and Main. Left to right: Kevin Lowe, Dave Semenko, Cam Talbot, Blake Wheeler, Thomas Steen and Dale Hawerchuk.
Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic would take place on the weekend of Oct. 22 and 23, featuring a special rivalry: the Winnipeg Jets vs. the Edmonton Oilers. “Tirteen years, 17 outdoor games played, with a million fans attending; now the Jets will become the 22nd NHL franchise to participate in an outdoor game,” said NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “Both the Oilers and the original Jets trace their roots to the old World Hockey Association (WHA), and both en- tered the NHL as expansion franchises when the WHA folded in 1979,” said Daly. Te Winnipeg Jets were three-time league champions in the WHA, including winning the last-ever Avco Cup against the Oilers in 1979. But that success against their Al-
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bertan rivals ended when the teams moved to the NHL and Wayne Gretzky joined the Oilers. Gretzky, the all-time lead- ing points scorer in NHL history, will serve as the captain of the Oilers alumni team on Oct. 22 when Jets and Oilers greats from years past face off one last time. Dale Hawer- chuk will assume the alumni captain duties for the Jets team. “It’s really exciting that the game is going to be in Win-
nipeg,” says Gretzky. “We had some great matchups with the Jets and some wonderful playoff series. It’s really an exciting time. Hockey is so big right now throughout North America and especially across Canada. I don’t play in a lot of alumni games. But, every now and then you get a special event or game, and this event is really special.” “Tis won’t be my first outdoor game in Winnipeg,” says
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