Winnipeg was the first Canadian host of the Pan American Games. It is home to several professional sports franchises, including the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Canadian football), the Winnipeg Jets (ice hockey), Manitoba Moose (ice hockey) and the Winnipeg Goldeyes (baseball). Winnipeg lies at the confluence of the Assiniboine and the Red River of the North, a location now known as "The Forks". This point was at the crossroads of canoe routes travelled by First Nations before European contact. Winnipeg is named after nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name is a transcription of the Western Cree words for muddy or brackish water. Evidence
HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) In January 2016, she made port visits to Penang, the first Royal Canadian Navy ship to do so, and Singapore. "Winnipeg" returned to Esquimalt on 23 February. "Winnipeg" and sister ship sailed from Esquimalt on 6 March 2017 for six-month deployment visiting several nations around the Pacific, including Malaysia, India, China and Japan among others, returning on 8 August. HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) HMCS "Winnipeg" is a that has served in the Royal Canadian Navy since 1996. "Winnipeg" is the ninth ship in her class, whose design emerged from the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second Canadian warship