Kris King has a dual role at this weekend’s Heritage Classic in Winnipeg.
The 50-year-old is the NHL’s senior vice-president of hockey operations and it’s his job to supervise everything going on at Investors Group Field, site of Sunday’s regular-season game between the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers, as well as Saturday’s Alumni Classic. He’s also on the Jets alumni roster.
"It’s going to be a heckuva weekend," said King. "Lots of people were calling. Didn’t realize I had so many friends in Winnipeg that didn’t seem to have tickets."
King was captain of the Jets when the club was sold and moved to Phoenix after the 1995-96 season.