Whiteout season: Jets-Avs playoff schedule unveiled

Maybe the weather is a sign — it’s whiteout season.

Winnipeg woke up Friday to below-zero temperatures, falling snow, and the schedule for the Jets’ first-round playoff matchup against the Colorado Avalanche.

This Sunday evening marks Game 1, as well as Winnipeg’s first whiteout party of the post-season. The longstanding playoff tradition — a carryover from the previous incarnation of the Jets — is back again this year, with downtown primed for an influx of thousands of hockey fans.

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Because the Jets secured home ice in the standings ahead of the playoffs, the series kicks off at Canada Life Centre.

Game 1: Sunday, April 21, 6 p.m. at Canada Life Centre
Game 2: Tuesday, April 23, 8:30 p.m. at Canada Life Centre
Game 3: Friday, April 26, 9 p.m., at Ball Arena in Colorado
Game 4: Sunday, April 28, 1:30 p.m., at Ball Arena
Game 5 (if necessary): Tuesday, April 30 at Canada Life Centre (time to be determined)
Game 6 (if necessary): Thursday, May 2 at Ball Arena (time to be determined)
Game 7 (if necessary): Saturday, May 4 at Canada Life Centre (time to be determined)

You can listen to all Jets playoff games on 680 CJOB or Power 97.

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