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The organization created the Winnipeg Jets Hall of Fame in 2016 to honour the impact and accomplishments of the original Winnipeg Jets, and the history of professional hockey in the city. [98] The inaugural inductees were the "HOT Line" consisting of Anders Hedberg, Bobby Hull and Ulf Nilsson, who were inducted on October 19, 2016. [99]
The team took their name from the Winnipeg Jets of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). [2] The Jets' first signing was Norm Beaudin (earning the player the moniker of "the Original Jet"), while the first major signing was Bobby Hull. Hull's acquisition, partially financed by the rest of the WHA's teams, gave the league instant credibility ...
As part of the transaction, the NHL agreed to transfer the Jets' name, logos, and related trademarks from the league-owned Coyotes to True North and the Thrashers thus becoming the "new" Winnipeg Jets. However, the original Jets' history remains with the Coyotes organization.
The "Seasons" column lists the first year of the season of the player's first game and the last year of the season of the player's last game. For example, a player who played one game in the 2000–2001 season would be listed as playing with the team from 2000–2001, regardless of what calendar year the game occurred within.
The team relocated to St. John's prior to the 2011–12 AHL season to make way for the arrival of the Winnipeg Jets. [18] The Moose returned to the MTS Centre for the 2015–16 season , making the arena the first (together with the SAP Center at San Jose ) to be home to both an NHL team and its AHL affiliate.
The Winnipeg Jets celebrate their first regulation win in Winnipeg at the MTS Centre on October 17, 2011. The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg . They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Winnipeg Arena was an indoor arena located in the Polo Park district of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.. The arena was the city's premier ice hockey venue from 1955 to 2004 and is best remembered as the home of the first Winnipeg Jets franchise, which played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1979 and the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to 1996.
The biggest name signed was former Chicago Black Hawks star Bobby Hull, who agreed to a ten-year, $2.7 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets, the largest in hockey history at the time, and one that lent the league instant credibility. [9] The NHL tried to block several of the defections.