The 1979–80 Winnipeg Jets season was the organization's eighth season since its inception in 1972, and its first season in the National Hockey League...
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Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets – entered the NHL as expansion teams prior to the start of the 1979–80 season. This ended the seven-year existence...
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the Winnipeg Jets of the Western Canada Hockey League. The Jets' first signing was Norm Beaudin (earning the player the moniker of "the Original Jet"),...
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least one game for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) (1979–1996). For a list of players who played for the Jets in the World Hockey Association...
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17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 27 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2023–24) 3 includes 11 seasons for...
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The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central...
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The 1980–81 Winnipeg Jets season was the Winnipeg Jets' second season in the National Hockey League. In the 1980–81 season they finished fifth (and last)...
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(with the Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets) that joined the league for the 1979–80 season. Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, and André Lacroix all...
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Quebec Nordiques, and Winnipeg Jets – entered the NHL as expansion teams who commenced play in the NHL in the 1979–80 season. The agreement officially...
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League's new teams for the 1979–80 season: the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets. These four teams had joined the...
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The 1993–94 Winnipeg Jets season was the team's 22nd season of operation and their 15th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Jets finished 12th in...
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The 1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season was the 11th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their fourth season in the National Hockey League. After a very successful 1981–82...
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in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. List of Winnipeg Jets (WHA) players List of Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players 1979 NHL Expansion Draft List of Arizona Coyotes...
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including the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Canadian football), Winnipeg Jets (ice hockey), Manitoba Moose (ice hockey), Valour FC (soccer), Winnipeg Sea Bears (basketball)...
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The goal was given up by the Winnipeg Jets Gary Smith. 1978–79 NHL season 1979 NHL Expansion Draft 1978 in sports 1979 in sports McLelland and Stewart...
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were then swept by the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA semi-finals. In the NHL, the team finished out of the playoffs. During the off-season, the Nordiques, Edmonton...
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World Hockey Association (category 1979 disestablishments in Canada)
Winnipeg Jets) into the NHL before a 1979 merger was approved. As a result, the WHA ceased operations, and four teams joined the NHL for the 1979–80 season:...
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Scott Arniel (category Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks)
over the Kitchener Rangers on May 10, 1981. That off-season, he was selected by the Winnipeg Jets 22nd overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft and immediately...
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Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets joined the league from the WHA, the Hawks remained in the Smythe Division, with the Oilers and Jets joining Chicago, Colorado...
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Rick Bowness (category Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players)
with the Winnipeg Jets. Bowness became the first head coach of the Winnipeg Jets' new AHL affiliate, the Sherbrooke Jets, in the 1982–83 AHL season, as a...
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Thomas Steen (category Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks)
original Winnipeg Jets. Steen was born in Grums, Sweden, and began his career with Grums IK (1975–76). He later played for the elite Leksands IF (1976–80) and...
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Dale Hawerchuk (category Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks)
by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, Hawerchuk played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 16 seasons as a member of the Jets, Buffalo...
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Ross Cory (category Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players)
51 games in the National Hockey League with the Winnipeg Jets during the 1979–80 and 1980–81 seasons, scoring two goals and ten assists. Biographical...
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Gerry Rioux (category Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players)
played eight games in the National Hockey League with the Winnipeg Jets during the 1979–80 season, going scoreless. Biographical information and career statistics...
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Laurie Boschman (category Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players)
(NHL) for 14 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators. In his final NHL season, Boschman...
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The 1979–80 New York Islanders season was the eighth season in the franchise's history. During the season, the Islanders dropped below the 100-point mark...
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to Winnipeg to become the "new" Winnipeg Jets. Winnipeg had lost its previous NHL team, also called the Winnipeg Jets, after the 1995–96 NHL season to...
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The 1979–80 Los Angeles Kings season was the Kings' 13th season in the National Hockey League. It saw the Kings qualify for the playoffs, placing second...
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1996–97 season, the original Winnipeg Jets moved, becoming the Phoenix Coyotes. The team remained in the Central Division. The 1997–98 season saw the...
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Lars-Erik Sjöberg (category Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players)
Frölunda IF 1969–74), and in North America for the Winnipeg Jets in the WHA and NHL from 1974 to 80. Sjöberg won the Golden Puck as the Swedish player...
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