Congrats Melbosa!

Thorin · June 01, 2011, 01:45:14 PM

The Golden Jet was Bobby Hull. He played for the Winnipeg Jets back when they and the Oilers were in the WHA. He got signed for a million bucks (crazy money at the time!), and was credited as the person who made the WHA a true alternative to the NHL. Yeah, he played for the Black Hawks before that, but it was his switch from NHL to WHA that made the WHA suddenly get noticed. And he played for the Jets the rest of his career.

Mr. Analog · June 01, 2011, 01:51:16 PM

Yeah? Was anyone lost on this connection??

He was the Wayne Gretzky of 60s NHL, he only left because the pay was crappy (there's a switch eh?). Because he made the million dollar jump to the WHA he missed out on being part of the 1972 Summit Series.

I guess thinking about it now, calling the team "the Golden Jet" might dig up some old wounds hahaha

Mr. Analog · June 06, 2011, 02:24:18 PM

True North trademarks ?Whiteout?
http://www.globalwinnipeg.com/True+North+trademarks+Whiteout/4901310/story.html

QuoteThe owners of Winnipeg?s new and as-yet-unnamed NHL team have reassured fans the hockey club will not be called the ?Whiteout.?

Some... odd news...

Darren Dirt · June 06, 2011, 03:00:36 PM

imo combining the word "Jets" with "Whiteout" conjures up images of aircraft pilots having difficulty...

Maybe the colors are gonna change so a psychological-weapon "Whiteout" among the 14000 game attendees is the plan?

Thorin · June 06, 2011, 03:58:34 PM

They're claiming to be trademarking the word so that no one else can claim True North owes them money if True North uses the word in the future.

I wonder how that works with the liquid paper Whiteout trademark?

Mr. Analog · June 06, 2011, 04:03:51 PM

Good point!

-Or the Films...
-Or the Novel...
-Or the Album...
-Or the Graphic Novel...
-Or the Marvel villain...
-Or the Norwegian outerwear company...
-Or the Mountain Dew flavour...

Now that's one overused term!

Melbosa · June 24, 2011, 01:42:43 PM

Unofficially from leaks it will be the "Jets" with a new look. Officially to be announced tonight during the draft after 5PM our time.

Darren Dirt · June 24, 2011, 02:36:21 PM

Quote from: Melbosa on June 24, 2011, 01:42:43 PM
Unofficially from leaks it will be the "Jets" with a new look. Officially to be announced tonight during the draft after 5PM our time.

Just hope sanity prevails and it is "Winnipeg Jets" not "Manitoba Jets". Rumours, you know...

Mr. Analog · June 24, 2011, 02:38:10 PM

Word on the street is Manitoba Jets, we'll see later I guess

Darren Dirt · June 24, 2011, 02:41:10 PM

Hotties say I AM DISAPPOINT
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/24/the-jets-are-back

Darren Dirt · June 24, 2011, 05:02:27 PM

So sounds like the unofficial leaked official pre-announcement rumours say (whew) it's WINNIPEG Jets, not Manny.

It's past 5pm Alberta time, why hasn't anyone posted an Official Link?

edit:

:yay: http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=ca&hl=en&q=winnipeg+jets&btnmeta_news_search=Search+News
"gets it right" indeed!

Lazybones · June 24, 2011, 05:08:44 PM

http://m.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/24/true-north-gets-it-right-with-jets

Thorin · June 24, 2011, 06:13:21 PM

Quote from: Lazybones on June 24, 2011, 05:08:44 PM
http://m.winnipegsun.com/2011/06/24/true-north-gets-it-right-with-jets

That link doesn't officially state that they're called the Jets. However, I've got the draft on in the background and they just said, "The Winnipeg Jets are happy to select..."

Darren Dirt · June 24, 2011, 11:40:46 PM

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2011/06/24/sp-nhl-winnipeg-name.html

it's on CBC website, so "official" -- with 420 comments (and counting!) (one of them said "Smart move. Mind you, I have a feeling that they never really intended to go with another name." -- agreed!)

Mr. Analog · September 06, 2011, 03:38:01 PM

New Jets jerseys revealed: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2011/09/06/mb-nhl-jets-jerseys-.html