1995–96 Winnipeg Jets season

1995–96 Winnipeg Jets
Division	5th Central
Conference	8th Western
1995–96 record	36–40–6
Home record	22–16–3
Road record	14–24–3
Goals for	275
Goals against	291
Team information
General manager	John Paddock
Coach	Terry Simpson
Captain	Kris King
Arena	Winnipeg Arena
Average attendance	11,316
Minor league affiliate(s)	Springfield Falcons
Team leaders
Goals	Keith Tkachuk (50)
Assists	Keith Tkachuk (48) Teemu Selanne (48)
Points	Keith Tkachuk (98)
Penalty minutes	Dave Manson (205)
Plus/minus	Keith Tkachuk (+11)
Wins	Nikolai Khabibulin (26)
Goals against average	Nikolai Khabibulin (3.13)

The 1995–96 Winnipeg Jets season was the team's 24th and their final season in Winnipeg before the franchise was moved to Phoenix, Arizona, and renamed the Phoenix Coyotes then the Arizona Coyotes (now the Utah NHL Team). The NHL returned to Winnipeg following the 2010–11 season, when the Atlanta Thrashers became the "new" Winnipeg Jets.

The Jets managed to qualify for the eighth and final playoff Western Conference playoff berth in their final season in Winnipeg. The Jets were eliminated in the first round in six games by the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Detroit Red Wings.

Off-season

The interim label was removed from head coach Terry Simpson's title on June 20.

The Jets picked Shane Doan of the Kamloops Blazers as their first-round pick, seventh overall.

Due to contractual disagreements, Keith Tkachuk was replaced as captain by Kris King.

Regular season

Their 36 wins were the highest since the Jets won 40 games during the 1992–93 season.

Season standings

Central Division

No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	82	62	13	7	325	181	131
2	Chicago Blackhawks	82	40	28	14	273	220	94
3	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	34	36	12	247	252	80
4	St. Louis Blues	82	32	34	16	219	248	80
5	Winnipeg Jets	82	36	40	6	275	291	78
6	Dallas Stars	82	26	42	14	227	280	66

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	62	13	7	325	181	131
2	Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	47	25	10	326	240	104
3	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	40	28	14	273	220	94
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	34	36	12	247	252	80
5	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	32	34	16	219	248	80
6	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	34	37	11	241	240	79
7	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	32	35	15	278	278	79
8	Winnipeg Jets	CEN	82	36	40	6	275	291	78
9	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	35	39	8	234	247	78
10	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	30	44	8	240	304	68
11	Dallas Stars	CEN	82	26	42	14	227	280	66
12	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	24	40	18	256	302	66
13	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	20	55	7	252	357	47

