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Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets
Founded 1972
History Winnipeg Jets
1972–1979 (WHA)
1979–1996 (NHL)
Phoenix Coyotes
1996–present (NHL)
Home Arena Winnipeg Arena
City Winnipeg, Manitoba
Colours Blue, red and white
Avco World Trophy 1976, 1978, 1979
Division Championships 1973, 1976, 1978

The Winnipeg Jets were a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The 1972-73 WHA season was the first Regular season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional Ice hockey team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Winnipeg Arena was an indoor arena located at 1430 Maroons Road in Winnipeg Manitoba, across the street from Canad Inns Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population The 1975–76 WHA season was the fourth season of the now defunct World Hockey Association. The 1977-78 WHA season was the sixth season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA The 1978-79 WHA season was the seventh and final Regular season of the World Hockey Association (WHA The 1972-73 WHA season was the first Regular season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA The 1975–76 WHA season was the fourth season of the now defunct World Hockey Association. The 1977-78 WHA season was the sixth season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page They played in both the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1972 to 1996. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In 1996, the franchise moved to Phoenix, Arizona because of financial troubles and became the Phoenix Coyotes. The 1996–97 NHL season was the 80th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional Ice hockey team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix.

Contents

Franchise history

The WHA Years (1972–1979)

The original Winnipeg Jets logo in the WHA
The original Winnipeg Jets logo in the WHA

The NHL had recently expanded to 16 teams, adding franchises in many hockey-hungry cities (only one in Canada), but also in Atlanta, Oakland and Los Angeles. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The California Golden Seals were a team in the National Hockey League (NHL from 1967-76 The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. The WHA brought major professional hockey to Ottawa, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Edmonton, and later Calgary. The Ottawa Nationals were a professional men's Ice hockey team based out of Ottawa Ontario Canada that played in the World Hockey Association (WHA during The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Calgary Broncos were an original World Hockey Association franchise founded November 1, 1971 by Bob Brownridge. In 1972, Winnipeg was granted one of the founding franchises in the WHA. The 1972-73 WHA season was the first Regular season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA

The Jets' first signing was Norm Beaudin ("the Original Jet") and the teams first major signing was Bobby Hull. Norman Joseph Andrew Beaudin (born November 26, 1941, in Montmartre, Saskatchewan) is a retired professional Ice hockey forward Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Hull's acquisition, partially financed by the rest of the WHA's teams, was widely seen as giving legitimacy to the WHA as a serious rival major league to the NHL.

The Jets were further noteworthy in hockey history for being the first North American club to seriously explore Europe as a source of hockey talent. Winnipeg's fortunes were bolstered by acquisitions such as Swedish forwards Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson, who starred with Hull on the WHA's most famous and successful forward line (nicknamed "the Hot Line"), and defenceman Lars-Erik Sjoberg, who would serve as the team's captain and win accolades as the WHA's best defenceman. Anders Hedberg (born February 25, 1951, in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player who was one Ulf Nilsson may refer to Ulf Nilsson (ice hockey (b 1950) - a Swedish former professional ice hockey player Ulf Nilsson (politician Defence ( defense in the USA in Ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring. Lars-Erik Sjöberg, (b May 4, 1944, in Falun, Sweden, d October 20, 1987 in Uppsala, Sweden was a Swedish In Ice hockey, each team has a designated captain, who normally wears a "C" on his or her jersey. Behind these players and other European stars such as Willy Lindstrom, Kent Nilsson, Veli-Pekka Ketola, leavened by players such as Peter Sullivan, Norm Beaudin and goaltender Joe Daley, the Jets were the most successful team in the short-lived WHA. Willy Lindström (born May 5, 1951, in Grums Sweden) is a Swedish former Ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers Kent Åke "Kenta" Nilsson (born August 31 1956 in Nynäshamn, Sweden) is a retired professional Ice hockey centre Veli-Pekka Ketola (born on 28 March, 1948 in Pori Finland. He is a retired professional Ice hockey player and coach Peter Sullivan (born June 25, 1951 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 126 games in the Norman Joseph Andrew Beaudin (born November 26, 1941, in Montmartre, Saskatchewan) is a retired professional Ice hockey forward For the professional golfer see Joe Daley (golfer Joe Daley (born February 20, 1943, East Kildonan Manitoba) is a former The team won the Avco World Trophy three times, including in the league's final season against Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers. The Avco World Trophy also known as the Avco Cup was the championship trophy of the original World Hockey Association ( 1972 - 1979) Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Jets made the finals five of the WHA's seven seasons and were widely considered one of the best teams in hockey, NHL or WHA, of the era.

