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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
Average attendance11,316
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons
Team leaders
GoalsKeith Tkachuk (50)
AssistsKeith Tkachuk (48)
Teemu Selanne (48)
PointsKeith Tkachuk (98)
Penalty minutesJim McKenzie (202)
Plus/minusKeith Tkachuk (+11)
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 Presidents' Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings.

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Off-season

The interim label was removed from head coach Terry Simpson's title on June 20.[1]

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

Due to contractual disagreements, Keith Tkachuk was replaced as captain by Kris King.[2]

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[3]
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


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.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1995–96 regular season[4]
October: 6–4–2 (home: 4–0–2; road: 2–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
1 W October 7, 1995 7–5 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 1–0–0 13,914 Recap
2 W October 9, 1995 4–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 2–0–0 7,856 Recap
3 L October 11, 1995 4–6 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 2–1–0 18,200 Recap
4 L October 12, 1995 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 2–2–0 10,392 Recap
5 T October 15, 1995 5–5 OT Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 2–2–1 9,399 Recap
6 W October 17, 1995 5–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 3–2–1 6,770 Recap
7 T October 19, 1995 3–3 OT San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 3–2–2 9,001 Recap
8 L October 22, 1995 2–6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 3–3–2 17,033 Recap
9 W October 25, 1995 6–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 4–3–2 17,190 Recap
10 L October 27, 1995 5–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 4–4–2 10,527 Recap
11 W October 28, 1995 4–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 5–4–2 18,184 Recap
12 W October 30, 1995 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 6–4–2 7,905 Recap
November: 6–6–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
13 L November 1, 1995 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 6–5–2 8,219 Recap
14 L November 3, 1995 2–5 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 6–6–2 13,111 Recap
15 W November 5, 1995 4–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 7–6–2 10,772 Recap
16 L November 10, 1995 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 7–7–2 18,303 Recap
17 W November 14, 1995 6–5 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 8–7–2 9,716 Recap
18 W November 17, 1995 6–3 New York Rangers (1995–96) 9–7–2 11,306 Recap
19 L November 18, 1995 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 9–8–2 15,746 Recap
20 L November 21, 1995 4–5 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 9–9–2 17,167 Recap
21 W November 22, 1995 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 10–9–2 8,426 Recap
22 W November 26, 1995 4–0 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 11–9–2 10,070 Recap
23 W November 28, 1995 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 12–9–2 9,694 Recap
24 L November 30, 1995 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 12–10–2 9,222 Recap
December: 4–9–1 (home: 4–3–1; road: 0–6–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
25 T December 2, 1995 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 12–10–3 10,770 Recap
26 W December 3, 1995 5–2 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 13–10–3 8,721 Recap
27 L December 6, 1995 3–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 13–11–3 12,105 Recap
28 L December 7, 1995 3–5 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 13–12–3 17,190 Recap
29 L December 10, 1995 1–6 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 13–13–3 8,317 Recap
30 L December 12, 1995 5–6 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 13–14–3 14,321 Recap
31 W December 15, 1995 9–4 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 14–14–3 8,504 Recap
32 L December 17, 1995 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 14–15–3 18,385 Recap
33 L December 19, 1995 3–6 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 14–16–3 16,581 Recap
34 L December 21, 1995 1–6 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 14–17–3 13,601 Recap
35 W December 23, 1995 2–1 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 15–17–3 9,527 Recap
36 L December 28, 1995 3–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 15–18–3 21,701 Recap
37 W December 29, 1995 5–3 New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 16–18–3 13,003 Recap
38 L December 31, 1995 3–5 Boston Bruins (1995–96) 16–19–3 15,513 Recap
January: 5–5–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 4–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
39 W January 3, 1996 5–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 17–19–3 12,675 Recap
40 L January 5, 1996 4–5 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 17–20–3 15,412 Recap
41 W January 8, 1996 6–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 18–20–3 19,825 Recap
42 W January 10, 1996 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 19–20–3 9,326 Recap
43 L January 12, 1996 2–3 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 19–21–3 9,709 Recap
44 L January 14, 1996 4–6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 19–22–3 10,661 Recap
45 T January 16, 1996 1–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 19–22–4 10,316 Recap
46 W January 17, 1996 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 20–22–4 15,746 Recap
47 L January 24, 1996 5–6 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 20–23–4 12,049 Recap
48 L January 27, 1996 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 20–24–4 17,576 Recap
49 W January 29, 1996 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 21–24–4 15,207 Recap
February: 5–6–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
50 L February 1, 1996 4–6 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 21–25–4 16,061 Recap
51 L February 4, 1996 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 21–26–4 10,472 Recap
52 W February 8, 1996 6–2 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 22–26–4 8,673 Recap
