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2014–15 Winnipeg Jets
Division 5th Central
Conference 7th Western
2014–15 record 43–26–13
Home record 23–13–5
Road record 20–13–8
Goals for 230
Goals against 210
Team information
General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff
Coach Paul Maurice
Captain Andrew Ladd
Alternate captains Mark Stuart
Blake Wheeler
Arena MTS Centre
Average attendance 15,037 (100.2%)[1]
(41 games)
Team leaders
Goals Blake Wheeler (26)
Assists Andrew Ladd (38)
Points Andrew Ladd (62)
Penalty minutes Dustin Byfuglien (124)
Plus/minus Blake Wheeler (+26)
Wins Ondrej Pavelec (22)
Goals against average Ondrej Pavelec (2.28)

The 2014–15 Winnipeg Jets season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the fourth in Winnipeg, Manitoba since the franchise relocated from Atlanta following the conclusion of the 2010–11 season.

Regular season[]

On April 9, 2015, the Jets qualified for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, marking the return of playoff hockey to Winnipeg for the first time since the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2] The Jets would set a franchise record, with 99 points, finishing with a 43-26-13 record.

Playoffs[]

See also: 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Winnipeg Jets entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's second wild card. The Jets faced the Ducks in the opening round, but were swept in four straight games. In the first three games, the Jets had leads going into the third period, but couldn't hold them. Overall in the series, the Ducks outscored the Jets 16-9. The Ducks outscored the Jets 10-1, after the 2nd intermission.

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Central Divison (Top 3)
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
St. Louis Bluesx y 82 51 24 3 4 248 201 109
Nashville Predatorsx 82 47 25 4 6 232 208 104
Chicago Blackhawksx 82 48 28 3 3 229 189 102
Minnesota Wildx 82 46 28 5 3 231 201 100
Winnipeg Jetsx 82 43 26 7 6 230 210 99
Dallas Stars 82 41 31 7 3 261 260 92
Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 8 4 219 227 90

x-clinched playoff berth, y-clinched division title, z-clinched conference title, p-clinched President's Trophy


Conference standings[]

Central Divison (Top 3)
Team GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts
St. Louis Bluesx y 82 51 24 3 4 248 201 109
Nashville Predatorsx 82 47 25 4 6 232 208 104
Chicago Blackhawksx 82 48 28 3 3 229 189 102
Pacific Division (Top 3)
Anaheim Ducksx y 82 51 24 2 5 236 226 109
Vancouver Canucksx 82 48 29 3 2 242 222 101
Calgary Flamesx 82 45 30 4 3 241 216 97
Western Conference Wildcard (Top 2 qualify)
Minnesota Wildx 82 46 28 5 3 231 201 100
Winnipeg Jetsx 82 43 26 7 6 230 210 99
Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 7 8 220 205 95
Dallas Stars 82 41 31 7 3 261 260 92
Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 8 4 219 227 90
San Jose Sharks 82 40 33 3 6 228 232 89
Edmonton Oilers 82 24 44 7 7 198 283 62
Arizona Coyotes 82 24 50 3 5 170 272 56

x-clinched playoff berth, y-clinched division title, z-clinched conference title, p-clinched President's Trophy


Schedule and results[]

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

2014–15 Game Log

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

Playoffs[]

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics[]

Final Stats[3]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Ladd, AndrewAndrew Ladd 81 24 38 62 9 72
Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler 79 26 35 61 26 73
Little, BryanBryan Little 70 24 28 52 8 24
Scheifele, MarkMark Scheifele 82 15 34 49 11 24
Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien 69 18 27 45 5 124
Frolik, MichaelMichael Frolik 82 19 23 42 4 18
Perreault, MathieuMathieu Perreault 62 18 23 41 7 38
Enstrom, TobiasTobias Enstrom 60 4 19 23 13 36
Lowry, AdamAdam Lowry 80 11 12 23 1 46
Trouba, JacobJacob Trouba 65 7 15 22 2 46
Kane, EvanderEvander Kane

