The Calgary Flames are quite literally smelling blood right now, after defeating the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 in a victory that places the Flames on the precipice of a qualifying-round victory.
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One game away from elimination, Winnipeg must figure out a way to stop the bleeding
Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 Hub city committee aims to ensure Manitoba sees return on investment from proposed CFL season
Friday, July 24th, 2020
The Manitoba government has set up a new volunteer committee to help oversee plans to host the 2020 Canadian Football League season in Winnipeg.
Manitoba makes formal bid to host truncated 2020 CFL season
Monday, July 20th, 2020
Manitoba is spending $8 million to restart large events, including $2.5 million on a bid to have the CFL play the truncated 2020 season in Winnipeg as a hub city.
Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler urges change to improve human rights in U.S.
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler says he never envisioned his hometown of Minneapolis-St. Paul would serve as the spark for U.S.-wide protests against police killings of African-Americans.
Winnipegger part of International Women’s Day all-female NHL broadcast crew
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
The Chicago Blackhawks play the St. Louis Blues on Mar. 8 — International Women's Day. That game will be televised on NBC by the the first all-female crew. Among them will be Jennifer Botterill, who grew up in Winnipeg and won four Olympic medals with Team Canada.
Fuelled by diminishing passion? What softer demand for Winnipeg Jets tickets means for True North
Tuesday, February 18th, 2020
A ticket to see the Winnipeg Jets — once the most sought-after seat in the National Hockey League — is now so easy to obtain, as many as one in nine seats in Bell MTS Place are available for legal purchase hours before puck drop. This has huge implications for True North, given what are believed to be relatively thin profit margins for an NHL franchise in the league's smallest market.
Jets sign head coach Paul Maurice to multi-year extension
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
Winnipeg Jets have given a big vote of confidence to head coach Paul Maurice, signing him to a multi-year contract extension.
2 Manitoba curling teams heading to world juniors celebrated in send-off party
Sunday, February 9th, 2020
Team Canada will be lead by Mackenzie Zacharias for the women and Jacques Gauthier for the men, as the two Manitoba teams are preparing to represent their country in the world junior curling championships in Russia starting Saturday.
Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets close to signing divorce papers: Sportsnet
Monday, February 3rd, 2020
It looks like Dustin Byfuglien may never skate for the Winnipeg Jets again.
Remembering Ryder: Northern Manitobans hang hockey jerseys for boy lost to cancer
Sunday, January 19th, 2020
The death of a young hockey player with a brain tumour has left a huge hole in the northern communities of Opaskwayak Cree Nation and The Pas, where people are hanging up jerseys in the windows of their homes and businesses in his honour.