53 W February 10, 1996 3–2 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 23–26–4 17,556 Recap
54 L February 13, 1996 4–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 23–27–4 16,355 Recap
55 L February 16, 1996 0–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 23–28–4 15,563 Recap
56 L February 18, 1996 0–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 23–29–4 20,017 Recap
57 L February 21, 1996 3–5 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 23–30–4 8,592 Recap
58 W February 23, 1996 1–0 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 24–30–4 13,741 Recap
59 W February 26, 1996 4–3 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 25–30–4 13,107 Recap
60 W February 28, 1996 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 26–30–4 13,518 Recap
March: 7–8–1 (home: 2–4–0; road: 5–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
61 W March 1, 1996 5–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 27–30–4 11,552 Recap
62 W March 3, 1996 7–5 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 28–30–4 13,107 Recap
63 L March 5, 1996 4–9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 28–31–4 15,980 Recap
64 W March 7, 1996 5–3 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 29–31–4 11,322 Recap
65 L March 9, 1996 2–4 New York Islanders (1995–96) 29–32–4 12,647 Recap
66 L March 10, 1996 2–5 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 29–33–4 14,757 Recap
67 L March 12, 1996 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 29–34–4 19,983 Recap
68 T March 13, 1996 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 29–34–5 15,746 Recap
69 L March 16, 1996 0–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 29–35–5 17,380 Recap
70 L March 20, 1996 1–7 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 29–36–5 10,800 Recap
71 W March 22, 1996 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 30–36–5 15,565 Recap
72 L March 24, 1996 2–5 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 30–37–5 15,518 Recap
73 W March 26, 1996 8–2 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 31–37–5 16,184 Recap
74 W March 27, 1996 3–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 32–37–5 16,061 Recap
75 L March 29, 1996 2–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 32–38–5 16,437 Recap
76 W March 31, 1996 4–1 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 33–38–5 18,155 Recap
April: 3–2–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 0–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap
77 W April 3, 1996 3–1 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 34–38–5 11,958 Recap
78 W April 6, 1996 4–3 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 35–38–5 15,557 Recap
79 T April 8, 1996 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 35–38–6 20,514 Recap
80 L April 10, 1996 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 35–39–6 19,983 Recap
81 W April 12, 1996 5–3 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 36–39–6 15,567 Recap
82 L April 14, 1996 2–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 36–40–6 17,174 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs[4]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–2
Game Result Date Score Opponent Attendance Series Recap
1 L April 17, 1996 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings 19,983 Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 19, 1996 0–4 @ Detroit Red Wings 19,983 Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 W April 21, 1996 4–1 Detroit Red Wings 15,544 Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap
4 L April 23, 1996 1–6 Detroit Red Wings 15,557 Red Wings lead 3–1 Recap
5 W April 26, 1996 3–1 @ Detroit Red Wings 19,983 Red Wings lead 3–2 Recap
6 L April 28, 1996 1–4 Detroit Red Wings 15,567 Red Wings win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
7 Keith Tkachuk LW 76 50 48 98 11 156 6 1 2 3 0 22
8 Teemu Selanne‡ RW 51 24 48 72 3 18 — — — — — —
10 Alexei Zhamnov C 58 22 37 59 −4 65 6 2 1 3 0 8
27 Teppo Numminen D 74 11 43 54 −4 22 6 0 0 0 −3 2
23 Igor Korolev C 73 22 29 51 1 42 6 0 3 3 −2 0
16 Ed Olczyk C 51 27 22 49 0 65 6 1 2 3 0 6
11[a] Dallas Drake RW 69 19 20 39 −7 36 3 0 0 0 −2 0
89 Darren Turcotte‡ C 59 16 16 32 −3 26 — — — — — —
4 Dave Manson D 82 7 23 30 8 205 6 2 1 3 3 30
44[b] Norm Maciver† D 39 5 25 30 −6 26 6 1 0 1 3 2
32 Mike Eastwood C 80 14 14 28 −14 20 6 0 1 1 −1 2
14 Mike Stapleton C 58 10 14 24 −4 37 6 0 0 0 −1 21
34 Darrin Shannon LW 63 5 18 23 −5 28 6 1 0 1 0 6
17 Kris King LW 81 9 11 20 −7 151 5 0 1 1 1 4
29 Craig Janney† C 13 7 13 20 2 0 6 1 2 3 0 0
5 Deron Quint D 51 5 13 18 −2 22 — — — — — —
19[c] Shane Doan RW 74 7 10 17 −9 101 6 0 0 0 0 6
24 Darryl Shannon‡ D 48 2 7 9 5 72 — — — — — —
20[d] Oleg Tverdovsky† D 31 0 8 8 −7 6 6 0 1 1 −2 0
33 Jim McKenzie LW 73 4 2 6 −4 202 1 0 0 0 0 2
26 Jeff Finley D 65 1 5 6 −2 81 6 0 0 0 −4 4
15 Randy Gilhen C 22 2 3 5 1 12 — — — — — —
18[e] Chad Kilger† LW 29 2 3 5 −2 12 4 1 0 1 0 0
2 Neil Wilkinson‡ D 21 1 4 5 0 33 — — — — — —
28[f] Craig Muni† D 25 1 3 4 6 37 6 0 1 1 −2 2
55[g] Jason Doig D 15 1 1 2 −2 28 — — — — — —
39 Iain Fraser† C 12 1 1 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
22 Craig Mills RW 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
36 Stewart Malgunas‡ D 29 0 1 1 −10 32 — — — — — —
3 Brent Thompson D 10 0 1 1 −2 21 — — — — — —
21 Denis Chasse† RW 15 0 0 0 −4 12 — — — — — —
29 Tim Cheveldae‡ G 30 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
37 Tom Draper† G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
6 Dallas Eakins† D 2 0 0 0 1 0 — — — — — —
75 Michal Grosek‡ LW 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
43[h] Ravil Gusmanov‡ LW 4 0 0 0 −3 0 — — — — — —
35 Nikolai Khabibulin G 53 0 0 0 12 6 0 0 0 0
31 Scott Langkow G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
12 Rob Murray C 1 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
30 Ed Ronan† RW 17 0 0 0 −3 16 — — — — — —
37 Dominic Roussel† G 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35 Nikolai Khabibulin 53 26 20 3 1656 152 3.13 .908 2 2914 6 2 4 214 19 3.17 .911 0 359
29 Tim Cheveldae‡ 30 8 18 3 948 111 3.93 .883 0 1695 — — — — — — — — —
37 Dominic Roussel† 7 2 2 0 134 16 3.37 .881 0 285 — — — — — — — — —
37 Tom Draper† 1 0 0 0 14 3 5.37 .786 0 34 — — — — — — — — —
31 Scott Langkow 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 1.000 0 6 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		King Clancy Memorial Trophy Kris King [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Teemu Selanne [6]
Team Molson Cup Nikolai Khabibulin

