The Wags Tradition
Winnipeg's professional hockey team, representing Manitoba's capital.
The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, a province of Canada at the longitudinal centre of the country. The province has a diversified market economy led by manufacturing, natural resources, and agribusiness. Winnipeg is the dominant economic, political, and cultural centre, hosting all of the province's professional sports teams.
Quick Facts
- Affiliation
- Winnipeg Jets fan culture (original WHA/NHL franchise, 1972–1996)
Lore & Background
It is unclear whether such a tradition existed or persisted.
Reader's Guide
It is unclear what specific fan traditions or practices are associated with the Winnipeg Jets.
Did You Know?
- Manitoba became the fifth province to join Canadian Confederation on 15 July 1870.
- The name Manitoba possibly derives from Cree or Ojibwe words, or from Assiniboine, meaning 'strait of the spirit' or 'lake of the prairies'.
- Winnipeg hosts the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Manitoba Court of Appeal, four of the province's five universities, and all of its professional sports teams.
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