It's Winnipeg or bust for McVie

You might say Tom McVie has a passing interest in standing behind the Winnipeg Jets alumni bench during this fall’s Heritage Classic.

Jubilant head coach Tom McVie and defenceman Kim Clackson celebrate an Avco Cup win in 1979."I’m coming to Winnipeg if I have to hitchhike there," said the man who coached the WHA Jets to the last AVCO Cup championship in 1979 and now lives in Boston.

"I’ve been looking for a coaching job since Fergie (general manager John Ferguson) fired me for Christ’s sake."

Nothing has been finalized in terms of the rosters for the alumni game, which will be played on an outdoor rink at Investors Group Field Oct. 22. All we know is longtime Jets captain Dale Hawerchuk is…