|| 37 || 10 || 12 || 22 || −1 || 56

Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford

|| 26 || 9 || 10 || 19 || 6 || 8

Myers, TylerTyler Myers

|| 24 || 3 || 12 || 15 || 9 || 16

Thorburn, ChrisChris Thorburn 81 7 7 14 −5 76
Stuart, MarkMark Stuart 70 2 12 14 5 69
Slater, JimJim Slater 82 5 8 13 −4 58
Bogosian, ZachZach Bogosian

|| 41 || 3 || 10 || 13 || 1 || 40

Stempniak, LeeLee Stempniak

|| 18 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 1 || 2

Pardy, AdamAdam Pardy 55 0 9 9 9 40
Tlusty, JiriJiri Tlusty

|| 20 || 1 || 7 || 8 || −1 || 4

Halischuk, MatthewMatthew Halischuk 47 3 5 8 5 6
Chiarot, BenBen Chiarot 40 2 6 8 5 22
Postma, PaulPaul Postma 42 2 4 6 1 16
Harrison, JayJay Harrison

|| 35 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 4 || 23

Clitsome, GrantGrant Clitsome 24 0 4 4 4 8
Peluso, AnthonyAnthony Peluso 49 1 1 2 −3 86
Galiardi, TJTJ Galiardi 38 1 0 1 −8 2
Ellerby, KeatonKeaton Ellerby 1 0 1 1 −1 0
O'Dell, EricEric O'Dell 11 0 1 1 0 19
Copp, AndrewAndrew Copp 1 0 1 1 2 0
Cormier, PatricePatrice Cormier 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brouillette, JulienJulien Brouillette 1 0 0 0 0 0
Klingberg, CarlCarl Klingberg

|| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −1 || 0

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Little, BryanBryan Little 4 2 1 3 −3 0
Lowry, AdamAdam Lowry 4 1 2 3 0 2
Stuart, MarkMark Stuart 4 1 1 2 1 2
Stafford, DrewDrew Stafford 4 1 1 2 −1 0
Perreault, MathieuMathieu Perreault 3 0 2 2 −2 0
Trouba, JacobJacob Trouba 4 0 2 2 −1 2
Stempniak, LeeLee Stempniak 4 1 0 1 2 0
Enstrom, TobiasTobias Enstrom 4 0 1 1 −3 0
Byfuglien, DustinDustin Byfuglien 4 0 1 1 −4 4
Ladd, AndrewAndrew Ladd 4 0 1 1 −3 4
Wheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler 4 1 0 1 −3 2
Pardy, AdamAdam Pardy 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Myers, TylerTyler Myers 4 1 0 1 −2 2
Scheifele, MarkMark Scheifele 4 0 1 1 −2 4
Thorburn, ChrisChris Thorburn 4 0 0 0 0 0
Slater, JimJim Slater 4 0 0 0 −1 0
Tlusty, JiriJiri Tlusty 4 0 0 0 −2 0
Frolik, MichaelMichael Frolik 4 0 0 0 −2 2
Halischuk, MatthewMatthew Halischuk 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Chiarot, BenBen Chiarot 2 0 0 0 −2 2

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Pavelec, OndrejOndrej Pavelec 50 46 2,838 22 16 8 108 2.28 1353 .920 5 0 0 2
Hutchinson, MichaelMichael Hutchinson 38 36 2,138 21 10 5 85 2.39 986 .914 2 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Pavelec, OndrejOndrej Pavelec 4 4 241 0 4 15 3.73 137 .891 0 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

Notable achievements[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Byfuglien, D.D. Byfuglien NHL All-Star game selection[4] January 10, 2015
Byfuglien, D.D. Byfuglien NHL First Star of the Week[5] January 19, 2015
Pavelec, O.O. Pavelec NHL First Star of the Week[6] March 23, 2015
Pavelec, O.O. Pavelec NHL Second Star of the Week[7] April 13, 2015

