Winnipeg Jets Tickets

The Jets seat that works for most buyers

For most Winnipeg Jets games, the strongest all-around ticket is a 200-level seat near center ice at Canada Life Centre. The middle tier sits at a height that shows all three zones, and because the arena has just 15,225 hockey seats, fewer than any other NHL building, you never feel far from the play. If you want to be close instead, choose the lower bowl at the end Winnipeg attacks twice rather than the front rows at center ice.

Small capacity cuts both ways. Every seat is near the ice, but fewer tickets exist for any given night, so the best rows go early and the resale market (tickets resold by other fans) is where many buyers end up.

Three tiers and a loge row at Canada Life Centre

The arena has a 100 level (the lower bowl), a middle 200 level and a 300 level (the upper tier). The first rows of the 300 level are loge seats, which add wider chairs and a personal ledge for food and drinks.

• Lower bowl at center ice. According to seating guides, Winnipeg's bench is at section 119 with the visiting bench beside it at 118, and the penalty box faces them from between 105 and 106. Those four sections (105, 106, 118 and 119) form the center-ice blocks, and they carry the steepest demand in the building.
• The attack-twice end. For two of three periods, the Jets attack the goal below sections 111 and 112. A corner on that side, for example section 116, which runs rows 1 to 16, gives an angled look at the Jets' zone entries, breakouts and cross-ice passes.
• Row 1 on the glass. You sit level with the boards and feel every hit. You also lose much of the far end of the rink.
• 200 level. The smartest pairing of sightline and cost, especially near center ice.
• 300 level and loge. The cheapest tier in the arena, yet still close by league standards. Loge chairs are the comfortable upgrade within the tier.

Rows and listings to question before you pay

Low rows in the center-ice sections are the most common disappointment. Below about row 10, the curved glass warps what you see and the game at the far end turns into a blur. The lowest rows directly behind either bench have a similar problem, since players and staff stand in your line of sight.

Watch the section number on listings that look expensive for their row. Sections 124 through 127 and 223 through 228 make up the Budweiser King Club premium area, and those tickets include club access, which explains the higher cost.

• Worth it: row 10 and up at center ice, 200-level sideline seats, loge seats in the 300 level.
• Think twice: center-ice rows below 10, the low rows behind the benches.

Whiteout nights and other hard tickets in Manitoba

Exhibition games open in late September. The regular season runs 82 games, half of them at home, from October until mid-April, and playoff hockey follows from late April as late as June. In a building this size, single-game supply is thin all year.

• Canadian opponents. The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens draw the fullest houses and the shortest resale lists.
• Vegas Golden Knights games. Recent playoff meetings have given this matchup an edge.
• Saturday nights in winter. Weekend dates sell faster than midweek games.
• The Whiteout. At home playoff games the whole crowd dresses in white, a custom born in 1987 to answer Calgary's "C of Red." Those are the scarcest tickets in the province, and prices react to every result.
• Midweek visits by American clubs from other divisions. Expect the widest choice and the best shot at a lower-bowl seat.

One more tradition to listen for: during the national anthem, the crowd yells "True North" when the lyric comes around, a nod to True North Sports and Entertainment, which returned the NHL to the city.

Portage Avenue arrival on a cold night

The arena's address is 300 Portage Avenue, the downtown block where Eaton's once ran its department store. Timothy Eaton's statue survives inside on the concourse, and the main level houses the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame, so arriving early gives you something to see. Winnipeg Transit's BLUE line and the FX4, F5, F7 and F8 routes all stop nearby, and riding the bus spares you the exit line at downtown parkades.

January nights here are severe, so dress for every block you walk outside. As of the 2025–26 season, review bag limits and entry rules at canadalifecentre.ca before you go.

Americans driving north need proper documents at the border crossing, and the rules deserve a check before you leave. Reserved Seat orders include guaranteed entry.

Following Winnipeg away from home

The Central Division sends the Jets into the United States for many road games, with the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul the shortest drive from Manitoba. The traditional away trip is the Western Canada swing through Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Winnipeg has also taken part in two outdoor Heritage Classic games, in 2016 and in 2019.

Hull, Selanne, a move to Phoenix and a return

Winnipeg has been home to two Jets franchises. The original club began life in the WHA in 1972, moved up to the NHL for 1979 and relocated to Phoenix in 1996. Today's team was founded in 1999 in Atlanta as the Thrashers. True North purchased it and brought it to Manitoba after the deal was confirmed on May 31, 2011, and season seats offered to the public were gone within 17 minutes in June.

• June 27, 1972. Bobby Hull joins the WHA Jets for a signing bonus that set a record at the time.
• 1976, 1978 and 1979. Three Avco World Trophy titles in the WHA.
• 1992–93. Teemu Selanne sets NHL rookie records with 76 goals and 132 points.
• April 28, 1996. A playoff defeat by Detroit is the first franchise's last home game.
• October 9, 2011. Montreal wins the first game of the new era 5–1; Nik Antropov scores Winnipeg's goal.
• 2018. A first trip to the Western Conference Final ends against Vegas.
• 2024–25. A 56-win, 116-point season earns the club its first Presidents' Trophy.

The building has carried three names: the MTS Centre from its November 16, 2004, opening, Bell MTS Place from 2017 and Canada Life Centre from 2021. Schedules and team news are at nhl.com/jets.

Sources

• Wikipedia – Winnipeg Jets
• Wikipedia – History of the Winnipeg Jets
• Wikipedia – Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)
• Wikipedia – Canada Life Centre
• TickPick – Winnipeg Jets seating chart
• RateYourSeats – Canada Life Centre section 116
• Winnipeg Jets – NHL.com