The Winnipeg Jets’ record book just got a lot bigger, and a lot more familiar to anyone who’s followed hockey in this city for decades.
The NHL announced that the statistical history of the Winnipeg Jets will now officially include both versions of the franchise, bringing the team’s first Winnipeg run into the same line of history as the current club. That means the Jets’ story now stretches from their first stint in Winnipeg from 1979-96, through their years as the Atlanta Thrashers from 1999-2011, and into their return to Winnipeg beginning in 2011-12.
For fans in Winnipeg, that connection has never really been in doubt. The names have always lived together in the same conversation - Bobby Hull, Dale Hawerchuk, Thomas Steen, Paul MacLean, Teemu Selanne, Phil Housley, Keith Tkachuk, Alexi Zhamnov and others.
The statue of Hawerchuk outside Canada Life Centre and the alumni banners from the 1.0 era already made the point pretty clearly. Now the league has made it official.
The NHL said the inactive Coyotes franchise will keep only its Arizona history, covering 1996-2024, and will not be folded into the Jets’ record book. The changes are now reflected on NHL.com, in the NHL app and on the Jets’ official website.
“Statistics and records are more than numbers - they capture the milestones, achievements and memories that define the history of our game and the communities that support it,” said NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly. “We respect the Jets’ commitment to honoring their franchise’s journey and are pleased that the full history of NHL hockey in Winnipeg now can be celebrated as one continuous story.”
The revised history reshapes several franchise marks. Dale Hawerchuk is now the all-time leader in goals with 379, Thomas Steen holds the assists record with 553, and Hawerchuk also sits atop the points list with 929. Mark Scheifele, who had previously been listed as the franchise leader in goals and points and second in assists, now stands at 372 goals, 535 assists and 907 points and will have a shot to move past all three numbers in 2026-27.
The Jets’ records section on Records.NHL.com has been updated with the new totals.
“Today’s announcement is meaningful for our organization, our alumni and generations of Winnipeg Jets fans,” said Mark Chipman, Executive Chairman of True North Sports & Entertainment and the Winnipeg Jets. “The Jets teams from 1979 to 1996 helped build the identity and tradition that we proudly carry forward today. For our fans, these players and these moments always have been part of the same Winnipeg Jets story, and we’re pleased that our official records now will reflect that.”
The team also marked the occasion with a video celebrating the reunification of its history, underscoring a point Winnipeg fans have made for years: the Jets never really stopped being the Jets.
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