Winnipeg Jets Dave Ellett Scores In 2OT 1990 HIGH QUALITY

[93Limmer]

i caddied for dave a couple of weeks ago

[jacklayton34]

It sucked always having to face the oilers in the first round back in the 80s, what chance did we have? This was as close as we ever came. GO JETS GO!

[landrykkb]

@jacklayton34 I actually thought the jets had this series after they won this game.Even though the Oilers had won Game 5,I still thought they were toast after going back to the whiteout at Winnipeg Arena 2 nights later.

[industrialsun]

Congrats on getting Jets back home. When favored team is pushed to a Game 7 in 1st round like this it usually means they have been exposed as fatally flawed and can't win Cup unless there is some legitimate explanation. For Oilers it was probably anxiety of playoff debut for Ranford replacing injured Fuhr in goal. He let 6 goals in Game 1 loss but got stronger as series went on. Oilers offense not showing up for Game 3 after crucial Game 2 win in OT not did help shorten the series either.

[Railfan2103]

Horray for the Celtics jersey at 1:57!

[knbuck]

I never get tired of watching this. I remember sitting on the basement sofa in Minnesota watching this game...One of the best hockey games I've ever witnessed. Welcome home Jets!!

[ratkiller1]

holy fuck the crowd goes nuts!

GO JETS GO!

[kpax45]

Way to go JETS! Oilers Suck!!

[The204nation]

GUESS WHOS BAAAACK!

[dExTeRzMe]

I was at that game ... it put us up 3 games to 1... then Oilers went three straight. Still, it was my favorite Jets moment. Thank god they are coming home. Sorry Atlanta :)

[hoopdancer417]

miss the old burn

[Canada9990]

THEY'RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!! MAY 31 2011 WILL LIVE FOREVER

[gbtrat]

I can hear a fiddle (or a violin or something) in the backroom, anyone know what song they were playing?

[TheUndeadAmerican]

How was that not a penalty shot??? Okay I know what to do against vancouver in the finals tomorrow...

[NorthEndBlues]

Wish Don Wittman could have been around to see the return of the NHL in Winnipeg. He would be very proud. RIP.

[NorthEndBlues]

God bless Don Wittman. Wish he could have been around to see the day the NHL returned to Winnipeg.

[landrykkb]

@NorthEndBlues No doubt that when Don Wittman died,he could have never guessed that his beloved Jets would return to town a little over 3 years later.

[fritzsche101]

Winnipeg the NHL is back!

[benjaminrowley78]

It is time 2 bring the Coyotes back 2 Winnipeg!!!! GO JETS GO!!!!!

[reefinit]

this is the platinum of awesomness!!! just a matter of days and will have them back... GO JETS GO!!!

[DJOmnimaga]

I can't imagine how loud this place would have been if they ever won the Stanley Cup in OT at home

[yakima6]

I remember watching this game on TV. I also remember watching the Jets last game ever on a Sunday afternoon. It was heartbreaking. Little did I know that I would get to experience that feeling when my Sonics left Seattle in 2008. I hope in the next few days to hear the Jets are returning to Winnipeg! Go Jets Go!

[JHendrix70]

@yakima6 Well, this wasn't their last game but...I know what you mean.

Bring'Em Back!

[itsmekennyg]

The Edmonton Oilers went on to win every other series 4 games to 0 to win the cup again. The Winnipeg Jets vs Oilers was the best series of that entire playoff season.

[ProffesorBlue]

I was at that game, the most amazing game ever.

Winnipeg deserves an NHL Franchise again.

Bring back the Jets

[kpax45]

@ProffesorBlue Now that NHL back in Winnipeg, hopefully they will be called the Jets

[simpsonsfan2007]

Boy, did Ellett ignite the white or what?

[Tubewings]

This was as close at the Jets came to knocking off the mighty Edmonton Oilers. In fact, if this had been a best-of-five series, they would have knocked off the Oilers right then and there.

But unfortunately, like the five previous times, the Jets ended up being the Oilers' bitches.

[WPGJetsFan4Life]

Sad thing is, there's only 4 Jets left in the NHL.

