Jets’ Bowness Hire Brings Vast Experience, Defensive Focus
In a decision that seemingly came out of nowhere, the Winnipeg Jets hired Rick Bowness to be their next head coach. A ton of names swirled around after Jets’ number-one…
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Jets’ Full Potential Won’t Be Reached With Maurice Behind the Bench
The Winnipeg Jets have gone as far as they can go with head coach Paul Maurice, and must make a coaching change if they want to reach their full potential.…
Jets’ Poor Performances in Winnable Games Cause for Concern
The Winnipeg Jets are quickly gaining a reputation as a slump-buster for struggling NHL squads, and too frequently, are proving to be the cure for what ails teams in desperate…
Jets Know How to Throw a Playoff Party
Like the popular kid at school, the Winnipeg Jets know how to throw a heck of a party — more specifically, a playoff party, both in and outside Bell MTS…
Winnipeg Jets Honour Humboldt Broncos
Usually, it would be odd to hear a pre-game scrum where the coach didn’t talk about his team’s upcoming game for a single second. It would be odd to hear him…
Winnipeg’s Hockey White Knight: Mark Chipman
In April of 1996, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba lost the NHL team that meant the world to the people of this small Canadian city. As the Jets took flight…
Bringing Back the Moose: My Top 5 Reasons
Over the weekend, Tim Campbell of the Winnipeg Free Press released an article on the possibility of the St. John’s Ice Caps returning to Winnipeg to serve as the primary…
True North: When the Winnipeg Jets Came Home
I will never forget the day my husband came flying through our front door, looked at me and said with a giant grin on his face, “The Jets are back.”…
Jets Boarding Pass – First Mistake for True North?
The new “Boarding Pass” issued by True North Sports and Entertainment, parent company of the Winnipeg Jets, set off a storm of trouble in what must be the first miss-step…
Top Ten NHL Podiums
At Wednesday night’s CBA negotiation sessions, both sides appeared to be nearing a deal. Discussions were intense, with back-and-forth sessions and lots of break-offs into smaller discussions. It appeared things…
The MTS Centre: It’s All About Supply and Demand
True North Knew an Arena Needed to be ‘Cozy’ Prior to and during construction of Winnipeg’s new arena, there was plenty of second-guessing and handwringing related to the size of…
“It’s About Time!” The NHL Returns to Manitoba
by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent True North Sports and Entertainment group member Jim Ludlow summed it when he mentioned that today was emotional and surreal. For former Winnipeg mayor, Susan Thompson, it…