1995–96 Winnipeg Jets season

The 1995–96 Winnipeg Jets season was the team's 24th and their final season in Winnipeg before the franchise moved to Phoenix and renamed to the Phoenix Coyotes.
==Relocation to Phoenix==
As the NHL expanded in the United States, operating costs and salaries grew rapidly; this development hit the league's Canadian teams particularly hard. As Winnipeg was the league's second-smallest market (eventually becoming the smallest market after the Quebec Nordiques moved to Denver in 1995), the Jets were unable to retain their best players. Various schemes were devised to save the team through a tremendous grassroots effort and government funds, but in the end the efforts were not enough.
Despite strong fan support, the Winnipeg Jets were at a financial disadvantage with many American franchises. The team was sold to Phoenix businessmen Steven Gluckstern and Richard Burke, and in 1996, the club moved to Arizona and became the Phoenix Coyotes. In the summer that the move took place, the franchise saw the exit of Jets stars like Teemu Selanne and Alexei Zhamnov, while the team added established superstar Jeremy Roenick from the Chicago Blackhawks. Roenick teamed up with power wingers Keith Tkachuk and Rick Tocchet to form a dynamic 1–2–3 offensive punch that led the Coyotes through their first years in Arizona. Also impressive were young players like Shane Doan (the last remaining original Jet), Oleg Tverdovsky, and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, whom the fans nicknamed the "Bulin Wall."
==Offseason==
The Jets picked Shane Doan of the Kamloops Blazers as their first-round pick, seventh-overall.
==Regular season==
Their 36 wins was the highest since the Jets won 40 games during the 1992–93 season. 
===Season standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 7, 1995 	7–5 	Dallas Stars (1995–96) 	1–0–0
2 	W	October 9, 1995 	4–3 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 	2–0–0
3 	L	October 11, 1995 	4–6 	@ New York Rangers (1995–96) 	2–1–0
4 	L	October 12, 1995 	1–4 	@ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 	2–2–0
5 	T	October 15, 1995 	5–5 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 	2–2–1
6 	W	October 17, 1995 	5–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 	3–2–1
7 	T	October 19, 1995 	3–3 OT	San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 	3–2–2
8 	L	October 22, 1995 	2–6 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)	3–3–2
9 	W	October 25, 1995 	6–1 	@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 	4–3–2
10 	L	October 27, 1995 	5–7 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 	4–4–2
11 	W	October 28, 1995 	4–1 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 	5–4–2
12 	W	October 30, 1995 	3–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 	6–4–2
13 	L	November 1, 1995 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 	6–5–2
14 	L	November 3, 1995 	2–5 	Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 	6–6–2
15 	W	November 5, 1995 	4–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 	7–6–2
16 	L	November 10, 1995	2–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 	7–7–2
17 	W	November 14, 1995	6–5 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 	8–7–2
18 	W	November 17, 1995	6–3 	New York Rangers (1995–96) 	9–7–2
19 	L	November 18, 1995	1–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 	9–8–2
20 	L	November 21, 1995	4–5 	@ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 	9–9–2
21 	W	November 22, 1995	3–1 	@ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 	10–9–2
22 	W	November 26, 1995	4–0 	Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 	11–9–2
23 	W	November 28, 1995	4–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 	12–9–2
24 	L	November 30, 1995	1–4 	St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 	12–10–2
25 	T	December 2, 1995 	2–2 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 	12–10–3
26 	W	December 3, 1995 	5–2 	Calgary Flames (1995–96) 	13–10–3
27 	L	December 6, 1995 	3–6 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 	13–11–3
28 	L	December 7, 1995 	3–5 	@ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 	13–12–3
29 	L	December 10, 1995	1–6 	Washington Capitals (1995–96) 	13–13–3
30 	L	December 12, 1995	5–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 	13–14–3
31 	W	December 15, 1995	9–4 	Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 	14–14–3
32 	L	December 17, 1995	1–3 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 	14–15–3
33 	L	December 19, 1995	3–6 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 	14–16–3
34 	L	December 21, 1995	1–6 	@ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 	14–17–3
35 	W	December 23, 1995	2–1 	St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 	15–17–3
36 	L	December 28, 1995	3–4 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 	15–18–3
37 	W	December 29, 1995	5–3 	New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 	16–18–3
38 	L	December 31, 1995	3–5 	Boston Bruins (1995–96) 	16–19–3
39 	W	January 3, 1996 	5–4 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 	17–19–3