[pujols37105]

Gary Bettman can talk about how well hockey is doing in the south, but let's put it this way. How about Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas put together a college or high school hockey team with all of the best hockey players from the above mentioned states. Then match them up with any Minnesota, North Dakota, New England area, Michigan, or Canadian high school/college teams, and the latter teams would destroy them like the French Army.

[dewey19671963]

Almost brings a tear to my eye when I watch this..... man I miss them

[jacklayton34]

Love the guy at 2:31 "beatin' the traffic". Haha. He better not sit in section S at the Bomber games!

[sheltershed]

Still sends shivers,,I was there and Peg Arena was shaking,,To me this was the loudest I have ever bin in.....sucs that the Oil came back though.....Bring back the Jets to the Peg,,,,,best hockey town.......

[FRSFreeStateES]

The Jets accomplished something just giving the Oilers a good series in 1990 

[mountainseeker40]

@FRSFreeStateES this i true. I remember the Jets being a mighty big thorn in the Oilers side back in the 80s. lets hope they come back to winnnipeg

[ECWnWWF]

Hey look at that...the Jets are in the playoffs....and they have fans! since the 1996 move....they Yotes got corporate boxes, new arena, all the things Bettman loves....but they don't make the playoffs much and don't have fans

[homers700]

kay winnipeg ( my hometown) we are at the point where if not next year forsure the year after we will have a team agian.!! and plus the jets should have never left the peg its only cuz bettman is a mother fucking american shit head and dosnt give a rats ass about real hockey fans we got here in the peg. like fuck seriously just watch all the jets highlights and look at the crowds ans the whole atmosphere its unbelievable. even at moose games we go crazy!!

[FlyersHockeyPride]

@homers700 I'm a Flyers fan down here in the US and you're totally right there...Buttman doesn't give a rat's fuck about you guys at all..NONE! I believe you guys go nuts for sure, no reason to doubt it! Hockey should have NEVER left Winnipeg...you're right!

[NessMencesal]

GO JETS GO

[Canada9990]

Favorite Clip on Youtube

[AlbanianMan]

Too bad Winnipeg couldn't close out the series with one more win. This was the year that Edmonton went on to win their 5th cup

[UncleStumpy]

One of my favorite Jet's memories, thanks for posting! For the longest time I'd given up hope they would ever come back, but they'll be back within the next 10 years.

[obiwanobiwan13]

I can certainly see why you wouldn't want to do anything you could to keep THAT team in Winnipeg...

sorry, Winnipeg--all 200 of the Coyotes regular fans are FAR more fiece than you.

If that's because they've had a fun time deporting immigrants before the game or have chugged about seven beers during and now can't stop babbling or else they might puke, that's up for debate...

Go Ducks, my Anaheim Ducks, the GOOD expansion team in the West!

Kil the Coyotes so the Jets can LIVE AGAIN!

[NessMencesal]

@obiwanobiwan13 C'mon Stars, wipe out the Coyotes with your insane hot streak to open up the season!

[Canada9990]

who can watch this and say winnipeg doesn't deserve a nhl team

[bobster231]

Look how FUCKING LOUD WE WERE! The winnipeg arena was by far the LOUDEST rink in the nhl.

People, this is why we need the Jets back. They should have never left. Our government couldn't get a GOD DAMN arena built, thats the only reason they left!!! WE LOVED AND SUPPORTED THIS TEAM.

[cableguy95sg]

look at that crowd when they score, holy shit!!! you dont see any crowds like that anymore. BRING EM BACK! GO JETS GO!

[vdven]

i think Bob Murdoch was coach of the year in 1990

[NessMencesal]

@vdven He was.

[Canada9990]

Cmon let's bring em back

Gary bettman watch this video

[ghytgb]

who punched muckler in the nose?

[Canada9990]

No horn

Oh wait the fans drown it out

Go Jets Go

[Bronxhawk]

Great old barn, eh?

[tomtrh]

Ohhhh....HOW CLOSE WE WERE!!! :(

[TheWhyBrothers]

what round was this?

[JHendrix70]

Round 1. This goal put the Jets up 3-1 in the series however; they would collapse and lose the next 3 games to end the series...

