The Winnipeg Jets return at the 2011 NHL Draft Party!

[commkeen45]

I can imagine it would have been a completely different reaction if they announced they had went with any team name other than the "Jets"

[monicaheartmusic]

good to have our team back (:

[San94Andreas]

diehard hawks fan here. glad to see another team in canada and glad the jets returned. the city of winnipeg needed their team back

[relmofyou]

the winnipeg thrashers are gunna suck just as much as last year

[tommytimp]

Blackhawks fan glad to see the Jets back in Winnipeg. Support vs. no support, hockey city vs. football city. What took so long?

PS can we have Byfuglien back,please?

[ColtsFanFor3v3r]

how much do you think a snapped Mark Scheifele autographed stick would be worth? please comment!

[EasilyWowed]

@MTNBikingP0wnz

Don't forget about the Edmonton Oilers.

[EasilyWowed]

@BlackHawksSuckDick

To think the Wings played with the Jets at their last home game in '96. Yeah, that's a nice welcome there. I-94 is easily accessible south of Winnipeg. You'll see some Manitoba plates in Detroit, soon enough.

[TheBigpoppablack]

..that makes 2 Atlanta teams sent to Western Canada... the Flames in the 80s.. and now the Thrashers... I did like the Thrashers (was a kid when ATL had the Flames)... in ATL, it is all about the Braves and Falcons... hope Winnipeg does something with it doe...

[metallica96132]

dont it make sence that the winnipeg jets are going to be just as bad as alanta because the exact same players just new name and logo.........

[BustinBeaver]

@metallica96132 i love how people cant say anything but how the team suck, when its all about the fans. The moose only made it once in the championship for the calder cup, but its one of the highest in attendance in the AHL.

[lespaulguy814]

What makes the return of the Jets so badass.. is the fans ! I am a proud resident of the State of Hockey (Minnesota) and am a diehard Wild fan.. however.. the response to the return of Winnipeg's pro team by the people of Winnipeg, reminds me of 10 years ago when hockey returned here and how great it is. I couldn't be happy for the league, the Jets organization, and most of all.. the fans. (Course it don't hurt having a MN = Byfuglien on the team. lol)

Welcome back Jets !

[Emka951]

i think soon gona be 15 canadian nhl tems and 15 american becouse hokey always gona be canadian sport and i always gona suport my contry Latvia and Canada and Vancouver canucks my fav team. good luck jets and next canadian nhl teams (soory for mistakes )

[SKJT93]

5 people are thrasher fans

[chadberry75]

your first game is againts MONTREAL..ouch",,but dont worry u will beat TORONTO..

[jpboulos93]

yess man



[EasilyWowed]

@chadberry75 They beat the Canucks in the pre-season no problem; Montreal ... no problem!

[Nostalgik819]

Can't wait to see my Sens beat your ass!

[Kipindahouse]

@Nostalgik819 lol are you fucking joking? The sens?? Woooow.

[EasilyWowed]

@Nostalgik819 And as of ... um less than 24 hours ago, we know how THIS game went. Go Jets Go! (Leaf fan, but LOVE the Jets).

[NickInfante92]

welcome back winnipeg jets wooohooo!

[EasilyWowed]

@NickInfante92 I am SO GLAD they're back!

[sabresrock234]

hmm one southern american team down! and couple more to go! dont worry canada! you guys will have some more teams real soon!

[cowboyzsuk81]

....on behalf of the winnipeg jets...YYYAAAAAAAAAAHHH. so awesome. welcome home jets

[hanmerboys]

proud leafs fan: Welcome back guys i wish it was pheonix that moved back to winnnipeg but im still happy someoen did

[EasilyWowed]

Leafs fan here: I was SO stoked when you got YOUR team back! Rightly so!! Way to go. Congrats Winnipeg.

[Roflmafao]

@EasilyWowed canuck fan agree with you :)

[bloodup5555]

@EasilyWowed Time for a great Winnipeg/Toronto rivalry this season I cant wait for the first game between the 2 clubs.

[sharpblackhawk]

bring on the the white out GO JETS GO!

[zReDYeLLoWGReeNz]

Welcome back Jets :)

From a MN Wild Fan

Looking forward to the new rivalry

[EasilyWowed]

@zReDYeLLoWGReeNz

This will be a healthy rivalry between two great hockey cities (provinces/states). When Minnesota lost the North Stars, I was crushed. When the 'Peg' lost their Jets, I was devastated. I'm a Leaf fan and well ... I have only so much room to write something: but your two teams should have NEVER left town in the first place.

