From the WHA to the NHL, from the desert to the Deep South, Winnipeg's hockey history runs deep. Take a look!
Created by winnipegsun1 on Jun 15, 2011
Last updated: 05/30/12 at 01:19 PM
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The Jets complete their inaugural season with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning and finish with a 37-35-10 record.
The Jets record their first win, a 2-1 triumph over the Pittsburgh Penguins at MTS Centre.
The second version of the Jets officially begins with a 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at MTS Centre. A pre-game party was held at The Forks as well.
The second version of the Jets officially begins with a 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at MTS Centre. A pre-game party was held at The Forks as well.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/10/08/history-in-the-making
The second version of the Jets officially begins with a 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at MTS Centre. A pre-game party was held at The Forks as well.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/10/08/history-in-the-making
Tens of thousands, including a few members of the Jets, gather at The Forks as part of the NHL Face-Off event that was televised nationally and featured a concert by Winnipeg’s Bachman and Turner.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/10/06/hockey-fans-flock-to-forks
Tens of thousands, including a few members of the Jets, gather at The Forks as part of the NHL Face-Off event that was televised nationally and featured a concert by Winnipeg’s Bachman and Turner.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/10/06/hockey-fans-flock-to-forks
Winnipeg won and lost its first two preseason games — falling 5-1 in Columbus but winning 6-1 at home.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/09/20/one-big-jets-love-in
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/09/13/tsn-jets-channel-yet-to-land-on-mts-shaw
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/09/12/your-chance-to-be-a-jet
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/09/02/centre-ice-set-for-jets
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/08/31/jets-make-broadcasting-news-official
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/08/25/jets-announce-operations-training-staff
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/08/23/wheeler-posts-official-jets-pants
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/08/01/shin-shines-with-jets-tatoo
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/07/29/baby-jets-will-be-called-icecaps
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/07/21/tsn-sports-1290-get-jets-rights
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/07/12/jets-will-find-home-in-central
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/07/05/captain-ladd-finds-a-home
Claude Noel was named the first head coach of Winnipeg’s soon-to-be-named NHL team.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/24/noel-named-peg-head-coach
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/24/noel-named-peg-head-coach
The name game came to a close and it’s clear the people have spoken: the team will be called the Jets
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/24/the-jets-are-back
Home opener against the Montreal Canadiens set.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/23/schedule-for-peg-nhl-team-released
The NHL board of governors welcomed Chipman and David Thomson into their club Tuesday, approving their purchase and relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers to the Manitoba capital in time for the 2011-12 season.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/21/true-north-peg-get-nhl-go-ahead
True North’s downtown arena will continue to be called MTS Centre until at least 2021, when the telecommunications company will have the option to extend its naming rights for another 10 years.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/16/arenas-name-stays-the-same
Kevin Cheveldayoff will lead Winnipeg's NHL team along with Craig Heisinger, who will hold the title of senior vice president and director of player personnel/assistant GM.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/08/cheveldayoff-gm-heisinger-assistant-gm-of-new-nhl-team
True North Sports and Entertainment have applied to register the word “whiteout” as a trademark in Canada. The whiteout was popularized by Winnipeg Jets fans in the 1980s who dressed in white at playoff games at the old arena.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/05/true-north-denies-whiteout-link
Seconds after season tickets for Winnipeg's yet-to-be-named NHL hockey team went on sale to the general public, they were gone, snapped up by hockey-hungry fans willing to make a three-to-five-year commitment on tickets that cost thousands of dollars per year.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/04/winnipeg-hockey-tickets-sell-out
True North announces a deal in principle to purchase and move the Thrashers.
The Globe and Mail reports a deal is done and the Thrashers are relocating to Winnipeg for the 2011-12 NHL season. A few hundred fans flock to Portage and Main and The Forks to celebrate.
Word emerges True North Sports and Entertainment is in negotiations with Atlanta Spirit about the sale and relocation of the Thrashers.
Glendale agrees to pay another $25 million to cover Coyotes losses during the 2011-12 season, ending Winnipeg's pursuit of the NHL team for at least one more year.
Goldwater, Glendale and Matthew Hulsizer finally agree to meet at what is called the "Cupcake Summit," but no progress is made.
The Atlanta Thrashers finish their 11th regular season and miss the playoffs for the 10th time. They are 28th among 30 NHL teams in attendance.
Goldwater announces it will sue the City of Glendale if its Coyotes deal with Matthew Hulsizer is consummated.
Bettman travels to Phoenix and expresses his displeasure towards Goldwater for holding up the sale of the Coyotes. "Time is running out," he said. "We're getting close to the end."
With the threat of a lawsuit hampering the bond sale, Hulsizer wants Goldwater to sue or stand down so that he can complete his purchase of the Coyotes from the NHL.
A report surfaces that Glendale's bond sale has failed, but swift and strong denials are made.
The details of the Hulsizer lease agreement emerge, with Glendale agreeing to pay Hulsizer $97 million in arena management subsidies over the first five years of the deal. It also agreed to purchase the parking rights for $100 million, with the money being raised through a bond sale. The total purchase price is reported to be $170 million. Goldwater said it would challenge the agreement.
Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirm the NHL has reached a conceptual agreement with Hulsizer that would keep the Coyotes in Glendale for the foreseeable future.
Proving his commitment to buying the team, Hulsizer forks over $25 million to cover the Coyotes' losses for the 2010-11 season. It is also reported Ice Edge would be a minority owner under Hulsizer.
Ice Edge Holdings is reported to be on thin ice as it has not complied with terms to provide Glendale with financial documentation.
Bettman said he expects the sale of the Coyotes to Ice Edge to be completed by the start of the 2010-11 season.
Reinsdorf officially pulls out of the chase to buy the Coyotes.
Bettman confirms True North is interested in getting a team and said Winnipeg's MTS Centre is "an NHL rink."
The Globe and Mail reports the NHL has told Glendale it has until Dec. 31, 2010, to find an owner or it will sell the team to a "viable purchaser" that has given it a "bona-fide offer." That group is True North.
Reports emerge about a "third party" being interested in buying the Coyotes.
The Goldwater Institute, a taxpayer watchdog group in Arizona, announces it plans to file a lawsuit against Glendale for its intention to cover Phoenix's losses in 2010-11.
Glendale votes to cover the team's losses for the 2010-11 season while the NHL works out a sale to either Reinsdorf or Ice Edge
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