Winnipeg Jets Farewell May 6th 1995 Part 2 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!

[RetroWinnipeg]

@NorthEndBlues Also, don't forget the Calgary Flames (same city too).

[Emka951]

it's sad to watch this i am so proud to live in Vancouver

[NorthEndBlues]

"There will never be an American franchise come to Canada". How things change in 16 years. Don has always been one of the biggest supporters of bringing back a team to Winnipeg, and I thank him for that. Go Jets Go!

[MAPLELEAFSdennis]

BRING BACK THE JETS!!!! Atlanta, Nashville, Florida, Phoenix.....they don't give a damn! BRING BACK OUR TEAM. Bettman kills us Canadians! Bettman no matter what he says is Anti-Canadian!

[FAITHandLOGIC]

The Jets are coming home!

[storeflack]

defenitly the stupedest decision by the nhl. moving a team in the middle of the desert, in the relly to save the jets half the city went, in phenix when they went bankrupt, 200. its very sad. Bettman did nothin to save the jets but hes doin all he can to keep teams in the south US, Hockey belongs in Canada. did u know that most of the city of phenix doesint even know they have an nhl team, it pisses me right off.

ps, i subed

[abomb1867]

One day they will come back home

[thadarryl]

lets hope its prophetic that don wants the jets to go hamilton, well 15 years later it might just happen