[astudentfromdiamond1]

Im new to this. Why did the Jets stop playing and why are they coming back now?

[wrestlingchallenge]

@astudentfromdiamond1 The original Jets moved to Phoenix, AZ in 1996 and became the Coyotes. The Atlanta Thrashers team moved to Winnipeg and is reusing the Jets name.

[TheJordanAntibellum]

@sedintwinslove i can.. Go thrashers!

[sedintwinslove]

YEAHHH JETS ARE BACKKKKKKKK CANT WAIT to see a game

[PATMAN24isITACHI]

thats a pretty small stadium!

[winnipegjetsfan55]

@PATMAN24isITACHI it meets NHL standards so besides they are putting in a extra 1000 1500 seats or so in the next 5 years

[AuraHero]

I wonder what the reaction would've been if the name was something different.

[MrSouthphillyitalian]

so what

[mrconfusion87]

I have followed the ROTJ quest since 2006-07 and I'm STOKED to see them hit the ice again starting October! Anyways welcome back Jets, I'm looking forward to seeing a future Wild-Jets divisional rivalry develop! Sincerely, from a Wild fan... :)

[eddymandiedie]

@revtheorywpg little bitch you are a faggot more so than the toothless mullet morons checking each other into the boards. I think Canadians proved their mentality after Vancouver.

[eddymandiedie]

@revtheorywpg little boy talk your shit as that will be all you can ever do. I have to admire your bravery hiding behind that computer monitor. A real true hero

[RevTheoryWPG]

@eddymandiedie LOL... Little boy..Shit thats funny.. How can you call yourself Canadian and say Hockey is for faggots?

[montereypopfestiva67]

wow, look at all this. Congratulations from Sabres, Habs, Leafs, Flyers, Pens, etc fans for getting a team back in Winnipeg. That is one more thing that makes hockey better than the other sports. You dont see Cowboys fans welcoming Houston back into the NFL (2002), Yankee fans welcoming Washington back into the MLB (2004), or Lakers fane welcoming Charlotte back into the NBA (2004). This is such a great show of people being fans of the game, not just their team. Congrats from a Sabres fan!

[utahutesguy]

YES THANK GOD THEY ARE NOT CALLED THE WINNIPEG THRASHERS

JETS 4 LIFE

[MrKingogge]

so The Winnipeg Jets gets all of the atlanta trashers players?

[CdnpokernutJr]

this makes me smile

[tristen539]

Theres more people here in a draft then there is in a regular thrashers game

[CHC2P]

I think that the HABS have the best fan based in the NHL because they allways sell out every home game and being a HABS fan myself we know our hockey and allways sing Ole and my dad has been to a couple HABS games at the Bell Center and he said when they score you could hardly hear the goal horn so even though I like the HABS I can't wait to watch the jets first home game of the regular season on tv and that is against my HABS. GO HABS GO!

[EasilyWowed]

@CHC2P

So rooting for the JETS on their home opener. IF there's ever a team to beat.....by any team...any, it's yours.

WINNIPEG: pulverize Montreal. Merci, toujours!

[wertherings]

Winnipeg Jets first game SOLD OUT in 4 MINUTES!!! WINNIPEG JETS, BABY!!!

[maidenjapan66]

You guys better fill that arena on the first night of hockey! I want to see what a sold out MTS centre sounds like on that first goal :)

[Znbnm2012]

@BlackHawksSuckDick

I'm not from Edmonton or an oiler fan. 

[Roflmafao]

as a canuck fan, i have to say that we should all thank the atlanta thrashers for being the thrashers for the past 13 years. it will cure the Canada Curse. the thrashers leave for a canadian city, become the best team in the league, and win the cup within ten years. it happened with the flames didnt it? to all you in winnipeg i welcome you all back to the nhl! i suppose a lot of old hockey fans have forgotten what its like to go to an nhl game, well just so you know, its fucking awesome! GO JETS

[VancouverChokers]

@Roflmafao don't forget Quebec City, them getting a team again is imminent.

[Roflmafao]

@VancouverChokers theyll get a franchise once they get an acceptable arena

[Chaztopher42]

I'll admit I was a little excited by the idea of a new team name and the mystery surrounding all of the possibilities, so I think it would have been cool to see a new team name. But on the other hand, I love the Jets name and I love the idea of giving the fans what they want. Also, thank God they didn't got with Manitoba Jets, that sounds awful. Go Jets Go!

