2016–17 Winnipeg Jets season

2016–17 Winnipeg Jets
Division 5th Central
Conference 8th Western
2016–17 record 12–13–2
Home record 8–5–0
Road record 4–8–2
Goals for 72
Goals against 80
Team information
General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff
Coach Paul Maurice
Captain Blake Wheeler
Alternate captains Dustin Byfuglien
Mark Scheifele
Arena MTS Centre
Team leaders
Goals Patrik Laine (16)
Assists Nikolaj Ehlers (18)
Points Mark Scheifele (26)
Penalties in minutes Chris Thorburn (43)
Plus/minus Tyler Myers
Mark Scheifele (+5)
Wins Connor Hellebuyck (9)
Goals against average Connor Hellebuyck (2.76)
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The 2016–17 Winnipeg Jets season is the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the sixth in Winnipeg, Manitoba since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.[1]

Off-season


Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Blackhawks 25 16 6 3 14 72 63 +9 35
2 St. Louis Blues 24 14 7 3 13 67 67 0 31
3 Minnesota Wild 23 11 8 4 11 64 50 +14 26
4 Nashville Predators 22 11 8 3 11 65 57 +8 25
5 Dallas Stars 25 9 10 6 9 63 85 22 24
6 Winnipeg Jets 26 11 13 2 10 69 78 9 24
7 Colorado Avalanche 22 9 12 1 9 49 66 17 19
Updated to game(s) played on December 2, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Blackhawks 25 16 6 3 14 72 63 +9 35
2 St. Louis Blues 24 14 7 3 13 67 67 0 31
3 Minnesota Wild 23 11 8 4 11 64 50 +14 26
Top 3 (Pacific Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 San Jose Sharks 25 15 9 1 15 60 51 +9 31
2 Anaheim Ducks 24 12 8 4 12 62 56 +6 28
3 Edmonton Oilers 25 13 10 2 12 76 66 +10 28
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA Los Angeles Kings 24 13 10 1 12 62 61 +1 27
2 PA Calgary Flames 27 12 13 2 10 63 79 16 26
3 CE Nashville Predators 22 11 8 3 11 65 57 +8 25
4 CE Dallas Stars 25 9 10 6 9 63 85 22 24
5 CE Winnipeg Jets 26 11 13 2 10 69 78 9 24
6 PA Vancouver Canucks 24 10 12 2 8 55 73 18 22
7 CE Colorado Avalanche 22 9 12 1 9 49 66 17 19
8 PA Arizona Coyotes 22 8 11 3 6 54 69 15 19
Updated to game(s) played on December 2, 2016. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 Game Log[3]
December: 1–1–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 1–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 1 Edmonton 6–3 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 15,294 11–13–2 24 Recap
27 December 3 Winnipeg 3–2 St. Louis OT Hutchinson 19,362 12–13–2 26 Recap
28 December 4 Winnipeg Chicago ––
29 December 6 Detroit Winnipeg ––
30 December 8 NY Rangers Winnipeg ––
31 December 10 Winnipeg Calgary ––
32 December 11 Winnipeg Edmonton ––
33 December 15 Florida Winnipeg ––
34 December 18 Colorado Winnipeg ––
35 December 20 Winnipeg Vancouver ––
36 December 22 Winnipeg Vancouver ––
37 December 27 Winnipeg Chicago ––
38 December 29 Columbus Winnipeg ––
39 December 31 NY Islanders Winnipeg ––

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of November 11, 2016

Skaters

Regular Season[4]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Scheifele, MarkMark Scheifele 15 9 10 19 9 12
Laine, PatrikPatrik Laine 15 11 5 16 2 4
Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler 15 4 7 11 −1 12
Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien 15 0 8 8 1 19
Ehlers, NikolajNikolaj Ehlers 15 4 8 12 5 8
Armia, JoelJoel Armia 10 1 3 4 0 2
Matthias, ShawnShawn Matthias 10 2 1 3 2 4
Perreault, MathieuMathieu Perreault 10 1 2 3 −5 6
Connor, KyleKyle Connor 14 1 3 4 −6 4
Myers, TylerTyler Myers 10 2 3 5 5 13
Lowry, AdamAdam Lowry 15 3 1 4 −1 13
Enstrom, TobyToby Enstrom 15 1 3 4 3 10
Morrissey, JoshJosh Morrissey 15 0 2 2 1 4
Chiarot, BenBen Chiarot 14 0 3 3 −4 4
Burmistrov, AlexanderAlexander Burmistrov 14 0 2 2 −4 0
Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford 6 0 1 1 1 2
Little, BryanBryan Little 1 0 1 1 1 0
Tanev, BrandonBrandon Tanev 15 2 1 3 0 17
Postma, PaulPaul Postma 12 0 2 2 0 0
Thorburn, ChrisChris Thorburn 10 0 0 0 −3 18
Stuart, MarkMark Stuart 5 0 0 0 1 0
Melchiori, JulianJulian Melchiori 1 0 0 0 0 0
Petan, NicNic Petan 4 0 3 3 -2 0
Dano, MarkoMarko Dano 5 2 1 3 0 2
Copp, AndrewAndrew Copp 5 2 2 4 1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Hellebuyck, ConnorConnor Hellebuyck 19 18 945:55 9 9 0 49 2.57 534 .908 2 0 0 0
Hutchinson, MichaelMichael Hutchinson 11 9 430:27 2 4 2 29 2.90 251 .884 1 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