Another notable accomplishment was the Jets' 5–3 victory over the Soviet National team on January 5, 1978, making the Jets the first club team to ever defeat the Soviet elite squad. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. [1]

In the last season in the WHA, Kent Nilsson had 107 points, while Morris Lukowich had 65 goals, and Peter Sullivan had 46 goals and 86 points. Kent Åke "Kenta" Nilsson (born August 31 1956 in Nynäshamn, Sweden) is a retired professional Ice hockey centre Morris Eugene Lukowich (born June 1, 1956 in Speers, Saskatchewan) was a member of the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association [2] The Jets made it to the Avco Cup and Gary Smith gave up the last goal in WHA history to Dave Semenko in a 7–3 Jets win. The Avco World Trophy also known as the Avco Cup was the championship trophy of the original World Hockey Association ( 1972 - 1979) David John "Dave" Semenko (born 12 July, 1957 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a retired hockey player who played for the [2]

Logo used on the Jets' jerseys from 1972-73
Logo used on the Jets' jerseys from 1972-73

Career Leaders (WHA)

The 1976, 1978 and 1979 Avco Cup winning Winnipeg Jets were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category. Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Ulf Nilsson may refer to Ulf Nilsson (ice hockey (b 1950) - a Swedish former professional ice hockey player Ulf Nilsson (politician Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Kim Clackson (born February 13, 1955 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a retired professional Ice hockey player who played 106 games in the For the professional golfer see Joe Daley (golfer Joe Daley (born February 20, 1943, East Kildonan Manitoba) is a former For the professional golfer see Joe Daley (golfer Joe Daley (born February 20, 1943, East Kildonan Manitoba) is a former The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum was established in 1985 when the first honoured members were named and plaques were erected in their honour

The NHL Years (1979–1996)

Winnipeg's second logo, introduced in 1973 and used when it entered the NHL in 1979 until 1990
Winnipeg's second logo, introduced in 1973 and used when it entered the NHL in 1979 until 1990

By 1979, the vast majority of the WHA's teams had folded, but the Jets were still going strong and they were absorbed into the NHL. The 1978-79 WHA season was the seventh and final Regular season of the World Hockey Association (WHA In doing so, they had to give up three of their top six scorers – the core of the last WHA champion – in a reclamation draft. They were also forced to draft 18th out of 21 teams.

With a decimated roster, the Jets finished dead last in the league in the next two seasons, including a horrendous nine-win season in 1980–81 that still ranks as the worst in franchise history. The 1980–81 NHL season was the 64th season of the National Hockey League. This stands in marked contrast to the other 1979 Avco Cup finalist, the Oilers, who became one of the most powerful teams the game has ever seen during the 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

The Jets' first two wretched NHL seasons did net them high draft picks, and in 1981, they drafted future Hall of Fame member Dale Hawerchuk. The 1981 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal Quebec. The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dale "Ducky" Hawerchuk (born April 4 1963 in Toronto Canada is a retired professional Ice hockey player The team developed into a solid core of players by the mid-1980s, with Hawerchuk, Thomas Steen, Paul MacLean, Dave Babych, Randy Carlyle, Laurie Boschman, Doug Smail, and David Ellett giving the Jets a solid nucleus and a chance to compete for a Stanley Cup championship. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Thomas Steen (born June 8, 1960 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional Ice hockey player and federal Canadian politician Paul MacLean (born 9 March, 1958 in Grostenquin, France and raised in Antigonish, Nova Scotia) is a retired professional David Michael Babych (born May 23 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey defenceman who spent Randy Carlyle (born April 19, 1956 is a former hockey defenceman and currently the head coach of the Anaheim Ducks. Laurie Boschman (born on June 4, 1960 in Major, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey centre who played Doug Smail (born 2 September, 1957 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey left winger David John George Ellett (born March 30 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is a retired Canadian Professional Ice hockey The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion

The Jets were very competitive for most of the 1980s and early 1990s, and had a very loyal following. However, regular-season success did not transfer into the playoffs. This was because the Jets played in the same division as the Oilers and Calgary Flames--by some accounts, the two best teams in the league during the second half of the 1980s. The NHL 's Smythe Division was formed in 1974 as part of the Clarence Campbell Conference. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Because of the way the playoffs were structured at the time, the Jets were all but assured of having to beat either the Oilers or the Flames (or both) to get to the Campbell Conference Finals. For example, in 1984–85, they finished with the fourth-best record in the league, with 96 points – both their best finishes as an NHL team. The 1984–85 NHL season was the 68th season of the National Hockey League. While they managed to dispatch the Flames in five games in Division Semifinals, they were swept by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Oilers in the Division Finals. In fact, Winnipeg and Edmonton played each other in the playoffs six times between 1983 and 1990, with Edmonton winning every series, holding the Jets to just 4 total victories. The 1982–83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. The 1989–90 NHL season was the 73rd season of the National Hockey League. 1987 was the last time that the Jets won a playoff series (defeating Calgary in the Division Semifinals before losing to Edmonton in the Division Finals), a drought that has continued to plague the franchise in Phoenix. The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th season of the National Hockey League.

