History of the Jets

The Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996) were a professional ice hockey team that played in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was originally founded as one of the World Hockey Association's original teams, and they joined the NHL in 1979. During their time as an NHL franchise, they made it to two conference finals and won three division titles.

The Jets' first season saw them finish with a record of 33 wins, 37 losses, and 10 ties. Despite this mediocre performance on paper, they managed to make it all the way to game seven of their conference final against Edmonton Oilers before eventually losing out 4-1 on aggregate scoreline over both games. This set up what would be an exciting rivalry between these two teams for years to come! Over subsequent seasons during their tenure in Winnipeg, The Jets had some great players such as Dale Hawerchuk who led them into another Conference Final appearance against Calgary Flames which ended with similar results – unfortunately for fans though - no Stanley Cup victory ever came from those efforts despite making multiple playoff appearances throughout their history there.

After 15 years playing out of Manitoba’s capital city; however, due primarily to financial issues within the ownership group at a time, the franchise relocated becoming Phoenix Coyotes shortly thereafter. Even after relocation but still today, Winnipeg Jet fans remain passionate about the club & its legacy; furthermore, numerous former players have been inducted into the Hall Of Fame including Teemu Selanne & Thomas Steen. In 2011 return hockey was brought back when True North Sports & Entertainment purchased Atlanta Thrashers relocating them back home to where we now know them again simply by the name “Jets!”