2015–16 Winnipeg Jets season

2015–16 Winnipeg Jets
Division 7th Central
Conference 11th Western
2015–16 record 35–39–8
Home record 18–19–4
Road record 17–20–4
Goals for 215
Goals against 239
Team information
General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff
Coach Paul Maurice
Captain Andrew Ladd (Oct-Feb)
Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captains Mark Stuart
Blake Wheeler
Arena MTS Centre
Minor league affiliations Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Tulsa Oilers (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Mark Scheifele (29)
Assists Blake Wheeler (52)
Points Blake Wheeler (78)
Penalties in minutes Dustin Byfuglien (119)
Plus/minus (+): Mark Scheifele (+16)
(–): Drew Stafford (–23)
Wins Connor Hellebuyck
Ondrej Pavelec (13)
Goals against average Connor Hellebuyck (2.34)
<2014–15

The 2015–16 Winnipeg Jets season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the fifth in Winnipeg since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.[1]

Off-season


Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[2]

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

Player statistics

Final stats

Skaters

Regular Season[3]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler 82 26 52 78 8 49
Scheifele, MarkMark Scheifele 71 29 32 61 16 48
Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien 81 19 34 53 4 119
Little, BryanBryan Little 57 17 25 42 −13 12
Perreault, MathieuMathieu Perreault 71 9 32 41 −11 36
Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford 78 21 17 38 −23 28
Ehlers, NikolajNikolaj Ehlers 72 15 23 38 3 21
Ladd, AndrewAndrew Ladd 59 17 17 34 −10 39
Myers, TylerTyler Myers 73 9 18 27 6 72
Burmistrov, AlexanderAlexander Burmistrov 81 7 14 21 −11 32
Trouba, JacobJacob Trouba 81 6 15 21 10 62
Lowry, AdamAdam Lowry 74 7 10 17 −9 53
Enstrom, TobiasTobias Enstrom 72 2 14 16 8 44
Copp, AndrewAndrew Copp 77 7 6 13 8 6
Thorburn, ChrisChris Thorburn 82 6 6 12 −1 81
Chiarot, BenBen Chiarot 70 1 9 10 −9 43
Armia, JoelJoel Armia 43 4 6 10 2 12
Dano, MarkoMarko Dano 21 4 4 8 −7 8
Petan, NicNic Petan 26 2 4 6 2 10
Peluso, AnthonyAnthony Peluso 35 1 4 5 4 44
Stuart, MarkMark Stuart 64 1 2 3 −7 66
Halischuk, MatthewMatthew Halischuk 30 0 3 3 1 4
Kosmachuk, ScottScott Kosmachuk 8 0 3 3 1 2
Postma, PaulPaul Postma 26 2 0 2 −3 4
Lipon, JCJC Lipon 9 0 1 1 0 5
Pardy, AdamAdam Pardy 14 0 1 1 −3 8
Cormier, PatricePatrice Cormier 2 0 0 0 0 0
Melchiori, JulianJulian Melchiori 11 0 0 0 1 0
Morrissey, JoshJosh Morrissey 1 0 0 0 0 0
De Leo, ChaseChase De Leo 2 0 0 0 1 0
Tanev, BrandonBrandon Tanev 3 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

Regular Season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Pavelec, OndrejOndrej Pavelec 33 31 1,899 13 13 4 88 2.78 918 .904 1 0 0 0
Hutchinson, MichaelMichael Hutchinson 30 25 1,586 9 15 3 75 2.84 805 .907 0 0 0 0
Hellebuyck, ConnorConnor Hellebuyck 26 26 1,433 13 11 1 56 2.34 683 .918 2 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 April 29, 2016.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
40 Finland Armia, JoelJoel Armia RW R 22 2015 Pori, Finland
6 Russia Burmistrov, AlexanderAlexander Burmistrov C L 24 2010 Kazan, Soviet Union
33 United States Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien D/RW R 31 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
7 Canada Chiarot, BenBen Chiarot D L 25 2010 Hamilton, Ontario
24 Canada Clitsome, GrantGrant Clitsome  D L 31 2012 Gloucester, Ontario
9 United States Copp, AndrewAndrew Copp C L 21 2013 Ann Arbor, Michigan
56 Slovakia Dano, MarkoMarko Dano C/RW L 21 2016 Eisenstadt, Austria
27 Denmark Ehlers, NikolajNikolaj Ehlers LW L 20 2014 Aalborg, Denmark
39 Sweden Enstrom, TobiasTobias Enstrom D L 31 2003 Nordingrå, Sweden
15 Canada Halischuk, MattMatt Halischuk LW R 27 2013 Toronto, Ontario
34 Canada Hutchinson, MichaelMichael Hutchinson G R 26 2013 Barrie, Ontario
46 Canada Lipon, JCJC Lipon RW R 22 2013 Regina, Saskatchewan
18 Canada Little, BryanBryan Little C R 28 2006 Edmonton, Alberta
17 Canada Lowry, AdamAdam Lowry C L 23 2011 St. Louis, Missouri
71 Canada Melchiori, JulianJulian Melchiori D L 24 2010 Richmond Hill, Ontario
57 Canada Myers, TylerTyler Myers D R 26 2015 Houston, Texas
31 Czech Republic Pavelec, OndrejOndrej Pavelec G L 28 2005 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
14 Canada Peluso, AnthonyAnthony Peluso RW R 27 2013 North York, Ontario
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 C R 23 2011 Kitchener, Ontario
12 United States Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford RW R 30 2015 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
5 United States Stuart, MarkMark Stuart (A) D L 32 2011 Rochester, Minnesota
13 Canada Tanev, BrandonBrandon Tanev LW L 24 2016 Toronto, Ontario
22 Canada Thorburn, ChrisChris Thorburn RW R 32 2007 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
8 United States Trouba, JacobJacob Trouba D R 22 2012 Rochester, Michigan
26 United States Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler (A) RW R 29 2011 Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Alexander Burmistrov Elbowing Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon during NHL Game No. 118 in Winnipeg on Sunday, October 25, 2015, at 13:11 of the second period. $4,166.67 October 26, 2015[6]
Nikolaj Ehlers Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 547 in Winnipeg on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. $2,000.00 January 7, 2016[7]
Tyler Myers Cross-checking San Jose Sharks forward Tommy Wingels during NHL Game No. 638 in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at 12:55 of the third period. $5,000.00 January 13, 2016[8]
Drew Stafford High-sticking Colorado Avalanche forward Nick Holden during NHL Game No. 785 in Denver on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at 15:15 of the second period. 1 game $23,387.10 February 8, 2016[9]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Byfuglien, D.D. Byfuglien NHL All-Star game selection[10] January 6, 2016

