# 2011–12 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2011–12 Winnipeg Jets season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise and the first in Winnipeg, after 12 seasons as the Atlanta Thrashers. The franchise played in Atlanta since the 1999–2000 NHL season, and relocated to Winnipeg following the conclusion of the 2010–11 NHL season. The relocation of the Thrashers to Winnipeg was confirmed by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on May 31, 2011, and approved by the NHL Board of Governors on June 21, 2011. The 2011–12 season also marks the first appearance of the Winnipeg Jets name in the NHL since the previous franchise moved from Winnipeg to Phoenix in 1996. At the end of the regular season, the team failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

## Off-season

On May 31, 2011, at a press conference at the MTS Centre, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed that the Atlanta Thrashers had been sold to True North Sports and Entertainment and would relocate to Winnipeg for the 2011–12 NHL season after a unanimous vote favoring the sale and relocation at the Board of Governors meeting on June 21, 2011. On June 4, 2011, the new owners informed general manager Rick Dudley that he would no longer be general manager of the franchise, and that the last four years of his contract were to be bought-out.
On June 8, 2011, Winnipeg named Kevin Cheveldayoff as their new general manager, having previously been serving as the assistant general manager for the Chicago Blackhawks. Additionally, on June 20, 2011, new ownership informed Craig Ramsay that he was no longer the coach of the team. Former Edmonton Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish was also informed he was out of the running for the head coaching position. On June 24, True North announced that Claude Noel would be the first head coach of the new team in Winnipeg. Noel had spent the previous season as the head coach of the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose.
The team's name was revealed to be the "Jets" at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft before the team made their selection. On August 15, Rick Rypien was found deceased at his home in Alberta. Rypien had signed a contract with the Jets in the off-season. He was 27 years old. The Jets unveiled their new jerseys at an event held on September 6 at 17 Wing in Winnipeg.

## Regular season

The Winnipeg team retained the Thrashers' place in the Southeast Division. The team played six games against its division opponents; four against other Eastern conference teams; and one or two games against Western conference teams.

## Playoffs

The Jets failed to qualify for the 2012 NHL Playoffs, finishing eleventh in the Eastern Conference.

## Standings

Southeast Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 32 | 203 | 227 | −24 | 94 |
| 2 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 92 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 35 | 235 | 281 | −46 | 84 |
| 4 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 246 | −21 | 84 |
| 5 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 32 | 213 | 243 | −30 | 82 |
Eastern Conference :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | z – New York Rangers | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 47 | 226 | 187 | +39 | 109 |
| 2 | NE | y – Boston Bruins | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 40 | 269 | 202 | +67 | 102 |
| 3 | SE | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 32 | 203 | 227 | −24 | 94 |
| 4 | AT | x – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 51 | 25 | 6 | 42 | 282 | 221 | +61 | 108 |
| 5 | AT | x – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 43 | 264 | 232 | +32 | 103 |
| 6 | AT | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 36 | 228 | 209 | +19 | 102 |
| 7 | SE | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 38 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 92 |
| 8 | NE | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 35 | 249 | 240 | +9 | 92 |
| 9 | NE | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 230 | −12 | 89 |
| 10 | SE | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 35 | 235 | 281 | −46 | 84 |
| 11 | SE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 246 | −21 | 84 |
| 12 | SE | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 32 | 213 | 243 | −30 | 82 |
| 13 | NE | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 31 | 231 | 264 | −33 | 80 |
| 14 | AT | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 27 | 203 | 255 | −52 | 79 |
| 15 | NE | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 212 | 226 | −14 | 78 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

2011 Pre–season record: 3–3–1 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 0–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecord
1September 20@ Columbus Blue Jackets (split-squad)1–5Chris MasonNationwide Arena8,8551–1–0
2Columbus Blue Jackets (split-squad)6–1Ondrej PavelecMTS Centre15,004
3September 24@ Nashville Predators3–4Chris MasonBridgestone Arena14,7011–2–0
4September 25@ Carolina Hurricanes0–4David AebischerTime Warner Cable ArenaN/A1–3–0
5September 26@ Ottawa Senators3–1Ondrej PavelecMile One Centre2–3–0
6September 28Carolina Hurricanes1–3MTS Centre15,0043–3–0
7September 30Nashville Predators3–2SOMTS Centre15,0043–3–1 :