40 	L	January 5, 1996 	4–5 	@ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 	17–20–3
41 	W	January 8, 1996 	6–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 	18–20–3
42 	W	January 10, 1996 	4–1 	Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 	19–20–3
43 	L	January 12, 1996 	2–3 	Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 	19–21–3
44 	L	January 14, 1996 	4–6 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 	19–22–3
45 	T	January 16, 1996 	1–1 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 	19–22–4
46 	W	January 17, 1996 	4–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 	20–22–4
47 	L	January 24, 1996 	5–6 	St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 	20–23–4
48 	L	January 27, 1996 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 	20–24–4
49 	W	January 29, 1996 	2–1 	@ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 	21–24–4
50 	L	February 1, 1996 	4–6 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 	21–25–4
51 	L	February 4, 1996 	2–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 	21–26–4
52 	W	February 8, 1996 	6–2 	Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 	22–26–4
53 	W	February 10, 1996	3–2 	@ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 	23–26–4
54 	L	February 13, 1996	4–5 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 	23–27–4
55 	L	February 16, 1996	0–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 	23–28–4
56 	L	February 18, 1996	0–3 	@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 	23–29–4
57 	L	February 21, 1996	3–5 	Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 	23–30–4
58 	W	February 23, 1996	1–0 OT	Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 	24–30–4
59 	W	February 26, 1996	4–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 	25–30–4
60 	W	February 28, 1996	4–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 	26–30–4
61 	W	March 1, 1996 	5–2 	@ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 	27–30–4
62 	W	March 3, 1996 	7–5 	@ New York Islanders (1995–96) 	28–30–4
63 	L	March 5, 1996 	4–9 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 	28–31–4
64 	W	March 7, 1996 	5–3 	Florida Panthers (1995–96) 	29–31–4
65 	L	March 9, 1996 	2–4 	New York Islanders (1995–96) 	29–32–4
66 	L	March 10, 1996 	2–5 	Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 	29–33–4
67 	L	March 12, 1996 	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 	29–34–4
68 	T	March 13, 1996 	3–3 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 	29–34–5
69 	L	March 16, 1996 	0–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 	29–35–5
70 	L	March 20, 1996 	1–7 	San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 	29–36–5
71 	W	March 22, 1996 	4–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 	30–36–5
72 	L	March 24, 1996 	2–5 	Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 	30–37–5
73 	W	March 26, 1996 	8–2 	@ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 	31–37–5
74 	W	March 27, 1996 	3–1 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 	32–37–5
75 	L	March 29, 1996 	2–3 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 	32–38–5
76 	W	March 31, 1996 	4–1 	@ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 	33–38–5
77 	W	April 3, 1996 	3–1 	Dallas Stars (1995–96) 	34–38–5
78 	W	April 6, 1996 	4–3 	Calgary Flames (1995–96) 	35–38–5
79 	T	April 8, 1996 	2–2 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 	35–38–6
80 	L	April 10, 1996 	2–5 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 	35–39–6
81 	W	April 12, 1996 	5–3 	Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 	36–39–6
82 	L	April 14, 1996 	2–5 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96)	36–40–6
==Playoffs==
Lost the first round series 4–2 to Detroit Red Wings. The Winnipeg Jets played their last-ever game on April 28, 1996, a home playoff loss to the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 4–1. Norm Maciver scored the last goal in Jets history.
Date 	Away team 	Score	Home team
April 17	Winnipeg Jets 	1–4 	Detroit Red Wings
April 19	Winnipeg Jets 	0–4 	Detroit Red Wings
April 21	Detroit Red Wings	1–4 	Winnipeg Jets
April 23	Detroit Red Wings	6–1 	Winnipeg Jets
April 26	Winnipeg Jets 	3–1 	Detroit Red Wings
April 28	Detroit Red Wings	4–1 	Winnipeg Jets
==Player stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	76	50	48	98 	156	11 	20 	2 	6
 	RW 	51	24	48	72 	18 	3 	6 	1 	4
 	C 	58	22	37	59 	65 	-4 	5 	0 	2
 	D 	74	11	43	54 	22 	-4 	6 	0 	3
 	C 	73	22	29	51 	42 	1 	8 	0 	5
 	C 	51	27	22	49 	65 	0 	16 	0 	1
 	RW 	69	19	20	39 	36 	-7 	4 	4 	2
 	C 	59	16	16	32 	26 	-3 	2 	0 	2
 	D 	82	7 	23	30 	205	8 	3 	0 	0
 	D 	39	5 	25	30 	26 	-6 	2 	0 	0
 	C 	80	14	14	28 	20 	-14	2 	0 	3
 	C 	58	10	14	24 	37 	-4 	3 	1 	0
 	LW 	63	5 	18	23 	28 	-5 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	81	9 	11	20 	151	-7 	0 	1 	2
 	C 	13	7 	13	20 	0 	2 	2 	0 	1
 	D 	51	5 	13	18 	22 	-2 	2 	0 	0
 	RW 	74	7 	10	17 	101	-9 	1 	0 	3
