I was a Sens fan for the fifteen years that passed between Jets' franchises, so I guess you could say I saw my new, old favorite team take on my old favourite team.
Or is it my old favourite team take on my second favourite -- ah, I give up. You get the idea.
I sat in the stands with my Uncle Ernie. He was a Jets season ticket holder back in the WHA days, and it's his love for the team that helped make me a Jets fan as a kid.
When the Winnipeg Jets left in 1996, we thought that was it for the NHL in Winnipeg. Who would have thought we'd be together at a game again, fifteen years later. It was awesome to see the game with him. He's still rocking his 1990's era Numminen Jets jersey.
I have to say that I was shocked by the number of Senators jerseys in the crowd. For a decade and a half, I felt like I was the only fan in the province. Where did all these people come from?!?
Oh, and I got to meet Will Arnett, star of Arrested Development and Up All Night. He was in town to help promote a fantastic United Way initiative that gives Jets tickets to kids who otherwise wouldn't be able to go to games. After telling him how awesome that was (that was the least stupid thing I could think of to say) he shook my hand and left. I realized I should have taken a photo to prove my story, so I snapped this one as he walked away.
It may look like a frame from the Patterson Bigfoot film, but honest, that's him!
The game was a blast! The refs cost us the game with two bad calls in the second period, but the Jets had a great effort, and Evander Kane came this close to scoring the first hat trick in franchise history!
Currently playing: Ian Thomas - Painted Ladies
Proudly in my sixth Cola free year!
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