I am glad there are still fans of the Franchise in Atlanta..
When the Jets 1.0 left in ‘96 I admit to being bitter...I freaking hated...loathed The Coyotees...I was not the better man..I was hurt...
Props to all the Thrasher fans still cheering for their team..
This has a go fund me project written all over it.
I'd certainly support helping pay to bring him back to Winnipeg!
Still got my Thrashers away Kovy jersey!
Why not go fund project me to get to Winnipeg? As it stands right now, I'll probably even have to sell my Helsinki ticket since I lost my job 2 weeks ago
Still got my away Hossa jersey
Yuck, sorry to hear that GJF.
(About the job, not the jersey)
Hope you wind up with a better job soon.
Still have a Thrasher Kovy and Little jerseys. Being from Canada i casually followed the Thrashers. Not really having a fav team just followed certain players, and a few teams those players were on. I really liked Kovalchuk (back then, just as a player) and Hossa/ Heatly. That was why I started watching more Thrasher games. I was on the bandwagon for the sweep to the Rangers. Having watched Little in JR a bit in Canada and world juniors, I became a fan of his. And by the end of the Thrashers I was pretty much a full blown fan. Loved Buff, Wheeler, Ladd, Little and an elite back then Enstrom. So it was easy for me from day 1 to just become a full blown Jets fan. And have never looked back. Now I hate almost all other Canadian teams. So a little bit weird for me how I became a Jets fan.
Why not go fund project me to get to Winnipeg? As it stands right now, I'll probably even have to sell my Helsinki ticket since I lost my job 2 weeks ago
Still got my away Hossa jersey
If you do decide to come see a game..make it a true Manitoba experience..come in January when it’s -45 degrees with 75km winds...The 2011-2012 season was very difficult for me. I hated Bettman, hated the ownership group that let the Thrashers go. Hated Winnipeg for taking the Thrashers. I didn't watch much hockey that season. I was very attached to the players because I was a Thrashers fanatic.
The next offseason I started reading info about the Jets and what they were trying to do with the Team. Checked out the draft, and read about the previous one. Have loved hockey since 1983 when in the Navy a friend introduced the playoffs to me. I said to myself I don't have any other team that I would consider following so lets see how this team does and I have been a fan ever since...Never miss a game!
Oh I still hate the owners of the Atlanta Hawks, as they were the ones that let the Thrashers leave, but I no longer hate Winnipeg and have repeatedly told my wife that I have got to travel up there one day to see a game. I don't post much on here but usually read here almost daily.
Now come on Jets win this game tonight!!!
Thanks.Props to all the Thrasher fans still cheering for their team..
Why not go fund project me to get to Winnipeg? As it stands right now, I'll probably even have to sell my Helsinki ticket since I lost my job 2 weeks ago
Still got my away Hossa jersey
Greatest first post... EVER!You have a Texas fan now. I'm a recent convert. What won me over was actually the passion of Winnipeg fans. I watched the chants on YouTube (and laughed hysterically), saw the whiteout envelope the city repeatedly, and just felt the visceral love of hockey that so many Americans lack. My team (Stars) is in the Central as well of course, and we got stomped repeatedly by Laine. Now he's my favorite Jet. I would kill to be able to attend a game at Bell MTS. Cheers for your contagious admiration of the greatest game on earth.
Why not go fund project me to get to Winnipeg? As it stands right now, I'll probably even have to sell my Helsinki ticket since I lost my job 2 weeks ago
I follow a Thrasher page on FaceBook and man are there some very bitter former Thrashers on there. I understand their beef, but good Lord. Winnipegers aren't responsible for the AJC's inner workings.
Most of them were pulling hard for Nashville too.