Wait is over for Winnipeg: NHL returns
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WINNIPEG -- The National Hockey League officially came home to Manitoba on Tuesday and was greeted by thousands of fans in red, white and blue Winnipeg Jets jerseys, cheering, waving flags and playing impromptu games of street hockey.
"Our spirit is back!" said Braden Hill, decked out in a jersey and hockey helmet, a Canadian flag draped over his back like a cape.
"Our city lost it 15 years ago. Now it's back."
Fan Jason Loewen said the team's
WINNIPEG -- The National Hockey League officially came home to Manitoba on Tuesday and was greeted by thousands of fans in red, white and blue Winnipeg Jets jerseys, cheering, waving flags and playing impromptu games of street hockey.
"Our spirit is back!" said Braden Hill, decked out in a jersey and hockey helmet, a Canadian flag draped over his back like a cape.
"Our city lost it 15 years ago. Now it's back."
Fan Jason Loewen said the team's
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