Winnipeg Jets fans gather at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Main Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Thursday, April 9, 2015, to celebrate the Jets clinching an NHL playoff spot. The Jets received help from Calgary to squeeze into the playoffs as a wild card when the Flames knocked defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles out of the race. The last time the franchise made the postseason was in 2006-07, when the team was the Atlanta Thrashers. The Jets are making their first playoff appearance since relocating to Winnipeg for the 2011-12 season. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, David Lipnowski)
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The city of Winnipeg will get to enjoy playoff hockey for the first time since 1996, and Jets fans were pretty excited about that last night:
The scene at the famous Portage and Main intersection was reminiscent of the scene when news broke in 2011 that the Thrashers were moving to the city:
And we trust the scene inside the MTS Centre will be reminiscent of this:
