A pictorial summation of the Winnipeg Jets home opener
Pictures from the Winnipeg Jets home opener against the Montreal Canadiens as seen by the Illegal Curve crew.
Looking back at 1st Jets Exhibition game – pictorial summation
As Richard just wrote about in his lead up to the game, the atmosphere at the MTS Centre last night as the hometown fans watched their Jets beat the Blue Jackets 6-1 was without compare. I’ve been to Stanley Cup Final games, I’ve been to Grey Cups but last night was just an entirely different [...]
Winnipeg Jets Informal Practice Pictures
Today the IcePlex was not quite as busy as it was yesterday for the Jets practice. The players got on the ice early though and the fans who did attend seemed to enjoy themselves. Newly signed Zach Bogosian seemed to be in good spirits. Jets captain Andrew Ladd got the boys going with a light [...]
Day 2 of the Jets Rookie Practice – Pictorial Summation
We’ve just returned from Day 2 of the Jets practice. For those who were unable to make it here are some pictures from the days action. 3rd round pick Zach Yuen comes out to the practice rink: Rookies stretch before the practice: The rest of the pictures after the jump.
Winnipeg Jets Jersey Reveal – Pictorial Summation
Remis and I just returned from an exciting morning at 17 Wing where the Winnipeg Jets had an elaborate release of the Jets jersey. The following are some pictures that help to sum up the much anticipated release. (remis will be posting all the transcribed audio and 1 on 1 interviews later this afternoon). There [...]
Signs in Support of the Jets Around Winnipeg
Since the announcement of the return of the NHL to Winnipeg a few months ago, the support from the public for the team has been overwhelming. The tickets sold out in minutes, the lineup to buy the new merchandise was down the block, and now people are clamoring for the jerseys. Take a drive around [...]
NHL Entry Draft 2011: Sights & Sounds
The crew is down in St. Paul conducting interviews with everyone from True North to fans who have driven down from Winnipeg. Here are some of the sights and sounds from the 2011 NHL Entry Draft: Claude Noel takes podium as first head coach in Winnipeg Jets 2.0 history: Post podium media scrum: Listen to [...]
Illegal Curve News: A retrospective of the Day it was announced the NHL was returning to Winnipeg
Like many of you I’ve been eagerly awaiting yesterday’s announcement for quite some time. It would be disingenuous of me to suggest that I’ve been waiting the entire 15 years. When professional hockey left Manitoba in 1996, it left a lot of Winnipeg fans (myself included) with bitter feelings towards the NHL. While I continued [...]