Browsing some news on the Jets and found this article that goes back to when the Jets left Winnipeg. This part was funny
“Finally, from the Ironic Department of Irony Department, the Atlanta Journal and Constitution n April 29, 1995:
The Winnipeg Jets are likely to move. But they won’t be heading to Atlanta.”Nobody’s coming next year, because we have exclusivity for hockey in the Omni (for one more year),” said Knights President Richard Adler, who now has no interest in an NHL team.
The collapse of a Winnipeg group’s bid to keep the Jets in Canada led to rumors that the club would come to either Minneapolis or Atlanta.
Adler said no one has approached him about joining a bid to buy the Jets. Several groups in Minneapolis are reportedly interested in the club.
Turner Broadcasting would like an NHL team for Atlanta, but not before a new arena is built to replace the Omni. The NHL is expected to expand by 1997.
The city of Winnipeg, the province of Manitoba and a group of private investors with an option to buy the team have until Monday to negotiate a deal to build a new arena and transfer ownership. But NHL commissioner Gary Bettman this week imposed financial guidelines that the group called unacceptable.”
Bottom line though is Bettman was a tool and is likely still a tool. The whole article is here
