The 1995–96 Winnipeg Jets season was the team's 24th and their final season in Winnipeg before the franchise 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.
Relocation to Phoenix
As the National Hockey League (NHL) expanded into the United States, team operating costs and salaries grew rapidly; this development put high strain 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 (the last remaining original Jet still 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.
Regular season
Their 36 wins was the highest since the Jets won 40 games during the 1992–93 season.
Season standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
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.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
+/- |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Tkachuk, KeithKeith Tkachuk | LW | 76 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 156 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 6 |
Selanne, TeemuTeemu Selanne | RW | 51 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Zhamnov, AlexeiAlexei Zhamnov | C | 58 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 65 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Numminen, TeppoTeppo Numminen | D | 74 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 22 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Korolev, IgorIgor Korolev | C | 73 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Olczyk, EdEd Olczyk | C | 51 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 65 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
Drake, DallasDallas Drake | RW | 69 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 36 | -7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Turcotte, DarrenDarren Turcotte | C | 59 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 26 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Manson, DaveDave Manson | D | 82 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 205 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Maciver, NormNorm Maciver | D | 39 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 26 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Eastwood, MikeMike Eastwood | C | 80 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 20 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Stapleton, MikeMike Stapleton | C | 58 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 37 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Shannon, DarrinDarrin Shannon | LW | 63 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
King, KrisKris King | LW | 81 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 151 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Janney, CraigCraig Janney | C | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Quint, DeronDeron Quint | D | 51 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 22 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Doan, ShaneShane Doan | RW | 74 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 101 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Shannon, DarrylDarryl Shannon | D | 48 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tverdovsky, OlegOleg Tverdovsky | D | 31 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McKenzie, JimJim McKenzie | LW | 73 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 202 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Finley, JeffJeff Finley | D | 65 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 81 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gilhen, RandyRandy Gilhen | C | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kilger, ChadChad Kilger | LW | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wilkinson, NeilNeil Wilkinson | D | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Muni, CraigCraig Muni | D | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doig, JasonJason Doig | D | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fraser, IainIain Fraser | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mills, CraigCraig Mills | RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malgunas, StewartStewart Malgunas | D | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thompson, BrentBrent Thompson | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chasse, DenisDenis Chasse | RW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cheveldae, TimTim Cheveldae | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Draper, TomTom Draper | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eakins, DallasDallas Eakins | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grosek, MichalMichal Grosek | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gusmanov, RavilRavil Gusmanov | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin | G | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Langkow, ScottScott Langkow | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Murray, RobRob Murray | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ronan, EdEd Ronan | RW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roussel, DominicDominic Roussel | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
SA |
SV |
SV% |
Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin | 2914 | 53 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 152 | 3.13 | 2 | 1656 | 1504 | .908 |
Cheveldae, TimTim Cheveldae | 1695 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 111 | 3.93 | 0 | 948 | 837 | .883 |
Roussel, DominicDominic Roussel | 285 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3.37 | 0 | 134 | 118 | .881 |
Draper, TomTom Draper | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.29 | 0 | 14 | 11 | .786 |
Langkow, ScottScott 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 |
Manson, DaveDave Manson | D | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Zhamnov, AlexeiAlexei Zhamnov | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Janney, CraigCraig Janney | C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olczyk, EdEd Olczyk | C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tkachuk, KeithKeith Tkachuk | LW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korolev, IgorIgor Korolev | C | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kilger, ChadChad Kilger | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Maciver, NormNorm Maciver | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shannon, DarrinDarrin Shannon | LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eastwood, MikeMike Eastwood | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
King, KrisKris King | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Muni, CraigCraig Muni | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tverdovsky, OlegOleg Tverdovsky | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doan, ShaneShane Doan | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Drake, DallasDallas Drake | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Finley, JeffJeff Finley | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fraser, IainIain Fraser | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai Khabibulin | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McKenzie, JimJim McKenzie | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mills, CraigCraig Mills | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Numminen, TeppoTeppo Numminen | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stapleton, MikeMike Stapleton | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
SA |
SV |
SV% |
Khabibulin, NikolaiNikolai 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;
Transactions
Trades
Waivers
Free agents
Draft picks
NHL Entry Draft
Roster
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References
- ↑ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ↑ "1995–96 Winnipeg Jets Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ↑ "1995-96 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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