Post by hawker14 on Feb 7, 2005 17:25:17 GMT -5
July 24th, 1995.
*the Spirit of Manitoba successfully completes a C$ 50 million public offering.
*announces the purchase of 64% of the Winnipeg Jets hockey team for $ 32 million, plus $ 8 million in assumed debt.
August 15th, 1995.
*Spirit of Manitoba assumes ownership of the Winnipeg Jets having all conditions of closing met.
September,1995
*construction of 15,500 seat arena commences at the Forks.
1995-96
October,1995
*Keith Tkachuk signs 5 year US$ 17 million offer sheet with the Chicago Blackhawks.
*Jets management declines to match and accepts 5 future 1st round draft picks as compensation.
*Kris King named captain of the team.
*'95 7th overall draft pick Shane Doan impresses during training camp and makes team.
March,1996
*led by Teemu Selanne and Nikolai Khabibulin, the Jets are fighting for a playoff spot. the Jets acquire Craig Janney in a trade deadline deal.
April, 1996
*the Jets finish the season 36-40-8 and earn a playoff berth.
*Winnipeg loses a hard fought first round series against the Red Wings 4-1. Khabibulin establishes himself as one of the NHL's elite young goaltenders.
*Selanne finishes in the top ten in scoring with 40 goals and 108 points.
June,1996
*The Jets announce losses of $ 9,000,000 for the '95-'96 season. average per game attendance for the season is 14,762
*at the '96 entry draft held in St.Louis the Jets select.....
*11th overall, defenceman Derek Morris from the Regina Pats
*20th overall (via Chicago), defenceman Zdeno Chara from Dukla Trencin
*Randy Carlyle named Head Coach, signed to 3 year contract.
*Anders Hedberg named Director of Player Personnel, signed to 3 year contract.
1996-97
October,1996
*in a contract dispute, Alexei Zhamnov is traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in return for rookie defenceman Janne Niinimaa and a '97 1st round draft pick.
March,1997
*the Jets again are fighting for a playoff spot behind the stellar play of Teemu Selanne and Nikolai Khabibulin.
April,1997
*the Jets finish with a 30-43-9 and finish 11th in the western conference.
*Teemu Selanne finishes the season second in scoring with 51 goals and 109 points.
June,1997
*the Jets announce losses of C$ 12 million for the '96-'97 season. per game attendance is announced at 14,563
*at the '97 nhl entry draft in Pittsburgh, the Jets select.....
*5th overall, defenceman Eric Brewer from the Prince George Cougars
*13th overall (via Chicago), right winger Marian Hossa from Dukla Trencin.
*23rd overall (via Philadelphia), defenceman Scott Hannan from the Kelowna Rockets.
1997-98
October,1997
*the Jets move into the 15,500 seat Canwest Coliseum located at the Forks to great fanfare.
*14,297 season tickets are sold for the '97-'98 season.
*Teppo Numminen is named team captain.
March,1998
*the team again is fighting for a playoff spot.
*young defencemen Derek Morris and Janne Niinimaa are developing rapidly playing alongside Numminen
April,1998
*the team finishes strong, but misses the playoffs for the second straight season with a record of 33-39-10
*Selanne is awarded the Maurice Richard trophy for leading the league in goals with 52, and finishes eighth in league scoring with 86 points.
June,1998
*the Jets announce a profit of C$ 9 million for the '97-'98 season. the team records 41 straight regular season sellouts.
*at the '98 entry draft in Buffalo, the Jets select .....
*8th overall (via Chicago), centre Alex Tanguay from the Halifax Mooseheads
*11th overall, centre Brad Richards from the Rimouski Oceanic
1998-99
October,1998
*the Jets announce 14,183 season tickets are sold.
*Teemu Selanne is set to earn US$ 4.7million in '98-'99, far below the market value of equivalent players in the NHL. Fans and reporters start speculating that Selanne will be traded for financial reasons.
