When was Winnipeg Jets founded?

Winnipeg Jets was founded in 1972 in Winnipeg, MB, CAN, Canada.

Where is Winnipeg Jets based?

Winnipeg Jets is based in Winnipeg, MB, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Winnipeg Jets?

The head coach of Winnipeg Jets is Tom McVie.

Who is the captain of Winnipeg Jets?

The captain of Winnipeg Jets is Morris Lukowich.

Who is the general manager of Winnipeg Jets?

The general manager of Winnipeg Jets is John Ferguson.

What are the team colors of Winnipeg Jets?

The team colors of Winnipeg Jets are Blue + Red + White.

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1980-1981

1980-1981 Season

Winnipeg Jets were 9-57-14 in the 1980-81 NHL season with 32 points, 21st overall.

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1980-1981 Winnipeg Jets Player Stats

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Winnipeg Jets — 1980-1981 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NHL
1.		Dave Christian (RW)	80	28	43	71	22	-54
2.		Morris Lukowich (LW)	80	33	34	67	90	-39
3.		Normand Dupont (LW)	80	27	26	53	8	-57
4.		Ron Wilson (C/LW)	77	18	33	51	55	-34
5.		Daniel Geoffrion (RW)	78	20	26	46	82	-32
6.		Dave Babych (D)	69	6	38	44	90	-61
7.		Willy Lindström (RW)	72	22	13	35	45	-28
8.		Tim Trimper (LW)	56	15	14	29	28	-31
9.		Rick Bowness (RW)	45	8	17	25	45	-35
10.		Moe Mantha (D)	58	2	23	25	35	-33
11.		Doug Lecuyer (LW)	45	6	17	23	66	-27
12.		Barry Long (D)	65	6	17	23	42	-47
13.		Peter Sullivan (C)	47	4	19	23	20	-17
14.		Kris Manery (RW)	47	13	9	22	24	-15
15.		Don Spring (D)	80	1	18	19	18	-40
16.		Doug Smail (RW)	30	10	8	18	45	-7
17.		Anders Steen (F)	42	5	11	16	22	-22
18.		Peter Marsh (RW)	24	6	7	13	9	-17
19.		Rick Dudley (LW)	30	5	5	10	28	-12
20.		Jimmy Mann (RW)	37	3	3	6	105	-18
21.		Mark Plantery (D)	25	1	5	6	14	-10
22.		Barry Legge (D)	38	0	6	6	69	-33
23.		Scott Campbell (D)	14	1	4	5	55	3
24.		Tom Bladon (D)	9	0	5	5	10	-10
25.		John Markell (LW/RW)	14	1	3	4	15	-11
26.		Richard Mulhern (D)	19	0	4	4	14	-9
27.		Murray Eaves (C)	12	1	2	3	5	-7
28.		Al Cameron (D)	29	1	2	3	21	-19
29.		Barry Melrose (D)	18	1	1	2	40	-12
30.		Sandy Beadle (LW)	6	1	0	1	2	-2
31.		Dave Hoyda (F)	9	1	0	1	7	0
32.		Keith Cory (D)	5	0	1	1	9	-8
33.		Dave Chartier (C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
34.		Bill Whelton (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
35.		Jude Drouin (C)	7	0	0	0	4	-2
36.		Patrick Daley (LW)	7	0	0	0	9	-3

Winnipeg Jets — 1980-1981 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NHL
1.		Markus Mattsson (G)	31	4.52	.866	3	21	4	1	1699:00	829
2.		Michel Dion (G)	14	4.84	.864	3	6	3	0	756:00	386
3.		Pierre Hamel (G)	29	4.74	.861	3	20	4	0	1620:00	796
4.		Lindsay Middlebrook (G)	14	5.99	.840	0	9	3	0	652:00	340
5.		Ron Loustel (G)	1	10.00	.804	0	1	0	0	60:00	41

