Stanley Cup Playoffs!

[H20Babie]

I know this is not Stanley Cup Playoff news but I just saw that the Atlanta Thrashers have been sold to Winnipeg!

The deal seems to be just about a done deal. Lots of Winnipeg fans will go nuts when this is announced. Go Jets!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets

As a Pegger and die-hard Jets fan (grew up with season tickets ice-level, blue line and dad was VP of the Jets Booster Club), I can say that the majority of us are sitting on pins and needles waiting for the annoucement. Speculation is that it will come this week, but our police want a 24 hour notice before the annoucement is made so that they can have a plan in place to deal with the celebration that will follow at Portage & Main. Rumour is that the team will not be called the Jets, but the Winnipeg Falcons (who incidentially won the first Canadian Olympic gold medal in 1920 and is also the name of an F-16 fighter jet. The other name floating around is the Polar Bears, which makes me want to :hurl. Our AHL team, the Moose, are in negotations with St. John's, so everything is pointing to a definite NHL return to Winnipeg

:sohappy:

 

[mickeysshoes]

We should know something TODAY!!!! What will this do to the Southeas Division?? Do we thing the NHL will make some division moves or will it stay as is??

 

[Lucky]

They'll have to switch out somebody. I would guess Nashville.

 

[mickeysshoes]

Looks like it has been announced..and now just waiting on the NHL board of goveners to sign off...but they dont meet again until June 21. Vote will have to be 75% for deal to be final.

 

[LeafsFanNL]

We should know something TODAY!!!! What will this do to the Southeas Division?? Do we thing the NHL will make some division moves or will it stay as is??

For next year only things stay as is, after 2011-2012 there will be realignment

 

[LeafsFanNL]

Looks like it has been announced..and now just waiting on the NHL board of goveners to sign off...but they dont meet again until June 21. Vote will have to be 75% for deal to be final.

By all accounts that is a formality

 

[LeafsFanNL]

As a Pegger and die-hard Jets fan (grew up with season tickets ice-level, blue line and dad was VP of the Jets Booster Club), I can say that the majority of us are sitting on pins and needles waiting for the annoucement. Speculation is that it will come this week, but our police want a 24 hour notice before the annoucement is made so that they can have a plan in place to deal with the celebration that will follow at Portage & Main. Rumour is that the team will not be called the Jets, but the Winnipeg Falcons (who incidentially won the first Canadian Olympic gold medal in 1920 and is also the name of an F-16 fighter jet. The other name floating around is the Polar Bears, which makes me want to :hurl. Our AHL team, the Moose, are in negotations with St. John's, so everything is pointing to a definite NHL return to Winnipeg

:sohappy:

We get the Moose!!!! Deal is going ahead.!!!

For a new name how about the Winnipeg Mosquitos!!

 

[LeafsFanNL]

Oh,

Nucks win game one 1-0, Go Vancouver!!