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Winnipeg Jets take practice outdoors to Assiniboine River

CBC News | Posted: February 23, 2014 8:39 PM | Last Updated: February 24, 2014

Image | Jets outdoor practice

Caption: Members of the public watch as the Winnipeg Jets practise outdoors at The Forks on Feb. 23. (Thomas Asselin/CBC)

The Winnipeg Jets began gearing up for the final stretch of the NHL season with a special outdoor practice Sunday at The Forks.

Image | Mark Scheifele

Caption: Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele talks to reporters during the team's outdoor practice on the Assiniboine River near The Forks on Sunday. (CBC)

It felt like –28 C with the wind chill outside, but that didn't stop hundreds of people from bundling up and standing on the Assiniboine River as the team took to the ice.
Sunday's skate marked the Jets' first outdoor practice on the river.
It also gave the public an opportunity to support the team as its Olympics hiatus comes to an end.
Team Canada won the gold medal in men's hockey earlier in the day(external link), defeating Sweden 3-0 in Sochi, Russia.

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