(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1972 1979 1996 Winnipeg Jets Team Formation The NHL had recently expanded to 16 teams, adding franchises in many hockey-hungry cities (only one in Canada), but also in Atlanta, Oakland and Los Angeles. The WHA brought major professional hockey to Ottawa, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and later Calgary. On December 27, 1971, Winnipeg was granted …
Winnipeg Jets Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 2011 2011 2011 Moving to Winnipeg Due to financial losses and ownership struggles, the team was frequently a target of relocation rumors. In later years, reports saw the team courted by suitors intending to relocate to Kansas City, Missouri; Quebec City, Quebec; Hamilton, Ontario or Winnipeg, Manitoba. On January 22, 2011, the team’s ownership group …
New York Jets Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1963 1963 1968 1984 2000 2010 Werblin Purchases the Titans Wismer agreed to sell the team, but attempted to prevent the sale with a bankruptcy filing. He contended that the move into Shea Stadium would lead to sufficient revenue to make the team profitable. A bankruptcy referee granted the league the authority to sell the …