[TheWhyBrothers]

Oh man if we could have took the oilers out, they were one of the hardest teams, we would have had a good run for the cup

[Nhl9493]

@JHendrix70 yea but at least they wonsome playoff games, not like this years coyote-fails

[cooney76]

Round 1

[LeafsFlamesAndOilers]

This is classic!!! Dave Ellett, Thomas Steen, Dale Hawerchuk, scoring on Messier, Kurri, Ranford & the boys! Who's that in net for Winnipeg? Beauregard?

[NessMencesal]

@LeafsFlamesAndOilers I think so.. i remember Essensa was on the team to and was actually pretty good in his rookie year, but i think it was Beauregard because he was more experienced

[darksk8er182]

You can't even hear the goal horn!!!

[JHendrix70]

@darksk8er182 There was no goal horn back in 1990.......

[parch16]

Bettman has gone on record more then once stating if there was relocation winnipeg would be the first consideration.....it will happen, sooner then later

[hotddogTM]

The NHL has to bring back the JETS...It just isn't right not having them in the NHL.

The NHL pretty much owns Pheonix, but the JETS have a much bigger fan and there is no doubt Winnepeg fan base could sustain the franchise.....

[skt1966]

I was there with my GF at the time, ended up marrying her...still married btw. We were in the upper deck and when Ellet scored it felt like the whole upper deck bounced about 3 feet. Unbelievable. There is a rumor that Chipman has a (NDA) non disclosure agreement with Nashville. Interesting.

[JHendrix70]

@skt1966 Nashville, Atlanta, Coyotes, Panthers, Lightning, Columbus, Etc... anybody would be welcome in this town. I just hope that the league wakes up and realizes the missed potential in Winnipeg now that we have an NHL Building, Staff, Owner, Managment ready to go! Only a matter of time...

Bring'Em Back!

[thebig1]

I would love to see Winnipeg get another franchise but like you said the best chance you have is by luring another team to winnipeg. That being said I think Bettman is very happy with the AHL franchise you guys have and doesn't really give you guys two looks otherwise.

[knoxjay]

Was always an Oiler fan , but at this time kind of wavered into Kings territory because of the Gretzky trade. The Best moment in Jets history , IMO. I think all of Canada ( not Edmonton) had chills after this one , too bad they couldnt close the Oilers out , their fans deserved it. When i watch this highlight i look at the fans faces , and hate that they blow a 3-1 series lead after this game. The fans think they have salted the series away , little did they know.....

[Fastboy007]

I WAS THERE..WE STAYED AND CHEERED, WE JUST WOULDN'T LEAVE!!!

ONE OF THE GREATEST JETS MOMENTS.. I EVER SAW LIVE!!!!

(Does hockey really belong in Arizona????)

BRING 'EM BACK!!!!!

THANKS FOR THE POSTING!!!

[bbernus]

including every major sport..pound 4 pound the winnipeg jets had one of the..if not the best playoff atmospheres

[actormescott]

I remember Don Cherry saying that this series would decide the Stanely Cup. And it did.

[nardpuncher]

Which game was it where the Oilers had the Jets 4-0 in the first period then the Jets came back to win 7-5???/ I'm sure it was in early 1990.

[GmanGregilla]

Fuck Bettman.

What an incredibly stubborn and arrogant douche.

[stepkurt]

I stayed up late in Ottawa for this one. I was thrilled when it happened but it ended in a huge disappointment. If they just won one more game...the Bruins would have won the cup.

[JHendrix70]

Actually, I'm pretty sure had the Jets managed to pull off this series victory; they themselves would have had quite the run for the Cup. Bruins would have been favored however; the power this Jets team had & the sheer adrenalin of putting out the best team in the NHL at the time could have been more than enough. If only.......

Bring'Em Back!

[wilcojoe13]

I remember watching this, staying up late in NYC to watch my fave team in the west, the Jets. I really thought they were gonna take this series.....shame...

Bring the NHL back to Winnipeg !!!!

[WatchVenusSpa]

My dad cried all the way home after this game. He said it was the greatest game he ever saw, Avco Cup and USSR games included.

[vexacon]

I still have my game program from this game!

