1995–96 Winnipeg Jets season

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1995–96 Winnipeg Jets
Division5th Central
Conference8th Western
1995–96 record36–40–6
Home record22–16–3
Road record14–24–3
Goals for275
Goals against291
Team information
General managerJohn Paddock
CoachTerry Simpson
CaptainKris King
ArenaWinnipeg Arena
Team leaders
GoalsKeith Tkachuk (50)
AssistsKeith Tkachuk (48)
Teemu Selanne (48)
PointsKeith Tkachuk (98)
Penalty minutesJim McKenzie (202)
WinsNikolai Khabibulin (26)
Goals against averageNikolai Khabibulin (3.13)

The 1995–96 Winnipeg Jets season was the team's 24th and their final season in Winnipeg before the franchise was moved to Phoenix, Arizona, and renamed the Phoenix Coyotes (now the Arizona Coyotes). The NHL returned to Winnipeg following the 2010–11 season, when the Atlanta Thrashers became the "new" Winnipeg Jets.

The Jets managed to qualify for the eighth and final playoff Western Conference playoff berth in their final season in Winnipeg. The Jets were eliminated in the first round in six games by the President's Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings.

Relocation to Phoenix[]

As the National Hockey League (NHL) expanded into the United States, the team operating costs and salaries grew rapidly; this development put a high strain on the League's Canadian teams. As Winnipeg was the League's second-smallest market (eventually becoming the smallest market after the Quebec Nordiques moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1995), the Jets were unable to retain their best players. Various schemes were devised to save the team through a tremendous grassroots effort and government funds, but in the end, the efforts were not enough.

Despite strong fan support, the Winnipeg Jets were at a financial disadvantage with many American franchises. The team was sold to Phoenix businessmen Steven Gluckstern and Richard Burke, and in 1996, the club moved to Arizona and became the Phoenix Coyotes. In the summer that the move took place, the franchise saw the exit of Jets stars like Teemu Selanne and Alexei Zhamnov, while the team added established superstar Jeremy Roenick from the Chicago Blackhawks. Roenick teamed up with power wingers Keith Tkachuk and Rick Tocchet to form a dynamic 1–2–3 offensive punch that led the Coyotes through their first years in Arizona. Also impressive were young players Shane Doan (who was the last remaining original Jet active in the NHL), Oleg Tverdovsky and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, whom the fans nicknamed the "Bulin Wall."

Off-season[]

The Jets picked Shane Doan of the Kamloops Blazers as their first-round pick, seventh overall.

Due to contractual disagreements, Keith Tkachuk is replaced as captain by Kris King.

Regular season[]

Their 36 wins were the highest since the Jets won 40 games during the 1992–93 season.

Season standings[]

Central Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Chicago Blackhawks 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
4 St. Louis Blues 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
5 Winnipeg Jets 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
6 Dallas Stars 82 26 42 14 227 280 66

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[1]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 62 13 7 325 181 131
2 Colorado Avalanche PAC 82 47 25 10 326 240 104
3 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 40 28 14 273 220 94
4 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 82 34 36 12 247 252 80
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 32 34 16 219 248 80
6 Calgary Flames PAC 82 34 37 11 241 240 79
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 82 32 35 15 278 278 79
8 Winnipeg Jets CEN 82 36 40 6 275 291 78
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 35 39 8 234 247 78
10 Edmonton Oilers PAC 82 30 44 8 240 304 68
11 Dallas Stars CEN 82 26 42 14 227 280 66
12 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 24 40 18 256 302 66
13 San Jose Sharks PAC 82 20 55 7 252 357 47

