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Offline wilber

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Re: The Winnipeg Jets Thread
« on: March 31, 2019, 09:55:05 am »
It's named after some regiment or other - hence the bad plural.  It's dumb, still.
Looked it up. Apparently Smythe named it for his WW1 experiences and the Maple Leaf hat badges Canadian troops wore. I actually don't think it is a dumb name. I like a name that has some history to it.
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