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Balloon flight, tattoos and a first-born son: Jets fans prove their devotion

There’s no doubt many Winnipeg Jets fans have had their heads in the clouds since their team clinched a playoff berth last Thursday, but Paul Turner has taken things to even greater heights.

The electrical engineer launched a weather balloon bearing a Jets logo into the air on the weekend, a few hours before the team’s regular season finale against the Calgary Flames.

Other fans have expressed their devotion in a variety of exotic ways — naming an infant son in honour of the team or emblazoning their heads with a "hair tattoo" of the Jets’ logo.