From the moment Mark Scheifele took over the Hometown Hockey Twitter account, to the Minnesota Wild-Winnipeg Jets game to cap off the weekend, one thing was certain late Sunday: Winnipeg played the perfect host to the season finale of a budding cross-country tradition.
Thousands of fans of all ages were treated to just about everything imaginable hockey-related throughout the weekend at Rogers Sportsnet’s travelling roadshow — from the Hockey Circus Show to autograph sessions.
"We had popcorn and got some jerseys and got an autograph (from Chris Pronger)," said seven-year-old Aidan Blume, who was in town from Portage la Prairie with his mom, Amanda.