[bobster231]

I would sell my house and live on the streets like a bum if it meant that the Jets came back to Winnipeg.

[WPGJetsFan4Life]

I was only 3 when they left. And yet I want them back more than anything else in the world.

Bring em back Bettman, you retarded fucker.

[barkingclam]

I got this game on tape. It was intense - could you post some of the first OT of you have it?

[tomtrh]

@barkingclam

jhendrix taped it off of ESPN Classic, due to time constraints (only 2 hours), they went straight to the 2nd OT after the 3rd period.

[JHendrix70]

Yes, this was taped just recently. I have two copies of the original game. One with commercials, one without. Quality however seems to flicker when this goal is scored for some reason!! ;-) I guess people like to watch it over and over again stretching the tape on their old VHS Copies! I don't blame them!

Bring'Em Back!!!!

[ryanfskater]

as Don Cherry said last week, he thinks NHL will be back here by 2011 2012

[tihlor]

who wouldve thot mark lamb would kill this momentum

[tomtrh]

I was there that night, I'm very proud to say. When Ellett's shot went in, that was the LOUDEST I ever heard the Winnipeg Arena. Then driving down Portage Ave. with the windows down yellin'.....RANFORD all the way down to the perimeter was just freakin' priceless!!

[jetkou]

Game 3 in 1996 vs the jets... that game is hard to beat ...

[jimbodiced]

I was not very old at all back when Winnipeg still had a franchise but to this day I have always loved that Jets logo and name. I really think we should have one or two more teams back in Canada. BRING BACK THE JETS!!!!

[TheSilentExtreme]

Even as a die hard Oiler Fan, I couldn't help but feel the excitement for that Jet goal - hopefully the Coyotes can come back to Winnipeg to relive the magic of the Jets

[gillies24]

I remember hearing that some people were there cheering til or1 2am!? True or not!? Wouldn't doubt it!!

Too bad they lost the series I think game 6 was the one that broke the Jets, with the famous popcorn incident..IMO.

[JHendrix70]

Well, I was a bit too young to remember exactly what transpired after the game however, looking through the Winnipeg Free Press Archives, Horns were blaring outside the Arena, and through the Streets Of Winnipeg throughout the night! This game was as close to Winnipeg winning the Stanley Cup as we've ever gotten! There will be more chances soon however, Jets 2010

Bring'Em Back!

[landrykkb]

@JHendrix70 The Winnipeg Jets even won Avco Cups in the WHA and they didn't compare to this at all,not to mention having been past the first round twice prior to this.

[Fastboy007]

@gillies24

I don't know until 1 or 2 but the ride home, there was a lot of cheering...screaming...lots of windows rolled down...it was great I was glad to be part of if!

[45skyfire]

Jets couldve swept the Oilers if they had won game 2 in overtime also...but im an Oiler fan so it was good that they came back besides the Jets wouldnt have gone far in the playoffs

[DJOmnimaga]

Btw was the old Winnipeg Arena like Quebec City coliseum in the way that from the last few rows of the lower bowl you couldn't see the scoreboard and in the highest seats you could barely see the crowd on the other side?

[CampBreezyBeach]

Bob Essensa was RED HOT that year but our resident genius Bob Murdoch thought it was a great idea to alternate his goaltenders. I guess that's why the Oilers won Stanley Cups and we didn't...

[JHendrix70]

Totally. I never liked him much as a coach BUT: To be fair, Essensa was playing during this game when he was run into by Glenn Anderson ( Who pulled Essensa's helmet off as he was falling on him ) Essensa had to leave which is why we had Berthiaume in goal at the end!

Bring'Em Back!

[CampBreezyBeach]

Actually that was Beauregard, not Berthume.

Bobby was red hot and deserved to go the rest of the way.

[JHendrix70]

Ah, Yes ofcourse! God, it's my video, you'd think I could get the goalie right! ;)

Thanks for the correction, it's been a long week!

Bring'Em Back!

[jcheadle80]

GO JETS GO GO JETS GO

[bobster231]

Who would of thought we would of blew this 3-1 lead in the series... Who knows if the Jets just won another game in this series how far they could of gone in the playoffs.

[rideonbonrideon]

its good to hear whitmans voice