She said yes: Proposal pulled off at Winnipeg Jets whiteout party

They've watched Jets games together from the moment they started dating, so popping the question in front of thousands of fellow fansseemed like the perfect one-timer.

"I had to tell a few lies. I told her we had won a contest and we had to go on stage and answer a Jets skill-testing question," said Skrypnyk, 36.

• Jets 'fan cave' a tribute to love

Skrypnyktold CBC he started planning his proposal to his girlfriend earlier this week and contacted Ace Burpeeto see if he could help set it up.

Meixner, 31,didn't see it coming. "I had expressed how stressed out I was all afternoon," she said Thursday night."I'm on maternity leave so I've been studying all day waiting for the Jets skill-testing question."

The proposal outside BellMTSPlace at theWinnipeg Jets Whiteout Street PartyThursday night went off without a hitch afterMeixnerturned around on the stageto see a photo of the couple's kids that said will you marry dad/pop?

Love was in the air at the Whiteout street party

6 years ago

Duration 0:44

A Winnipeg man pulled off a surprise proposal at the Jets Whiteout Street Party Thursday night.Jon Skrypnyk took his girlfriend Jen Meixner by surprise when he got on one knee in front of thousands and popped the question.

"It's a blur," Meixner said following the Jets' defeat to NashvilleThursday night.

"Feeling great about the engagement, crummy about the loss so it kind of makes the loss a little bit easier," addedSkrypnyk.

The couple hasn't decided on where the wedding will be yet.Meixnersaid as long as Mick E.Moose is there, it'll be great.

• More on the Winnipeg Jets playoff run