[ziomany]

theyre gonna have to do some changes to the arena though, looks too much like an ahl arena, youre in the nhl now winnipeg, time to spruce the mts centre up

[StevenChristianson93]

Check my channel out, I was on tv and video taped it, thumbs up if ya watched it

[davisclanesp]

where did u live, north end

[2310diana]

@foukurmom me tooo I love boston bruins!

[NYRFAN1213]

I have to admit that although I'm not a jets fan and I was too young to follow hockey when the originals jets left, this reaction gave me a lot of goosebumps

[C17Inspector]

Great to see the Jets back in Winnipeg. I'm a Pens fan, but the Jets were my favorite WHL team back when, and I'm happy to see them back.

[TheDuke0fURL]

Mr. Chipman - if you and True North ever had any doubts about naming the team the Winnipeg Jets, I hope those doubts were erased starting at the 0:22 mark of this video. Welcome back Jets!

[TS6687]

i never really got to see the jets play congrats on getting a team but feel bad for the few thrashers fans there were im a Pens fan i would have went crazy if the Pens left

Lets Go Pens

[adgaliff]

Welcome back from a columbus blue jackets fan. Noel is a great guy, will definitelybe rooting for ya.

[eminem2468able]

Jets and Canucks stanley cup final would be sick

[EasilyWowed]

@eminem2468able

Well, 2 months later, the pre-season......Jets clobbered the Canucks.

[NirvanaMegadeth1567]

congrats winnipeg. you guys should have never lost your team back in '96. so glad to see that the jets have landed back in winnipeg.

-Flyers fan

[EasilyWowed]

@NirvanaMegadeth1567

YOU are a true hockey fan!!

[wellwood494]

why have the jets not signed any of their rfs's or free agents by now?

[shellshock36]

Welcome back, Winnipeg!

- a Sabres fan

[ElBandito732]

Gratz Winnipeg, eh?

[davisclanesp]

lol we dont talk like that but still, lol

[TheEmperorOfMan]

lmao at awkward clapping following the pick

[RevTheoryWPG]

@1Kaka123 LOL no doubt.Hockey bet. Who do you think will make the playoffs first?Winnipeg or Toronto

[CesarSnipezz]

@1Kaka123 If it's sarcasm saying the Maple Leafs suck: HAHAHAHAHA

if not and you're serious: they have a team.

[ComicalGus]

my new favorite team

[savestheday1726]

wow... are you guys really that stupid? I was talking about montreal... not canadian teams. I have no problem with other canadian teams, just the montreal fans and their bunch of losers like scott gomez.

[davisclanesp]

its montreal canadiEns not CanadiAns

[SlimD2010M]

@1Kaka123 Toronto already has a damn team.

[CullTheLivingFlower]

@MTNBikingP0wnz lol indeed

[savestheday1726]

i love how canadiens fans talk about having 24 stanley cups... it's like, hello, your team was a bunch of winners back in the day when there were only 6 teams in the league... since the lockout, they've been nothing but a bunch of losers. actually wait, it's been quite some time since you guys even reached a final. owell. losers. :D

[mandypither]

@savestheday1726 You do realize that over 50% of 'American' hockey teams are made up by Canadians. And before you start getting your facts wrong, the Vancouver Canucks were in the Stanley cup Finals and a few years before that, the Calgary Flames. Considering as you say, Canada has very few teams in the NHL, considering there are far less major cities in Canada compared to America, considering the population, you should think before you start to bark too loudly.

[Unkownperson1313]

@mandypither okay what that got to do with his comment...He was talking about the team MTL Fans talking about winning Cups.Not Canadian players there two different the Team and players get them right...Everyone one knows there Canadian players in their team and some American and some Russian and so on..

So i really dont see what ur comment has anything to work with his comment ><.He didnt say Canadian players suck or Canada just the MTL team..

[FalloutForDummies]

@savestheday1726 Realize something. Do you know how many Canadian players are on american teams!? Hahaha Boston was pretty much all Canadians. One of the best players in the game is Canadian (Sidney Crosby) So basically when ever a team wins! it was with the help of Canadians ;) remember that. Regardless if american teams win.

[Allaboutsports]

@savestheday1726 hahah you're so wrong its hilarious

[mustangfan1995]

@savestheday1726 i hope you realize the 90% of NHL players are canadians and that most of the nhl super stars are Canadian and vancouver was in the final this year but i guess you did not know that because your a fuckin moron. owell. LOSER!!! :D

[EasilyWowed]

@savestheday1726

Can I buy you a case of 'beer' of YOUR choice??

[alegacy123456789]

After all these years , the Winnipeg jets land were they belong , home.

