2011–12 Winnipeg Jets season

2011–12 Winnipeg Jets
Division 2nd Southeast
Conference 7th Eastern
2011–12 record 19–14–5 (43 pts.)
Home record 14–6–1
Road record 5–8–4
Goals for 104
Goals against 107
Team information
General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff
Coach Claude Noel
Captain Andrew Ladd
Alternate captains Dustin Byfuglien
Tobias Enstrom
Mark Stuart
Chris Thorburn
Arena MTS Centre
Average attendance 15,004 (100%)
Total: 315,084 (21 games)
Team leaders
Goals Evander Kane (18)
Assists Blake Wheeler (22)
Points Evander Kane (29)
Penalties in minutes Mark Stuart (48)
Plus/minus Blake Wheeler (+10)
Wins Ondrej Pavelec (14)
Goals against average Chris Mason (1.91)
< 2010–11

The 2011–12 Winnipeg Jets season will be the 13th season for the National Hockey League franchise and the first in Winnipeg, Manitoba, after 12 seasons as the Atlanta Thrashers. The franchise played in Atlanta since the 1999–2000 NHL season, and relocated to Winnipeg following the conclusion of the 2010–11 NHL season.[1] The relocation of the Thrashers to Winnipeg was confirmed by Gary Bettman on May 31, 2011, and approved by the NHL Board of Governors on June 21, 2011.[2][3] The franchise will attempt to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season, the franchise's only postseason appearance to date. The 2011 season also marks the first appearance of the Winnipeg Jets name in the NHL since the previous franchise moved from Winnipeg to Phoenix in 1996.

Contents

Off-season

On May 31, 2011, at a press conference at the MTS Centre, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed that the Atlanta Thrashers had been sold to True North Sports and Entertainment and will relocate to Winnipeg for the 2011-12 NHL season after an unanimous vote favoring the sale and relocation at the Board of Governors meeting on June 21, 2011[4]

On June 4, 2011, the new owners informed GM Rick Dudley that he would not be the GM of the team any longer and the last four years of his contract were bought out.[5] On June 8, 2011, Winnipeg named Kevin Cheveldayoff as their new GM. Cheveldayoff had been serving as the assistant GM for the Chicago Blackhawks.[6] On June 20, 2011, the new owners informed Craig Ramsay that he was no longer the coach of the team. Former Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish was also informed he was out of the running for the head coaching position.[7] On June 24, True North announced that Claude Noel would be the first head coach of the new team in Winnipeg. Noel had spent the previous season as the head coach of the Manitoba Moose.[8]

The team's name was revealed to be the "Jets" at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft before the team made their selection.[9]

On August 15, Rick Rypien was found deceased at his home in Alberta. Rypien had signed a contract with the Jets in the off-season, he was 27 years old.[10]

The Jets unveiled their new jerseys at an event held on September 6 at 17 Wing in Winnipeg.[11]

Regular season

The Winnipeg team will retain the Thrashers' place in the Southeast Division. The team will play six games against its division opponents; four against other Eastern conference teams; and one or two games against Western conference teams.

Standings

Southeast Division[12]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Florida Panthers 39 20 12 7 18 103 107 47
2 Washington Capitals 38 21 15 2 20 114 110 44
3 Winnipeg Jets 38 19 14 5 18 104 107 43
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 38 17 18 3 15 107 129 37
5 Carolina Hurricanes 41 13 21 7 13 106 139 33

After games of January 3, 2012

Eastern Conference[13]
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 New York Rangers * AT 37 24 9 4 23 110 79 52
2 Boston Bruins * NE 35 24 10 1 21 123 68 49
3 Florida Panthers * SE 39 20 12 7 18 103 107 47
4 Philadelphia Flyers AT 37 22 11 4 22 125 109 48
5 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 38 21 13 4 18 121 100 46
6 Ottawa Senators NE 40 20 15 5 16 123 135 45
7 Washington Capitals SE 38 21 15 2 20 114 110 44
8 New Jersey Devils AT 38 21 15 2 13 105 108 44
8.5
9 Winnipeg Jets SE 38 19 14 5 18 104 107 43
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 39 19 16 5 15 125 128 43
11 Buffalo Sabres NE 39 18 17 4 16 104 115 40
12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 38 17 18 3 15 107 129 37
13 Montreal Canadiens NE 39 14 18 7 13 99 110 35
14 New York Islanders AT 37 14 17 6 11 88 116 34
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 41 13 21 7 13 106 139 33
Divisions: AT - Atlantic, NE - Northeast, SE - Southeast ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader
After games on January 3, 2012.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log: 19–14–5, 43 Points (Home: 14–6–1; Road: 5–8–4)
2011–12 Schedule

Jets score listed first;       Win (2 Points)       Loss (0 Points)       Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point)

Player stats

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = 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 