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Playoffs

The Jets lost their first round series 4–2 to the Detroit Red Wings. Winnipeg played their last-ever game on April 28, 1996, a home playoff loss to the Red Wings, 4–1. Norm Maciver scored the last goal in original Jets history.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1995–96 regular season
October: 6–4–2 (home: 4–0–2; road: 2–4–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap 1 W October 7, 1995 7–5 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 1–0–0 13,914 Recap 2 W October 9, 1995 4–3 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 2–0–0 7,856 Recap 3 L October 11, 1995 4–6 @ New York Rangers (1995–96) 2–1–0 18,200 Recap 4 L October 12, 1995 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 2–2–0 10,392 Recap 5 T October 15, 1995 5–5 OT Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 2–2–1 9,399 Recap 6 W October 17, 1995 5–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 3–2–1 6,770 Recap 7 T October 19, 1995 3–3 OT San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 3–2–2 9,001 Recap 8 L October 22, 1995 2–6 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 3–3–2 17,033 Recap 9 W October 25, 1995 6–1 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 4–3–2 17,190 Recap 10 L October 27, 1995 5–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 4–4–2 10,527 Recap 11 W October 28, 1995 4–1 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 5–4–2 18,184 Recap 12 W October 30, 1995 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 6–4–2 7,905 Recap
November: 6–6–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–3–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap 13 L November 1, 1995 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 6–5–2 8,219 Recap 14 L November 3, 1995 2–5 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 6–6–2 13,111 Recap 15 W November 5, 1995 4–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 7–6–2 10,772 Recap 16 L November 10, 1995 2–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 7–7–2 18,303 Recap 17 W November 14, 1995 6–5 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 8–7–2 9,716 Recap 18 W November 17, 1995 6–3 New York Rangers (1995–96) 9–7–2 11,306 Recap 19 L November 18, 1995 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 9–8–2 15,746 Recap 20 L November 21, 1995 4–5 @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) 9–9–2 17,167 Recap 21 W November 22, 1995 3–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 10–9–2 8,426 Recap 22 W November 26, 1995 4–0 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 11–9–2 10,070 Recap 23 W November 28, 1995 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 12–9–2 9,694 Recap 24 L November 30, 1995 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 12–10–2 9,222 Recap
December: 4–9–1 (home: 4–3–1; road: 0–6–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap 25 T December 2, 1995 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 12–10–3 10,770 Recap 26 W December 3, 1995 5–2 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 13–10–3 8,721 Recap 27 L December 6, 1995 3–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 13–11–3 12,105 Recap 28 L December 7, 1995 3–5 @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 13–12–3 17,190 Recap 29 L December 10, 1995 1–6 Washington Capitals (1995–96) 13–13–3 8,317 Recap 30 L December 12, 1995 5–6 Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 13–14–3 14,321 Recap 31 W December 15, 1995 9–4 Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 14–14–3 8,504 Recap 32 L December 17, 1995 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 14–15–3 18,385 Recap 33 L December 19, 1995 3–6 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) 14–16–3 16,581 Recap 34 L December 21, 1995 1–6 @ Florida Panthers (1995–96) 14–17–3 13,601 Recap 35 W December 23, 1995 2–1 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 15–17–3 9,527 Recap 36 L December 28, 1995 3–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 15–18–3 21,701 Recap 37 W December 29, 1995 5–3 New Jersey Devils (1995–96) 16–18–3 13,003 Recap 38 L December 31, 1995 3–5 Boston Bruins (1995–96) 16–19–3 15,513 Recap
January: 5–5–1 (home: 1–3–0; road: 4–2–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap 39 W January 3, 1996 5–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 17–19–3 12,675 Recap 40 L January 5, 1996 4–5 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 17–20–3 15,412 Recap 41 W January 8, 1996 6–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 18–20–3 19,825 Recap 42 W January 10, 1996 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) 19–20–3 9,326 Recap 43 L January 12, 1996 2–3 Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 19–21–3 9,709 Recap 44 L January 14, 1996 4–6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 19–22–3 10,661 Recap 45 T January 16, 1996 1–1 OT @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) 19–22–4 10,316 Recap 46 W January 17, 1996 4–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 20–22–4 15,746 Recap 47 L January 24, 1996 5–6 St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 20–23–4 12,049 Recap 48 L January 27, 1996 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) 20–24–4 17,576 Recap 49 W January 29, 1996 2–1 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 21–24–4 15,207 Recap
February: 5–6–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 1–3–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap 50 L February 1, 1996 4–6 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 21–25–4 16,061 Recap 51 L February 4, 1996 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 21–26–4 10,472 Recap 52 W February 8, 1996 6–2 Ottawa Senators (1995–96) 22–26–4 8,673 Recap 53 W February 10, 1996 3–2 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 23–26–4 17,556 Recap 54 L February 13, 1996 4–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 23–27–4 16,355 Recap 55 L February 16, 1996 0–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 23–28–4 15,563 Recap 56 L February 18, 1996 0–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 23–29–4 20,017 Recap 57 L February 21, 1996 3–5 Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) 23–30–4 8,592 Recap 58 W February 23, 1996 1–0 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) 24–30–4 13,741 Recap 59 W February 26, 1996 4–3 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 25–30–4 13,107 Recap 60 W February 28, 1996 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 26–30–4 13,518 Recap
