The Atlanta Thrashers are moving to Winnipeg. The deal is reportedly worth $170 million, including a $60 million relocation fee that would be split by the rest of the league. Winnipeg has been without NHL hockey since the Jets moved to Phoenix in 1996. The Thrashers entered the league three years later as an expansion franchise, but ownership problems, a losing team and dwindling attendance doomed the club. Assuming the deal goes through, Atlanta would become the first city in the NHL’s modern era to lose two teams. The Flames moved to Calgary in 1980 after eight seasons in Atlanta.
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