Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. As of 2021, Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607
Winnipeg, Manitoba skyline
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Esplanade Riel Footbridge
Manitoba Legislative building exterior
The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The team is owned
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…host of the Pan American Games in 1967. It is home to several professional sports franchises, including the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Canadian football), Winnipeg Jets (ice hockey), Manitoba Moose (ice hockey), Winnipeg Sea Bears (basketball), and the Winnipeg Goldeyes (baseball). Winnipeg is named after nearby Lake…
The Thrashers take the puck into the offensive zone against the St. Louis Blues at Philips Arena on September 22, 2007.
Crowds gather at The Forks in Winnipeg on May 31, 2011, for the official announcement that the Atlanta Thrashers would relocate to Winnipeg pending the approval of the NHL's Board of Governors.
The team celebrate their first regulation win as the Jets at the MTS Centre on October 17, 2011.
Dustin Byfuglien with the Jets in the 2015–16 season. The Jets signed Byfuglien to a five-year extension in the 2015 off-season.