Winnipeg Jets game versus Kraken Wednesday postponed due to major blizzard

A major blizzard expected to touch down in Winnipeg Tuesday night has forced the cancellation of the next Jets game.

The matchup between the Winnipeg Jets and Seattle Kraken, scheduled for Wednesday night at Canada Life Centre, has been postponed “due to extreme weather.”

That game will be played Sunday at 1 p.m. at Canada Life Centre.

In order to miss the storm completely, the Jets will travel to Florida Tuesday.

The team said in a statement that decision was made to avoid “any possibility that the extreme weather could disrupt their travel for their road games against the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning this weekend.”

The southern Manitoba spring storm could be one of the worst blizzard in decades, warned Environment Canada. It is on a collision course for Winnipeg.

Environment Canada is predicting 30 to 50 centimetres of snow, and winds gusting from 70 to 90 km/h.

The snow will start early Tuesday evening near the U.S. border and then push northward throughout the night. By Wednesday morning heavy snow will be falling in Winnipeg and surrounding areas.

“The strength of this system is definitely not usual, the storm itself is. The fact that it is going to last two-plus days is unusual,” said Natasha Ramsahai, CityNews meteorologist.

“The type of snow initially will be the heavy, wet snow, because it’s going to be falling at temperatures of zero-one degree. As the days go on, it’s going to turn into that light, fluffy snow so visibility and blowing snow will become more of an issue.”