### Regular season

2011–12 Game log: 34–31–8, 76 points (Home: 23–11–4; Road: 11–20–4) :
October: 4–6–1, 9 points (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
1October 9Montreal Canadiens1–5T. PlekanecO. PavelecMTS Centre15,0040–1–00
2October 13@ Chicago Blackhawks3–4P. KaneO. PavelecUnited Center21,1750–2–00
3October 15@ Phoenix Coyotes1–4O. Ekman-LarssonC. MasonJobing.com Arena17,1320–3–00
4October 17Pittsburgh Penguins2–1O. PavelecO. PavelecMTS Centre15,0041–3–02
5October 19@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–4OT(SO)J. LupulO. PavelecAir Canada Centre19,5141–3–13
6October 20@ Ottawa Senators1–4C. AndersonO. PavelecScotiabank Place17,9191–4–13
7October 22Carolina Hurricanes5–3C. MasonC. MasonMTS Centre15,0042–4–15
8October 24New York Rangers1–2M. BironC. MasonMTS Centre15,0042–5–15
9October 27@ Philadelphia Flyers9–8N. AntropovO. PavelecWells Fargo Center19,5883–5–17
10October 29@ Tampa Bay Lightning0–1D. RolosonO. PavelecSt. Pete Times Forum19,2043–6–17
11October 31@ Florida Panthers4–3OT(SO)A. LaddO. PavelecBankAtlantic Center11,8554–6–19 :
November: 5–5–3, 13 points (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–3–3)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
12November 3@ New York Islanders3–0O. PavelecO. PavelecNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,1575–6–111
13November 5@ New Jersey Devils2–3OTA. HenriqueO. PavelecPrudential Center14,9525–6–212
14November 6@ New York Rangers0–3D. StepanO. PavelecMadison Square Garden18,2005–7–212
15November 8@ Buffalo Sabres5–6OTJ. PominvilleO. PavelecFirst Niagara Center18,6905–7–313
16November 10Florida Panthers2–5K. VersteegO. PavelecMTS Centre15,0045–8–313
17November 12@ Columbus Blue Jackets1–2R. JohansenO. PavelecNationwide Arena15,5815–9–313
18November 14Tampa Bay Lightning5–2D. ByfuglienO. PavelecMTS Centre15,0046–9–315
19November 17Washington Capitals4–1E. KaneO. PavelecMTS Centre15,0047–9–317
20November 19Philadelphia Flyers6–4D. ByfuglienO. PavelecMTS Centre15,0048–9–319
21November 23@ Washington Capitals3–4OTJ. ChimeraO. PavelecVerizon Center18,5068–9–420
22November 25@ Carolina Hurricanes3–1A. LaddC. MasonRBC Center15,7189–9–422
23November 26@ Boston Bruins2–4C. KellyO. PavelecTD Garden17,5659–10–422
24November 29Ottawa Senators4–6E. KaneO. PavelecMTS Centre15,0049–11–422 :
December: 10–3–1, 21 points (Home: 9–2–1; Road: 1–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
25December 1Phoenix Coyotes1–0O. PavelecO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00410–11–424
26December 3New Jersey Devils4–2E. KaneO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00411–11–426
27December 6Boston Bruins2–1O. PavelecO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00412–11–428
28December 9Carolina Hurricanes4–2B. WheelerC. MasonMTS Centre15,00413–11–430
29December 10@ Detroit Red Wings1–7V. FilppulaO. PavelecJoe Louis Arena20,06613–12–430
30December 13Minnesota Wild2–1O. PavelecO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00414–12–432
31December 15Washington Capitals0–1M. NeuvirthO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00414–13–432
32December 17Anaheim Ducks5–3Z. BogosianC. MasonMTS Centre15,00415–13–434
33December 20New York Islanders2–3OT(SO)N. AntropovO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00415–13–535
34December 22Montreal Canadiens4–0B. WheelerO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00416–13–537
35December 23Pittsburgh Penguins1–4C. KunitzO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00416–14–537
36December 27@ Colorado Avalanche4–1E. KaneO. PavelecPepsi Center18,00717–14–539
37December 29Los Angeles Kings1–0OTC. MasonC. MasonMTS Centre15,00418–14–541
38December 31Toronto Maple Leafs3–2B. WheelerO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00419–14–543 :
January: 4–8–1, 9 points (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 3–6–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
39January 4@ Montreal Canadiens3–7L. EllerO. PavelecBell Centre21,27319–15–543
40January 5@ Toronto Maple Leafs0–4J. GustavssonC. MasonAir Canada Centre19,51419–16–543
41January 7@ Buffalo Sabres2–1OTJ. OduyaO. PavelecFirst Niagara Center18,69020–16–545
42January 10@ Boston Bruins3–5N. HortonO. PavelecTD Garden17,56520–17–545
43January 12San Jose Sharks0–2CoutureO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00420–18–545
44January 14New Jersey Devils1–2P. EliasO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00420–19–545
45January 16@ Ottawa Senators2–0T. EnstromC. MasonScotiabank Place19,92721–19–547
46January 17@ New Jersey Devils1–5I. KovalchukC. MasonPrudential Center14,12921–20–547
