Bob Essensa thrilled to pull on Jets jersey again; his body, however...

JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSBob Essensa didn't make any promises, but he sure sounded like a guy who'd buy a round for anybody willing to step in front of a few pucks on Saturday afternoon.

The 51-year-old from Toronto will strap on the pads as part of the Winnipeg Jets alumni squad taking on the Edmonton Oilers old-timers during Heritage Classic weekend festivities at Investors Group Field on the weekend.

Essensa, a Jets 1.0 goalie for parts of six NHL seasons, was one of the first players added to the roster by alumni team captain Dale Hawerchuk during the summer. He’ll split netminding duties with Daniel Berthiaume.

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