The 1994–95 Winnipeg Jets season was the team's 23rd season in Winnipeg and their 16th season in the National Hockey League. Despite missing the playoffs for the second year in a row, the Jets featured the second-best forward line in the NHL that season, as Keith Tkachuk, Teemu Selanne and Alexei Zhamnov scored a collective 74 goals in 48 games. This total was second only to the Philadelphia Flyers' top-line total of 80 (scored collectively by the "Legion of Doom").
1994–95 Winnipeg Jets | |
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Division | 6th Central |
Conference | 10th Western |
1994–95 record | 16–25–7 |
Home record | 10–10–4 |
Road record | 6–15–3 |
Goals for | 157 |
Goals against | 177 |
Team information | |
General manager | John Paddock |
Coach | John Paddock (Oct-Apr) Terry Simpson (Apr-May) |
Captain | Keith Tkachuk |
Arena | Winnipeg Arena |
Average attendance | 13,012 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Springfield Falcons |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexei Zhamnov (30) |
Assists | Alexei Zhamnov (35) |
Points | Alexei Zhamnov (65) |
Penalty minutes | Keith Tkachuk (152) |
Plus/minus | Teppo Numminen (+12) |
Wins | Tim Cheveldae, Nikolai Khabibulin (8) |
Goals against average | Nikolai Khabibulin (3.41) |
Offseason
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Regular season
editTwo major highlights of the regular season occurred in April. On April 1, 1995, Alexei Zhamnov tied a franchise record by scoring five goals in the Jets' 7–7 tie with Los Angeles Kings.[1] Six days later, the Jets established an NHL record by scoring four short-handed goals in a 7–4 win against the Vancouver Canucks.[2]
General manager John Paddock resigned as head coach on April 5. Assistant coach Terry Simpson was named interim head coach.[3]
Season standings
editNo. | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
2 | 2 | St. Louis Blues | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
3 | 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
4 | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
5 | 8 | Dallas Stars | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
6 | 10 | Winnipeg Jets | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 48 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 180 | 117 | 70 |
2 | x – Calgary Flames | PAC | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 163 | 135 | 55 |
3 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 48 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 178 | 135 | 61 |
4 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 156 | 115 | 53 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | CEN | 48 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 146 | 50 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | PAC | 48 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 153 | 148 | 48 |
7 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 129 | 161 | 42 |
8 | Dallas Stars | CEN | 48 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 136 | 135 | 42 |
9 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 142 | 174 | 41 |
10 | Winnipeg Jets | CEN | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 157 | 177 | 39 |
11 | Edmonton Oilers | PAC | 48 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 136 | 183 | 38 |
12 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 48 | 16 | 27 | 5 | 125 | 164 | 37 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy
Schedule and results
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January: 1–4–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 0–3–0)
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February: 5–6–2 (home: 1–4–1; road: 4–2–1)
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March: 3–8–2 (home: 3–2–2; road: 0–6–0)
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April: 7–5–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–3–2)
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May: 0–2–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–1–0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
editScoring
edit- Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
- † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
- ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | |||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
10 | Alexei Zhamnov | C | 48 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 5 | 20 |
7 | Keith Tkachuk | LW | 48 | 22 | 29 | 51 | −4 | 152 |
8 | Teemu Selanne | RW | 45 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 1 | 2 |
19 | Nelson Emerson | RW | 48 | 14 | 23 | 37 | −12 | 26 |
23 | Igor Korolev | C | 45 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 1 | 10 |
18 | Dallas Drake | RW | 43 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −6 | 30 |
4 | Stephane Quintal | D | 43 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 78 |
27 | Teppo Numminen | D | 42 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 16 |
3 | Dave Manson | D | 44 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −20 | 139 |
25 | Thomas Steen | C | 31 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −13 | 14 |
24 | Darryl Shannon | D | 40 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 48 |
15 | Randy Gilhen | C | 44 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −17 | 52 |
16 | Ed Olczyk† | C | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
32 | Mike Eastwood† | C | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
34 | Darrin Shannon | LW | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −6 | 14 |
20 | Tie Domi‡ | RW | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −6 | 128 |
17 | Kris King | LW | 48 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 85 |
2 | Neil Wilkinson | D | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −26 | 75 |
75 | Michal Grosek | LW | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 21 |
5 | Igor Ulanov‡ | D | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 27 |
36 | Mike Eagles‡ | C | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −13 | 40 |
36 | Greg Brown† | D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
42 | Oleg Mikulchik | D | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
12 | Rob Murray | C | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
29 | Tim Cheveldae | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
28 | Craig Martin | RW | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 19 |
55 | Arto Blomsten‡ | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
38 | Luciano Borsato | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
47 | Tavis Hansen | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | John LeBlanc | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Russ Romaniuk | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
22 | Brent Thompson | D | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | 78 |
Goaltending
editNo. | Player | Regular season | |||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
29 | Tim Cheveldae | 30 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 818 | 97 | 3.70 | .881 | 0 | 1571 |
35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | 26 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 723 | 76 | 3.41 | .895 | 0 | 1339 |
Awards and records
editAwards
editType | Award/honour | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
NHL Second All-Star team | Keith Tkachuk (Left Wing) | [7] |
Alexei Zhamnov (Centre) | |||
Team | Molson Cup | Alexei Zhamnov |
Transactions
editTrades
editWaivers
editJanuary 18, 1995 | To Edmonton Oilers Dean Kennedy |
January 18, 1995 | To Calgary Flames Sheldon Kennedy |
January 18, 1995 | From St. Louis Blues Igor Korolev |
January 20, 1995 | From Detroit Red Wings Craig Martin |
Free agents
editPlayer | New Team |
Andy Brickley | New York Islanders |
Draft picks
editWinnipeg's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.[8]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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2 | 30 | Deron Quint (D) | United States | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
3 | 56 | Dorian Anneck (C) | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WHL) |
3 | 58 | Tavis Hansen (RW) | Canada | Tacoma Rockets (WHL) |
4 | 82 | Steve Cheredaryk (D) | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
5 | 108 | Craig Mills (RW) | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
6 | 143 | Steve Vezina (G) | Canada | Beauport Harfangs (QMJHL) |
6 | 146 | Chris Kibermanis (D) | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (MJHL) |
8 | 186 | Ramil Saifullin (C) | Russia | Avangard Omsk (Russia) |
9 | 212 | Henrik Smangs (G) | Sweden | Leksands IF (Sweden) |
10 | 238 | Mike Mader (RW) | United States | Loomis Chaffee School (USHS-MA) |
11 | 264 | Jason Issel (LW) | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
S | 4 | Randy Stevens (RW) | United States | Michigan Technological University (WCHA) |
References
edit- "Winnipeg Jets 1994-95 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- "1994-95 Winnipeg Jets Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "ARI Records". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "NHL Records". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Simpson Replaces Paddock in Winnipeg". The New York Times. April 6, 1995. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "1994-1995 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
- ^ "1994-95 Winnipeg Jets Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "1994 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".