TEAM GUIDE

WINNIPEG JETS
NHL CRITICAL DATES
TEAM INFORMATION
Home Ice (Cap., Built)................................... MTS Centre (15,004, 2004)
Mailing Address............................................................ 345 Graham Ave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 5S6
Telephone.......................................................................... 204.987.7835
Fax .................................................................................... 204.926.5555
Website........................................................................winnipegjets.com
Twitter..................................................................................... @NHLJets
Founded.......................................................................................... 1999
Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................................None
Colors.........................................Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Silver and White
Sat. 10/15 Xcel Energy Center 6:00 P.M.
Wed. 11/23 Xcel Energy Center 6:00 P.M.
Tue. 2/7 MTS Centre 7:00 P.M.
DIRECTORY
2016-2017 MATCHUPS
Chairman and Governor................................................... Mark Chipman
Executive V.P. and COO...........................................................John Olfert
Executive V.P. and General Manager.........................Kevin Cheveldayoff
Head Coach.........................................................................Paul Maurice
Assistant Coach................................................................ Charlie Huddy
Assistant Coach................................................................Jamie Kompon
Assistant Coach...............................................................Todd Woodcroft
Goaltending Coach............................................................ Wade Flaherty
WILD vs. WINNIPEG JETS
2015-16 Wild Record: 1-4-0 (1-2-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-2-0 at Winnipeg)
All-Time Wild Record: 13-9-5 (7-4-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 6-5-2 at Winnipeg)
Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning Goaltender
Date Opp. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.
MIN 1 2 1 – 4 9 9 12 – 30 1-5 1-2 Kuemper (14-18); DUBNYK (14-15)
10/25 WPG 3 2 0 – 5 17 10 6 – 33 0-1 5-10 Stafford (2) Hutchinson (26-30) *15,294
WPG 1 0 2 – 3 8 7 13 – 28 1-2 7-17 PAVELEC (8-12); Hutchinson (15-16)
11/10 MIN 1 4 0 – 5 7 11 10 – 28 0-6 3-9 Vanek (2) Dubnyk (25-28) *19,153
WPG 0 1 2 – 3 11 6 12 – 29 1-3 4-11 Byfuglien (2) Hellebuyck (14-15)
11/27 MIN 0 0 1 – 1 3 7 5 – 15 0-1 6-15 Dubnyk (26-29) *19,055
WPG 1 0 0 – 1 9 12 5 – 26 0-2 3-6 Wheeler (4) Hellebuyck (24-24)
1/15 MIN 0 0 0 – 0 13 4 7 – 24 0-3 2-4 Dubnyk (25-26) *19,222
MIN 0 0 1 – 1 7 15 7 – 29 0-2 4-8 Dubnyk (29-33)
4/3 WPG 1 1 3 – 5 13 13 8 – 34 2-3 3-6 Thorburn (2) Pavelec (28-29) *15,294
Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Goaltenders
TOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays (%) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)
WPG 6 4 7 – 17 58 48 44 – 150 4-11 (36.4) 22-50 Hellebuyck (2-0-0, 38-39); Hutchinson (1-0-0, 41-46)
Pavelec (1-1-0, 36-41)
MIN 2 6 3 – 11 39 46 41 – 126 1-17 (5.9) 16-38 Dubnyk (1-4-0, 119-131); Kuemper (0-0-0, 14-18)
SERIES NOTES
2015-16: Minnesota went 1-4-0 against Winnipeg last season…The Wild fell 5-4 at MTS Centre in the first meeting (10/25), earned a 5-3 win (11/10), a
3-1 loss (11/27) and a 1-0 loss (1/15) in the next three meetings at Xcel Energy Center and dropped a 5-1 decision in the last contest at Winnipeg (4/3)…C
Mikael Granlund (1-2=3), C Mikko Koivu (1-2=3) and LW Thomas Vanek (2-1=3) led the Wild with three points apiece…D Jonas Brodin (0-2=2), LW Zach
Parise (1-1=2), D Jared Spurgeon (0-2=2) and RW Jason Zucker (1-1=2) notched two points each…G Darcy Kuemper started the first contest and made
14 saves in 20:51…G Devan Dubnyk went 1-4-0 with a 2.64 GAA and a .908 SV% in five games (four starts)…RW Blake Wheeler led the Jets with seven
points (3-4=7)…C Bryan Little registered six points (3-3=6)…D Dustin Byfuglien (1-3=4) and RW Nikolaj Ehlers (2-2=4) tallied four points each…G
Michael Hutchinson went 1-0-0 with a 3.41 GAA and a .891 SV% in two games (one start)…G Ondrej Pavelec went 1-1-0 with a 3.33 GAA and a .878 SV%
in two starts…G Connor Hellebuyck went 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA, a .974 SV% and one shutout in two starts.
WILD LEADERS: C Eric Staal leads Minnesota with 59 points (25-34=59) in 63 matches against Winnipeg…RW Jason Pominville has 33 points (13-20=33)
in 42 contests…LW Zach Parise owns 32 points (16-16=32) in 37 games…Koivu has 17 points (5-12=17) in 22 games…Granlund has seven points
(2-5=7) in 12 contests.
WILD GOALIES: Dubnyk is 3-6-1 with a 2.83 GAA and a .907 SV% in 10 games (nine starts) vs. the Jets…Kuemper is 2-0-0 with a 3.95 GAA and a .882
SV% in three career games (two starts).
