Winnipeg Jets Farewell May 6th 1995 Part 1 of 10

On the afternoon of 6 May 1995, the Jets held a farewell at the Winnipeg Arena, commonly referred to as "the funeral". This was a gathering of an angry mob that turned into one sad day. The funeral was held prior to the involvement of the Spirit of Manitoba group, so it was believed at the time that the team was headed for Minneapolis. Thomas Steen's #25 was raised to the rafters, QBC entertainer Don Cherry made an appearance, and all the players were introduced and each gave their own good byes to the fans that filled the Arena on that day. The first Jets captain, Ab MacDonald, along with longtime Jet Bill Lesuk, brought out the Avco Cup. Certainly had to be the most emotionally charged group of 15,000 people you'll ever want to be around. On one hand was the angry mob waiting to get in, then the massive amount of cheering once the mob got in (did they think that the team was going to stay because they cheered?), then the teary-eyed emotions all associated with a death in the family.( C.Walker )

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[JHendrix70]

Bring'Em Back!

[WPGJetsFan4Life]

It's hard to believe how many great players we used to have: Tkachuk, Selanne, Zhamnov, Steen, Hull, Kennedy, Khabibulin, and the list goes on and on. To say no one in Winnipeg has hockey spirit is bullshit. We have the greatest team, the greatest fans, and hopefully one day, the jets will fly again.

[ACooke108]

That this team moved to Phoenix, where it has been nothing but a joke, is one of the great crimes in all of sports history.

[ChristoBelos]

SI took me here :) they are back, enjoy the ride!

[ChristoBelos]

@JHendrix70 they are back today ! enjoy

[mazdaman1982]

its funny i remember watching this live and now HAVING THEM BACK RULES :)

[CELIBERICO]

THEY'RE BAAAAAAAAACCCCKKKK !!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! HISTORY NEVER SAYS NEVER.......Faith and Hope does wonders......Congratulations, I can't wait to see this team the Jets...Im a Sharks fan ! Wonderful news !

[MMB28Hfx]

They're back!

[RazorWar360]

I'm a Bruins fan but for christ sake give Winnipeg their team back!



[lgcrooks]

I was there that day with my 14-year old son. I couldn't look at him because I didn't want him to see the tears in my eyes. And, I don't think he wanted to look at me for the same reason. My throat was sore for the whole ceremony.

[arkham335]

i love don cherry

[bobster231]

This was the saddest day of my life. I couldn't even go to the arena on this day for the farewell. I just sat in my room crying all day...

flash forward to 2010 from 1996, our jets are coming home!!!

[bobster231]

This was the saddest day of my life. I couldn't even go to the arena on this day for the farewell. I just sat in my room crying all day...

flash forward to 2010 from 1996, our jets are coming home!!!