As a Season 59 draftee, I have no desire, will or any thoughts of leaving the Winnipeg Aurora. I know that I am automatically protected under the expansion ruleset as one of the most recent draftees but even if I wasn’t, the Winnipeg Aurora rebranding has been one of the most brilliant I have ever seen.

They took a rather generic looking Jets and turned it into one of the most thoughtful and artistic teams around. The brilliant colour scheme matches the Aurora’s in the sky (which you can actually see from Winnipeg on clear nights) and converted it into one of the most beautiful uniform and logo sets around. Not only that but they paid homage to their old name and identity by including the jet in all the logos which is a really thoughtful and beautiful touch.

I love the Winnipeg Aurora, I love the team and I love their colours. Even if an expansion team came knocking on my door, I would outright refuse because Winnipeg was the team that gave me the chance to play and I want to prove them right.

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