April 3, 2024
WINNIPEG JETS ARENA BUILDING MEMORIES PATCH 1955-2004 RARE
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WINNIPEG JETS ARENA BUILDING MEMORIES PATCH 1955-2004 . VERY RARE!! DISCRIPTION: THIS IS A VERY RARE WINNIPEG JETS ARENA BUILDING MEMORIES PATCH. IF YOU ARE A FAN OF wINNIPEG OR A COLLECTOR OF ANY NHL ITEM, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS ITEM. HISTORY: Winnipeg Arena was an indoor arena located at 1430 Maroons Road in Winnipeg , Manitoba , across the street from Canad Inns Stadium and just north of Polo Park . Built in 1955, it was owned by community-owned Winnipeg Enterprises Corporation. At the time of the arena's construction, Enterprises was headed by prominent businessman Culver Riley and had borrowed about $2.5 million, most of it from the City of Winnipeg, to build the Arena. [2 ] At the time, Winnipeg was Canada's third largest city and the new Winnipeg Arena was considered to be the finest facility in the western half of North America. The building's first major tenant was the Winnipeg Warriors of the Western Hockey League (minor pro) from 1955–1961. Its major tenant subsequently was the Winnipeg Jets of the WHA and the NHL from 1972-1996. In 1972 the Winnipeg Arena hosted game 3 of the famous " Summit Series " between Team Canada and the USSR. The game ended in a 4–4 tie. Following the departure of the Jets to Phoenix, Arizona , the Arena's prime tenant from 1996 -2004 was the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey
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