March,1999
*with veterans Selanne, Khabibulin, and Numminen leading the way, the Jets sit in 6th place in the Western Conference.
*the Jets again do not make any trade deadline moves
April,1999
*the Jets finish the season with a record of 38-38-6 to finish 7th in the Western Conference.
*Selanne finishes second in league scoring with 107 points, and wins his second straight Maurice Richard trophy with 47 goals.
*the Jets lose a hard fought first round series against Colorado 4-2.
June,1999
*Jets management announces C$ 7 million in profit for the '99-'00 season. the team sells out all regular season home games for the second straight season - a streak of 82 games.
*at the '99 entry draft in Boston, the Jets select .....
*7th overall (via Chicago), left winger Martin Havlat from Trinec Ocelari HC
*14th overall, defenceman Nick Boynton from the Ottawa 67's
*Randy Carlyle signed to three year contract extension as Head Coach.
*Anders Hedberg signed to three year contract extension as Director, Player Personnel.
1999-00
October,1999
*Nikolai Khabibulin is signed to three year contract for us$ 3 million per season.
*the Jets announce 14,362 season tickets sold for the '99-'00 season. Payroll is increased to US$ 24 million.
*Selanne, earning US$ 5.4 million, is in the final year of his contract and expected to command a large raise. Media speculation is rampant that he'll be traded before the season is out.
March,2000
*the Jets are surprisingly strong contenders in the West, and sit in 4th place in the conference.
April,2000
*with one of the youngest teams in the NHL, the Jets finish 7th in the conference with a record of 32-25-16-9.
*Selanne finishes fifth in league scoring with 33 goals and 85 points.
*the Jets lose in seven games to the defending champion Dallas Stars in the first round.
June,2000
*Jets management announces C$ 8 million in profit during the '00-'01 season. the team sells out 123 consecutive home games and counting.
*at the '00 entry draft in Calgary, the Jets trade.....
* the 10th overall pick (via Chicago), the 17th overall pick, and the 51st overall pick, to the Minnesota Wild for the 3rd overall pick.
*the Jets use the 3rd overall selection to pick Marian Gaborik of Dukla Trencin.
July,2000
*Jets captain, and unrestricted free agent, Teppo Numminen signs a four year US$ 18 million contract with the Colorado Avalanche.
*restricted free agent Teemu Selanne rejects the Jets US$ 5.4 million qualifying offer. Jets management, unable to pay Selanne market value, gives his agent permission to investigate a trade with other NHL clubs.
August,2000
*In a sad day for the Jets franchise, fan favourite Teemu Selanne is traded to the San Jose Sharks for Patrick Marleau and San Jose' 1st round pick in the '01 draft. Selanne subsequently signs a four year US$ 40 million contract with the Sharks.
2000-01
October,2000
*the Jets announce season ticket sales of 14,462 for the '00-'01 season.
*payroll remains at US$ 24 million.
*Shane Doan is named team captain.
April,2001
*icing one of the youngest teams in the NHL, the Jets clinch 5th place in the West with a record of 41-26-12-4 for a franchise best 98 points.
*the Jets beat St.Louis 4-2 in a tough first round series.
*in the second round, Khabibulin outduels Dallas' Ed Belfour and the Jets complete a shocking upset of the Stars, winning the series 4-0.
*in the Western Conference finals, the Jets fall 4-2 to the Avalanche, who go to on to win the Cup.
June,2001
*Jets management announces C$ 14 million in profit during the '00-'01 season. The team completes it's fourth straight year of consecutive sellouts, reaching 164 games.
*at the '01 entry draft in Sunrise, Florida, the Jets select .....
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2001-02
to be continued...
*the Spirit of Manitoba successfully completes a C$ 50 million public offering.
*announces the purchase of 64% of the Winnipeg Jets hockey team for $ 32 million, plus $ 8 million in assumed debt.
August 15th, 1995.
*Spirit of Manitoba assumes ownership of the Winnipeg Jets having all conditions of closing met.
