# 2015–16 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2015–16 Winnipeg Jets season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the fifth in Winnipeg, since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2015–16 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Jets failed to qualify for the playoffs.

## Player statistics

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Blake Wheeler | 82 | 26 | 52 | 78 | 8 | 49 |
| Mark Scheifele | 71 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 16 | 48 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 81 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 4 | 119 |
| Bryan Little | 57 | 17 | 25 | 42 | −13 | 12 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 71 | 9 | 32 | 41 | −11 | 36 |
| Drew Stafford | 78 | 21 | 17 | 38 | −23 | 28 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 72 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 21 |
| Andrew Ladd$^‡$ | 59 | 17 | 17 | 34 | −10 | 39 |
| Tyler Myers | 73 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 72 |
| Alexander Burmistrov | 81 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −11 | 32 |
| Jacob Trouba | 81 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 62 |
| Adam Lowry | 74 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −9 | 53 |
| Tobias Enstrom | 72 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 44 |
| Andrew Copp | 77 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| Chris Thorburn | 82 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −1 | 81 |
| Joel Armia | 43 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Ben Chiarot | 70 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −9 | 43 |
| Marko Dano$^†$ | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −7 | 8 |
| Nic Petan | 26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Anthony Peluso | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 44 |
| Mark Stuart | 64 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 66 |
| Matt Halischuk | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Scott Kosmachuk | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Postma | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
| JC Lipon | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Adam Pardy$^‡$ | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 8 |
| Patrice Cormier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Melchiori | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Morrissey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase De Leo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Tanev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Ondrej Pavelec | 33 | 31 | 1,899 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 88 | 2.78 | 918 | .904 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hutchinson | 30 | 25 | 1,586 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 75 | 2.84 | 805 | .907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 26 | 26 | 1,433 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 56 | 2.34 | 683 | .918 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Jets. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record

### Suspensions/fines

| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
| Alexander Burmistrov | Elbowing Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon during NHL Game No. 118 in Winnipeg on Sunday, October 25, 2015, at 13:11 of the second period. | — | $4,166.67 | October 26, 2015 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 547 in Winnipeg on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. | — | $2,000.00 | January 7, 2016 |
| Tyler Myers | Cross-checking San Jose Sharks forward Tommy Wingels during NHL Game No. 638 in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at 12:55 of the third period. | — | $5,000.00 | January 13, 2016 |
| Drew Stafford | High-sticking Colorado Avalanche forward Nick Holden during NHL Game No. 785 in Denver on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at 15:15 of the second period. | 1 game | $23,387.10 | February 8, 2016 |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| D. Byfuglien | NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| N. Petan | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 8, 2015 |
| N. Ehlers | 1st Career NHL Game | October 8, 2015 |
| N. Ehlers | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | October 9, 2015 |
| N. Ehlers | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 13, 2015 |
| A. Ladd | 700th Career NHL Game | October 27, 2015 |
| M. Perreault | 300th Career NHL Game | October 29, 2015 |
| D. Stafford | 600th Career NHL Game | October 31, 2015 |
| T. Myers | 400th Career NHL Game | October 31, 2015 |
| A. Copp | 1st Career NHL Goal | October 31, 2015 |
| C. Hellebuyck | 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win | November 27, 2015 |
| M. Perreault | 100th Career NHL Assist | December 2, 2015 |
| M. Scheifele | 100th Career NHL Point | December 2, 2015 |
| M. Stuart | 600th Career NHL Game | December 21, 2015 |

## Transactions

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details | Ref |
| February 25, 2016 | To Chicago BlackhawksAndrew Ladd$^{Note1}$ Jay Harrison Matt Fraser | To Winnipeg JetsMarko Dano 1st-round pick in 2016 conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018 | |
* $^{Note1}$ Winnipeg to retain 36% ($1.584 million) of salary as part of trade.
Lost via retirement
PlayerRef
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)Drew Stafford2 years, $8.7 million
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)Adam Pardy1 year, $1 million
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)Matt Halischuk1 year, $750,000
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)Alexander Burmistrov2 years, 3.1 million
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)Patrice Cormier1 year, $650,000
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03)Brendan Lemieux3 year, $3.375 million entry-level contract
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)Paul Postma2 years, $1.775 million
February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)Dustin Byfuglien5 years, $38 million contract extension
April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)Kyle Connor3 years, $5.325 million entry-level contract
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)Nelson Nogier3 years, $2.32 million entry-level contract
June 21, 2016 (2016-06-21)Michael Hutchinson2 years, $2.3 million :

## Draft picks

Below are the Winnipeg Jets' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 17 | Kyle Connor | Left Wing | United States | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
| 1 | 25 | Jack Roslovic | Centre | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program |
| 2 | 47 | Jansen Harkins | Centre | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 3 | 78 | Erik Foley | Left Wing | United States | Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL) |
| 4 | 108 | Michael Spacek | Right Wing | Czech Republic | HC Pardubice (Czech) |
| 6 | 168 | Mason Appleton | Centre | United States | Tri-City Storm (USHL) |
| 7 | 198 | Sami Niku | Defense | Finland | JYP (Liiga) |
| 7 | 203 | Matteo Gennaro | Centre | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |

### Draft notes

* $^a$ The Sabres' first-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on February 11, 2015 that sent Evander Kane, Zach Bogosian and Jason Kasdorf to Buffalo in exchange for Tyler Myers, Drew Stafford, Joel Armia, Brendan Lemieux and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Winnipeg will receive the lowest of Buffalo's first-round picks in 2015 – was converted on April 27, 2015 when the Islanders were eliminated from the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, ensuring that the Blues' first-round pick would be lower.
* The Winnipeg Jets' fifth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent Jiri Tlusty to Winnipeg in exchange for a third-round pick in 2016 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Carolina will receive a fifth-round pick in 2015 if Winnipeg qualifies for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs – was converted on April 9, 2015.
* $^b$ The Washington Capitals' seventh-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Edward Pasquale and a sixth-round pick in 2014 to Washington in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2014, Nashville's seventh-round pick in 2014 and this pick.