1980-1981 Winnipeg Jets Staff

Head CoachTom McVie
Head CoachMike Smith
Head CoachBill Sutherland
Goaltending CoachLes Binkley
General ManagerJohn Ferguson
Amateur ScoutLes Binkley
Amateur ScoutCharlie Hodge
Asst. Equipment ManagerPat O'Neill
Franchise OwnerBarry Shenkarow
Head Athletic TrainerChuck Badcock
ScoutBill Lesuk

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1980-1981 Winnipeg Jets Demographics

Winnipeg Jets Facts

Plays in: -
Team Colors: Blue + Red + White
Town: Winnipeg, MB, CAN Map
Founded: 1972

1980-1981 Winnipeg Jets Roster Facts

Nationalities

35 players
3 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Winnipeg Jets: 3 442 GP
NHL: 5 287 GP
WC: 47 GP
OG: 13 GP
SHL: 170 GP
Liiga: 48 GP
AHL: 1 036 GP

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Winnipeg Jets History and Standings

Winnipeg Jets — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1995-1996	NHL	82	36	40	6	-	-	275	291	78	0.95	17	Conference QF loss
1994-1995	NHL	48	16	25	7	-	-	157	177	39	0.81	21	Did not make playoffs
1993-1994	NHL	84	24	51	9	-	-	245	344	57	0.68	25	Did not make playoffs
1992-1993	NHL	84	40	37	7	-	-	322	320	87	1.04	12	Conference QF loss
1991-1992	NHL	80	33	32	15	-	-	251	244	81	1.01	13	Conference QF loss
1990-1991	NHL	80	26	43	11	-	-	260	288	63	0.79	18	Did not make playoffs
1989-1990	NHL	80	37	32	11	-	-	298	290	85	1.06	8	Conference QF loss
1988-1989	NHL	80	26	42	12	-	-	300	355	64	0.8	18	Did not make playoffs
1987-1988	NHL	80	33	36	11	-	-	292	310	77	0.96	14	Conference QF loss
1986-1987	NHL	80	40	32	8	-	-	279	271	88	1.1	6	Conference SF loss
1985-1986	NHL	80	26	47	7	-	-	295	372	59	0.74	18	Conference QF loss
1984-1985	NHL	80	43	27	10	-	-	358	332	96	1.2	4	Conference SF loss
1983-1984	NHL	80	31	38	11	-	-	340	374	73	0.91	13	Conference QF loss
1982-1983	NHL	80	33	39	8	-	-	311	333	74	0.93	14	Conference QF loss
1981-1982	NHL	80	33	33	14	-	-	319	332	80	1	10	Conference QF loss
1980-1981	NHL	80	9	57	14	-	-	246	400	32	0.4	21	Did not make playoffs
1979-1980	NHL	80	20	49	11	-	-	214	314	51	0.64	21	Did not make playoffs
1978-1979	WHA	80	39	35	6	-	-	307	306	84	1.05	3	Champion
1977-1978	WHA	80	50	28	2	-	-	381	270	102	1.28	1	Champion
1976-1977	WHA	80	46	32	2	-	-	366	291	94	1.18	3	Final loss
1975-1976	WHA	81	52	27	2	-	-	345	254	106	1.31	2	Champion
1974-1975	WHA	78	38	35	5	-	-	322	293	81	1.04	8	Did not make playoffs
1973-1974	WHA	78	34	39	5	-	-	264	296	73	0.94	9	Quarterfinal loss
1972-1973	WHA	78	43	31	4	-	-	285	249	90	1.15	2	Final loss

Winnipeg Jets Tournament Statistics

Winnipeg Jets — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
1976-1977	Izvestia Trophy	4	1	2	1	0	0	12	14	3	0.75	4	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Winnipeg Jets — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
1995-1996	View Roster	6'1"	201 lbs	26.65
1994-1995	View Roster	6'0"	201 lbs	26.79
1993-1994	View Roster	6'0"	194 lbs	26.92
1992-1993	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	26.56
1991-1992	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	27.51

