2011–12 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2011–12 Winnipeg Jets season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League franchise and the first in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 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 Gary Bettman on May 31, 2011, and approved by the NHL Board of Governors on June 21, 2011.NHL BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVES THRASHERS' SALE TO WINNIPEGNHL Board of Governors approves sale of Thrashers to True North Sports & Entertainment The 2011 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 year the team failed to qualify for a playoff spot.
==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 will 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, 2011True North Buys Thrashers, Set to Move Team to Winnipeg. TSN. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
On June 4, 2011, the new owners informed GM Rick Dudley that he would not be the GM of the team any longer and the last four years of his contract were bought out.THRASHERS' DUDLEY NOT RETAINED AS GM BY TRUE NORTH On June 8, 2011, Winnipeg named Kevin Cheveldayoff as their new GM. Cheveldayoff had been serving as the assistant GM for the Chicago Blackhawks.CHEVELDAYOFF TAKES WINNIPEG GENERAL MANAGER'S JOB On June 20, 2011, the new owners informed Craig Ramsay that he was no longer the coach of the team. Former Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish was also informed he was out of the running for the head coaching position.RAMSAY INFORMED HE WILL NOT COACH WINNIPEG FRANCHISE 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 Manitoba Moose.Claude Noel Named Head Coach
The team's name was revealed to be the "Jets" at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft before the team made their selection.True North Announces Team Name is "Winnipeg Jets"
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.Former Canuck Rick Rypien found dead
The Jets unveiled their new jerseys at an event held on September 6 at CFB Winnipeg in Winnipeg.Winnipeg Jets unveil Home & Away Jerseys
==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==
==Schedule and results==
=== Pre-season ===
 2011 Pre–season – Record: 3–3–1 (Home: 3–0–1 ; Road: 0–3–0) 
{| class="wikitable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Game	Date 	Opponent 	Score	OT	Decision 	Location 	Attendance	Record
1 	September 20	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (split-squad)	1–5 	 	Chris Mason 	Nationwide Arena 	8,855 	1–1–0
2 	September 20	Columbus Blue Jackets (split-squad) 	6–1 	 	Ondřej Pavelec 	MTS Centre 	15,004 	1–1–0
3 	September 24	@ Nashville Predators 	3–4 	 	Chris Mason 	Bridgestone Arena 	14,701 	1–2–0
4 	September 25	@ Carolina Hurricanes 	0–4 	 	David Aebischer	Time Warner Cable Arena 	N/A 	1–3–0
5 	September 26	@ Ottawa Senators 	3–1 	 	Ondřej Pavelec 	Mile One CentreThis game is part of the Kraft Hockeyville series. The game was originally scheduled for Conception Bay South while the Jets were still the Thrashers, but the Jets' relocation to Winnipeg, the subsequent relocation of the Manitoba Moose as the St. John's IceCaps, the IceCaps' affiliation with the Jets, and the IceCaps' close proximity (less than 30 km) from Conception Bay South prompted a move to the IceCaps' home arena.	 	2–3–0
6 	September 28	Carolina Hurricanes 	1–3 	 	 	MTS Centre 	15,004 	3–3–0
7 	September 30	Nashville Predators 	3–2 	SO	 	MTS Centre 	15,004 	3–3–1
=== Regular season ===