As the NHL expanded in the United States, operating costs and salaries grew rapidly; this development hit the league's Canadian teams particularly hard. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As Winnipeg was the league's second-smallest market (eventually becoming the smallest market after the Québec Nordiques moved to Denver in 1995), the Jets were unable to retain their best players. The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The 1994–95 NHL season was the 78th Regular season of the National Hockey League. 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. For other meanings see Grass roots (disambiguation. A grassroots movement (often referenced in the context of a Political movement The Winnipeg Jets played their last-ever game on April 28, 1996, a home playoff loss to the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 4–1. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions Norm Maciver scored the last goal in Jets history. Norm Maciver (born September 8, 1964 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman

During their history, the Jets retired two numbers: Bobby Hull's #9 and Thomas Steen's #25. Thomas Steen (born June 8, 1960 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional Ice hockey player and federal Canadian politician Both numbers hang in Jobing.com Arena with the new Phoenix Coyotes franchise, in the Jets' old blue-red-white colour scheme. Jobingcom Arena is a Sports and entertainment Arena located in Glendale Arizona. Another tradition that was retained when the franchise moved to Phoenix was the "white-out," in which fans wore all white to home playoff games.

Bobby Hull's #9 jersey was temporarily "un-retired" with the acquisition of his son Brett by the Coyotes. Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario and raised in Chicago, Winnipeg and Vancouver) is a Brett wore his father's famous jersey until his own retirement on October 15, 2005, subsequent to which the number was re-retired. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

A number of former Jets remain active in the NHL; as of the 2007–08 season, these include Dallas Drake, Nikolai Khabibulin, Teppo Numminen, Teemu Selanne, Keith Tkachuk, Kris Draper, Chad Kilger and Stu Barnes. Dallas James Drake (born February 4, 1969 in Trail British Columbia) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey winger in the Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Николай Иванович Хабибулин Nikolaj Ivanovič Chabibulin; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk Teppo Numminen (born July 3, 1968 in Tampere, Finland) is a Professional hockey defenceman for the Teemu Ilmari Selänne (ˈteːmu ˈilmɑri ˈselænːe (born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Keith Matthew Tkachuk (born March 28 1972, in Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American professional Ice hockey player in Kris Draper (born May 24 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and Chad Kilger (born 27 November, 1976 in Cornwall Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player Stuart Barnes (born December 25, 1970 in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada) is an Assistant coach with the Dallas Stars of Shane Doan, the current captain of the Coyotes, is the last Jet to remain with the Winnipeg-Phoenix franchise. Shane Doan (born October 10 1976, in Eston Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey forward with the Phoenix

Possible return to Winnipeg

Although a new arena has since been built in downtown Winnipeg to replace the aged Winnipeg Arena, the arena's managers have stated that the 15,600 seat MTS Centre was not erected in hopes of attracting an NHL team back to the city. The MTS Centre is an indoor arena at 300 Portage Avenue in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, at the former Eaton's site However, the arena could be easily upgraded to NHL standards. [3] A frenzy erupted in the local and national media when many Winnipeg businessmen expressed that they were proactively approaching the idea and were in the process of forming an ownership group, although there has never been any official statement.

During the 2007 Manitoba provincial election campaign, Conservatives promised to bring an NHL team back to Winnipeg if elected. The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is a right-of-centre Political party in Manitoba, Canada. The elected NDP has also mentioned their support for the return of the Jets, with Premier Gary Doer saying he has been in talks to bring a team to the province. The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. Gary Albert Doer MLA (born March 31, 1948) is a Politician in Manitoba, Canada. [4]

During a press conference Gary Bettman stated that the idea of Winnipeg having an NHL team sounds intriguing. Gary Bruce Bettman (born June 2 1952 in Queens, New York) is the commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL a post he has held since He also stated that another team in Winnipeg could happen one day. However, Bettman has said the NHL has no plans of expanding in the near future. [5]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals scored for, GA = Goals scored against, PIM = Penalty minutes

WHA Era

Season GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoff Record
1972–73 78 43 31 4 90 285 249 757 1st, Western Won Quarterfinals (Minnesota)
Won Semifinals (Houston)
Lost Finals (New England)
1973–74 78 34 39 5 73 264 296 673 4th, Western Lost Quarterfinals (Houston)
1974–75 78 38 35 5 81 322 293 869 3rd, Canadian Did not qualify
1975–76 81 52 27 2 106 345 254 940 1st, Canadian Won Quarterfinals (Edmonton)
Won Semifinals (Calgary)
Won Finals (Houston)
1976–77 80 46 32 2 94 366 291 991 2nd, Western Won Quarterfinals (San Diego)
Won Semifinals (Houston)
Lost Finals (Quebec)
1977–78 80 50 28 2 102 381 270 988 1st, WHA Won Quarterfinals (Birmingham)
Earned Semifinals bye
Won Finals (New England)
1978–79 80 39 35 6 84 307 306 1342 3rd, WHA Won Semifinals (Quebec)
Won Finals (Edmonton)
WHA Totals 555 302 227 26 630 2270 1958 6560