March: 7–8–1 (home: 2–4–0; road: 5–4–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap 61 W March 1, 1996 5–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) 27–30–4 11,552 Recap 62 W March 3, 1996 7–5 @ New York Islanders (1995–96) 28–30–4 13,107 Recap 63 L March 5, 1996 4–9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) 28–31–4 15,980 Recap 64 W March 7, 1996 5–3 Florida Panthers (1995–96) 29–31–4 11,322 Recap 65 L March 9, 1996 2–4 New York Islanders (1995–96) 29–32–4 12,647 Recap 66 L March 10, 1996 2–5 Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 29–33–4 14,757 Recap 67 L March 12, 1996 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 29–34–4 19,983 Recap 68 T March 13, 1996 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) 29–34–5 15,746 Recap 69 L March 16, 1996 0–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 29–35–5 17,380 Recap 70 L March 20, 1996 1–7 San Jose Sharks (1995–96) 29–36–5 10,800 Recap 71 W March 22, 1996 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) 30–36–5 15,565 Recap 72 L March 24, 1996 2–5 Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 30–37–5 15,518 Recap 73 W March 26, 1996 8–2 @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) 31–37–5 16,184 Recap 74 W March 27, 1996 3–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) 32–37–5 16,061 Recap 75 L March 29, 1996 2–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) 32–38–5 16,437 Recap 76 W March 31, 1996 4–1 @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) 33–38–5 18,155 Recap
April: 3–2–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 0–2–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance Recap 77 W April 3, 1996 3–1 Dallas Stars (1995–96) 34–38–5 11,958 Recap 78 W April 6, 1996 4–3 Calgary Flames (1995–96) 35–38–5 15,557 Recap 79 T April 8, 1996 2–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) 35–38–6 20,514 Recap 80 L April 10, 1996 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) 35–39–6 19,983 Recap 81 W April 12, 1996 5–3 Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) 36–39–6 15,567 Recap 82 L April 14, 1996 2–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) 36–40–6 17,174 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Attendance Series Recap 1 L April 17, 1996 1–4 @ Detroit Red Wings 19,983 Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap 2 L April 19, 1996 0–4 @ Detroit Red Wings 19,983 Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap 3 W April 21, 1996 4–1 Detroit Red Wings 15,544 Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap 4 L April 23, 1996 1–6 Detroit Red Wings 15,557 Red Wings lead 3–1 Recap 5 W April 26, 1996 3–1 @ Detroit Red Wings 19,983 Red Wings lead 3–2 Recap 6 L April 28, 1996 1–4 Detroit Red Wings 15,567 Red Wings win 4–2 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
7	Keith Tkachuk	LW	76	50	48	98	11	156	6	1	2	3	0	22
8	Teemu Selanne‡	RW	51	24	48	72	3	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
10	Alexei Zhamnov	C	58	22	37	59	−4	65	6	2	1	3	0	8
27	Teppo Numminen	D	74	11	43	54	−4	22	6	0	0	0	−3	2
23	Igor Korolev	C	73	22	29	51	1	42	6	0	3	3	−2	0
16	Ed Olczyk	C	51	27	22	49	0	65	6	1	2	3	0	6
11	Dallas Drake	RW	69	19	20	39	−7	36	3	0	0	0	−2	0
89	Darren Turcotte‡	C	59	16	16	32	−3	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Dave Manson	D	82	7	23	30	8	205	6	2	1	3	3	30
44	Norm Maciver†	D	39	5	25	30	−6	26	6	1	0	1	3	2
32	Mike Eastwood	C	80	14	14	28	−14	20	6	0	1	1	−1	2
14	Mike Stapleton	C	58	10	14	24	−4	37	6	0	0	0	−1	21
34	Darrin Shannon	LW	63	5	18	23	−5	28	6	1	0	1	0	6
17	Kris King	LW	81	9	11	20	−7	151	5	0	1	1	1	4
29	Craig Janney†	C	13	7	13	20	2	0	6	1	2	3	0	0
5	Deron Quint	D	51	5	13	18	−2	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Shane Doan	RW	74	7	10	17	−9	101	6	0	0	0	0	6
24	Darryl Shannon‡	D	48	2	7	9	5	72	—	—	—	—	—	—
20	Oleg Tverdovsky†	D	31	0	8	8	−7	6	6	0	1	1	−2	0
33	Jim McKenzie	LW	73	4	2	6	−4	202	1	0	0	0	0	2
26	Jeff Finley	D	65	1	5	6	−2	81	6	0	0	0	−4	4
15	Randy Gilhen	C	22	2	3	5	1	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
18	Chad Kilger†	LW	29	2	3	5	−2	12	4	1	0	1	0	0
2	Neil Wilkinson‡	D	21	1	4	5	0	33	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Craig Muni†	D	25	1	3	4	6	37	6	0	1	1	−2	2
55	Jason Doig	D	15	1	1	2	−2	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Iain Fraser†	C	12	1	1	2	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
22	Craig Mills	RW	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
36	Stewart Malgunas‡	D	29	0	1	1	−10	32	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Brent Thompson	D	10	0	1	1	−2	21	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Denis Chasse†	RW	15	0	0	0	−4	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Tim Cheveldae‡	G	30	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Tom Draper†	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Dallas Eakins†	D	2	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
75	Michal Grosek‡	LW	1	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	Ravil Gusmanov‡	LW	4	0	0	0	−3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Nikolai Khabibulin	G	53	0	0	0		12	6	0	0	0		0
31	Scott Langkow	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Rob Murray	C	1	0	0	0	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Ed Ronan†	RW	17	0	0	0	−3	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Dominic Roussel†	G	7	0	0	0		2	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
35	Nikolai Khabibulin	53	26	20	3	1656	152	3.13	.908	2	2914	6	2	4	214	19	3.17	.911	0	359
29	Tim Cheveldae‡	30	8	18	3	948	111	3.93	.883	0	1695	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Dominic Roussel†	7	2	2	0	134	16	3.37	.881	0	285	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Tom Draper†	1	0	0	0	14	3	5.37	.786	0	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Scott Langkow	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	1.000	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honour	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	King Clancy Memorial Trophy	Kris King
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Teemu Selanne
Team	Molson Cup	Nikolai Khabibulin

