The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies outside Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg Monday as the Jets take on the Vegas Golden Knights, but there will be Whiteclouds inside the arena too. The Sioux Valley Dakota Nation family would usually don Jets colors. But in a turn of events, they’re support remains focused on.
Thousands of kilometres from the Las Vegas desert landscape, members from Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in southwestern Manitoba donned Vegas Golden Knights jerseys as they watched the team battle the Winnipeg Jets during the series-opener Tuesday evening.
The game was projected onto two large screens set up in the nation s community hall. Hockey fans across the province watched in anticipation as the underdog Jets scored a 5-1 road win over the Golden Knights, but in Sioux Valley all eyes were on Las Vegas Zach Whitecloud.
Thousands of kilometres from the Las Vegas desert landscape, members from Sioux Valley Dakota Nation in southwestern Manitoba donned Vegas Golden Knights jerseys as they watched the team battle the Winnipeg Jets during the series-opener Tuesday evening.