NHL Era

Season GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoff Record
1979–80 80 20 49 11 51 214 314 1251 5th, Smythe Did not qualify
1980–81 80 9 57 14 32 246 400 1191 5th, Smythe Did not qualify
1981–82 80 33 33 14 80 319 332 1314 2nd, Norris Lost Norris Semifinal (St. Louis)
1982–83 80 33 39 8 74 311 333 1089 4th, Smythe Lost Smythe Semifinal (Edmonton)
1983–84 80 31 38 11 73 340 374 1579 4th, Smythe Lost Smythe Semifinal (Edmonton)
1984–85 80 43 27 10 96 358 332 1540 2nd, Smythe Won Smythe Semifinal (Calgary)
Lost Smythe Final (Edmonton)
1985–86 80 26 47 7 59 295 372 1774 3rd, Smythe Lost Smythe Semifinal (Calgary)
1986–87 80 40 32 8 88 279 271 1537 3rd, Smythe Won Smythe Semifinal (Calgary)
Lost Smythe Final (Edmonton)
1987–88 80 33 36 11 77 292 310 2278 3rd, Smythe Lost Smythe Semifinal (Edmonton)
1988–89 80 26 42 12 64 300 355 1843 5th, Smythe Did not qualify
1989–90 80 37 32 11 85 298 290 1639 3rd, Smythe Lost Smythe Semifinal (Edmonton)
1990–91 80 26 43 11 63 260 288 1675 5th, Smythe Did not qualify
1991–92 80 33 32 15 81 251 244 1907 4th, Smythe Lost Smythe Semifinal (Vancouver)
1992–93 84 40 37 7 87 322 320 1851 4th, Smythe Lost Smythe Semifinal (Vancouver)
1993–94 84 24 51 9 57 245 344 2143 6th, Central Did not qualify
1994–951 48 16 25 7 39 157 177 1141 6th, Central Did not qualify
1995–96 82 36 40 6 78 275 291 1622 5th, Central Lost Conference Quarterfinal (Detroit)
NHL Totals 1338 506 660 172 1184 4762 5347 27374
Grand Total 1893 808 887 198 1814 7032 7305 33934
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Notable Players

Team Captains

Note: This list includes Jets captains from both the NHL and WHA. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972


First round draft picks

Note: This list includes draft picks from both the NHL and WHA. Alvin Brian "Ab" McDonald (born February 18 1936, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey forward Dan Johnson (born October 1, 1944 in Winnipegosis, Manitoba) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player who spent three Lars-Erik Sjöberg, (b May 4, 1944, in Falun, Sweden, d October 20, 1987 in Uppsala, Sweden was a Swedish Barry Long (born January 3, 1949 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player who played 280 games in the National Hockey League and Morris Eugene Lukowich (born June 1, 1956 in Speers, Saskatchewan) was a member of the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association David William Christian (born May 13, 1959 in Warroad, Minnesota) is a retired American professional Ice hockey forward Lucien DeBlois (born June 21, 1957 in Joliette, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey right wing Dale "Ducky" Hawerchuk (born April 4 1963 in Toronto Canada is a retired professional Ice hockey player Thomas Steen (born June 8, 1960 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional Ice hockey player and federal Canadian politician Randy Carlyle (born April 19, 1956 is a former hockey defenceman and currently the head coach of the Anaheim Ducks. Troy Norman Murray (Born July 31, 1962 in Calgary, Alberta) is a former professional Ice hockey centre. Dean Kennedy (born January 18, 1963 in Redvers, Saskatchewan) was a professional Ice hockey player in the NHL from 1982–1995 Keith Matthew Tkachuk (born March 28 1972, in Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American professional Ice hockey player in Kris King (born February 18 1966 in Bracebridge Ontario) is a former Canadian NHL hockey player Playing career He played 14 seasons in the NHL for The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972


Hall of Famers

Retired numbers

Winnipeg Jets Individual Records

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Cole, Stephen: "The Canadian Hockey Atlas" Page 232. Doubleday Canada, 2006
  2. ^ a b The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association, p. 241, McLelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, ISBN 0–7710–8947–3
  3. ^ CANOE - SLAM! Sports - NHL - 'Nice,' but not for NHL
  4. ^ Tories vow to help Winnipeg Jets return
  5. ^ SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NHL Hockey stats, scores, standings, blogs and fantasy news from NHL Hockey columnists
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