The Winnipeg Jets came into the 2017-18 NHL season without a playoff series win, but now they find themselves four wins away from a trip to the Stanley Cup Final and eight wins away from hoisting the first Stanley Cup in franchise history.
Considering the Preds were the favourites across the league to not only represent the West in the Stanley Cup but to win the whole thing, the Jets put all of their talents on display with the entire hockey community watching on in a crucial Game 7 and they did not disappoint. As a result of clinching their first trip to the Western Conference Final, fans from far and wide showed the only remaining Canadian team plenty of love.
How.....
โ Brent Butt (@BrentButt) May 11, 2018
about.....
those....#Jets!
Well done lads! Movinโ on!@NHLJets
RESPECT ๐๐ผโ๏ธ https://t.co/03vB1bYFAT
โ x - Manitoba Moose (@ManitobaMoose) May 11, 2018
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Congrats๐๐๐@NHLJets and friendly Manitoba, first conference final and one step closer to the Stanley Cup...keep it going๐
โ Teemu Selanne (@TeemuSel8nne) May 11, 2018
F yeeaaaaah jets!!!! #wearewpg #wpgwhiteout #stanleycupplayoffs #2018 #jets
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The @NHLjets shut down Nashville & now it seems the#WPGwhiteout has shut down Portage & Main. Motorists please avoid the area.
โ Winnipeg Police (@wpgpolice) May 11, 2018
Jets fans enjoy the win but do so safely & follow the directions of the
officers on scene. #GoJetsGo #wpstraffic @tmcwinnipeg
Western Finals #WPGWhiteout pic.twitter.com/jHp7bBcb8x
โ Andrew Harris (@andrewharris33) May 11, 2018
Congratulations @NHLJets! But of course, we never had any doubt ๐ #WPGWhiteout https://t.co/G2kvZ0bePb
โ WPG Blue Bombers (@Wpg_BlueBombers) May 11, 2018
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Portage and Main Baby!
โ x - #WpgWhiteout Val (@ValParker7) May 11, 2018
Our @NHLJets #StanleyCupPlayoffs2018 #WPGWhiteout #GoJetsGo pic.twitter.com/ka6BtFj2MO
Thatโs why I got @NHLJets winning the whole deal. #StanleyCupPlayoffs2018
โ Mike Modano (@9modano) May 11, 2018
The @NHLJets are heading to the Western Conference Final for the first time in franchise history!!! #JayAndDan pic.twitter.com/2aoLm5gAUJ
โ #JayAndDan (@JayAndDan) May 11, 2018
Your #NHLJets are heading to the WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL!
โ Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) May 11, 2018
WE ARE WINNIPEG.#WPGWhiteout | #NSHvsWPG pic.twitter.com/S2LYP6b2FT
Wow, congrats to the Jets! What a game, and what a serie itโll be against Vegas! Your predictions? Fรฉlicitations aux Jets! Quel match, et quel sรฉrie ce sera contre Vegas! Vos prรฉdictions?
โ Georges Laraque (@GeorgesLaraque) May 11, 2018
Loud! Woo! Bring on Vegas, baby! #GoJetsGo ๐โ๏ธ#WPGWhiteout
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โ Colten Teubert (@tubes33) May 11, 2018
Good for the people of #Winnipeg and the @NHLJets. Well deserved for a loyal group of fans. I can still hear the roar from fans in Minnesota when Mark Chipman announced the team would be called "Jets" before selecting Mark Scheifele in 1st round of 2011 #NHL draft.
โ Tony Ambrogio (@Tony_Ambrogio) May 11, 2018
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Win city > sin city LETS GOOOOOOO #WPGWhiteout
โ aliYWG (@aliYWG) May 11, 2018
Go Jets Go!! #Jets #WInnipeg #Winnipegjets #Stanelycup #mtscentre #whiteout
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Jets fans were watching all around the world as their team clinched a berth in the Western Conference Final, and thousands of them also filled the arena and gathered around outside of it to watch their team make franchise history.
Itโs LOUD downtown. #WinnipegWhiteout #Jets pic.twitter.com/kwLznwzpGK
โ Joe Scarpelli (@ScarpelliGlobal) May 11, 2018
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WINnipeg #winningpeg #WINnipeg #gojetsgo #whiteout
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The Jets will host the Vegas Golden Knights for the first two games of the series, which gets underway Saturday night.
The Western Conference Final is all set. Who you taking? ๐ค๐
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Portage and Main. Where else in the world would you rather be? This is fun. #NHLJets
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