September,1995
*construction of 15,500 seat arena commences at the Forks.
1995-96
October,1995
*Keith Tkachuk signs 5 year US$ 17 million offer sheet with the Chicago Blackhawks.
*Jets management declines to match and accepts 5 future 1st round draft picks as compensation.
*Kris King named captain of the team.
*'95 7th overall draft pick Shane Doan impresses during training camp and makes team.
March,1996
*led by Teemu Selanne and Nikolai Khabibulin, the Jets are fighting for a playoff spot. the Jets acquire Craig Janney in a trade deadline deal.
April, 1996
*the Jets finish the season 36-40-8 and earn a playoff berth.
*Winnipeg loses a hard fought first round series against the Red Wings 4-1. Khabibulin establishes himself as one of the NHL's elite young goaltenders.
*Selanne finishes in the top ten in scoring with 40 goals and 108 points.
June,1996
*The Jets announce losses of $ 9,000,000 for the '95-'96 season. average per game attendance for the season is 14,762
*at the '96 entry draft held in St.Louis the Jets select.....
*11th overall, defenceman Derek Morris from the Regina Pats
*20th overall (via Chicago), defenceman Zdeno Chara from Dukla Trencin
*Randy Carlyle named Head Coach, signed to 3 year contract.
*Anders Hedberg named Director of Player Personnel, signed to 3 year contract.
1996-97
October,1996
*in a contract dispute, Alexei Zhamnov is traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in return for rookie defenceman Janne Niinimaa and a '97 1st round draft pick.
March,1997
*the Jets again are fighting for a playoff spot behind the stellar play of Teemu Selanne and Nikolai Khabibulin.
April,1997
*the Jets finish with a 30-43-9 and finish 11th in the western conference.
*Teemu Selanne finishes the season second in scoring with 51 goals and 109 points.
June,1997
*the Jets announce losses of C$ 12 million for the '96-'97 season. per game attendance is announced at 14,563
*at the '97 nhl entry draft in Pittsburgh, the Jets select.....
*5th overall, defenceman Eric Brewer from the Prince George Cougars
*13th overall (via Chicago), right winger Marian Hossa from Dukla Trencin.
*23rd overall (via Philadelphia), defenceman Scott Hannan from the Kelowna Rockets.
1997-98
October,1997
*the Jets move into the 15,500 seat Canwest Coliseum located at the Forks to great fanfare.
*14,297 season tickets are sold for the '97-'98 season.
*Teppo Numminen is named team captain.
March,1998
*the team again is fighting for a playoff spot.
*young defencemen Derek Morris and Janne Niinimaa are developing rapidly playing alongside Numminen
April,1998
*the team finishes strong, but misses the playoffs for the second straight season with a record of 33-39-10
*Selanne is awarded the Maurice Richard trophy for leading the league in goals with 52, and finishes eighth in league scoring with 86 points.
June,1998
*the Jets announce a profit of C$ 9 million for the '97-'98 season. the team records 41 straight regular season sellouts.
*at the '98 entry draft in Buffalo, the Jets select .....
*8th overall (via Chicago), centre Alex Tanguay from the Halifax Mooseheads
*11th overall, centre Brad Richards from the Rimouski Oceanic
1998-99
October,1998
*the Jets announce 14,183 season tickets are sold.
*Teemu Selanne is set to earn US$ 4.7million in '98-'99, far below the market value of equivalent players in the NHL. Fans and reporters start speculating that Selanne will be traded for financial reasons.
March,1999
*with veterans Selanne, Khabibulin, and Numminen leading the way, the Jets sit in 6th place in the Western Conference.
*the Jets again do not make any trade deadline moves
April,1999
*the Jets finish the season with a record of 38-38-6 to finish 7th in the Western Conference.
*Selanne finishes second in league scoring with 107 points, and wins his second straight Maurice Richard trophy with 47 goals.
*the Jets lose a hard fought first round series against Colorado 4-2.