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Shane Doan	October 7, 1995
	Jason Doig
	Craig Mills
	Deron Quint
	Ravil Gusmanov	November 21, 1995
	Scott Langkow	December 7, 1995

Transactions

Trades

September 20, 1995	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th round pick in 1997 (Andrew Merrick)	To Winnipeg Jets Andre Faust
October 6, 1995	To Hartford Whalers Nelson Emerson	To Winnipeg Jets Darren Turcotte
December 28, 1995	To Pittsburgh Penguins Neil Wilkinson	To Winnipeg Jets Norm Maciver
February 7, 1996	To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Teemu Selanne Marc Chouinard 4th round pick in 1996 (Kim Staal)	To Winnipeg Jets Chad Kilger Oleg Tverdovsky 3rd round pick in 1996 (Per-Anton Lundstrom)
February 15, 1996	To Buffalo Sabres Michal Grosek Darryl Shannon	To Winnipeg Jets Craig Muni 1st round pick in 1996 (Daniel Briere)
February 15, 1996	To Washington Capitals Stewart Malgunas	To Winnipeg Jets Denis Chasse
February 27, 1996	To Philadelphia Flyers Tim Cheveldae 3rd round pick in 1996 (Chester Gallant)	To Winnipeg Jets Dominic Roussel
March 18, 1996	To San Jose Sharks Darren Turcotte 2nd round pick in 1996 (Remi Royer)	To Winnipeg Jets Craig Janney
March 20, 1996	To Chicago Blackhawks Ravil Gusmanov	To Winnipeg Jets 4th round pick in 1996 (Vladimir Antipov)

Waivers

October 1, 1995	From New York Islanders Jim McKenzie
March 20, 1996	From St. Louis Blues Dallas Eakins

Free agents

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

Player	New Team
Oleg Mikulchik	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Stephane Beauregard	San Francisco Spiders (IHL)

Draft picks

Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	7	Shane Doan	Centre	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
2	32	Marc Chouinard	Centre	Canada	Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL)
2	34	Jason Doig	Defence	Canada	Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)
3	67	Brad Isbister	Defence	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
4	84	Justin Kurtz	Defence	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5	121	Brian Elder	Goaltender	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
6	137	Sylvain Daigle	Goaltender	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
7	162	Paul Traynor	Defence	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
8	188	Jaroslav Obsut	Right wing	Slovakia	Battlefords North Stars (SJHL)
8	189	Fredrik Loven	Defence	Sweden	Djurgardens IF (SEL)
9	214	Rob DeCiantis	Centre	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

Relocation to Phoenix

As the National Hockey League (NHL) expanded into the United States, the team operating costs and salaries grew rapidly; this development put a high strain on the League's Canadian teams. As Winnipeg was the League's second-smallest market (eventually becoming the smallest market after the Quebec Nordiques moved to Denver, Colorado, 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 Shane Doan (who was the last remaining original Jet active in the NHL), Oleg Tverdovsky and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, whom the fans nicknamed the "Bulin Wall."

References

• "Winnipeg Jets 1995-96 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
• "1995-96 Winnipeg Jets Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.