JETS LEADERS: Byfuglien leads Winnipeg with 24 points (7-17=24) in 30 games against Minnesota…Little owns 16 points (7-9=16) in 19 contests…
Wheeler has 15 points (7-8=15) in 21 matchups…C Mathieu Perreault owns 10 points (5-5=10) in 14 games.
JETS GOALIES: Hutchinson is 3-2-1 with a 2.26 GAA and a .915 SV% in seven games (five starts) vs. the Wild…Pavelec is 4-3-1 with a 2.38 GAA, a .923
SV% and one shutout in 10 starts.
CONNECTIONS: Wild Assistant Coach John Anderson served as the Atlanta Thrashers head coach for two seasons (2008-10)…Jets Assistant Coach Todd
Woodcroft served as Minnesota’s Video Coach for five seasons (2000-05)…Byfuglien is a native of Roseau…D Mark Stuart is from Rochester...Wheeler
hails from Plymouth and went to the University of Minnesota (2005-08).
FAST FACTS: The Wild has earned points in 10 of its last 16 games against the Jets (7-6-3)…Minnesota is 3-3-1 in its last seven games at MTS Centre and
is 4-3-2 in its last nine games at Xcel Energy Center…The Minnesota North Stars went 26-20-3 versus the Winnipeg Jets from 1979-93.
Tue. 2/28 MTS Centre 7:00 P.M.
Sun. 3/19 MTS Centre 4:00 P.M.
SEPTEMBER
17 – Oct. 1 2016 World Cup of Hockey tournament (Air Canada Centre, Toronto,
Ont.)
22 Training camps open
22 CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game (Philadelphia,
Pa.)
25 Preseason schedule begins
OCTOBER
2 2016 Kraft Hockeyville Canada (Kal Tire Place, Vernon, B.C.)
Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers
4 2016 Kraft Hockeyville USA (Lakeview Arena, Marquette,
Mich.)
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres
11 Opening day playing rosters set (5 p.m. ET)
12 Opening night: 2016-17 NHL regular season begins
Edmonton Oilers play first NHL game at Rogers Place (vs. Calgary)
13 Pittsburgh Penguins raise Stanley Cup banner
Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
22 2016 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic Alumni Game:
Investors Group Field (Winnipeg, Man.)
23 2016 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic
Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets
Investors Group Field (Winnipeg, Man.)
24 – Nov. 18 Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month
NOVEMBER
11 Hockey Hall of Fame Game:
Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs
14 Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Toronto, Ont.)
Inductees: Eric Lindros, Sergei Makarov, Rogatien Vachon
(Player category); Pat Quinn (Builder category); Sam Rosen,
Bob Verdi (Media honorees).
15 NHL General Managers Meeting (Toronto, Ont.)
25 2016 Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown
New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers (1 p.m. ET)
26 NHL Founders Day (1917)
30 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Inductees: 1996 World Cup of Hockey championship team,
Craig Janney, Bill Belisle
Celebration of Lester Patrick (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Recipients: TBA
DECEMBER
1 Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents (5 p.m. ET)
19-27 Holiday roster freeze in effect: For all players on an NHL active
roster, injured reserve, or with non-roster and injured non-roster
status as of midnight (local time) Dec. 19, a roster freeze
shall apply through midnight (local time) Dec. 27, with respect
to waivers, trades and loans, subject to the exceptions provided
for in CBA Article 16.5 (d).
24-26 Holiday break (no scheduled practices – dressing rooms closed)
26 – Jan. 5 IIHF World Junior Championship (Montreal, Que. & Toronto, Ont.)
31 2017 NHL Winter Classic ® Alumni Game Busch Stadium (St.
Louis, Mo.)
JANUARY
1 NHL Centennial Classic Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple
Leafs BMO Field (Toronto, Ont.)
2 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic ® Chicago Blackhawks
at St. Louis Blues Busch Stadium (St. Louis, Mo.)
10 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Week of 16th NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings release
27-30 NHL All-Star Break (no games played)
27-29 No scheduled practices – dressing rooms closed
28 – 30 AHL All-Star Classic (Allentown, Pa.)
28 NHL All-Star Skills Competition STAPLES Center (Los Angeles,
Calif.)
29 2017 NHL All-Star Game STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
30 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Quebec City, Que.)
31 NHL regular season resumes
FEBRUARY
1 Hockey is for Everyone Month
18 17th Annual Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada (Host: Kenora,
Ont.)
25 2017 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series Philadelphia Flyers at
Pittsburgh Penguins Heinz Field (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
19 – 26 Hockey Week Across America (USA Hockey)
MARCH
1 Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
6-8 NHL General Managers Meeting (Boca Raton, Fla.)
APRIL
6-8 NCAA Frozen Four (United Center, Chicago, Ill.)
9 Last day of regular season
Final regular season game at Joe Louis Arena (5 p.m.)
Week of 10th NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings release
12 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin
13-23 IIHF Under-18 World Championship (Poprad & Spisska Nova
Ves, Slovakia)
TBA 2017 NHL Draft Lottery
MAY
5-21 IIHF World Championship (Cologne, Germany & Paris, France)
18-28 CHL Memorial Cup (Windsor, Ont.)
28-June 3 2017 NHL Combine (Buffalo, N.Y.)
JUNE
14 Last possible day for 2017 Stanley Cup Final
23-24 2017 NHL Draft (United Center, Chicago, Ill.)
TBA 2017 NHL Awards
JULY
1 Free agency begins (12 p.m. ET)
5 Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration notification (5
p.m. ET)
6 Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration notification (5 p.m.
ET)
20–Aug. 4 Salary arbitration hearings held
AUGUST
6 Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered
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