[gti175]

Glad their will another Canadian team in the NHL.

[eleuropeano]

interesting, they tried it once and didnīt work, whatīs changed now? so are they gonna be the winnipeg thrashers?

[drc6491]

ya prob expect a name change

[mike-dub]

yeah! this is definately exciting. i really hope they bring back their old logo and name then itll almost be like they never left

[mike-dub]

does anybody know if/where the moose are going? i heard theyre going to the maritimes

[DennisGreen]

I hope they keep the Jets name but I'm guessing they go with Manitoba Moose.

[mike-dub]

"carefully considering the jets name" says mark chipman

[gti175]

the ticket prices are ok I guess , but there asking for a 3 or 5 year term on season tickets. That's quite an investment ..

[mike-dub]

i dont think theyll have a problem getting the 13,000 seasons tickets sales. single game prices are pretty good, 39$-129$. i may be flying to winnipeg instead of phoenix next year to watch my canucks play !

[jnsbanman]

interesting, they tried it once and didnīt work, whatīs changed now?

Alot has changed in Winnipeg in the last 15 years. The provinces economy is constantly growing, the new mts center is awesome, the revised business plan of the NHL. This is awesome news for our city!!!!

GO Winnipeg/Manitoba __________ GO!!!!

[darrell74]

Prop Bet?
Detroit or Columbus to the Eastern Conference.

Can't keep Winnipeg in the East when they're way off in "buttphuck a moose terri-toba."

Trending on twitter right now.

[darrell74]

My favorite tweet:BREAKING: Schools in Winnipeg postpone English lessons in favor of 40 minutes of spelling 'Byfuglien' and 'Ondrej Pavelec' on chalkboard.

[lunchbawks]

I just want to see the jersey. F-ck winnipeg

[darrell74]

Also, do they sell 13,000+ season-ticket holders to those moose-phuckers.
Very blue-collared and lots of farm-industry related workers.
Does that province have the scratch to buy 13,000 season-tix?

I'll go ahead and set the 0ver/under at 10 years that they relocate to the south.

[pickemtowinem]

Prop Bet?
Detroit or Columbus to the Eastern Conference.

Can't keep Winnipeg in the East when they're way off in "buttphuck a moose terri-toba."

Trending on twitter right now.

I hope Detroit comes back to the east..... I would love to see the Rivalry between the bruins, leafs, habs, rangers and wings restarted.

[mike-dub]

is that really a bet somewhere? its gotta be detroit because theyre in the eastern time zone. columbus is in central time zone, so theyd stay

[bigsmitty]

Also, do they sell 13,000+ season-ticket holders to those moose-phuckers.
Very blue-collared and lots of farm-industry related workers.
Does that province have the scratch to buy 13,000 season-tix?

I'll go ahead and set the 0ver/under at 10 years that they relocate to the south.

Close to my sentiments. I know the CAN dollar exchange makes a difference but essentially the market has not made a huge change-Winnipeg is still Winnipeg. At any rate, I do like having another Canadian team but the league really needs to start understanding the business dynamics as they look like freaking idiots relocating teams/supporting teams like PHX. Hope they can make it work.

[Frodo]

We'll see how it goes in the long run for Winnipeg. When Atlanta was playing decent from 2004-2008, they drew more fans than Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh, New Jersey and Washington. Even that "decent" play was pitiful enough to keep them from qualifying for the playoffs. It's definitely a fair weathered fanbase, but you can't repeatedly put a crappy product on the ice and hope for high attendance (i.e...Colorado, Phoenix, Columbus..etc.). Don Waddell should rot in hell for his poor decisions......one of the most pathetic GMs in professional sports. The guy is a joke. Bettman should get a swift kick to the nuts as well for completely abandoning Atlanta. No effort whatsoever to step in and help a franchise run by 8 monkeys from the ASG. A city with over 6million in population, an abundance of northern transplants and $$millions in disposable income should not be looked over so quickly. The fans were prevalent enough to average more than 16k/game. They just got tired of being handed a paper bag full of birdsh#t every time they walked through the turnstile.

