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, Manitoba, since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.
==Off-season==
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 2–0–2 ; Road: 1–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 22 	Minnesota 	1–0 	Winnipeg 	OT 	Hellebuyck 	15,294 	0–0–1 	Recap
2 	September 23 	Winnipeg 	2–3 	Edmonton 	 	Comrie 	16,839 	0–1–1 	Recap
3 	September 25 	Edmonton 	4–3 	Winnipeg 	OT 	Pavelec 	15,294 	0–1–2 	Recap
4 	September 27 	Winnipeg 	1–8 	Minnesota 	 	Hutchinson 	17,710 	0–2–2 	Recap
5 	September 29 	Ottawa 	3–4 	Winnipeg 	OT 	Pavelec 	15,294 	1–2–2 	Recap
6 	October 1 	Calgary 	1–3 	Winnipeg 	 	Hutchinson 	15,294 	2–2–2 	Recap
7 	October 3 	Winnipeg 	3–2 	Calgary 	 	Pavelec 	19,289 	3–2–2 	Recap
===Regular season===
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October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)	October: 7–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 8 	Winnipeg 	6–2 	Boston 	 	Pavelec 	17,565 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 9 	Winnipeg 	3–1 	New Jersey 	 	Hutchinson 	14,579 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	October 12 	Winnipeg 	2–4 	NY Islanders 	 	Pavelec 	11,183 	2–1–0 	4 	Recap
4 	October 13 	Winnipeg 	4–1 	NY Rangers 	 	Hutchinson 	18,006 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	October 16 	Calgary 	1–3 	Winnipeg 	 	Pavelec 	15,294 	4–1–0 	8 	Recap
6 	October 18 	St. Louis 	4–2 	Winnipeg 	 	Pavelec 	15,294 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap
7 	October 23 	Tampa Bay 	4–3 	Winnipeg 	OT 	Pavelec 	15,294 	4–2–1 	9 	Recap
8 	October 25 	Minnesota 	4–5 	Winnipeg 	 	Hutchinson 	15,294 	5–2–1 	11 	Recap
9 	October 27 	Los Angeles 	4–1 	Winnipeg 	 	Pavelec 	15,294 	5–3–1 	11 	Recap
10 	October 29 	Chicago 	1–3 	Winnipeg 	 	Hutchinson 	15,294 	6–3–1 	13 	Recap
11 	October 31 	Winnipeg 	3–2 	Columbus 	 	Pavelec 	12,860 	7–3–1 	15 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final stats
===Skaters===
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	26	52	78	8 	49
 	71	29	32	61	16 	48
 	81	19	34	53	4 	119
 	57	17	25	42	−13	12
 	71	9 	32	41	−11	36
 	78	21	17	38	−23	28
 	72	15	23	38	3 	21
‡ 	59	17	17	34	−10	39
 	73	9 	18	27	6 	72
 	81	7 	14	21	−11	32
 	81	6 	15	21	10 	62
 	74	7 	10	17	−9 	53
 	72	2 	14	16	8 	44
 	77	7 	6 	13	8 	6
 	82	6 	6 	12	−1 	81
 	70	1 	9 	10	−9 	43
 	43	4 	6 	10	2 	12
† 	21	4 	4 	8 	−7 	8
 	26	2 	4 	6 	2 	10
 	35	1 	4 	5 	4 	44
 	64	1 	2 	3 	−7 	66
 	30	0 	3 	3 	1 	4
 	8 	0 	3 	3 	1 	2
 	26	2 	0 	2 	−3 	4
 	9 	0 	1 	1 	0 	5
‡ 	14	0 	1 	1 	−3 	8
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	11	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
===Goaltenders===
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	33	31	1,899	13	13	4	88	2.78	918	.904	1	0	0	0
 	30	25	1,586	9 	15	3	75	2.84	805	.907	0	0	0	0
 	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
==Roster==
===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
 	NHL All-Star game selection	January 6, 2016
===Milestones===
 Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 8, 2015
N. Ehlers	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point 	October 9, 2015
N. Ehlers	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 13, 2015
 	700th Career NHL Game 	October 27, 2015
 	300th Career NHL Game 	October 29, 2015
 	600th Career NHL Game 	October 31, 2015
 	400th Career NHL Game 	October 31, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 31, 2015
 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Win 	November 27, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Assist 	December 2, 2015
 	100th Career NHL Point 	December 2, 2015
 	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 LaddJay HarrisonMatt Fraser	To Winnipeg JetsMarko Dano1st-round pick in 2016conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018	
*Winnipeg to retain 36% ($1.584 million) of salary as part of trade.
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Matt Fraser 	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $650,000 	
 	Andrew MacWilliam	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $600,000 	
 	Thomas Raffl 	Red Bull Salzburg 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Brandon Tanev 	Providence College 	1 year, $925,000 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Michael Frolik	Calgary Flames 	5 years, $21.5 million 	Flames sign Michael Frolik to multi-year contract
 	Eric O'Dell 	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $700,000 	
 	Will O'Neill 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $575,000 	Penguins Sign Defenseman Will O’Neill
 	Keaton Ellerby	Barys Astana (KHL) 	1 year 	
 	Jiri Tlusty 	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $800,000 	
 	Lee Stempniak 	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $850,000 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Adam Pardy	Edmonton Oilers	February 29, 2016 	
===Lost via retirement===
Player	Ref
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Drew Stafford 	2 years, $8.7 million 	
 	Adam Pardy 	1 year, $1 million 	
 	Matt Halischuk 	1 year, $750,000 	
 	Alexander Burmistrov	2 years, 3.1 million 	
 	Patrice Cormier 	1 year, $650,000 	
 	Brendan Lemieux 	3 year, $3.375 million entry-level contract 	
 	Paul Postma 	2 years, $1.775 million 	
 	Dustin Byfuglien 	5 years, $38 million contract extension 	
 	Kyle Connor 	3 years, $5.325 million entry-level contract	
 	Nelson Nogier 	3 years, $2.32 million entry-level contract 	
 	Michael Hutchinson 	2 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
* 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.
* 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.
==References==
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