Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) - Wikipedia
The Winnipeg Jets were a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. They began play in the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972. The club joined the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1979 after the NHL merged with the WHA.
The original Winnipeg Jets were reluctant to leave in 1996
Apr 28, 2019 · The struggling Atlanta Thrashers franchise was purchased by a new ownership group in Winnipeg and rebranded as the Jets. They would start the 2011-2012 season in a new building in downtown...
Why did Winnipeg Jets move to Phoenix? - NCESC
May 10, 2024 · Why did Winnipeg Jets move to Phoenix? The Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix due to mounting financial troubles. The franchise relocated to Arizona in 1996 and became the Phoenix Coyotes (now the Arizona Coyotes).
Winnipeg Jets’ problems that doomed them in 1996 loom large …
Feb 28, 2024 · On Tuesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman visited Winnipeg, where the Jets 2.0 are facing many of the same obstacles that contributed to the exodus of the original Jets, the ones that joined...
Why The Old Jets Left Winnipeg - LWOSports
So there you have it, a quick history lesson as to why the Jets left Winnipeg in the first place, now as we all know now after the Thrashers fell apart, True North Sports bought the team and moved it to Winnipeg, becoming the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets.
Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996) - The Hockey Writers
On April 14, 1996, the original Winnipeg Jets played their last-ever regular season game, just a few months prior to their relocation to Phoenix, Arizona. It did not go well, and was the...
The Original Winnipeg Jets' Last-Ever Regular Season NHL Game
Aug 30, 2020 · On April 14, 24 years ago, the original Winnipeg Jets played their last-ever regular season game, just a few months prior to their relocation to Phoenix, Arizona.
How the return of the Winnipeg Jets ended a 'real dark period' …
Oct 24, 2018 · The original Jets left for Phoenix, Ariz., after the 1995–96 NHL season, leading to a 15-year dry spell most Winnipeggers would like to forget. But their return in 2011 has made a lasting...
Why did the Jets leave Winnipeg? - ruggedthuglife.com
Dec 13, 2021 · When did the Jets leave Winnipeg? The team’s name was changed to the Jets in honour of the professional hockey team of that name that played in Winnipeg from 1972 to 1996 before becoming the Phoenix Coyotes. As part of an NHL realignment, the Jets moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western after the 2012–13 season. Are the Winnipeg ...
What year did the Jets leave Winnipeg? - Hockey Life
Sep 27, 2021 · What year did the Jets leave Winnipeg? The team's name was changed to the Jets in honour of the professional hockey team of that name that played in Winnipeg from 1972 to 1996 before becoming the Phoenix Coyotes. As part of an NHL realignment, the Jets moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western after the 2012–13 season.