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Speculation: Are the Jets considering a move from St. John’s to Thunder Bay?

Are the Jets considering a move of their AHL franchise?

Reports broke this morning that True North is considering a move of their AHL team to Thunder Bay, Ontario from St. John’s, Newfoundland.  St. John’s is a 4 hour and 31 minute flight from Winnipeg whereas Thunder Bay is a 1 hour and 15 minutes flight.
Distance from Wpg

Leigh Dunick, editor of the Thunder Bay Chronicle took to twitter to address the speculation following a press conference in Thunder Bay today.

Thunder Bay Chronicle Article: Partner Found.

From the article a quote from Mark Chipman:

“True North Sports and Entertainment and the Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club are excited about the prospect of operating our American Hockey League franchise in Thunder Bay. We are well aware of the community’s rich hockey tradition and are confident that Thunder Bay would be a great location to develop our future prospects.”

Gary Lawless of the Winnipeg Free Press added this:

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