2011–12 Game Log: 34–31–8, 76 Points (Home: 23–11–4; Road: 11–20–4)	2011–12 Game Log: 34–31–8, 76 Points (Home: 23–11–4; Road: 11–20–4)	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)
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score	OT 	First Star 	Decision 	Location 	Attendance	Record	Points
1 	October 9 	Montreal Canadiens 	1–5 	 	T. Plekanec 	O. Pavelec	MTS Centre 	15,004 	0–1–0 	0
2 	October 13 	@ Chicago Blackhawks 	3–4 	 	P. Kane 	O. Pavelec	United Center 	21,175 	0–2–0 	0
3 	October 15 	@ Phoenix Coyotes 	1–4 	 	O. Ekman-Larsson	C. Mason 	Jobing.com Arena 	17,132 	0–3–0 	0
4 	October 17 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2–1 	 	O. Pavelec 	O. Pavelec	MTS Centre 	15,004 	1–3–0 	2
5 	October 19 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs 	3–4 	OT(SO)	J. Lupul 	O. Pavelec	Air Canada Centre 	19,514 	1–3–1 	3
6 	October 20 	@ Ottawa Senators 	1–4 	 	C. Anderson 	O. Pavelec	Scotiabank Place 	17,919 	1–4–1 	3
7 	October 22 	Carolina Hurricanes 	5–3 	 	C. Mason 	C. Mason 	MTS Centre 	15,004 	2–4–1 	5
8 	October 24 	New York Rangers 	1–2 	 	M. Biron 	C. Mason 	MTS Centre 	15,004 	2–5–1 	5
9 	October 27 	@ Philadelphia Flyers 	9–8 	 	N. Antropov 	O. Pavelec	Wells Fargo Center 	19,588 	3–5–1 	7
10 	October 29 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning 	0–1 	 	D. Roloson 	O. Pavelec	St. Pete Times Forum	19,204 	3–6–1 	7
11 	October 31 	@ Florida Panthers 	4–3 	OT(SO)	A. Ladd 	O. Pavelec	BankAtlantic Center 	11,855 	4–6–1 	9
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	80	17	47	64 	3 	55
 	74	30	27	57 	11 	53
 	66	12	41	53 	−8 	72
 	82	28	22	50 	−8 	64
 	77	18	29	47 	3 	4
 	74	24	22	46 	−11	26
 	69	15	20	35 	0 	42
 	62	6 	27	33 	6 	38
 	65	5 	25	30 	−3 	71
 	76	13	15	28 	4 	42
 	63	11	16	27 	−2 	10
 	78	13	8 	21 	−9 	42
 	78	5 	11	16 	−12	73
 	80	3 	11	14 	-4 	98
 	45	5 	8 	13 	−5 	0
‡ 	63	2 	11	13 	−9 	33
 	72	4 	7 	11 	−6 	83
 	56	0 	10	10 	9 	23
 	13	2 	7 	9 	8 	7
 	33	3 	4 	7 	-1 	10
‡† 	9 	1 	4 	5 	3 	0
 	35	2 	1 	3 	−6 	12
† 	12	0 	3 	3 	−3 	8
 	39	1 	1 	2 	4 	8
‡ 	5 	0 	2 	2 	1 	2
 	13	0 	1 	1 	−1 	7
 	7 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	4
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	4
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	3 	4
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	Min 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	68	3932	29	28	9 	191	2.91	2036	.906% 	4 	0	2	0
 	20	995 	8 	7 	1 	43 	2.59	422 	.898% 	2 	0	0	0
 	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 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Blake WheelerHiller, Wheeler, Spezza named Stars of the Week	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 20, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	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 Goal1st 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 Assist1st 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 (#97 overall) in 20114th-round pick (#108 overall) in 2011	To Winnipeg Jets3rd-round pick (#78 overall) in 2011
June 25, 2011 	To San Jose Sharks5th-round pick (#133 overall) in 20117th-round pick (#194 overall) in 2011 	To Winnipeg Jets4th-round pick (#119 overall) in 2011
July 8, 2011Jets Acquire Fehr from Caps 	To Washington Capitals Danick Paquette4th-round pick in 2012 	To Winnipeg Jets Eric Fehr
July 9, 2011JETS ACQUIRE KENNDAL McARDLE FROM PANTHERS	To Florida Panthers Angelo Esposito 	To Winnipeg Jets Kenndal McArdle
January 30, 2012Jets trade Akim Aliu for John Negrin 	To Calgary Flames Akim Aliu 	To Winnipeg Jets John Negrin
February 13, 2012Jets acquire Maxime Macenauer 	To Anaheim Ducks Riley Holzapfel 	To Winnipeg Jets Maxime Macenauer
