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The Fish that flew

As the Winnipeg Goldeyes are set to kick off another season, a look back at an improbable, impossible inaugural season and the championship title that came with it.

A look back at the Winnipeg Goldeyes' improbable, impossible inaugural season

Goldie made his first appearance in the Goldeyes' first game, June 7, 1994, and has been a fixture at Fish games since. (Ken Gigliotti/Winnipeg Free Press files)

Who says an expansion team has to suck? The 1994 Winnipeg Goldeyes, a team built from scratch, certainly didn't.

Twenty-eight years later, it almost feels as though the Goldeyes are a new team again. They have rebranded and will play their home-opener Friday evening at Shaw Park to begin the 2022 American Association season. It's a home opener that's been a long time coming.

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