# 2016–17 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2016–17 Winnipeg Jets season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the sixth in Winnipeg since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.

## Standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 46 | 244 | 213 | +31 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 46 | 266 | 208 | +58 | 106 |
| 3 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 44 | 235 | 218 | +17 | 99 |
| 4 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 240 | 224 | +16 | 94 |
| 5 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 37 | 249 | 256 | −7 | 87 |
| 6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 33 | 223 | 262 | −39 | 79 |
| 7 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 22 | 56 | 4 | 21 | 166 | 278 | −112 | 48 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 41 | 226 | 221 | +5 | 94 |
| 2 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 240 | 224 | +16 | 94 |
| 3 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 37 | 249 | 256 | −7 | 87 |
| 4 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 37 | 201 | 205 | −4 | 86 |
| 5 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 33 | 223 | 262 | −39 | 79 |
| 6 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 30 | 42 | 10 | 24 | 197 | 260 | −63 | 70 |
| 7 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 30 | 43 | 9 | 26 | 182 | 243 | −61 | 69 |
| 8 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 22 | 56 | 4 | 21 | 166 | 278 | −112 | 48 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

2016 Winnipeg Jets Pre-season game log :

### Regular season

2016–17 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Jets did not qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

## Player statistics

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Mark Scheifele | 79 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 18 | 38 |
| Blake Wheeler | 82 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 6 | 47 |
| Patrik Laine | 73 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 7 | 26 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 82 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 1 | 38 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 80 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 10 | 117 |
| Bryan Little | 59 | 21 | 26 | 47 | −7 | 18 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 65 | 13 | 32 | 45 | −11 | 30 |
| Jacob Trouba | 60 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 54 |
| Adam Lowry | 82 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 52 |
| Josh Morrissey | 82 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 38 |
| Joel Armia | 57 | 10 | 9 | 19 | −8 | 20 |
| Andrew Copp | 64 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 18 |
| Tobias Enstrom | 60 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −7 | 42 |
| Paul Postma | 65 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 15 |
| Drew Stafford$^‡$ | 40 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −2 | 12 |
| Nic Petan | 54 | 1 | 12 | 13 | −13 | 12 |
| Shawn Matthias | 45 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Ben Chiarot | 59 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 33 |
| Marko Dano | 38 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Tyler Myers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Kyle Connor | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −7 | 4 |
| Chris Thorburn | 64 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −7 | 95 |
| Mark Stuart | 42 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| Brandon Tanev | 51 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −6 | 26 |
| Brian Strait | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Julian Melchiori | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Alexander Burmistrov$^‡$ | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 6 |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Nelson Nogier | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 |
| Quinton Howden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 56 | 53 | 3,033:31 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 146 | 2.89 | 1,572 | .907 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hutchinson | 28 | 20 | 1,378:20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 67 | 2.92 | 690 | .903 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondrej Pavelec | 8 | 8 | 439:30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3.55 | 233 | .888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Comrie | 1 | 1 | 59:18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.05 | 39 | .897 | 0 | 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

## Transactions

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2016 | To Philadelphia FlyersCHI's 1st-round pick in 2016 2nd-round pick in 2016 | To Winnipeg Jets1st-round pick in 2016 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
| June 25, 2016 | To Montreal Canadiens7th-round pick in 2016 | To Winnipeg Jets7th-round pick in 2017 |
| March 1, 2017 | To Boston BruinsDrew Stafford | To Winnipeg Jetsconditional 6th-round pick in 2018 |

### Lost via retirement

| Date | Player | Ref |
| June 1, 2016 | Grant Clitsome | |

### Player signings

| Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
| July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) | Julian Melchiori | 2 years, $1.25 million |
| July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) | Jamie Phillips | 2 years, $1.35 million entry-level contract |
| July 3, 2016 (2016-07-03) | Patrik Laine | 3 years, $10.725 million entry-level contract |
| July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07) | Mathieu Perreault | 4 years, $16.5 million contract extension |
| July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) | Brenden Kichton | 1 year, $600,000 |
| July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) | Mark Scheifele | 8 years, $49 million contract extension |
| July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14) | Joel Armia | 2 years, $1.85 million contract extension |
| July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14) | Adam Lowry | 2 years, $2.25 million contract extension |
| July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) | Jack Roslovic | 3 years, $3.4125 million entry-level contract |
| July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21) | Brandon Tanev | 1 year, $874,125 |
| August 15, 2016 (2016-08-15) | JC Lipon | 1 year, $650,000 |
| November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07) | Jacob Trouba | 2 years, $6 million contract extension |
| December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06) | Logan Stanley | 3 years, $3.4125 million entry-level contract |
| March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30) | Tucker Poolman | 1 year, $1.775 million entry-level contract |
| April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07) | Jansen Harkins | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15) | Sami Niku | 3 years, $2.75 million entry-level |
| June 1, 2017 (2017-06-01) | Michael Spacek | 3 years, $2.55 million entry-level |
| June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13) | Marko Dano | 1 year, $850,000 contract extension |

## Draft picks

Below are the Winnipeg Jets' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 2 | Patrik Laine | RW | Finland | Tappara (Liiga) |
| 1 | 18 | Logan Stanley | D | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 3 | 79 | Luke Green | D | Canada | Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 97 | Jacob Cederholm | D | Sweden | HV71 (SHL) |
| 5 | 127 | Jordan Stallard | C | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 6 | 157 | Mikhail Berdin | G | Russia | Russia U18 (MHL) |

### Notes

* The Philadelphia Flyers' first-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Chicago's first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2016 (22nd and 36th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2016 (79th overall) and this pick.
* The Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first and third-round pick both in 2016 (18th and 79th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for Chicago's first-round pick in 2016 (22nd overall) and this pick.
* The Winnipeg Jets' third 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 conditional sixth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Chicago's first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2016 (22nd and 36th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (18th overall) and this pick.
* The Winnipeg Jets' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.