Q 01/05

The Jets franchise that moved to Winnipeg in 2011 was founded in 1997 under what name?

A) Atlanta Thrashers

B) Atlanta Flames

C) Hartford Whalers

D) Manitoba Moose

Answer · why

A) Atlanta Thrashers

True North bought and moved the club in 2011, the first NHL relocation since the Whalers became the Hurricanes.

Q 02/05

Which league granted Winnipeg a founding franchise in December 1971?

A) World Hockey Association

B) American Hockey League

C) Western Hockey League

D) International Hockey League

Answer · why

A) World Hockey Association

The Jets joined the NHL in the 1979 merger with Quebec, Edmonton and Hartford.

Q 03/05

Original Jets owner Ben Hatskin made his fortune in what business?

A) Northern fur trading posts

B) Cardboard shipping containers

C) Prairie grain elevators

D) Railway freight haulage

Answer · why

B) Cardboard shipping containers

He borrowed the Jets name from his own WCHL junior club.

Q 04/05

Which NHL star jumped to the Jets in June 1972 with a record $1 million signing bonus?

A) Bernie Parent

B) Bobby Hull

C) Derek Sanderson

D) Gordie Howe

Answer · why

B) Bobby Hull

The rest of the WHA helped finance the deal, which gave the league instant credibility.

Q 05/05

Which two Swedes joined the Golden Jet on the WHA's famous 'Hot Line'?

A) Borje Salming and Inge Hammarstrom

B) Kent Nilsson and Willy Lindstrom

C) Lars-Erik Sjoberg and Thomas Steen

D) Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson

Answer · why

D) Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson

The Jets were the first North American club to seriously mine Europe for talent.