Well since the NHL has officially called a press conference at MTSC tomorrow and it's been the talk of sloets radio since Thursday, shall we debate who our alumni are?

Sounds like it will be made up of Winnipeg hockey players. So Jets 1.0 and Potentially Moose. Don't think they will include any thrashers unless they were also jets (Keith Tkachuk)

Hawerchuk will be at the presser tomorrow so he's a lock.  Selanne??  

4 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Yes, fine, but that's not the point.  Imagine what Hawerchuk would have had for points if he was feeding and being fed by Kurri, Messier, Anderson, Coffey, Tikkanen, etc, instead of Mark Kumpel, Phil Sykes and Tim Trimper.  Kind of like wondering what Milt's numbers would look like if he had had a chance to play with Anthony Calvillo.

He had Mullen after 81-82. Hopkins only there 1 season.

Edited March 8, 20169 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

10 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

He had Mullen after 81-82. Hopkins only there 1 season.

all right, I see I'm speaking Chinese and you're speaking Greek.  I'll just leave this discussion now.

If we had Gretzky, we never would have finished last and got Hawrchuk....

The way I remember the story was it was Shenk that said no to backgammon for Gretzky and went on to lose the first game and won the next 10.

Not Shenkarow, it was Gobuty.

My memory remembers Shenk but I don't doubt that I am wrong.....musta been the 70's.....too young to party in the 60s.

Prices have been announced.  There is a seating chart with the prices at the link, ranging from $185-$669.  My buddy has Loge and was offered to buy them and he was probably not going to due to the cost.  They were very expensive.

 

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Peter-Tessier/Winnipeg-Heritage-Classic-Game-Prices-Announced/161/77478

Edited June 10, 20169 yr by The Unknown Poster

So what about the priv boxes. Is the game free for those people?

that's what a "loge" is, I think (??) and as the previous poster said, the cost of those is going to be extraordinary for this event, so quite a few might opt to pass on the weekend...

Loge in arena is first row of upper deck so it cant be that.

Loge are those sections with a couple of tables and nice chairs on the main concourse behind the last row. Comfy. They have server service I believe. Buddy just upgraded from his season tickets last year. He's a corporate sponsor. 

TIL....

This is a great interview by Peter Young (CTV Winnipeg sportscaster during the WHA days in the 70's). Gretzky tells his version of how he ended up in Edmonton. Never heard this explanation before. Makes sense ...

 

Beautiful!

 

Should have gone with original logo for the one on the left.

The new HC jersey actually looks like a mix between an Oilers jersey and the old jets one with the stripes on the arms & bottom.

Edited August 5, 20169 yr by bigg jay

Love it. I always preferred the 90's Jets logo so I dig the modernization of the 80's logo. Looks amazing. 

Jerseys Look Good, Jets heritage classic roster looks like it's gonna get it's ass handed to them tho. 

4 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Jerseys Look Good, Jets heritage classic roster looks like it's gonna get it's ass handed to them tho. 

I guess thats what happens when you dont have a team for 15 years.  Although where is Zhamnov, Keith etc? 

Isn't that the old Arizona jersey?

28 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Isn't that the old Arizona jersey?

Thankfully, the NHL maintained the rights to the Jets 1.0 logos and colours, so I don't believe they ever transferred to the desert.

1 minute ago, JCon said:

Thankfully, the NHL maintained the rights to the Jets 1.0 logos and colours, so I don't believe they ever transferred to the desert.

Nope.  The NHL maintains rights to their defunct franchises.  In the case of the Jets, I believe they transferred the trademarks to True North at no cost.  I recall Bettman said the name and logo were TN's if they wanted them back at the presser announcing the sale (the same presser where David Thomson was asked about the name and said "Jets is a fine name".

I was only joking.  Lots of people on Twitter playing that game though.  "Why are the Jets celebrating the Coyotes' past?  Shouldn't it be a Thrashers jersey?"

3 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Nope.  The NHL maintains rights to their defunct franchises.  In the case of the Jets, I believe they transferred the trademarks to True North at no cost.  I recall Bettman said the name and logo were TN's if they wanted them back at the presser announcing the sale (the same presser where David Thomson was asked about the name and said "Jets is a fine name".

Correct. I meant originally, when the franchise left, the trademarks didn't move to Phoenix, so they never belonged to them.

They remain 'untarnished'.

Just now, Atomic said:

I was only joking.  Lots of people on Twitter playing that game though.  "Why are the Jets celebrating the Coyotes' past?  Shouldn't it be a Thrashers jersey?"

I know, I know... just like to remind everyone that these are clean jerseys, not tainted by the desert stink.

The funniest part was the chants of "Captain Wheeler!" After 26 was introduced.

Team may have not decided on the captaincy but the fanbase has spoken.