Mother Nature has succeeded where the Minnesota Wild failed: it stopped the Winnipeg Jets.
Winnipeg’s attempt to fly into the Twin Cities on Saturday was thwarted by blizzard conditions that closed down the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport.
The team’s flight diverted to Duluth, sat on the tarmac for a couple of hours and then headed back to Winnipeg.
Flight operations resumed this morning. Please check with your airline for your specific flight’s status.
— MSP Airport (@mspairport) April 15, 2018
The Winnipeg Free Press reports that the team was expecting to fly to Minnesota Sunday morning, just hours before the 6 p.m. puck drop for Game 3 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, where more than a foot of snow has fallen.
According to Michael Russo, the Jets are expected to land at MSP Airport just after 10 a.m.
Jets are en route. #mnwild hope they have Jet Lag tonight pic.twitter.com/AHi1HOnCGp
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) April 15, 2018
It’s a big change to Winnipeg’s normal game-day routine, the Free Press says, although they should have no trouble getting to St. Paul in time for their normal game-day practice.
Winnipeg has pounded Minnesota and leads the best-of-seven series 2-0.
So if you're keeping track of the best-of-seven playoff series, it currently looks like this:#NHLJets – 2
Mother Nature – 1
Minnesota Wild – 0#wfp— Mike McIntyre (@mikemcintyrewpg) April 14, 2018
