Winnipeg Jets Farewell May 6th 1995 Part 5 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!

[crushblade]

Now that I've seen 2 Anaheim Ducks from the Jets(Teemu and Randy Carlyle). I wonder if there are any more Jets who became Ducks?