June,1999
*Jets management announces C$ 7 million in profit for the '99-'00 season. the team sells out all regular season home games for the second straight season - a streak of 82 games.
*at the '99 entry draft in Boston, the Jets select .....
*7th overall (via Chicago), left winger Martin Havlat from Trinec Ocelari HC
*14th overall, defenceman Nick Boynton from the Ottawa 67's
*Randy Carlyle signed to three year contract extension as Head Coach.
*Anders Hedberg signed to three year contract extension as Director, Player Personnel.
1999-00
October,1999
*Nikolai Khabibulin is signed to three year contract for us$ 3 million per season.
*the Jets announce 14,362 season tickets sold for the '99-'00 season. Payroll is increased to US$ 24 million.
*Selanne, earning US$ 5.4 million, is in the final year of his contract and expected to command a large raise. Media speculation is rampant that he'll be traded before the season is out.
March,2000
*the Jets are surprisingly strong contenders in the West, and sit in 4th place in the conference.
April,2000
*with one of the youngest teams in the NHL, the Jets finish 7th in the conference with a record of 32-25-16-9.
*Selanne finishes fifth in league scoring with 33 goals and 85 points.
*the Jets lose in seven games to the defending champion Dallas Stars in the first round.
June,2000
*Jets management announces C$ 8 million in profit during the '00-'01 season. the team sells out 123 consecutive home games and counting.
*at the '00 entry draft in Calgary, the Jets trade.....
* the 10th overall pick (via Chicago), the 17th overall pick, and the 51st overall pick, to the Minnesota Wild for the 3rd overall pick.
*the Jets use the 3rd overall selection to pick Marian Gaborik of Dukla Trencin.
July,2000
*Jets captain, and unrestricted free agent, Teppo Numminen signs a four year US$ 18 million contract with the Colorado Avalanche.
*restricted free agent Teemu Selanne rejects the Jets US$ 5.4 million qualifying offer. Jets management, unable to pay Selanne market value, gives his agent permission to investigate a trade with other NHL clubs.
August,2000
*In a sad day for the Jets franchise, fan favourite Teemu Selanne is traded to the San Jose Sharks for Patrick Marleau and San Jose' 1st round pick in the '01 draft. Selanne subsequently signs a four year US$ 40 million contract with the Sharks.
2000-01
October,2000
*the Jets announce season ticket sales of 14,462 for the '00-'01 season.
*payroll remains at US$ 24 million.
*Shane Doan is named team captain.
April,2001
*icing one of the youngest teams in the NHL, the Jets clinch 5th place in the West with a record of 41-26-12-4 for a franchise best 98 points.
*the Jets beat St.Louis 4-2 in a tough first round series.
*in the second round, Khabibulin outduels Dallas' Ed Belfour and the Jets complete a shocking upset of the Stars, winning the series 4-0.
*in the Western Conference finals, the Jets fall 4-2 to the Avalanche, who go to on to win the Cup.
June,2001
*Jets management announces C$ 14 million in profit during the '00-'01 season. The team completes it's fourth straight year of consecutive sellouts, reaching 164 games.
*at the '01 entry draft in Sunrise, Florida, the Jets select .....
*
*
2001-02
Player Roster
Alex Tanguay Brad Richards Marian Hossa
Martin Havlat Pat Marleau Marian Gaborik
Dallas Drake Daymond Langkow Shane Doan
Brad May Trevor Letowski Georges Laraque
Zdeno Chara Derek Morris
Janne Niinimaa Eric Brewer
Scott Hannan Nick Boynton
Nikolai Khabibulin
Robert Esche
Alex Tanguay Brad Richards Marian Hossa
Martin Havlat Pat Marleau Marian Gaborik
Dallas Drake Daymond Langkow Shane Doan
Brad May Trevor Letowski Georges Laraque
Zdeno Chara Derek Morris
Janne Niinimaa Eric Brewer
Scott Hannan Nick Boynton
Nikolai Khabibulin
Robert Esche
to be continued...