[EasilyWowed]

@alegacy123456789

DAMN STRAIGHT!

[hcgazoo]

Welcome back Winnipeg!

[orionpirates]

They'll be gone in 5 years. 

[pasinurminen2233]

USAF should nuke Winnipeg.

[TheCrowneJewel]

@pasinurminen2233 The RCAF will nuke where you live 4 saying that! GO JETS GO!

[DropDownLowrider]

@1Kaka123 bwahahahaha!

[JRCrowley]

@1Kaka123 ouch. lol

[JRCrowley]

@foukurmom That's fine. I'm from Montreal. We have 24 Stanley Cups, so we're all good up here. :P

[EasilyWowed]

@JRCrowley

Smug. True enough: how many were won Original Six versus after?

This is Winnipeg's thunder man.

[DMolyneauxCMV]

Lets see Teemu return ;)

[HipHopPianist]

I bet Quebec and Nordique fans are crying like babies right now haha

[xvincx]

@HipHopPianist for my part im not, winnipeg deserved a team before Quebec since MTL has one.... i'm really happy to see more canadians hockey teams ;)



[EasilyWowed]

@HipHopPianist

Wasn't a Nordique's fan, but again, there was a team that should NOT have left town. Following year, that made me sick.

[anotherwatertrucker]

I think Bettman just crapped his pants

[d4v1d7230]

thk god there will be more team in Canada

[flapsinabox]

First Winnipeg next Saskatoon/Saskatchewan

[SereneSatellites]

@flapsinabox Saskatoon is too small to support an NHL team. The only other cities in Canada that could support an NHL team are Quebec City and Hamilton.

[2310diana]

GO BOTON BRUINS!

[sedarcule]

@2310diana That seems a little harsh at this moment just a bit

[d4v1d7230]

@2310diana -_-' 

[2310diana]

@d4v1d7230 I ment go boston!

[EasilyWowed]

@2310diana

Yeah, we're happy one of the original six smoked it!

[JRCrowley]

Congratulations, Winnipeg. Great to see you back

- Habs and Canucks fan.

[hockeylife0100]

@MTNBikingP0wnz your forgetting about the Edmonton Oilers. Alberta has the Flames and the Oilers.

[CullTheLivingFlower]

Now let's get the Nordiques back and maybe put a team or two in the East. Alberta has two teams, but the Maritimes can't get one? Bullshit.

[THUNDERBAYxBOMBSQUAD]

@CullTheLivingFlower ontario has 2 teams, lets get rid of the leafs and send them to newfoundland...

[PostmanPat1919]

Pretty loud with apparently just 6,000 people there. Our barn's gonna be a rockin' during that home opener with Montreal!

[josh17beaton]

chills when he says "Winnipeg Jets"

[psychomurderguitaris]

Did Phoenix have this kind of party when the Jets moved there?

[EasilyWowed]

@psychomurderguitaris

I am looking for YouTube.com videos and I haven't found one yet. Games, yes. But the 1996/97 arrival: geez.... (Sad face) no.

[Kwrlyon]

7 DOWN, 23 TO GO!

[kenzi64]

YAY!!!!!!

[Blink182slash]

haha have fun with the all the black guys on your team Winnipigs. Atlanta Thrashers is not Canadian enough, Phoenix should be moved to Winnipeg instead of Atlanta!

[eddymandiedie]

@thewarmplate well frankly football beats the shit out of hockey but I'm not going to sit here and argue.

[Johnsmith304090]

Fuck the jets, bring the team back to Atlanta!!!!

[discoSamuraiz]

@Johnsmith304090 TO bad bitch.

[Winnipegger101]

@Johnsmith304090 hahahahaha they aint NEVER coming back bitch! go jets

[KingofHearts]

3 People are from Atlanta

[eddymandiedie]

Winnipeg is a shit hole and only faggots watch hockey.

[julianneer]

@eddymandiedie so, i guess you are from atlanta?

[justdropem]

@eddymandiedie lol your gay

[TheWarmplate]

@eddymandiedie

Hockey's one of the toughest team sports if not the toughest and fastest team sport in the world, with one of the highest amounts of concussions. Tell me... what's your sport?

[d4v1d7230]

@eddymandiedie i guess your from somewhere in Europe?

[RevTheoryWPG]

@eddymandiedie well then i guess that makes you a faggot aswell since you searched for this you dumbass.

