From the CBC archives: The original Winnipeg Jets White-Out

With the Winnipeg Jets potentially poised to make the NHL playoffs this week, a debate is brewing among some fans: White or blue?

The former, of course, refers to the Winnipeg White-Out, in which fans of the original Jets franchise wore all white and waved white pompoms to home games at the old Winnipeg Arena to intimidate the visiting team.

"White-hot is what happens inside this arena at playoff time. A tradition since the mid-'80s,fans dress in white, wave white pompomsa mass of white deafening hockey fans,the most dramatic example of home-ice advantage," Mark Lee said in this CBC report from April 23, 1993.

A year earlier, Jets player Randy Carlyle told reporters,"You're 36 years old and played over 1,000 games, and fans give you shivers up your back when they're cheering for you and I know everybody in the room got those so it makes a difference."

Click on the videos above to watch both archival reports.

A Winnipeg NHL team has not made a postseason appearance since the original Jets lost in the first round to the Detroit Red Wings in 1996.

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A playoff showing this year would certainly bring some excitement to the city since the Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg in 2011 and became the new Jets.

But should a new team bring about new traditions namely, a Blue-Out (in reference to the team's other official colour)or something different altogether or should the White-Out make a comeback?

The CBC's Marjorie Dowhos took to Twitter on Wednesday afternoonto ask fans if they wanta #whiteout or #blueout should the Jets make the playoffs. Here are some of your responses:

So, what do you think? Weigh in with your thoughts in the comments.