The NHL board of governors unanimously approved the sale of the Thrashers on Tuesday, paving the way for the club to move to Winnipeg, Manitoba, for next season. True North Sports and Entertainment bought the team last month and announced it was bringing the Thrashers to Winnipeg, which lost the Jets to Phoenix after the 1995-96 season. The vote by the board was the final hurdle in the process to relocate the team. The votes on the sale and the relocation were unanimous among the league's owners.