February 27, 2012Jets trade Johnny Oduya to Blackhawks	To Chicago Blackhawks Johnny Oduya 	To Winnipeg Jets 2nd-round pick in 20133rd-round pick in 2013
=== Free agents signed ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Derek Meech 	Detroit Red Wings 	1 year, $700,000
Tanner Glass 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $750,000
Aaron Gagnon 	Dallas Stars 	2 years, $1.125 million
Mark Flood 	Manitoba Moose 	1 year, $525,000
Rick Rypien 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $700,000
Randy Jones 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year, $1.15 million
Jason Gregoire	North Dakota Fighting Sioux	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Jason Jaffray 	Manitoba Moose 	1 year, $675,000
Kyle Wellwood 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $700,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Andrei Zubarev 	Atlant Moscow Oblast	Undisclosed
Jaime Sifers 	Adler Mannheim 	1 year
Jason Krog 	HV71 	1 year
Noah Welch 	HV71 	1 year
Radek Dvorak 	Dallas Stars 	1 year, $1.5 million
Anthony Stewart 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2 years, $3.6 million
Fredrik Pettersson	Frolunda HC 	4 years
Eric Boulton 	New Jersey Devils 	2 years, $1.325 million
Rob Schremp 	MODO 	1 year
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Brett MacLeanJets Claim Brett Maclean off Waivers 	Phoenix Coyotes 	October 6, 2011
Ben MaxwellJets claim Ben Maxwell off Waivers 	Anaheim Ducks 	December 6, 2011
Antti MiettinenJets claim Antti Miettinen off waivers	Tampa Bay Lightning 	December 13, 2011
Grant ClitsomeJets claim Grant Clitsome off waivers 	Columbus Blue Jackets	February 27, 2012
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Brett MacLeanCoyotes Re-Acquire MacLean 	Winnipeg Jets	October 29, 2011
Ben MaxwellDucks Claim Maxwell from Winnipeg	Anaheim Ducks	November 10, 2011
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
===Player signings===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Cody Sol 	June 2, 2011 	3 years, $1.735 million entry-level contract
Andrew Ladd 	July 5, 2011 	5 years, $22 million
Blake Wheeler 	July 18, 2011 	2 years, $5.1 million
Brett Festerling	July 18, 2011 	1 year, $577,500
Riley Holzapfel 	July 18, 2011 	1 year, $575,000
Arturs Kulda 	July 18, 2011 	1 year, $575,000
Spencer Machacek	July 18, 2011 	1 year, $575,000
Ben Maxwell 	July 18, 2011 	1 year, $715,000
Kenndal McArdle 	July 18, 2011 	1 year, $600,000
Ivan Telegin 	July 26, 2011 	3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract
Zach Bogosian 	September 14, 2011	2 years, $5 million
Mark Scheifele 	October 3, 2011 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Julian Melchiori	March 16, 2012 	3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract
Will O'Neill 	March 27, 2012 	1 year, $550,000 entry-level contract
Jim Slater 	June 13, 2012 	3 years, $4.8 million
== 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 	 	Barrie Colts (OHL)
3 	67 	Adam Lowry 	LW 	 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 	78 (from Montreal) 	Brennan Serville	D 	 	Stouffville Spirit (OJHL)
4 	119 (from San Jose)	Zachary Yuen 	D 	 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
5 	149 (from San Jose)	Austen Brassard 	RW 	 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
6 	157 	Jason Kasdorf 	G 	 	Portage Terriers (MJHL)
7 	187 	Aaron Harstad 	D 	 	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
== See also ==
* 2011–12 NHL season
==References==
Category:Winnipeg Jets seasons
Winnipeg Jets season, 2011–12