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Lowry, A.A. Lowry 1st Career NHL Game October 9, 2014
Byfuglien, D.D. Byfuglien 300th Career NHL Point October 9, 2014
Stuart, M.M. Stuart 500th Career NHL Game October 12, 2014
A. Lowry 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
October 21, 2014
Ladd, A.A. Ladd 200th Career NHL Assist October 26, 2014
Little, B.B. Little 300th Career NHL Point October 26, 2014
Hutchinson, M.M. Hutchinson 1st Career NHL Shutout November 2, 2014
Pavelec, O.O. Pavelec 300th Career NHL Game November 4, 2014
Little, B.B. Little 500th Career NHL Game November 6, 2014
Kane, E.E. Kane 100th Career NHL Goal November 6, 2014
Enstrom, T.T. Enstrom 500th Career NHL Game November 11, 2014
Galiardi, T.T. Galiardi 300th Career NHL Game November 13, 2014
Frolik, M.M. Frolik 200th Career NHL Point November 18, 2014
A. Lowry 1st Career NHL Assist November 18, 2014
Scheifele, M.M. Scheifele 100th Career NHL Game December 3, 2014
Chiarot, B.B. Chiarot 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
December 5, 2014
Clitsome, G.G. Clitsome 200th Career NHL Game December 21, 2014
Thorburn, C.C. Thorburn 100th Career NHL Point December 23, 2014
B. Chiarot 1st career NHL Goal January 3, 2015
Wheeler, B.B. Wheeler 200th Career NHL Assist January 10, 2015
D. Byfuglien 200th Career NHL Assist January 11, 2015
B. Wheeler 500th Career NHL Game January 16, 2015
Trouba, J.J. Trouba 100th Career NHL Game January 31, 2015
A. Ladd 400th Career NHL Point January 31, 2015
Peluso, A.A. Peluso 100th Career NHL Game February 24, 2015

Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Little, B.B. Little 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
Scheifele, M.M. Scheifele 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
Pavelec, O.O. Pavelec 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
Lowry, A.A. Lowry 1st Career Playoff Game
1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point
April 16, 2015
Enstrom, T.T. Enstrom 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
Trouba, J.J. Trouba 1st Career Playoff Game
1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point
April 16, 2015
Thorburn, C.C. Thorburn 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
Tlusty, J.J. Tlusty 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
Chiarot, B.B. Chiarot 1st Career Playoff Game April 16, 2015
Pardy, A.A. Pardy 1st Career Playoff Goal April 18, 2015
M. Scheifele 1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point
April 18, 2015
A. Lowry 1st Career Playoff Assist April 18, 2015
T. Enstrom 1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point
April 20, 2015
B. Little 1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point
April 20, 2015
Stuart, M.M. Stuart 1st Career Playoff Goal April 22, 2015

Transactions[]

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades[]

Date
Details
June 28, 2014
[8]
To Washington Capitals
Edward Pasquale
6th-round pick in 2014
To Winnipeg Jets
6th-round pick in 2014
NSH's 7th-round pick in 2014
7th-round pick in 2015
June 28, 2014
[8]
To Ottawa Senators
7th-round pick in 2014
To Winnipeg Jets
6th-round pick in 2015
July 9, 2014
[9]
To Buffalo Sabres
Jordan Samuels-Thomas
To Winnipeg Jets
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015
October 5, 2014
[10]
To Montreal Canadiens
Eric Tangradi
To Winnipeg Jets
Peter Budaj
Patrick Holland
December 18, 2014
[11]
To Carolina Hurricanes
6th-round pick in 2015
To Winnipeg Jets
Jay Harrison
February 11, 2015
[12]
To Buffalo Sabres
Evander Kane
Zach Bogosian
Jason Kasdorf
To Winnipeg Jets
Tyler Myers
Drew Stafford
Brendan Lemieux
Joel Armia
1st-round pick in 2015
February 25, 2015
[13]
To Carolina Hurricanes
Conditional 5th-round or 6th-round pick in 2015
3rd-round pick in 2016
To Winnipeg Jets
Jiri Tlusty
March 1, 2015
[14]
To New York Rangers
Carl Klingberg
To Winnipeg Jets
Lee Stempniak

Free agents acquired[]

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014 Mathieu Perreault Anaheim Ducks 3 years, $9 million [15]
August 1, 2014 TJ Galiardi Calgary Flames 1 year, $750,000 [16]
August 8, 2014 Julien Brouillette Washington Capitals 1 year, $600,000 [17]

Free agents lost[]

