Thrashers move finalized

The National Hockey League board of governosr announced on Tuesday that it approved the sale of the Atlanta Thrashers to True North Sports Entertainment.This means they will relocate to Winnipeg and be the league’s seventh Canadian franchise.  

 

The purchase agreement was made earlier this month but the team still remains nameless for now. The Winnipeg group sold thirteen thousand season tickets in less than twenty minutes when they were made available to the general public.

 

The league also confirmed that Winnipeg will continue to play in the Southeast Division for the upcoming season with Carolina, Florida, Tampa Bay and Washington. Changes to the divisions will be made before the twenty-twelve, twenty-thirteen season.