47January 19Buffalo Sabres4–1T. EnstromO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00422–20–549
48January 21Florida Panthers3–4SOK. VersteegO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00422–20–650
49January 23@ Carolina Hurricanes1–2C. WardC. MasonRBC Center16,04522–21–650
50January 24@ New York Rangers0–3H. LundqvistO. PavelecMadison Square Garden18,20022–22–650
51January 31@ Philadelphia Flyers2–1SOB. LittleO. PavelecWells Fargo Center19,87423–22–652 :
February: 7–5–2, 16 points (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 3–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
52February 2@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–1OTK. WellwoodO. PavelecSt. Pete Times Forum16,92324–22–654
53February 3@ Florida Panthers1–2K. VersteegC. MasonBankAtlantic Center16,77324–23–654
54February 5@ Montreal Canadiens0–3C. PriceO. PavelecBell Centre21,27324–24–654
55February 7Toronto Maple Leafs2–1B. WheelerO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00425–24–656
56February 9@ Washington Capitals3–2SOA. OvechkinO. PavelecVerizon Center18,50626–24–658
57February 10@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–8E. MalkinO. PavelecConsol Energy Center18,60226–25–758
58February 14New York Islanders1–3P. ParenteauO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00426–26–658
59February 16@ Minnesota Wild4–3SOE. KaneC. MasonXcel Energy Center19,06027–26–660
60February 17Boston Bruins4–2B. WheelerO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00428–26–662
61February 19Colorado Avalanche5–1B. WheelerO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00429–26–664
62February 21Philadelphia Flyers5–4OTO. PavelecO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00429–26–765
63February 23Tampa Bay Lightning4–3A. LaddO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00430–26–767
64February 25St. Louis Blues2–3SOB. WheelerC. MasonMTS Centre15,00430–26–868
65February 27Edmonton Oilers3–5T. HallO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00430–27–868 :
March: 6–7–1, 8 points (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
66March 1Florida Panthers7–0E. KaneO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00431–27–870
67March 5Buffalo Sabres3–1B. LittleO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00432–27–872
68March 8@ Vancouver Canucks2–3R. KeslerO. PavelecRogers Arena18,89032–28–872
69March 9@ Calgary Flames3–5A. TanguayO. PavelecScotiabank Saddledome19,28932–29–872
70March 14Dallas Stars5–2A. LaddO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00433–29–874
71March 16Washington Capitals3–2D. ByfuglienO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00434–29–876
72March 18Carolina Hurricanes3–4A. MiettienO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00434–30–876
73March 20@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–8J. NealO. PavelecConsol Energy Center18,58934–31–876
74March 23@ Washington Capitals4–3OTA. OvechkinO. PavelecVerizon Center18,50635–31–878
75March 24@ Nashville Predators1–3P. RinneO. PavelecBridgestone Arena17,11335–32–878
76March 26Ottawa Senators4–6E. KarlssonO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00435–33–878
77March 28New York Rangers2–4M. Del ZottoO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00435–34–878
78March 30@ Carolina Hurricanes4–3OTA. LaddC. MasonRBC Center18,68036–34–880
79March 31@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–3OTR. MaloneO. PavelecSt. Pete Times Forum19,20436–34–981 :
April: 1–1–1, 3 points (Home: 0–0–1; Road: 1–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTFirst StarDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPoints
80April 3@ Florida Panthers5–4OTA. LaddO. PavelecBankAtlantic Center17,76037–34–983
81April 5@ New York Islanders4–5M. GrabnerC. MasonNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum13,04837–35–983
82April 7Tampa Bay Lightning3–4OTT. PurcellO. PavelecMTS Centre15,00437–35–1084 :
2011–12 schedule Jets score listed first;
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Blake Wheeler | 80 | 17 | 47 | 64 | 3 | 55 |
| Evander Kane | 74 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 11 | 53 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 66 | 12 | 41 | 53 | −8 | 72 |
| Andrew Ladd | 82 | 28 | 22 | 50 | −8 | 64 |
| Kyle Wellwood | 77 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 3 | 4 |
| Bryan Little | 74 | 24 | 22 | 46 | −11 | 26 |
| Nik Antropov | 69 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 42 |
| Tobias Enstrom | 62 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 6 | 38 |
| Zach Bogosian | 65 | 5 | 25 | 30 | −3 | 71 |