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Petan, N.N. Petan 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
October 8, 2015
Ehlers, N.N. Ehlers 1st Career NHL Game October 8, 2015
N. Ehlers 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 9, 2015
N. Ehlers 1st Career NHL Goal October 13, 2015
Ladd, A.A. Ladd 700th Career NHL Game October 27, 2015
Perreault, M.M. Perreault 300th Career NHL Game October 29, 2015
Stafford, D.D. Stafford 600th Career NHL Game October 31, 2015
Myers, T.T. Myers 400th Career NHL Game October 31, 2015
Copp, A.A. Copp 1st Career NHL Goal October 31, 2015
Hellebuyck, C.C. Hellebuyck 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Win
November 27, 2015
Perreault, M.M. Perreault 100th Career NHL Assist December 2, 2015
Scheifele, M.M. Scheifele 100th Career NHL Point December 2, 2015
Stuart, M.M. Stuart 600th Career NHL Game December 21, 2015


Transactions

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
February 25, 2016 To Chicago Blackhawks
Andrew LaddNote 1
Jay Harrison
Matt Fraser
To Winnipeg Jets
Marko Dano
1st-round pick in 2016
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2018
[11]
  • Note 1 Winnipeg to retain 36% ($1.584 million) of salary as part of trade.

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Matt Fraser Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $650,000 [12]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Andrew MacWilliam Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $600,000 [13]
October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06) Thomas Raffl EC Red Bull Salzburg 1 year, $575,000 [14]
March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30) Brandon Tanev Providence College 1 year, $925,000 [15]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Michael Frolik Calgary Flames 5 years, $21.5 million [16]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Eric O'Dell Ottawa Senators 1 year, $700,000 [17]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Will O'Neill Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $575,000 [18]
July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07) Keaton Ellerby Barys Astana (KHL) 1 year [19]
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17) Jiri Tlusty New Jersey Devils 1 year, $800,000 [20]
October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) Lee Stempniak New Jersey Devils 1 year, $850,000 [21]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref
Adam Pardy Edmonton Oilers February 29, 2016 [22]

Lost via retirement

Player Ref

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) Drew Stafford 2 years, $8.7 million [23]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Adam Pardy 1 year, $1 million [24]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Matt Halischuk 1 year, $750,000 [25]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Alexander Burmistrov 2 years, 3.1 million [26]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Patrice Cormier 1 year, $650,000 [12]
July 3, 2015 (2015-07-03) Brendan Lemieux 3 year, $3.375 million entry-level contract [27]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) Paul Postma 2 years, $1.775 million [28]
February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08) Dustin Byfuglien 5 years, $38 million contract extension [29]
April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11) Kyle Connor 3 years, $5.325 million entry-level contract [30]

Draft picks

Below are the Winnipeg Jets' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 17 Kyle Connor Left Wing United States United States Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
1 25[a] Jack Roslovic Centre United States United States U.S. NTDP
2 47 Jansen Harkins Centre Canada Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
3 78 Erik Foley Left Wing United States United States Cedar Rapids Roughriders (USHL)
4 108 Michael Spacek Right Wing Czech Republic Czech Republic HC Pardubice (Czech)
6 168 Mason Appleton Centre United States United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
7 198 Sami Niku Defense Finland Finland JyP HT Jyvaskyla (Liiga)
7 203[b] Matteo Gennaro Centre Canada Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
Draft notes[31]

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