchise, what it meant to him to play pro hockey in his hometown and how Hatskin wouldn't take no for an answer to create the best team in the history of the short-lived "rebel league" and the World Hockey Association itself.
Other stories commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Winnipeg Jets:
Bobby Hull: The WHA was the real deal
Hull's faceoff with WHA
Hat tipping Hatskin
Hull, Hatskin got WHA off the ground
No rush to honor Jets alumni