| Alexander Burmistrov | 76 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 42 |
| Tim Stapleton | 63 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −2 | 10 |
| Jim Slater | 78 | 13 | 8 | 21 | −9 | 42 |
| Tanner Glass | 78 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −12 | 73 |
| Mark Stuart | 80 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −4 | 98 |
| Antti Miettinen | 45 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 0 |
| Johnny Oduya$^‡$ | 63 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −9 | 33 |
| Chris Thorburn | 72 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −6 | 83 |
| Ron Hainsey | 56 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 |
| Spencer Machacek | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Mark Flood | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 10 |
| Ben Maxwell$^{‡†}$ | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Fehr | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | 12 |
| Grant Clitsome$^†$ | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 8 |
| Randy Jones | 39 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Brett MacLean$^‡$ | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Jaffray | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 7 |
| Mark Scheifele | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Meech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Aaron Gagnon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Kenndal McArdle | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| Brett Festerling | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Arturs Kulda | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Paul Postma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrice Cormier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Klingberg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season :
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Ondrej Pavelec | 68 | 3932 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 191 | 2.91 | 2036 | .906% | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Mason | 20 | 995 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 2.59 | 422 | .898% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Mannino | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.000% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Jets. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. $^‡$Traded mid-season underline/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Blake Wheeler | NHL Second Star of the Week | February 20, 2012 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Zach Bogosian | 200th career NHL game | October 9, 2011 |
| Mark Scheifele | 1st career NHL game | October 9, 2011 |
| Mark Scheifele | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | October 19, 2011 |
| Mark Flood | 1st career NHL goal | November 5, 2011 |
| Johnny Oduya | 100th career NHL point | November 8, 2011 |
| Tanner Glass | 200th career NHL game | November 10, 2011 |
| Bryan Little | 300th career NHL game | November 14, 2011 |
| Johnny Oduya | 400th career NHL game | November 17, 2011 |
| Andrew Ladd | 100th career NHL goal | November 25, 2011 |
| Nik Antropov | 700th career NHL game | November 26, 2011 |
| Alexander Burmistrov | 100th career NHL game | December 3, 2011 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 100th career NHL assist | December 3, 2011 |
| Kyle Wellwood | 400th career NHL game | December 6, 2011 |
| Jim Slater | 400th career NHL game | December 17, 2011 |
| Ron Hainsey | 500th career NHL game | December 29, 2011 |
| Evander Kane | 100th career NHL point | January 7, 2012 |
| Chris Thorburn | 400th career NHL game | January 21, 2012 |
| Kyle Wellwood | 200th career NHL point | January 21, 2012 |
| Chris Mason | 300th career NHL game | January 23, 2012 |
| Blake Wheeler | 300th career NHL game | February 14, 2012 |
| Blake Wheeler | 100th career NHL assist | February 17, 2012 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 200th career NHL point | February 23, 2012 |
| Antti Miettinen | 500th career NHL game | February 25, 2012 |
| Tim Stapleton | 100th career NHL game | February 25, 2012 |
| Evander Kane | 200th career NHL game | March 9, 2012 |
| Bryan Little | 100th career NHL assist | March 9, 2012 |
| Spencer Machacek | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point | March 18, 2012 |
| Tobias Enstrom | 200th career NHL point | March 20, 2012 |
| Spencer Machacek | 1st career NHL goal | March 23, 2012 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 400th career NHL game | March 24, 2012 |
| Grant Clitsome | 100th career NHL game | March 28, 2012 |

