Within the NHL, there are some teams who have almost necessary aspects of their fan base or arena atmosphere that is known across the league. Detroit has the octopus being hurled onto the ice. The Blue Jackets have their loud cannon. Montreal has its, French-Canadianness. And in Winnipeg, when the playoffs roll around, they have their whiteout.
For home games, every single fan is decked head to toe in white, creating this stark bright image whenever you tune in and you know it’s up there in Manitoba where this hockey game is being played.
On Saturday night, the Jets had Game 1 against the St.