| Aaron Joseph |
Looks like the Jets might be coming back!
That is very exciting news and if this actually does go through, I have a feeling the team will do very well back home :)
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The NHL schedule makers have created an itinerary for the 2010-11 season that includes a team based out of Winnipeg.
The schedule is a contingency plan as the future of the Phoenix Coyotes remains undecided, according to numerous media sources, including CBC Sports national reporter Teddy Katz.
A Winnipeg team would play in the Northwest Division, forcing Colorado to shift to the Pacific Division, according to Darren Ford, who has maintained a close watch on NHL dealings since launching his website, jetsowner.com, in 2003.
"They can't be sitting around just thinking about us. They need to already have it in place," he said about the NHL's contingency plan.
"Winnipeg, obviously, is very different geographically than Phoenix. That changes all 29 teams' flights and schedules," Ford added.
"If [NHL schedule makers] thought this was going to happen, it had to be in place."
The 15,000-seat MTS Centre in downtown Winnipeg, opened in 2004, is the third busiest sports facility in Canada. (destinationwinnipeg.com)
The rumour mill has been running in high gear about the NHL's possible return to Winnipeg since last week, when talks to sell the financially troubled Coyotes to Chicago sports tycoon Jerry Reinsdorf fell apart.
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full article:
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