I'm glad for the move. New ownership, new GM, new players and a team in Canada means things will be just fine. League contraction isn't an option. Go Jets!

[hels]

[Rich Boy]

Will they be in the northwest division?

[ColdBeerHere]

Alot has changed in Winnipeg in the last 15 years. The provinces economy is constantly growing, the new mts center is awesome, the revised business plan of the NHL. This is awesome news for our city!!!!

GO Winnipeg/Manitoba __________ GO!!!!

Hey Ban, didn't know you lived there...Congrats on getting your team back

Your team and my team have had some pretty good common players though the years....Hawerchuk, Housley, Numminen (sp)....Those are 3 off the top of my head.....

And also in the same season 92'-93'...both our clubs had a right winger that scored 76 goals

[Glitch]

nice post.

[Eleven]

Glad to see Winnipeg back...Long live Dale Hawerchuk!

[jnsbanman]

Also, do they sell 13,000+ season-ticket holders to those moose-phuckers.
Very blue-collared and lots of farm-industry related workers.
Does that province have the scratch to buy 13,000 season-tix?

I'll go ahead and set the 0ver/under at 10 years that they relocate to the south.

Winnipeg actually has the highest number of millionaires per capita in the world... Backed by David Thompson the 19th richest man in the world.

Winnipeg is not the economic dump it used to be in the early-mid 90s and before. I have little doubt that Winnipeg will gladly stand behind our new franchise for many many years to come. Watch driveto13.com for the proof.

[polsefest]

is that really a bet somewhere? its gotta be detroit because theyre in the eastern time zone. columbus is in central time zone, so theyd stay

wouldn't it be easier to put Nashville in the East in the southeast division too. Don't think they want to put a regular contender in Detroit away from the West and the NHL would like to keep some of the Original six between the conferences as evenly as they can and being 4 are already in the east.

[darrell74]

Winnipeg actually has the highest number of millionaires per capita in the world... Backed by David Thompson the 19th richest man in the world.

Winnipeg is not the economic dump it used to be in the early-mid 90s and before. I have little doubt that Winnipeg will gladly stand behind our new franchise for many many years to come. Watch driveto13.com for the proof.

I know Austin Powers is(er-- Mike Myers) is probably from that area.

But a serious question, why would anyone live in Winnipeg?
Why would anyone with a million bucks live in Winnipeg?

If you had family, or got outsourced up there, I understand.
But come on, if you had a million bucks, are you seriously gonna believe that Winnipeg is your place flash that cash!!!

Seriously, give me one good answer, and I'll give you 1000 points.
That's a guarantee!!!
1000 betpoints to anybody that gives me one single reason that a millionaire wants to roll in Winnipeg.

[darrell74]

wouldn't it be easier to put Nashville in the East in the southeast division too. Don't think they want to put a regular contender in Detroit away from the West and the NHL would like to keep some of the Original six between the conferences as evenly as they can and being 4 are already in the east.

Anyways, it has already been reported that Winnipeg will be in the East for the next season.

[darrell74]

#Justsaying

This is why Gary Bettman is the worst sports commissioner in the 4 major sports.
Winnipeg!!!!
Seriously, theirs at least 10 sports markets that would kill it way better than that sub-arctic wasteland.
Seattle/Tacoma
Milwaukee
Colorodao Springs
Houston
Omaha
OKC/Tulsa
Albuquerque
Portland
Baltimore
Indianapolis

You may not like that list, but I thought of that list in about 40 seconds.

[DwightShrute]

#Justsaying

This is why Gary Bettman is the worst sports commissioner in the 4 major sports.
Winnipeg!!!!
.

I have no problem with Gary Bettman. The sport has great attendance and the ridiculous salaries have slowed down since he implemented the salary cap the NHLPA said they would never agree to.

What about Stern in the NBA? can you say Vancouver Grizzlies? Seattle Super Sonics? Attendance is going down faster than $30 hooker.