Pegger

2 hours ago, Antti_Laxative said:

Icechipper - that "Hot Line" that the WHA version of the Winnipeg Jets had (Bobby Hull, Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson) is STILL to this day, the most electrifying line I have seen live...albeit at the St. Paul Civic Center (with the glass boards) not in the Peg.

Those were the days alright. Those poor goalies in their leather gear facing Hull's slapshot.

As much as I loved the WHA, it was a major deal for Winnipeg to join the NHL.

The only bad thing for the Jets then was that there were so many fans of the "original" six teams.

You couldn't tell who was the home team when Montreal or Toronto came to town. Montreal especially

had hard core fans with the large French-Canadian population in and around Winnipeg.

1 hour ago, JR Ewing said:

 

Nice avatar. There's one I haven't see for a few years.

 

 

 

A lot of Canadian kids grew up watching that cartoon. It used to be shown in Winnipeg  along with a Pinocchio stop motion show.

Both were made by the same people that made Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman.

I figure it's time for me to stop lurking and join in on some of the discussions.

I'm a season ticket holder since the first season so most of the time I won't

be able to join in on the game day threads until after the game.

I moved to Minnesota from Winnipeg when both cities didn't have an

NHL team. Now I have two favorite teams to cheer for.

I don't offend easily so I should fit right in.