More Information on Return of NHL Hockey

Preparations are underway for an official party in downtown
Winnipeg to let hockey fans celebrate the return of the N-H-L.
Officials say a deal to bring the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg
could finally be announced as early as Friday.
The party plan calls for sealing off Portage and Main to allow
thousands of revelers to celebrate.
But Mayor Sam Katz says wrapping up the deal is a huge
undertaking, and needs to be signed, lawyered, and approved by the
N-H-L’s board of governors.
The largest known portrait of the Queen — which hung from the
rafters in the Winnipeg Arena for 20 years — may also be coming
home.
Anya Wilson, custodian of the portrait, says she got an exciting
phone call which suggests the Queen may be returning to Winnipeg.
Wilson says she can’t say much more but would love to see the
portrait hung once again.
At five-by-seven metres, the portrait has been homeless since it
was taken down from the Winnipeg Arena, where the former NHL
Winnipeg Jets used to play.