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Jets Clinch Playoff Spot, 1st Post Season Since Return to Winnipeg

April 9, 2015 11:19 PM | The Canadian Press


By The Canadian Press

Winnipeg Jets Fans

Jets fans gather at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Main Street in Winnipeg on Thursday to celebrate the team clinching an NHL playoff spot. (David Lipnowski/The Canadian Press)

DENVER — The Winnipeg Jets have clinched their first post-season berth since returning to Manitoba.

The Atlanta Thrashers were in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs but did not win a single game in the post-season.

The Thrashers moved to Winnipeg in 2011.

Winnipeg has not hosted an NHL playoff game since the original Jets lost to the Detroit Red Wings in 1996.

That off-season the Jets moved to Arizona and became the Coyotes.

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