Transactions

Trades

September 20, 1995 To Philadelphia Flyers
7th round pick in 1997 (Andrew Merrick) 		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 (Chester Gallant) 		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

Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[7]

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 Fredrik Lovén Defence  Sweden Djurgardens IF (SEL)
9 214 Rob DeCiantis Centre  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

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."

Notes

  1. ^ Drake wore number 18 through February 13.
  2. ^ Maciver wore number 2 in his first game.
  3. ^ Doan wore number 21 in his first five games.
  4. ^ Tverdovsky wore number 6 in his first eight games.
  5. ^ Kilger wore number 21 in his first three games.
  6. ^ Muni wore number 24 in his first five games.
  7. ^ Doig wore number 52 in his first ten games.
  8. ^ Gusmanov wore number 50 in his first game.

References

  • "Winnipeg Jets 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  • "1995-96 Winnipeg Jets Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  1. ^ "Simpson named Winnipeg head coach - UPI Archives". UPI. June 20, 1995. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "NHL UPDATE". Tampa Bay Times. October 6, 1995. Retrieved August 21, 2023. Jets: Kris King replaces Keith Tkachuk as captain.
  3. ^ "1995-1996 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
  4. ^ a b "1995-96 Winnipeg Jets Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "King Clancy Memorial Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1996". NHL.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "1995 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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