 	D 	48	2 	7 	9 	72 	5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	31	0 	8 	8 	6 	-7 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	73	4 	2 	6 	202	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	65	1 	5 	6 	81 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	22	2 	3 	5 	12 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	29	2 	3 	5 	12 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	21	1 	4 	5 	33 	0 	0 	1 	1
 	D 	25	1 	3 	4 	37 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	15	1 	1 	2 	28 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	12	1 	1 	2 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	29	0 	1 	1 	32 	-10	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0 	1 	1 	21 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	15	0 	0 	0 	12 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	30	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	53	0 	0 	0 	12 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	17	0 	0 	0 	16 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	2914	53	26	20	3	152	3.13	2 	1656	1504	.908
 	1695	30	8 	18	3	111	3.93	0 	948 	837 	.883
 	285 	7 	2 	2 	0	16 	3.37	0 	134 	118 	.881
 	34 	1 	0 	0 	0	3 	5.29	0 	14 	11 	.786
 	6 	1 	0 	0 	0	0 	0.00	0 	2 	2 	1.000
Team: 	4934	82	36	40	6	282	3.43	2 	2754	2472	.898
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	D 	6 	2	1	3 	30 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	6 	2	1	3 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	1	2	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	1	2	3 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	1	2	3 	22 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0	3	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	1	0	1 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	6 	1	0	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	1	0	1 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	5 	0	1	1 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	1	1 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	0	0	0 	6 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	6 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0	0	0 	21 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	359	6 	2	4	19	3.18	0 	214	195	.911
Team: 	359	6 	2	4	19	3.18	0 	214	195	.911
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage; 
==Awards and records==
==Transactions==
===Trades===
September 20, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers7th round pick in 1997 - Andrew Merrick 	To Winnipeg JetsAndre Faust
October 6, 1995 	To Hartford WhalersNelson Emerson 	To Winnipeg JetsDarren Turcotte
December 28, 1995 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsNeil Wilkinson 	To Winnipeg JetsNorm Maciver
February 7, 1996 	To Anaheim Mighty DucksTeemu Selanne Marc Chouinard 4th round pick in 1996 - Kim Staal	To Winnipeg JetsChad Kilger Oleg Tverdovsky 3rd round pick in 1996 - Per-Anton Lundstrom
February 15, 1996 	To Buffalo SabresMichal Grosek Darryl Shannon 	To Winnipeg JetsCraig Muni 1st round pick in 1996 - Daniel Briere
February 15, 1996 	To Washington CapitalsStewart Malgunas 	To Winnipeg JetsDenis Chasse
February 27, 1996 	To Philadelphia FlyersTim Cheveldae 3rd round pick in 1996 - Chester Gallant 	To Winnipeg JetsDominic Roussel
March 18, 1996 	To San Jose SharksDarren Turcotte 2nd round pick in 1996 - Remi Royer 	To Winnipeg JetsCraig Janney
March 20, 1996 	To Chicago BlackhawksRavil Gusmanov 	To Winnipeg Jets4th round pick in 1996 - Vladimir Antipov
===Waivers===
October 1, 1995	From New York IslandersJim McKenzie
March 20, 1996 	From St. Louis BluesDallas Eakins
===Free agents===
{| cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" |
Player 	Former Team
Parris Duffus 	Undrafted Free Agent
Jason Simon 	New York Islanders
Stewart Malgunas	Philadelphia Flyers
Chris Govedaris 	Detroit Red Wings
Mike Stapleton 	Edmonton Oilers
Iain Fraser 	Edmonton Oilers
Ed Ronan 	Montreal Canadiens
Tom Draper 	New York Islanders
{| cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" |
Player 	New Team
Oleg Mikulchik 	Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Stephane Beauregard	San Francisco Spiders (IHL)
==Draft picks==
===NHL entry draft===
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team
1 	7 	Shane Doan 	Centre 	 	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
2 	32 	Marc Chouinard 	Centre 	 	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
2 	34 	Jason Doig 	Defence 	 	Laval Titan Collège Français (QMJHL)
3 	67 	Brad Isbister 	Defence 	 	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4 	84 	Justin Kurtz 	Defence 	 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5 	121	Brian Elder 	Goaltender	 	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6 	137	Sylvain Daigle 	Goaltender	 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7 	162	Paul Traynor 	Defence 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
8 	188	Jaroslav Obsut 	Right wing	 	Battlefords North Stars (SJHL)
8 	189	Fredrik Loven 	Defence 	 	Djurgardens IF (SEL)
9 	214	Robert DeCiantis	Centre 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
==References==
*Jets on Hockey Database
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