The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team, owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, plays its home games at the Canada Life Centre.
The franchise was founded in 1972 as a World Hockey Association franchise, and played until 1996 when its hockey operations relocated to Phoenix as the Coyotes. The original Jets made the playoffs six times, made five Avco Cup Finals and won three Avco Cups while in the WHA. In the NHL, the original Jets made the playoffs 11 times but advanced past the first round only twice.
An expansion franchise joined the NHL as the Atlanta Thrashers in 1999, and played there for twelve seasons before moving to Winnipeg in 2011 as the new incarnation of the Jets. The team struggled to make the playoffs as they qualified for the playoffs just once (in 2015) in their first six seasons. In the franchise's time in Winnipeg they have qualified for the playoffs eight times and have advanced to one conference finals in 2018. The 2024-25 team saw them win their first ever Central Division title, and also won the Presidents' Trophy for the best overall record in the league.
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+Key of colors and symbolsColor/symbolExplanationStanley Cup championsConference championsDivision champions Led league in points
+Key of terms and abbreviationsTerm or abbreviationDefinitionFinishFinal position in division or league standingsGPNumber of games playedWNumber of winsLNumber of lossesOTNumber of losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season)PtsNumber of pointsGFGoals for (goals scored by the Jets)GAGoals against (goals scored by the Jets' opponents)—Does not apply
Year by year WHA era SeasonTeam seasonDivisionRegular seasonPostseason Finish GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L GF GA Result 1972–73 1972–73 Western 1st 78 43 31 4 90 285 249 14 9 5 55 49 Won quarterfinals, 4–1 (Fighting Saints)Won semifinals, 4–0 (Aeros)Lost Avco Cup Finals, 1–4 (Whalers) 1973–74 1973–74 Western 4th 78 34 39 5 73 264 296 4 0 4 9 23 Lost quarterfinals, 0–4 (Aeros) 1974–75 1974–75 Canadian 3rd 78 38 35 5 81 322 293 — — — — — Did not qualify 1975–76 1975–76 Canadian 1st 81 52 27 2 106 345 254 13 12 1 68 35 Won quarterfinals, 4–0 (Oilers)Won semifinals, 4–1 (Cowboys)Won Avco Cup Finals, 4–0 (Aeros) 1976–77 1976–77 Western 2nd 80 46 32 2 94 366 291 19 11 8 80 73 Won quarterfinals, 4–3 (Mariners)Won semifinals, 4–2 (Aeros)Lost Avco Cup Finals, 3–4 (Nordiques) 1977–78 1977–78 — 1st 80 50 28 2 102 381 270 9 8 1 53 20 Won semifinals, 4–1 (Bulls)Won Avco Cup Finals, 4–0 (Whalers) 1978–79 1978–79 — 3rd 80 39 35 6 84 307 306 10 8 2 51 38 Won semifinals, 4–0 (Nordiques)Won Avco Cup Finals, 4–2 (Oilers)WHA totalsTotals as of the completion of the 1978–79 season 555 302 227 26 630 2,270 1,958 69 48 21 316 238 6 playoff appearances
NHL era NHL SeasonJets seasonConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseasonFinishGPWLTOTPtsGFGAGPWLGFGAResult 1979–80CampbellSmythe5th80204911 -51214314—————Did not qualify1980–81CampbellSmythe5th8095714 -32246400—————Did not qualify1981–82CampbellNorris2nd80333314 -803193324131320Lost in division semifinals, 1–3 (Blues)1982–83CampbellSmythe4th8033398 -74311333303914Lost in division semifinals, 0–3 (Oilers)1983–84CampbellSmythe4th80313811 -73340374303718Lost in division semifinals, 0–3 (Oilers)1984–85CampbellSmythe2nd80432710 -963583328352635Won in division semifinals, 3–1 (Flames)Lost in division finals, 0–4 (Oilers)1985–86CampbellSmythe3rd8026477 -59295372303815Lost in division semifinals, 0–3 (Flames)1986–87CampbellSmythe3rd80403288827931010463132Won in division semifinals, 4–2 (Flames)Lost in division finals, 0–4 (Oilers)1987–88CampbellSmythe3rd80333611 -772923105141725Lost in division semifinals, 1–4 (Oilers)1988–89CampbellSmythe5th80264212 -64300355—————Did not qualify1989–90CampbellSmythe3rd80373211 -852982907342224Lost in division semifinals, 3–4 (Oilers)1990–91CampbellSmythe5th80264311 -63260288—————Did not qualify1991–92CampbellSmythe4th80333215 -812512447341729Lost in division semifinals, 3–4 (Canucks)1992–93CampbellSmythe4th8440377 -873223206241721Lost in division semifinals, 2–4 (Canucks)1993–94WesternCentral6th8424519 -57245344—————Did not qualify1994–95WesternCentral6th4816257 -39157177—————Did not qualify1995–96WesternCentral5th8236406 -782752916241020Lost in conference quarterfinals, 2–4 (Red Wings) Deactivated from 1996 to 1999. The Atlanta Thrashers joined the NHL as an expansion team then relocated to Winnipeg in 2011.2011–12EasternSoutheast4th823735 -1084225246—————Did not qualify2012–13EasternSoutheast2nd482421 -351128144—————Did not qualify2013–14WesternCentral7th823735 -1084227237—————Did not qualify2014–15WesternCentral5th824326 -1399230210404916Lost in first round, 0–4 (Ducks)2015–16WesternCentral7th823539 -878211236—————Did not qualify2016–17WesternCentral5th824035 -787249256—————Did not qualify2017–18WesternCentral2nd825220 -1011427721817985342Won in first round, 4–1 (Wild)Won in second round, 4–3 (Predators)Lost in conference finals, 1–4 (Golden Knights)2018–19WesternCentral2nd824730 -5992722446241616Lost in first round, 2–4 (Blues) 2019–20WesternCentral5th713728 -680216203413616Lost in qualifying round, 1–3 (Flames) 2020–21—North3rd563023 -3631701548442022Won in first round, 4–0 (Oilers)Lost in second round, 0–4 (Canadiens)2021–22WesternCentral6th823932 -1189252257—————Did not qualify2022–23WesternCentral4th824633 -3952472255141419Lost in first round, 1–4 (Golden Knights)2023–24WesternCentral2nd825224 -61102591995141528Lost in first round, 1–4 (Avalanche)2024–25WesternCentral1st825622 -4116#27719113673540Won in first round, 4–3 (Blues)Lost in second round, 2–4 (Stars)2025–26WesternCentral7th823535 -1282231260—————Did not qualifyTotalsTotals as of the completion of the 2025–26 season2,4971,1161,0981721112,5158,5078,631124438134645419 playoff appearances
Notes Divisions were abolished in 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons. The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 1994–95 NHL lockout. The season was shortened to 48 games because of the 2012–13 NHL lockout. The NHL realigned prior to the 2013–14 season. The Jets were placed in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The 2019–20 NHL season was suspended on March 12, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The league resumed play on August 1, 2020, for the playoffs with the top 24 teams qualifying. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 NHL season was shortened to 56 games.
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