In early July on The Illegal Curve Hockey Show (Sports Radio 1290 AM), Drew, Richard and I discussed (bickered?) whether or not we thought the Winnipeg Jets would be a playoff team this season. I was the only one on the show who thought the Jets would make the playoffs in 2011’12 and I’m going to use [...]
The wait is over, the dream has finally come. NHL hockey is back in Winnipeg, everyone rejoice. But…this new team doesn’t have a name. The option taken by Winnipeg fans has been to revert to the old name and traditions that many of us have been brought up with; the whiteout, the Queen, “Jump” by [...]
Illegal Curve has received the following press release from the officer of the Prime Minister May 31, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement to celebrate today’s announcement that the NHL will return to Winnipeg: “Today is a historic day for Canada’s game. On behalf of all Canadians, I am extremely [...]
It is hard for many of us to believe that the NHL is about to return to Winnipeg. We are on the verge of a major announcement that will change the city forever. Many of us thought that the NHL would “eventually” return, but it appeared that the team that would return was the Phoenix [...]
On Thursday, May 19, 2011, Stephen Brunt’s article sent the City of Winnipeg into a frenzy. Illegal Curve rushed to the studio that night and was able to conduct an interview with him. Here is the link to the original interview with Stephen Brunt. Illegal Curve touched base with Stephen Brunt on Saturday morning, he [...]
There is a lot of talk of the NHL hockey possibly returning to the city of Winnipeg and that there may already be a 2nd alternate schedule for the upcoming 2011/12 season. We here at IC have decided to take a look at the Top 5 teams which could be the very 1st opponent of [...]
The IC team was having an interesting discussion while watching playoff hockey, based on what the league might do if required to move one of the two most troubled franchises (Atl & Phx) in the United States to Canada. As it currently stands the likelihood for the 2011/12 season is that only 1 of these [...]
….the Winnipeg Jets! This should really come as no surprise given the fact that the category was entitled Return of the Jets. The Jets moniker, attached to the city of Winnipeg was the overwhelming favorite (65%) in our poll in which almost 500 people cast their votes. If you consider that Manitoba Jets finished 3rd [...]