Go Jets go! Right?
The other day I turned on the television to find an NHL game in progress. I was shocked. I thought the hockey season ended months ago. It had for me,…
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Phoenix Coyotes vs. Winnipeg Jets
When I saw that the Coyotes would be playing their home-opener vs. the Winnipeg Jets the day after I was scheduled to leave Phoenix on my work trip, I knew…
Harper Jets snub Harper
Looks like the the new NHL franchise in Winnipeg may not be as friendly to its adoptive 'owner' and his political party as one would think. The club, dubbed the…
Viva Manitoba? Much news of latest Orange Wave fails to reach Alberta
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger in Winnipeg in June. The icon to his left indicates women voters, who were obviously paying attention. Leastways, the people have spoken and he is still…
Are Winnipeg Jets fans happy with Harper usurping their team?
It seems not all Winnipeg hockey fans are happy with the new Harper Jets jersey launch. I don't think the Conservative appropriation of a city's hockey team will end well.
Harper planning to steal thunder from Winnipeg Jets home opener
There's much to celebrate in Winnipeg and in Canada with the rebirth of the Jets NHL franchise, beginning with the opening home game October 9. It will be a big…
RIP Rick Rypien
Winnipeg Jets center Rick Rypien was found dead in his Coleman, Alberta, home Monday afternoon, and reports say that it was a suicide. He was 27-years-old and the second NHL…
The Winnipeg Jets
Proudly supporting the flag/troops. I have no doubt this will be a popular choice. The militarization of our national game has been ongoing for years and it also has the…
The Winnipeg Air Canadas Unveil Their Logo
How incredibly original. And come to think of it, it's high time that an NHL team had a maple leaf featured in its logo to celebrate our great nation, don't…
WTF…
… Is this new military logo for the Winnipeg Jets? Did the Harperites provide funding only if the owners adopted a warlike symbol for the new team? Crap. I really…
Friday, er, Saturday miscellany
OK. I didn’t get to the Friday Miscellany thing yesterday. My bad. I was golfing in the afternoon – and dodging lightning – and had to work like the dickens…
The Winnipeg Jets vs. U2: This is why we can’t have nice things
So the Jets are coming back (I refuse to believe they’ll be called anything else), and that is good. I have found memories of the Jets games, from getting hit…