Winnipeg Jets - Its happening

It's going to happen. I am sure of it now and I have proof.

It's not the countless rumors or the endless stories. No one has confirmed anything but I still know its going to happen. And here is why. A throw away quote from the Deputy Commish of the NHL Bill Daly.

“With respect to Winnipeg and Messrs. Chipman and Thomson, we have had ongoing discussions over time regarding their potential interest in owning an NHL franchise and potentially bringing an NHL franchise back to Winnipeg. It remains an intriguing possibility and one we would consider given appropriate circumstances, but there is nothing new to report on that front at this time.”

You might as well get the Jets Jersey out of moth balls because this means the NHL is serious about bringing a team back to the promised land. It may not be the Yotes and it may not be the next season but it will happen.

Winnipeg has exactly what the NHL is looking for. A revenue generating arena - an ownership group with very deep pockets - a community that will embrace the team and a very positive story if they have to relocate a team there.

Think about it if the Yotes were to leave Glendale to go to Kansas City then the story would be about how the NHL is in trouble. Yet if they go to Winnipeg it will be about how the NHL brought hockey back to a city that was wronged 15 years back. The NHL WANTS that story. The NHL NEEDS that story. Hockey NEEDS that story. I NEED this story.

I was there when they announced the Jets were leaving. I went to the funeral. I cried when Don Cherry hugged Steen. I was there when they tried the grass roots campaign. I was at the forks when we raised 13 Million dollars. I stood on Portage & Main waiting for an announcement that never came. I went to the final games and openly wept when Detroit beat the Jets in the playoffs.

And now I am ready for the Jets to come home.