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


Schedule and results[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 7, 1995 7–5 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 1–0–0
2 W October 9, 1995 4–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 2–0–0
3 L October 11, 1995 4–6 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 2–1–0
4 L October 12, 1995 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 2–2–0
5 T October 15, 1995 5–5 OT Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 2–2–1
6 W October 17, 1995 5–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 3–2–1
7 T October 19, 1995 3–3 OT San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 3–2–2
8 L October 22, 1995 2–6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 3–3–2
9 W October 25, 1995 6–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 4–3–2
10 L October 27, 1995 5–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 4–4–2
11 W October 28, 1995 4–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 5–4–2
12 W October 30, 1995 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 6–4–2
13 L November 1, 1995 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 6–5–2
14 L November 3, 1995 2–5 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 6–6–2
15 W November 5, 1995 4–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 7–6–2
16 L November 10, 1995 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 7–7–2
17 W November 14, 1995 6–5 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 8–7–2
18 W November 17, 1995 6–3 New York Rangers (1995–96) 9–7–2
19 L November 18, 1995 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 9–8–2
20 L November 21, 1995 4–5 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 9–9–2
21 W November 22, 1995 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 10–9–2
22 W November 26, 1995 4–0 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 11–9–2
23 W November 28, 1995 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 12–9–2
24 L November 30, 1995 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 12–10–2
25 T December 2, 1995 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 12–10–3
26 W December 3, 1995 5–2 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 13–10–3
27 L December 6, 1995 3–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 13–11–3
28 L December 7, 1995 3–5 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 13–12–3
29 L December 10, 1995 1–6 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 13–13–3
30 L December 12, 1995 5–6 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 13–14–3
31 W December 15, 1995 9–4 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 14–14–3
32 L December 17, 1995 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 14–15–3
33 L December 19, 1995 3–6 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 14–16–3
34 L December 21, 1995 1–6 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 14–17–3
35 W December 23, 1995 2–1 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 15–17–3
36 L December 28, 1995 3–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 15–18–3
37 W December 29, 1995 5–3 New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 16–18–3
38 L December 31, 1995 3–5 Boston Bruins (1995–96) 16–19–3
39 W January 3, 1996 5–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 17–19–3
40 L January 5, 1996 4–5 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 17–20–3
41 W January 8, 1996 6–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 18–20–3
42 W January 10, 1996 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 19–20–3
43 L January 12, 1996 2–3 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 19–21–3
44 L January 14, 1996 4–6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 19–22–3
45 T January 16, 1996 1–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 19–22–4
46 W January 17, 1996 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 20–22–4
47 L January 24, 1996 5–6 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 20–23–4
48 L January 27, 1996 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 20–24–4
49 W January 29, 1996 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 21–24–4
50 L February 1, 1996 4–6 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 21–25–4
51 L February 4, 1996 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 21–26–4
52 W February 8, 1996 6–2 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 22–26–4
53 W February 10, 1996 3–2 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 23–26–4
54 L February 13, 1996 4–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 23–27–4
55 L February 16, 1996 0–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 23–28–4
56 L February 18, 1996 0–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 23–29–4
57 L February 21, 1996 3–5 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 23–30–4
58 W February 23, 1996 1–0 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 24–30–4
59 W February 26, 1996 4–3 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 25–30–4
60 W February 28, 1996 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 26–30–4
61 W March 1, 1996 5–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 27–30–4
62 W March 3, 1996 7–5 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 28–30–4
63 L March 5, 1996 4–9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 28–31–4
64 W March 7, 1996 5–3 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 29–31–4
65 L March 9, 1996 2–4 New York Islanders (1995–96) 29–32–4
66 L March 10, 1996 2–5 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 29–33–4
67 L March 12, 1996 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 29–34–4
68 T March 13, 1996 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 29–34–5
69 L March 16, 1996 0–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 29–35–5
70 L March 20, 1996 1–7 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 29–36–5
71 W March 22, 1996 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 30–36–5
72 L March 24, 1996 2–5 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 30–37–5
73 W March 26, 1996 8–2 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 31–37–5
74 W March 27, 1996 3–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 32–37–5
75 L March 29, 1996 2–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 32–38–5
76 W March 31, 1996 4–1 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 33–38–5
77 W April 3, 1996 3–1 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 34–38–5
78 W April 6, 1996 4–3 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 35–38–5
79 T April 8, 1996 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 35–38–6
80 L April 10, 1996 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 35–39–6
81 W April 12, 1996 5–3 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 36–39–6
82 L April 14, 1996 2–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 36–40–6

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Playoffs[]

The Jets lost their first round series 4–2 to the Detroit Red Wings. Winnipeg played their last-ever game on April 28, 1996, a home playoff loss to the Red Wings, 4–1. Norm Maciver scored the last goal in original Jets history.

Date Away team Score Home team
April 17 Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Detroit Red Wings
April 19 Winnipeg Jets 0–4 Detroit Red Wings
April 21 Detroit Red Wings 1–4 Winnipeg Jets
April 23 Detroit Red Wings 6–1 Winnipeg Jets
April 26 Winnipeg Jets 3–1 Detroit Red Wings
April 28 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Winnipeg Jets

Player statistics[]

Regular season[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Keith Tkachuk LW 76 50 48 98 156 11 20 2 6
Teemu Selanne RW 51 24 48 72 18 3 6 1 4
Alexei Zhamnov C 58 22 37 59 65 -4 5 0 2
Teppo Numminen D 74 11 43 54 22 -4 6 0 3
Igor Korolev C 73 22 29 51 42 1 8 0 5
Ed Olczyk C 51 27 22 49 65 0 16 0 1
Dallas Drake RW 69 19 20 39 36 -7 4 4 2
Darren Turcotte C 59 16 16 32 26 -3 2 0 2
Dave Manson D 82 7 23 30 205 8 3 0 0
Norm Maciver D 39 5 25 30 26 -6 2 0 0
Mike Eastwood C 80 14 14 28 20 -14 2 0 3
Mike Stapleton C 58 10 14 24 37 -4 3 1 0
Darrin Shannon LW 63 5 18 23 28 -5 0 0 1
Kris King LW 81 9 11 20 151 -7 0 1 2
Craig Janney C 13 7 13 20 0 2 2 0 1
Deron Quint D 51 5 13 18 22 -2 2 0 0
Shane Doan RW 74 7 10 17 101 -9 1 0 3
Darryl Shannon D 48 2 7 9 72 5 0 0 0
Oleg Tverdovsky D 31 0 8 8 6 -7 0 0 0
Jim McKenzie LW 73 4 2 6 202 -4 0 0 0
Jeff Finley D 65 1 5 6 81 -2 0 0 0
Randy Gilhen C 22 2 3 5 12 1 0 0 0
Chad Kilger LW 29 2 3 5 12 -2 0 0 0
Neil Wilkinson D 21 1 4 5 33 0 0 1 1
Craig Muni D 25 1 3 4 37 6 0 0 0
Jason Doig D 15 1 1 2 28 -2 0 0 0
Iain Fraser C 12 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0
Craig Mills RW 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Stewart Malgunas D 29 0 1 1 32 -10 0 0 0
Brent Thompson D 10 0 1 1 21 -2 0 0 0
Denis Chasse RW 15 0 0 0 12 -4 0 0 0
Tim Cheveldae G 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Draper G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dallas Eakins D 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Michal Grosek LW 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Ravil Gusmanov LW 4 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0
Nikolai Khabibulin G 53 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0
Scott Langkow G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Murray C 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Ed Ronan RW 17 0 0 0 16 -3 0 0 0
Dominic Roussel G 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Nikolai Khabibulin 2914 53 26 20 3 152 3.13 2 1656 1504 .908
Tim Cheveldae 1695 30 8 18 3 111 3.93 0 948 837 .883
Dominic Roussel 285 7 2 2 0 16 3.37 0 134 118 .881
Tom Draper 34 1 0 0 0 3 5.29 0 14 11 .786
Scott Langkow 6 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 2 1.000
Team: 4934 82 36 40 6 282 3.43 2 2754 2472 .898

Playoffs[]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Dave Manson D 6 2 1 3 30 0 0 1
Alexei Zhamnov C 6 2 1 3 8 0 0 0
Craig Janney C 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Ed Olczyk C 6 1 2 3 6 0 0 0
Keith Tkachuk LW 6 1 2 3 22 0 0 0
Igor Korolev C 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
Chad Kilger LW 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Norm Maciver D 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Darrin Shannon LW 6 1 0 1 6 0 0 0
Mike Eastwood C 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Kris King LW 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 0
Craig Muni D 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Oleg Tverdovsky D 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Shane Doan RW 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Dallas Drake RW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Finley D 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Iain Fraser C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nikolai Khabibulin G 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim McKenzie LW 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Craig Mills RW 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teppo Numminen D 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Mike Stapleton C 6 0 0 0 21 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Nikolai Khabibulin 359 6 2 4 19 3.18 0 214 195 .911
Team: 359 6 2 4 19 3.18 0 214 195 .911

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

September 20, 1995 To Philadelphia Flyers
7th round pick in 1997 ()
To Winnipeg Jets
Andre Faust
October 6, 1995 To Hartford Whalers
Nelson Emerson
To Winnipeg Jets
Darren Turcotte
December 28, 1995 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Neil Wilkinson
To Winnipeg Jets
Norm Maciver
February 7, 1996 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Teemu Selanne
Marc Chouinard
4th round pick in 1996 (Kim Staal)
To Winnipeg Jets
Chad Kilger
Oleg Tverdovsky
3rd round pick in 1996 (Per-Anton Lundstrom)
February 15, 1996 To Buffalo Sabres
Michal Grosek
Darryl Shannon
To Winnipeg Jets
Craig Muni
1st round pick in 1996 (Daniel Briere)
February 15, 1996 To Washington Capitals
Stewart Malgunas
To Winnipeg Jets
Denis Chasse
February 27, 1996 To Philadelphia Flyers
Tim Cheveldae
3rd round pick in 1996 ()
To Winnipeg Jets
Dominic Roussel
March 18, 1996 To San Jose Sharks
Darren Turcotte
2nd round pick in 1996 (Remi Royer)
To Winnipeg Jets
Craig Janney
March 20, 1996 To Chicago Blackhawks
Ravil Gusmanov
To Winnipeg Jets
4th round pick in 1996 (Vladimir Antipov)

Waivers[]

October 1, 1995 From New York Islanders
Jim McKenzie
March 20, 1996 From St. Louis Blues
Dallas Eakins

Free agents[]

Player Former Team
Parris Duffus Undrafted Free Agent
Jason Simon New York Islanders
Stewart Malgunas Philadelphia Flyers
Chris Govedaris Detroit Red Wings
Mike Stapleton Edmonton Oilers
Iain Fraser Edmonton Oilers
Ed Ronan Montreal Canadiens
Tom Draper New York Islanders
Player New Team
Oleg Mikulchik Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Stephane Beauregard San Francisco Spiders (IHL)

Draft picks[]

NHL Entry Draft[]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 7 Shane Doan Centre  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
2 32 Marc Chouinard Centre  Canada Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
2 34 Jason Doig Defence  Canada Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
3 67 Brad Isbister Defence  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4 84 Justin Kurtz Defence  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5 121 Brian Elder Goaltender  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6 137 Sylvain Daigle Goaltender  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7 162 Paul Traynor Defence  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
8 188 Jaroslav Obsut Right Wing  Slovakia Battlefords North Stars (SJHL)
8 189 Defence  Sweden Djurgardens IF (SEL)
9 214 Rob DeCiantis Centre  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

Roster[]

1995-96 Winnipeg Jets
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

References[]

  1. ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  2. ^ "1995–96 Winnipeg Jets Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  3. ^ "1995-96 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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