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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
On December 27, 1971, Winnipeg was granted one of the founding franchises in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The original owner was Ben Hatskin, a local figure who made his wealth in cardboard shipping containers. [1] The team took their name from the Winnipeg Jets of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). [2]
This category is for players who played for the Winnipeg Jets while the team was in the World Hockey Association. Pages in category "Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total.
This is a list of players who played at least one game for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) (1979–1996). For a list of players who played for the Jets in the World Hockey Association, see List of Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players.
On December 27, 1971, Winnipeg was granted one of the founding franchises in the World Hockey Association (WHA). By 1979, many of the WHA's teams had folded, but the Jets were absorbed into the NHL along with the Quebec Nordiques, Edmonton Oilers and Hartford Whalers as part of the WHA–NHL merger.
Blake Wheeler is the Jets captain and franchise leader in assists and points Andrew Ladd was the first captain of the Jets Mark Stuart was the Jets' franchise leader in penalty minutes Nik Antropov played two seasons with the Jets from 2011 to 2013 Johnny Oduya played one season with the Jets before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks Alexander Burmistrov
Head coach Larry Hillman, who had guided the Jets to the AVCO Cup the previous season, was fired 61 games into the season. Three days later, Tom McVie took over and coached the remaining 19 games and guided the team to a 3rd-place finish in the league, which due to the league's dwindling fortunes meant that the top five teams of the remaining seven in the league (Indianapolis folded midway in ...
The team was previously known as the Atlanta Thrashers, so a player may appear on the roster for more than one of these teams. Players who played for the original team called the Jets are located at Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players. Players who played for the Jets in the WHA are located at Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players