Geography and business were two major reasons for relocating their AHL team back to Winnipeg.
For the Jets and their fans, there's a big bonus -- the timing of the move couldn't be better.
On his way back to Winnipeg as the head coach of the Manitoba Moose, Keith McCambridge has a renewed enthusiasm about the process that's been entrusted to him.
Players such as Eric O'Dell, Patrice Cormier and John Albert have been recalled from the AHL team and have helped the NHL team.
Tutelage
But now the organization's development cycle has yielded full-time Jets players in youngsters Ben Chiarot, Adam Lowry and Michael Hutchinson, all promoted after paying dues under McCambridge's tutelage.