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Franchise All-Time Points

Winnipeg Jets — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dale Hawerchuk (F)	713	379	550	929
2.	Thomas Steen (F)	950	264	553	817
3.	Bobby Hull (F)	429	307	341	648
4.	Paul MacLean (F)	527	248	270	518
5.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	300	140	344	484

Franchise All-Time Goals

Winnipeg Jets — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dale Hawerchuk (F)	713	379	550	929
2.	Bobby Hull (F)	429	307	341	648
3.	Thomas Steen (F)	950	264	553	817
4.	Paul MacLean (F)	527	248	270	518
5.	Anders Hedberg (F)	286	236	222	458

Franchise All-Time Assists

Winnipeg Jets — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Thomas Steen (F)	950	264	553	817
2.	Dale Hawerchuk (F)	713	379	550	929
3.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	300	140	344	484
4.	Bobby Hull (F)	429	307	341	648
5.	Paul MacLean (F)	527	248	270	518

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Winnipeg Jets — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Laurie Boschman (F)	526	152	379	1338
2.	Keith Tkachuk (F)	308	144	289	792
3.	Jim Kyte (D)	399	11	36	772
4.	Tim Watters (D)	438	21	122	760
5.	Thomas Steen (F)	950	264	817	753

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Winnipeg Jets — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Thomas Steen (F)	950	264	553	817
2.	Dale Hawerchuk (F)	713	379	550	929
3.	Doug Smail (F)	691	189	208	397
4.	Willy Lindström (F)	604	220	229	449
5.	Randy Carlyle (D)	564	80	226	306

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Winnipeg Jets — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Anatoli Fedotov (D)	1	0	2	2.00
2.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	300	140	484	1.61
3.	Anders Hedberg (F)	286	236	458	1.60
4.	Craig Janney (F)	13	7	20	1.54
5.	Bobby Hull (F)	429	307	648	1.51

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Winnipeg Jets — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Bobby Hull (F)	1974-1975	WHA	78	77	65	142	1.82	41
2.	Teemu Selänne (F)	1992-1993	NHL	84	76	56	132	1.57	45
3.	Anders Hedberg (F)	1976-1977	WHA	68	70	61	131	1.93	48
4.	Dale Hawerchuk (F)	1984-1985	NHL	80	53	77	130	1.63	74
5.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	1977-1978	WHA	73	37	89	126	1.73	89

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Winnipeg Jets — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Bobby Hull (F)	1974-1975	WHA	78	77	65	142	1.82	41
2.	Teemu Selänne (F)	1992-1993	NHL	84	76	56	132	1.57	45
3.	Anders Hedberg (F)	1976-1977	WHA	68	70	61	131	1.93	48
4.	Morris Lukowich (F)	1978-1979	WHA	80	65	34	99	1.24	119
5.	Anders Hedberg (F)	1977-1978	WHA	77	63	59	122	1.58	60

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Winnipeg Jets — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	1974-1975	WHA	78	26	94	120	1.54	79
2.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	1977-1978	WHA	73	37	89	126	1.73	89
3.	Ulf Nilsson (F)	1976-1977	WHA	71	39	85	124	1.75	89
4.	Phil Housley (D)	1992-1993	NHL	80	18	79	97	1.21	52
5.	Dale Hawerchuk (F)	1984-1985	NHL	80	53	77	130	1.63	74

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Winnipeg Jets — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Tie Domi (F)	1993-1994	NHL	81	8	11	19	0.23	347
2.	Jimmy Mann (F)	1979-1980	NHL	72	3	5	8	0.11	287
3.	Shawn Cronin (D)	1991-1992	NHL	65	0	4	4	0.06	271
4.	Gordon Donnelly (D)	1990-1991	NHL	57	3	4	7	0.12	265
5.	Mike Hartman (F)	1991-1992	NHL	75	4	4	8	0.11	264

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