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Post by barks1737 on Aug 10, 2011 16:01:20 GMT -6
Has anyone heard what True North is planning for the weekend of the home opener?? I've heard that they have big plans for the entire weekend leading up to the puck drop on the 9th?
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Post by newjets on Aug 10, 2011 16:06:36 GMT -6
I would think there will be lots going on leading up to the first game.
But I dont expect we will know those plans until late September -- after the pre-season has ended.
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Post by dkehler on Aug 10, 2011 16:11:11 GMT -6
I hear they are encouraging everyone to have turkey dinners that weekend.
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Post by jval07 on Aug 10, 2011 18:01:36 GMT -6
I'm hoping for a giant block party in front of the MTS Centre starting at 9:00am... okay maybe 10.
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Post by ianwpg on Aug 10, 2011 19:34:32 GMT -6
I have this on very good authority - there will be a huge block party the weekend of October 8/9 before the home opener on Graham AVe and around MTS Centre (starting Friday eve Oct 7). The streets around MTSC will be shut down. Entertainment, beer gardens, food, Jets history and players will all be there.
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Post by Guardian on Aug 10, 2011 20:46:48 GMT -6
^^That sounds like fun!
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Post by truenorthjets on Aug 10, 2011 21:25:17 GMT -6
That will be awesome!!!
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Post by jval07 on Aug 10, 2011 21:45:12 GMT -6
I have this on very good authority - there will be a huge block party the weekend of October 8/9 before the home opener on Graham AVe and around MTS Centre (starting Friday eve Oct 7). The streets around MTSC will be shut down. Entertainment, beer gardens, food, Jets history and players will all be there. I don't know who you are or where you're getting your good authority but I sure as hell hope you're right as that would be one epic weekend. I will need a liver transplant by the end of it.
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Post by barks1737 on Aug 10, 2011 23:45:25 GMT -6
I've heard through our local radio stations, and Mark Chipman's interviews that the weekend will include festivities starting on thursday night following all the way through till the after the game on Sunday night.
Just wondering what will be taking place. There are talks that CBC will be airing show's on the ROTJ. I've also heard that having the game on a Sunday at 4 pm was on purpose so the entire country could be a part of it. There will be a special Hockey Night in Canada show for that night. If I'm not mistaken... there is only one other game taking place on October 9th. We are gonna be a very big show that night!!!!!!!!!
I"m starting to think that this whole weekend will be much bigger then any of us have thought about. Just wondering what anyone else has heard?
We will have an enormous amount of media in our city for that game, and I can't wait to be a part of it!
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Post by jjmoohead on Aug 11, 2011 3:24:52 GMT -6
I hope they do something huge. I will personally beg each and every one of you to let me crash on your floor to save me hotel room prices so I can be there all weekend!
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Post by jval07 on Aug 11, 2011 8:39:36 GMT -6
I hope they do something huge. I will personally beg each and every one of you to let me crash on your floor to save me hotel room prices so I can be there all weekend! I hear rooms are cheap at The Yale.
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Post by newjets on Aug 11, 2011 10:39:34 GMT -6
"It will be a day long remembered."
- Darth Vader.
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Post by dkehler on Aug 11, 2011 10:41:15 GMT -6
I've heard through our local radio stations, and Mark Chipman's interviews that the weekend will include festivities starting on thursday night following all the way through till the after the game on Sunday night. Just wondering what will be taking place. There are talks that CBC will be airing show's on the ROTJ. I've also heard that having the game on a Sunday at 4 pm was on purpose so the entire country could be a part of it. There will be a special Hockey Night in Canada show for that night. If I'm not mistaken... there is only one other game taking place on October 9th. We are gonna be a very big show that night!!!!!!!!! I"m starting to think that this whole weekend will be much bigger then any of us have thought about. Just wondering what anyone else has heard? We will have an enormous amount of media in our city for that game, and I can't wait to be a part of it! It's on Thanksgiving Sunday, so the four o'clock start probably also has something to do with that.
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Post by jetsorbust on Aug 11, 2011 11:17:20 GMT -6
I hope they do something huge. I will personally beg each and every one of you to let me crash on your floor to save me hotel room prices so I can be there all weekend! I move into a new place September 9th... see ya there! Seriously, I don't know what the plans are yet, all I know is I'm not planning to see any family this Thanksgiving weekend! Whatever happens, it's going to be epic.
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Post by GreatCanadian on Aug 11, 2011 11:39:14 GMT -6
I heard there will be a one-hour documentary on the Jets return before the opener on CBC.
If so... at least that gives the non-WPG fans something to enjoy that weekend!
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