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014 Al Montoya Florida Panthers 2 years, $2.1 million [18][19]
July 1, 2014 Zach Redmond Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $1.5 million [20][21]
July 1, 2014 Olli Jokinen Nashville Predators 1 year, $2.5 million [22][23]
July 1, 2014 Andrew Gordon Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $550,000 [24]
July 10, 2014 Jerome Samson Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $650,000 [25][26]
August 23, 2014 Devin Setoguchi Calgary Flames 1 year, $750,000 [27]

Claimed via waivers[]

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers[]

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via retirement[]

Player

Player signings[]

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 30, 2014 Adam Pardy 1 year, $700,000 [28]
June 30, 2014 Chris Thorburn 3 years, $3.6 million [29]
July 2, 2014 Michael Hutchinson 2 years, $1.15 million [30]
July 2, 2014 Will O'Neill 1 year, $575,000 [31]
July 16, 2014 Carl Klingberg 1 year, $650,000 [32]
July 19, 2014 Eric O'Dell 1 year, $650,000 [33]
July 19, 2014 Patrice Cormier 1 year, $625,000 [33]
July 19, 2014 John Albert 1 year, $585,000 [33]
July 23, 2014 Ben Chiarot 1 year, $600,000 [34]
July 24, 2014 Keaton Ellerby 1 year, $700,000 [35]
July 29, 2014 Michael Frolik 1 year, $3.3 million [36]
July 30, 2014 Matthew Halischuk 1 year, $725,000 [37]
September 2, 2014 Nikolaj Ehlers 3 years, $4.875 million entry-level contract [38]
March 19, 2015 Jan Kostalek 3 years, $2.55 million entry-level contract [39]
March 20, 2015 Jimmy Lodge 3 years, $2.415 million entry-level contract [40]
March 26, 2015 Andrew Copp 3 years, $2.875 million entry-level contract [41]
June 11, 2015 Chase De Leo 3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract [42]
June 17, 2015 Anthony Peluso 2 years, $1.35 million [43]
June 18, 2015 Ben Chiarot 2 years, $1.7 million [44]

Suspensions/fines[]

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Adam Lowry Boarding Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta during NHL Game No. 323 in Buffalo on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at 14:06 of the second period. 1 game $4,453.41 November 28, 2014[45]
Evander Kane Boarding Anaheim Ducks defenseman Clayton Stoner during NHL Game No. 402 in Winnipeg on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at 19:49 of the second period. 2 games $56,451.62 December 8, 2014[46]
Dustin Byfuglien Cross-checking New York Rangers forward J. T. Miller during NHL Game No. 1148 in Winnipeg on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 17:20 of the second period. 4 games $111,827.96 April 2, 2015[47]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Winnipeg Jets draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 9 Nikolaj Ehlers Left Wing Flag of Denmark Denmark Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
3 69 Jack Glover Defense Flag of the United States United States US NTDP (USHL)
4 99 Chase De Leo Centre Flag of the United States United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4 101[a] Nelson Nogier Defense Flag of Canada Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5 129 Clinston Franklin Forward Flag of the United States United States Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
6 164 [b] Pavel Kraskovsky Centre Flag of Russia Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
7 192 [b] Matt Ustaski Forward Flag of the United States United States Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
Draft notes
  • Winnipeg's second-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to Minnesota, in exchange for Torrey Mitchell, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[48]
  • a New Jersey's fourth-round pick will go to Winnipeg, as the result of a trade on February 13, 2013 that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to New Jersey, in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2013, and this pick.[49]
  • b Winnipeg's' sixth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2014 (164th overall), Nashville's seventh-round pick in 2014 (192nd overall) and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Winnipeg in exchange for Edward Pasquale and this pick.[50]
  • Winnipeg's seventh-round (189th overall) pick went to the Ottawa Senators, on June 28, 2014 in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2015.[50]

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  16. Jets Agree To Terms With TJ Galiardi
  17. Jets Agree to Terms with Julien Brouillette
  18. Panthers sign backup G Al Montoya to 2-year, $2.1M deal
  19. G Al Montoya Agrees to Two Year Contract with Florida Panthers
  20. Avs get more depth with D Zach Redmond
  21. Avalanche Signs Four Players
  22. Preds get Jokinen on 1-year, $2.5 million deal
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  24. Flyers sign RW Andrew Gordon
  25. LIGHTNING SIGN FREE AGENT FORWARD JEROME SAMSON
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