<p>Jack Frost clearly isn&#8217;t finished with Winnipeg just yet.</p>
<p>As a spring blizzard approaches Manitoba, the National Hockey League announced it&#8217;s postponed Wednesday&#8217;s matchup between the Winnipeg Jets and Seattle Kraken, pushing that contest to May 1 at 1 p.m. CT.</p>
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<p>&mdash; NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1513945316239855621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 12, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Originally, Winnipeg&#8217;s schedule was supposed to finish on Apr. 29 at home versus the Calgary Flames. Now, they&#8217;ll conclude the regular season two days later.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html"><span class="mlMgYd">Environment Canada</span></a>, this storm is expected to bring 30-50 cm of snow and wind gusts between 70-90 km per hour. The weather isn&#8217;t expected to improve until Friday morning at the earliest.</p>
<p>As a result of this postponement, the Jets will be inactive until Friday, when they&#8217;ll begin a back-to-back series in Florida against the Panthers. Then, the club will travel four hours north to face the Tampa Bay Lightning the following night.</p>
<p>With a 35-28-11 record and 81 points this season, Winnipeg&#8217;s chances of making the playoffs are extremely slim and barring a late surge, this franchise is slated to miss the post-season for the first time since 2019-20 &#8211; when they were eliminated during the qualification round.</p>
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Jack Frost clearly isn't finished with Winnipeg just yet.

As a spring blizzard approaches Manitoba, the National Hockey League announced it's postponed Wednesday's matchup between the Winnipeg Jets and Seattle Kraken, pushing that contest to May 1 at 1 p.m. CT.

https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1513945316239855621

Originally, Winnipeg's schedule was supposed to finish on Apr. 29 at home versus the Calgary Flames. Now, they'll conclude the regular season two days later.

According to <a href="https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html"><span class="mlMgYd">Environment Canada</span></a>, this storm is expected to bring 30-50 cm of snow and wind gusts between 70-90 km per hour. The weather isn't expected to improve until Friday morning at the earliest.

As a result of this postponement, the Jets will be inactive until Friday, when they'll begin a back-to-back series in Florida against the Panthers. Then, the club will travel four hours north to face the Tampa Bay Lightning the following night.

With a 35-28-11 record and 81 points this season, Winnipeg's chances of making the playoffs are extremely slim and barring a late surge, this franchise is slated to miss the post-season for the first time since 2019-20 - when they were eliminated during the qualification round.

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