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Kane, EvanderEvander Kane 24 12 7 19 2 23
Wellwood, KyleKyle Wellwood 25 7 10 17 -1 2
Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien 25 5 12 17 -10 38
Antropov, NikNik Antropov 22 4 11 15 0 14
Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler 25 2 12 14 6 16
Little, BryanBryan Little 25 7 7 14 0 8
Ladd, AndrewAndrew Ladd 25 8 5 13 -3 19
Burmistrov, AlexanderAlexander Burmistrov 25 5 8 13 3 16
Glass, TannerTanner Glass 25 3 7 10 -1 24
Bogosian, ZachZach Bogosian 25 0 9 9 1 28
Slater, JimJim Slater 23 6 2 8 -2 13
Stapleton, TimTim Stapleton 17 2 5 7 -2 0
Enstrom, TobiasTobias Enstrom 11 1 5 6 2 10
Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya 24 1 5 6 -2 16
Stuart, MarkMark Stuart 23 2 4 6 -2 24
Flood, MarkMark Flood 14 3 3 6 1 6
Hainsey, RonRon Hainsey 5 0 2 2 4 6
MacLean, BrettBrett MacLean 5 0 2 2 1 2
Jones, RandyRandy Jones 7 1 0 1 -1 2
Scheifele, MarkMark Scheifele 7 1 0 1 0 0
Jaffray, JasonJason Jaffray 7 0 1 1 0 0
Thorburn, ChrisChris Thorburn 25 0 1 1 -8 24
Fehr, EricEric Fehr 5 0 1 1 -3 6
Meech, DerekDerek Meech 2 0 0 0 1 4
Festerling, BrettBrett Festerling 5 0 0 0 -1 2
McArdle, KenndalKenndal McArdle 9 0 0 0 -3 4
Postma, PaulPaul Postma 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kulda, ArtursArturs Kulda 7 0 0 0 1 4
Klingberg, CarlCarl Klingberg 1 0 0 0 0 0
Maxwell, BenBen Maxwell 4 0 0 0 -2 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Pavelec, OndrejOndrej Pavelec 22 1244 8 9 4 65 3.14 660 .902% 2 0 0 0
Mason, ChrisChris Mason 5 239 2 2 0 9 2.26 96 .906% 0 0 0 0
Mannino, PeterPeter Mannino 1 20 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 1.000% 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Jets. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
Traded mid-season
underline/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Zach Bogosian 200th Career NHL Game October 9, 2011
Mark Scheifele 1st Career NHL Game October 9, 2011
Mark Scheifele 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
October 19, 2011
Mark Flood 1st Career NHL Goal November 5, 2011
Johnny Oduya 100th Career NHL Point November 8, 2011
Tanner Glass 200th Career NHL Game November 10, 2011
Bryan Little 300th Career NHL Game November 14, 2011
Johnny Oduya 400th Career NHL Game November 17, 2011
Andrew Ladd 100th Career NHL Goal November 25, 2011
Nik Antropov 700th Career NHL Game November 26, 2011
Alexander Burmistrov 100th Career NHL Game December 3, 2011
Dustin Byfuglien 100th Career NHL Assist December 3, 2011
Kyle Wellwood 400th Career NHL Game December 6, 2011

Records

Player Record (Amount) Achieved

Roster

Updated January 1, 2012.[15]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
80 Antropov, NikNik Antropov C L 32 2009 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
4 Bogosian, ZachZach Bogosian D R 21 2008 Massena, New York
8 Burmistrov, AlexanderAlexander Burmistrov C L 20 2010 Kazan, Soviet Union
33 Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien (A) D R 26 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
39 Enstrom, TobiasTobias Enstrom (A) D L 27 2003 Nordingra, Sweden
17 Fehr, EricEric Fehr RW R 26 2011 Winkler, Manitoba
36 Flood, MarkMark Flood D R 27 2011 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
15 Glass, TannerTanner Glass LW L 28 2011 Regina, Saskatchewan
6 Hainsey, RonRon Hainsey D L 30 2008 Bolton, Connecticut
12 Jones, RandyRandy Jones D L 30 2011 Quispamsis, New Brunswick
9 Kane, EvanderEvander Kane LW L 20 2009 Vancouver, British Columbia
16 Ladd, AndrewAndrew Ladd (C) LW L 26 2010 Maple Ridge, British Columbia
18 Little, BryanBryan Little  C R 24 2006 Edmonton, Alberta
50 Mason, ChrisChris Mason G L 35 2010 Red Deer, Alberta
7 Meech, DerekDerek Meech  D L 27 2011 Winnipeg, Manitoba
20 Miettinen, AnttiAntti Miettinen RW L 31 2011 Hämeenlinna, Finland
29 Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya D L 30 2010 Stockholm, Sweden
31 Pavelec, OndrejOndrej Pavelec G L 24 2005 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
19 Slater, JimJim Slater C L 29 2002 Petoskey, Michigan
14 Stapleton, TimTim Stapleton RW R 29 2010 La Grange, Illinois
5 Stuart, MarkMark Stuart (A) D L 27 2011 Rochester, Minnesota
22 Thorburn, ChrisChris Thorburn (A) RW R 28 2007 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
13 Wellwood, KyleKyle Wellwood C R 28 2011 Oldcastle, Ontario
26 Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler RW R 25 2011 Plymouth, Minnesota

