No NHL to Winnipeg announcement Tuesday

Tuesday will not mark the NHL’s official return to Winnipeg.

Word of the non-announcement came from multiple sources today — including NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and a spokesperson for the group negotiating to buy the Atlanta Thrashers and move them to the Manitoba capital.

Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger made headlines over the long weekend by suggesting that, “Tuesday could be an interesting day.”

Edmonton journalist Dan Tencer reported this afternoon via Twitter that, “a source points to Wednesday,” as the new date for the press conference. Darren Ford, founder of the Return of the Jets campaign, had an interview scheduled for Tuesday morning on CTV. It has since been moved to Wednesday.