The Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday signed veteran goaltender David Aebischer to an American Hockey League contract and assigned him to the St. John's IceCaps.
Via NESN.com
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October 05, 2011
Can't wait for the NHL season to start? Well, imagine how the city of Winnipeg must feel. The city will welcome an NHL franchise back for the first time since 1996 on Sunday as the Jets take on the Canadiens, and the excitement in the city is palpable. Building off the energy surrounding the team, Hot 103 in Winnipeg has remixed LMFAO's popular "Party Rock Anthem"...
Via Sportress of Blogitude
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October 06, 2011
Keep on rockin’ in the free world, Neil. With the NHL season almost upon us — finally! — it’s time to dig out the jerseys of our favorite teams and get amped. Amped, get it? I don’t know who Neil is talking to, but apparently, he’s in the market for some Winnipeg Jets season tickets. [...]
Via Red Light District Hockey
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October 06, 2011
It’s been a game that has been circled on every Winnipeg hockey fan’s calendar for 15 years. They just didn’t have an actual date to circle. Well, ever since the 2011-12 NHL schedule has been released, Oct. 9 has been the big date in Manitoba’s capital as the Jets make their official return.As you can imagine, Winnipeg is abuzz. Sunday’s home game against the Montreal...
Via Puck Daddy
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October 05, 2011
How much would you pay to witness hockey history?
That's the question being asked by many Winnipeg Jets fans that didn't secure a ticket to the franchise's first regular-season game after relocating from Atlanta, scheduled for Sunday evening against the Montreal Canadiens at MTS Centre. The atmosphere will be incomparable; the sense of fulfillment and community undeniable...
Via Forecaster
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October 05, 2011
Nik Antropov and his teammates seem to have brought more than just their sticks and stakes from Atlanta to Winnipeg. They've also brought October weather straight out of the Deep South to the Canadian Prairie.
Via Kukla's Korner
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October 06, 2011
from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal, • Will Dustin Byfuglien score enough in Winnipeg so people stop saying he needs a Weight Watchers membership to go with his NHLPA card. Can he really play for the Jets at 260 “with gusts to 275?” Better still, isn’t Byfuglien much more annoying to opposing goalies as a forward, not a D-man?
• What’s the over-under on how many...
Via Fox Sports
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October 05, 2011
There are still Thrashers signs outside the IceForum, a rink in suburban Atlanta that used to be the NHL team's practice home.
Not anymore.
The Thrashers have become the Winnipeg Jets. They will be playing before sellout crowds every night in hockey-crazed Canada. Atlanta will have to make do with a minor league team after becoming the first city in the NHL's modern era...
Via Forecaster
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October 04, 2011
Mark Scheifele has decided to wear No. 55 in his rookie season. The Winnipeg Jets' seventh overall pick in the 2011 NHL Draft previously wore No. 45 during training camp.
Via Inside Bay Area
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October 06, 2011
Return of the Jets forces league to face a tricky realignment next season
Via Forecaster
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October 05, 2011
A load of counterfeit Winnipeg Jets jerseys destined to be sold in the city has been seized by RCMP.
Via Miami Herald
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October 06, 2011
The Winnipeg Jets have claimed center Brett MacLean off waivers from the Phoenix Coyotes.
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