Updated October 16, 2016.[6]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
40 Finland Armia, JoelJoel Armia  RW R 23 2015 Pori, Finland
91 Russia Burmistrov, AlexanderAlexander Burmistrov C L 25 2010 Kazan, Soviet Union
33 United States Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien (A) D/RW R 31 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
7 Canada Chiarot, BenBen Chiarot D L 26 2010 Hamilton, Ontario
81 United States Connor, KyleKyle Connor LW L 19 2015 Clinton Township, Michigan
9 United States Copp, AndrewAndrew Copp C L 22 2013 Ann Arbor, Michigan
56 Slovakia Dano, MarkoMarko Dano  C/RW L 22 2016 Eisenstadt, Austria
27 Denmark Ehlers, NikolajNikolaj Ehlers LW L 20 2014 Aalborg, Denmark
39 Sweden Enstrom, TobiasTobias Enstrom D L 32 2003 Nordingrå, Sweden
37 United States Hellebuyck, ConnorConnor Hellebuyck G L 23 2012 Commerce, Michigan
34 Canada Hutchinson, MichaelMichael Hutchinson G R 26 2013 Barrie, Ontario
29 Finland Laine, PatrikPatrik Laine RW R 18 2016 Tampere, Finland
18 Canada Little, BryanBryan Little C R 29 2006 Edmonton, Alberta
17 Canada Lowry, AdamAdam Lowry C L 23 2011 St. Louis, Missouri
16 Canada Matthias, ShawnShawn Matthias  C L 28 2016 Mississauga, Ontario
44 Canada Morrissey, JoshJosh Morrissey D L 21 2013 Calgary, Alberta
57 Canada Myers, TylerTyler Myers  D R 26 2015 Houston, Texas
85 Canada Perreault, MathieuMathieu Perreault LW L 28 2014 Drummondville, Quebec
19 Canada Petan, NicolasNicolas Petan  C L 21 2013 Delta, British Columbia
4 Canada Postma, PaulPaul Postma D R 27 2007 Red Deer, Alberta
55 Canada Scheifele, MarkMark Scheifele (A) C R 23 2011 Kitchener, Ontario
12 United States Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford RW R 31 2015 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
5 United States Stuart, MarkMark Stuart D L 32 2011 Rochester, Minnesota
13 Canada Tanev, BrandonBrandon Tanev LW L 24 2016 Toronto, Ontario
22 Canada Thorburn, ChrisChris Thorburn RW R 33 2007 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
8 United States Trouba, JacobJacob Trouba D R 22 2012 Rochester, Michigan
26 United States Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler (C) RW R 30 2011 Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Transactions

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

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
June 24, 2016 To Philadelphia Flyers
CHI's 1st-round pick in 2016
2nd-round pick in 2016
To Winnipeg Jets
1st-round pick in 2016
3rd-round pick in 2016
[7]
June 25, 2016 To Montreal Canadiens
7th-round pick in 2016
To Winnipeg Jets
7th-round pick in 2017
[8]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Shawn Matthias Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $4.25 million [9]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Quinton Howden Florida Panthers 1 year, $650,000 [10]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Brian Strait New York Islanders 1 year, $600,000 [11]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Andrew MacWilliam New Jersey Devils 1 year, $575,000 [12]
July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11) Thomas Raffl EC Red Bull Salzburg Undisclosed [13]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref
June 1, 2016 Grant Clitsome [14]

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Julian Melchiori 2 years, $1.25 million [15]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Jamie Phillips 2 years, $1.35 million entry-level contract [15]
July 3, 2016 (2016-07-03) Patrik Laine 3 years, $10.725 million entry-level contract [16]
July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07) Mathieu Perreault 4 years, $16.5 million contract extension [17]
July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) Brenden Kichton 1 year, $600,000 [18]
July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) Mark Scheifele 8 years, $49 million contract extension [19]
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14) Joel Armia 2 years, $1.85 million contract extension [20]
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14) Adam Lowry 2 years, $2.25 million contract extension [20]
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) Jack Roslovic 3 years, $3.4125 million entry-level contract [21]
July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21) Brandon Tanev 1 year, $874,125 [22]
August 15, 2016 (2016-08-15) JC Lipon 1 year, $650,000 [23]

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 Finland Tappara (Liiga)
1 18[a] Logan Stanley D Canada Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
3 79[b] Luke Green D Canada Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
4 97 Jacob Cederholm D Sweden Sweden HV71 (SHL)
5 127 Jordan Stallard C Canada Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
6 157 Mikhail Berdin G Russia Russia Russia U18 (MHL)
Notes
  • [a] 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.[24]
  • 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.[24]
  • 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.[25]
  • [b] 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.[24]
  • 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.[26]

References

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  10. "Jets agree to terms with Quinton Howden". NHL.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  11. "Jets agree to terms with Brian Strait". NHL.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  12. "Defenseman Andrew MacWilliam signs one-year contract". NHL.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  13. "Thomas Raffl back in Salzburg". EC Salzburg. July 11, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  14. "Grant Clitsome announces retirement". NHL.com. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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  17. "Jets extend Mathieu Perreault". NHL.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  18. "Jets re-sign Brenden Kichton". NHL.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  19. "Jets agree to terms with Mark Scheifele". NHL.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Jets re-sign Joel Armia & Adam Lowry". NHL.com. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  21. "Jets sign Jack Roslovic to an ELC". Twitter. July 18, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  22. "Jets agree to terms with Brandon Tanev". NHL.com. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  23. "Jets agree to terms with Lipon". NHL.com. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
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  25. "Jets Acquire Jiri Tlusty From Carolina Hurricanes". February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
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