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The 1978–79 Winnipeg Jets season was the franchise's seventh and final season in the World Hockey Association. The WHA folded after the season. Regular season
This is a list of players who played at least one game for the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association (WHA) (1972–1979). For a list of players who played for the Jets in the National Hockey League, see List of Winnipeg Jets (1979–96) players
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 1978–79 WHA season was the seventh and final season of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Prior to the start of the season, the Houston Aeros folded leaving seven teams to start the season. Only six would finish however, as the Indianapolis Racers folded after 25 games on December 15, 1978.
However, with a decimated roster, the Jets finished at the bottom in overall league standings during their first two seasons in the NHL, including a horrendous nine-win season in 1980–81 that still ranks as the worst in the Jets/Coyotes history. This stands in marked contrast to the other 1979 Avco Cup finalist, the Oilers, who went on to ...
McVie became the Jets head coach late in the 1978–79 season, going 11-8-0 in nineteen games, followed by a record of 8–2 in the playoffs to lead Winnipeg to the Avco Cup. McVie had head coaching experience in the NHL , as he coached the Washington Capitals to a 49-122-33 record from 1975 to 1978.
The 1977–78 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' sixth season of operation in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Jets, finalists in 1977, qualified first for the playoffs and the championship against the New England Whalers in the Final. It was the Jets' second Avco Cup win.
Anders Hedberg, Lars-Erik Sjöberg, and Ulf Nilsson all signed with the Jets in 1974 and thrived in North America, both in terms of the WHA and later entering the NHL. [13] [page needed] The Jets won three of the six remaining WHA playoff championships after they signed European players, and their success sparked similar signings league-wide ...