[dc619]

1:07....a guy says "Who?" to the pick......LOOOOOOOOOL

[beastlyshins]

Im upset we didn't take Sean Couturier, Nathan Beaulieu or Dougie Hamilton instead

[justdropem]

@beastlyshins n kidding man wtf  couturier would of been a good addition even hamilton so surprised

[SensitiveVirmin1234]

bet man is shiting bricks right now because he wanted an empire in USA ...to bad hockey is not thier sport this is ours we built it on blood sweet and tears and i would change it for thew world

[Kotesu]

0:20 ha ha, that was awesome. Congratulations from Calgary!

[EasilyWowed]

@Kotesu

Somehow, a Flames fan would 'get it'. So nice Kotesu. Leafs fan here; always LOVED the Jets. Soft spot for your Flames too. ;)

[jerraiah]

imagine if they get selänne!!!

[thenext3hours]

Good job at catching the moment! Give it to Mark Chipman to do the right thing, in such a professional manner without trying to foreshadow the draft with this annoucement. If 4,000 fans sound like this.. I can't wait to be apart of the 15,000 crowd this season! GO JETS GO!

[Huangism]

@MrCrazyJokes although your comment seems rude, stupid and uneducated, there is some truth in it. Lot of players don't really like the cold weather and therefore does not want to play in Canada. Lot of good players forced trades so they can leave the cold and therefore got booed by the fans of the original team

[BrianBuckShot]

@Huangism

Why would players want to play hockey if they don't like the cold? The cold and canada is what hockey is all about not in desert us city's like arizona.

[winnipegjetsfan55]

@BrianBuckShot they should not have hockey in the desert they are idiots for putting them in phenoix if the jets were to move they should have stuck with there original destination of minneapolis

[Sezlar]

Can anyone tell me if they are going to build a new Arena? cause that one looks soooooo tiny

[SereneSatellites]

@Sezlar It's the smallest arena in the NHL (15,000 capacity for Hockey). They might build a new arena in a couple years.

[RevTheoryWPG]

@Sezlar They just bulit this in 2004, i dont think they will be MAKING another . Like some people have said Its better to have a small arena and have it soldout every home game or a big arena and never sellout...AKA ALANTA.The MTS center is going to be so loud it il be like going to a Iron Maiden concert in Europe.ITS LOUD!!!

[FatNinja555]

Did they replace thrashers???

[cronin098]

@FatNinja555 Yup!

[Huangism]

@FatNinja555 yes the thrashers became the Jets

[Kavisso08]

Winnipeg Jersey... Check

Season Tickets... Check

Cheering at the first game...

PRICELESS!!!

[cronin098]

@Kavisso08 That just... didn't work...

[branden638]

The more Canadian teams, the better.

[alexislay0008]

CONGRATS WINNIPEG!!!!! - from a die hard canucks fan. but whatever, you know. it's great to welcome them back!:D

[karnivorus]

Welcome back Winnipeg Jets

-from an Habs fan-

[polkadot91]

so happy for winnipeg! welcome back!

[KermitTheNig]

Yeaaaaa

[HardcoreGodz]

Good for you Winnipeg hockey fans!!! I hope to live a moment like this one day with the return of my Nordiques : )

[JacoblCanada]

@1Kaka123 trolololololololololololololol­ololololololololololololololol­ololololololololololololololol­ololololololololololololololol­ololololololololololololololol­ololol...as a leafs fan i approve

[espnjason]

From New York to Winnipeg... lets say it loud and say it proud! .....

J - E - T - S - JETS - JETS - JETS! WHHOOOOOOOOOOO

Congrats Winnipeg and Manitoba.

[inkslasher44]

Thats sick Mark Scheifele used to go to school with me :) lol I played volleyball with him

[Celeron525]

Im a canucks fan, but this is gonna be my second fav team in the Eastern conference, till they move over of course.

[waytomuchsparetime]

Is this account name related to "to kill a mocking bird"?? Since the account is BradelyRoo and the main character in the book is BooRadley

[Unkownperson1313]

god not even any hockey games going on in the building has more people in it than Coyotes LOL

can u even imagine if there was a game there will be a full house :) but the good question how long?????????????????i say forever Winnipeg left cause no one wanted them not because of the fan base....These years are different.So congrats to Winnipeg u guys deserve a team the Jets should of never had left in the first place

[BitchinRidge]

10,000+ views, 99 likes and 1 dislike.....Probably Bettman.

[Unkownperson1313]

@BitchinRidge LMAO sorry but that was too funny ...

[Hossified]

Lets see a southern team sell tickets just to watch the jumbotron!

[Viperstrike28]

hey atlanta... this is why you don't have a team... cause you weren't THIS committed