Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose, and the National Hockey League
One thing I have learned over my rapidly advancing years on this planet is not to send angry emails. I guess we’ll find out if the same rule should apply to angry blog posts. I was angry on the evening of the NHL Player Awards at how Winnipeg Jets hockey fans’ favorite young blue liner was snubbed. Despite a fantastic season, Jacob Trouba was not included on the NHL All-Rookie Team. [Read more…]
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 was a very special day for me. It’s well into the stretch run of season three for Winnipeg Jets 2.0 and even though I was lucky enough and thrilled to be able to get a half season ticket for the Jets, I have never seen them play live. [Read more…]
It’s 4 am Arizona time and I’m lying wide awake in bed because of a conversation and questions on Twitter a couple of nights ago. There were some quiet whispers Sunday night after some positive scoreboard watching that the Winnipeg Jets could actually make the playoffs. The odds are increasing. [Read more…]
The Winnipeg Jets, thankfully, aren’t waking up again and again to Sonny and Cher’s classic (?) I Got You Babe but for the players who’ve been in the Peg since year one and the team’s passionate fan base, this is beginning to feel a lot like Groundhog Day. [Read more…]
Paul Maurice was announced as the Winnipeg Jets new Head Coach Sunday morning by GM Kevin Cheveldayoff after the release of Head Coach Claude Noel and Assistant Coach Perry Pearn. [Read more…]
