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Reiner should be there. He was a beloved icon.

(I found this on social media today. Back when having a professional hockey team was actually fun. Fourty eight years ago today). From December 29, 1977 to January 1, 1978, a game between the Soviet National Team and the Winnipeg Jets called the World's Greatest Ice Hockey Game was held at the Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo. This is the cover of the program. The game featured the Soviet National Team's Olympic team members, Vladistav Trejak (GK), Vloajmr Petrov (FW), Valery Kharlamov (FW), Boris Mikhaylov (FW), Valery Vasilyeu (DF), and later enter the NHL Nikolai　Makarov, who later joined the NHL. The Winnipeg Jets are led by Bobby Hull andAnders Hedberg, Joe Daley, and others. The significance of this game was to show that there is a major hockey league other than the NHL and that the WHA is an international league with European players in addition to Canadian players. The fact that a single team played a good game against the Soviet National Team also demonstrated the high level of the league. It was also significant that stationery and other items with WHA character designs were sold in Japan.

They were winless in 30 consecutive games...which is still an NHL record in November, December & January. They went 23 losses & 7 ties. It got so bad that Sports Illustrated sent a writer to follow the team as they were approaching the old NHL record. SI called the team the Loserpeg Jets. But we had the last laugh drafting Dale Hawerchuk.

Look who was running the show. That goofball Hogan. Walters slept thru free agency last year. Lawler left. We have a turnstile at Center which affects the OL. Our receiving corps was so bad at one point we had Dalton Schoen playing on a torn ACL that he injured. Later, we even put Chris Sterveler in at receiver. Give the guy a break.

Just some context about my previous message. When Tyler played for the Rifles in 2009 & 10, he stayed with a billet family in St Vital. He became very close with that family & we also became friends with them. At the time, they had two daughters in university. The oldest daughter is the Mom with pancreatic cancer. Very sad.

Thanks Tracker. No, it never went through.

Just got the news that one of our friend's daughter has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Just 38 years old with a husband & young son who is under 2 who will grow up never knowing his Mother. So, not a Happy New Year. Very sad. Our foundation has been rocked today.

That tee shirt was from the Eastern Division Semi Final game played at Winnipeg Stadium on November 13, 1988. The Bombers won 35-28. Attendance was an embarrassment & a shock as crowds at Winnipeg Stadium in 1988 were fairly consistent all season long around 24,000. Hence, the idea for a tee shirt commemorating that game with the attendance on the front. The Bombers got on a roll behind qb Sean Salisbury in the playoffs. They took care of Hamilton at home & then beat the Argos 27-11 a week later in the Eastern Final at CNE Stadium on November 20th. Then they wrapped up the Trifecta on November 27th by defeating the heavily favoured BC Lions by a score of 22-21. in the Grey Cup at Lansdowne Park which featured DT Michael Gray deflection of a Matt Dunigan pass to an open receiver in the end zone. Not only did he deflect the pass up into the air but he caught it on the way down at the goalline to preserve the Bomber win & the Grey Cup Championship. I'll never forget that play. The story goes that the Bombers supposedly sold over 50,000 of those tee shirts. I don't know if that was true or not. There were fans that bought that tee shirt who never attended the game while claiming they did just to join the Grey Cup bandwagon. I can't confirm that number to be true or not but a lot of people did buy that tee shirt. It seemed everyone was wearing one & it was a hot ticket item for Christmas that year. I was there along with my wife as we were STH's in Sec V, row 29 & seats 12 & 13 at the old barn on Maroons Road. I never got a tee shirt, though. Michael Gray: Grey Cup hero.

Yeah, but if there's a full blown rebuild then having older players with big contracts is like an albatross around a team's neck. .

How long until Hellebuyck & Scheifle want out?

At minimum, we should be tied with Edmonton. At most we should be second with 15. I won't get into why we're not. But hey, our coach is a nice guy. Everybody says it.

I only care about the Bombers. Therefore, no desire or want to see Elgersma make it. Once he signs a new contract with us, I'll start caring.

Hockey canada should have been shut down 2 1/2 yeras ago after the sex scandals that went on & hazings. They tried to cover up all of that. Disgraceful & disgusting.

He was in the conversation until the team took a nosedive. If fans want to blame someone blame Chevy for this. Look on the bright side, Scheif will be well rested for that final push of the season..... towards..... nothing.

Matthew Schilz has retired. https://www.facebook.com/CFLREDBLACKS/posts/wishing-you-congratulations-on-a-successful-career-matt-️happy-retirement-/1415189713299311/