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Originally Posted by greyshep
Did he do the same when the team was being moved out of Winnipeg the first time?
I really dont recall, but my impression is that he didnt make a concerted effort to keep it there then.
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The Winnipeg situation in the mid 1990s would be comparable to Atlanta over the last two years, except that Atlanta has a good arena where Winnipeg did not.
The league did work to try and find a local owner without success. In fact, 1994-95 was supposed to be the Jets last season and the Jets were supposed to relocate to Minnesota. The Spirit of Manitoba bid was subsequently given a shot at buying and keeping the team in Winnipeg - though I don't know if the first relocation attempt was stopped because of the bid, or if the Spirit bid came after the relocation fell through.