Greatest Legends of the Winnipeg Jets
The Phoenix Coyotes captain is the only player left that is still with the original Jets franchise.
Until about the early s, Canadian teams were able to pay most of their players in Canadian dollars, with the only exceptions being contracts acquired in trades from U. This development hit the league's Canadian teams particularly hard. But the following season he was sent to Toronto and later Calgary. In the draft, they opted to protect defenceman Scott Campbell , who had shown a good deal of promise in the last WHA season. His beat the mark of set by another European hockey legend:
Doan only spent one season in a Jets uniform — his rookie year — before the team moved to Phoenix. Still, Doan represented the modern face of the Jets franchise prior to the Atlanta Thrashers moving to Winnipeg in the summer and becoming the new Jets. The American power forward was drafted 19th overall by the Jets in and spent his first five seasons playing in Winnipeg before the team relocated to Phoenix.
Tkachuk steadily improved with the Jets and in the season scored 50 goals and 98 points, his best year with the Jets. Tkachuk could one day find himself in the Hockey Hall of Fame and it all started in Winnipeg. The American defenceman only played three seasons in Winnipeg but is undoubtedly one of the most talented players to ever put on a Jets uniform. Housley had points in games with the Jets. Impressive numbers from a blueliner.
Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)
Babych was selected second overall by the Jets in and played five-and-a-half season with the team before being traded to the Hartford Whalers midway through the campaign. Babych never put up huge point totals but was a leader on an off the ice and remains in the hearts of Jets fans to this day. Nilsson, like his former teammates Anders Hedberg, was one of the first European players to have a significant impact on North American hockey. In four seasons with the Jets, Nilsson put up excellent numbers, totaling points in games.
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Blake Wheeler Blake Wheeler became a part of the organization in season after a trade with Mark Stuart for Rich Peverley and Boris Valabik, as soon as he joined the Thrashers he made an impact, and he did the same with the Jets.
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Bryan Little Bryan Little has been a career player with this organization, drafted 12th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in Andrew Ladd Andrew Ladd, the captain of the current Winnipeg Jets became the captain during his time with the Thrashers and at the end of his first season with the organization, he was awarded team MVP.
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