### Records

| Player | Record (Amount) | Achieved |

## Transactions

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 25, 2011 | To Montreal Canadiens4th-round pick in 2011 4th-round pick in 2011 | To Winnipeg Jets3rd-round pick in 2011 |
| June 25, 2011 | To San Jose Sharks5th-round pick in 2011 7th-round pick in 2011 | To Winnipeg Jets4th-round pick in 2011 |
| July 8, 2011 | To Washington Capitals Danick Paquette 4th-round pick in 2012 | To Winnipeg Jets Eric Fehr |
| July 9, 2011 | To Florida Panthers Angelo Esposito | To Winnipeg Jets Kenndal McArdle |
| January 30, 2012 | To Calgary Flames Akim Aliu | To Winnipeg Jets John Negrin |
| February 13, 2012 | To Anaheim Ducks Riley Holzapfel | To Winnipeg Jets Maxime Macenauer |
| February 27, 2012 | To Chicago Blackhawks Johnny Oduya | To Winnipeg Jets 2nd-round pick in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013 |
Lost via retirement
Player
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Cody SolJune 2, 20113 years, $1.735 million entry-level contract
Andrew LaddJuly 5, 20115 years, $22 million
Blake WheelerJuly 18, 20112 years, $5.1 million
Brett FesterlingJuly 18, 20111 year, $577,500
Riley HolzapfelJuly 18, 20111 year, $575,000
Arturs KuldaJuly 18, 20111 year, $575,000
Spencer MachacekJuly 18, 20111 year, $575,000
Ben MaxwellJuly 18, 20111 year, $715,000
Kenndal McArdleJuly 18, 20111 year, $600,000
Ivan TeleginJuly 26, 20113 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract
Zach BogosianSeptember 14, 20112 years, $5 million
Mark ScheifeleOctober 3, 20113 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Julian MelchioriMarch 16, 20123 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract
Will O'NeillMarch 27, 20121 year, $550,000 entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Winnipeg's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Mark Scheifele | C | Canada | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
| 3 | 67 | Adam Lowry | LW | Canada | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |
| 3 | 78 (from Montreal) | Brennan Serville | D | Canada | Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) |
| 4 | 119 (from San Jose) | Zach Yuen | D | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 5 | 149 (from San Jose) | Austen Brassard | RW | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 6 | 157 | Jason Kasdorf | G | Canada | Portage Terriers (MJHL) |
| 7 | 187 | Aaron Harstad | D | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |