I started my attempt to find the right words to describe the Heritage Classic weekend while watching the Winnipeg Jets alumni players celebrate Saturday afternoon’s win over the Edmonton Oilers — and it wasn’t even half over.
It’s not often something you have such high hopes for exceeds your expectations — or blows them right out of the water — but my visit to Winnipeg for the games and the events surrounding them certainly did just that.
Universally applauded by the Oilers and Jets alumni alike, Jets owner Mark Chipman, the staff at True North Sports and Entertainment, volunteers and service people treated us all like royalty, going above and beyond what was needed or expected.