Transactions

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 25, 2011
[16]
To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick (#97 overall) in 2011
4th-round pick (#108 overall) in 2011
To Winnipeg Jets
3rd-round pick (#78 overall) in 2011
June 25, 2011
[16]
To San Jose Sharks
5th-round pick (#133 overall) in 2011
7th-round pick (#194 overall) in 2011
To Winnipeg Jets
4th-round pick (#119 overall) in 2011
July 8, 2011[17] To Washington Capitals
Danick Paquette
4th-round pick in 2012
To Winnipeg Jets
Eric Fehr
July 9, 2011[18] To Florida Panthers
Angelo Esposito
To Winnipeg Jets
Kenndal McArdle

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Derek Meech Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $700,000[19]
Tanner Glass Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $750,000[20]
Aaron Gagnon Dallas Stars 2 years, $1.125 million[21]
Mark Flood Manitoba Moose 1 year, $525,000[22]
Rick Rypien Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $700,000[23]
Randy Jones Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1.15 million[24]
Jason Gregoire North Dakota Fighting Sioux 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract[25]
Jason Jaffray Manitoba Moose 1 year, $675,000[26]
Kyle Wellwood San Jose Sharks 1 year, $700,000[27]

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Andrei Zubarev Atlant Moscow Oblast Undisclosed[28]
Jaime Sifers Adler Mannheim 1 year[29]
Jason Krog HV71 1 year[30]
Noah Welch HV71 1 year[31]
Radek Dvorak Dallas Stars 1 year, $1.5 million[32]
Anthony Stewart Carolina Hurricanes 2 years, $3.6 million[33]
Fredrik Pettersson Frolunda HC 4 years[34]
Eric Boulton New Jersey Devils 2 years, $1.325 million[35]
Rob Schremp MODO 1 year[36]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Brett MacLean[37] Phoenix Coyotes October 6, 2011
Ben Maxwell[38] Anaheim Ducks December 6, 2011
Antti Miettinen[39] Tampa Bay Lightning December 13, 2011

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Brett MacLean[40] Winnipeg Jets October 29, 2011
Ben Maxwell[41] Anaheim Ducks November 10, 2011

Lost via retirement

Player

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Cody Sol June 2, 2011 3 years, $1.735 million entry-level contract[42]
Andrew Ladd July 5, 2011 5 years, $22 million[43]
Blake Wheeler July 18, 2011 2 years, $5.1 million[44]
Brett Festerling July 18, 2011 1 year, $577,500[45]
Riley Holzapfel July 18, 2011 1 year, $575,000[45]
Arturs Kulda July 18, 2011 1 year, $575,000[45]
Spencer Machacek July 18, 2011 1 year, $575,000[45]
Ben Maxwell July 18, 2011 1 year, $715,000[45]
Kenndal McArdle July 18, 2011 1 year, $600,000[45]
Ivan Telegin July 26, 2011 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract[46]
Zach Bogosian September 14, 2011 2 years, $5 million[47]
Mark Scheifele October 3, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract[48]

Draft picks

Winnipeg's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round Overall Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 7 Mark Scheifele C  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
3 67 Adam Lowry LW  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 78 (from Montreal) Brennan Serville D  Canada Stouffville Spirit (OJHL)
4 119 (from San Jose) Zachary Yuen D  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 149 (from San Jose) Austen Brassard RW  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
6 157 Jason Kasdorf G  Canada Portage Terriers (MJHL)
7 187 Aaron Harstad D  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

See also

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  2. ^ NHL BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVES THRASHERS' SALE TO WINNIPEG
  3. ^ NHL Board of Governors approves sale of Thrashers to True North Sports & Entertainment
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  5. ^ THRASHERS' DUDLEY NOT RETAINED AS GM BY TRUE NORTH
  6. ^ CHEVELDAYOFF TAKES WINNIPEG GENERAL MANAGER'S JOB
  7. ^ RAMSAY INFORMED HE WILL NOT COACH WINNIPEG FRANCHISE
  8. ^ Claude Noel Named Head Coach
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  10. ^ Former Canuck Rick Rypien found dead
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  37. ^ Jets Claim Brett Maclean off Waivers
  38. ^ Jets claim Ben Maxwell off Waivers
  39. ^ Jets claim Antti Miettinen off waivers
  40. ^ Coyotes Re-Acquire MacLean
  41. ^ Ducks Claim Maxwell from Winnipeg
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