2011–12 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2011–12 Winnipeg Jets season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise and the first in Winnipeg, Manitoba, after 12 seasons as the Atlanta Thrashers. The franchise played in Atlanta since the 1999–2000 NHL season, and relocated to Winnipeg following the conclusion of the 2010–11 NHL season.[1] The relocation of the Thrashers to Winnipeg was confirmed by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on May 31, 2011, and approved by the NHL Board of Governors on June 21, 2011.[2][3] The 2011 season also marks the first appearance of the Winnipeg Jets name in the NHL since the previous franchise moved from Winnipeg to Phoenix in 1996. At the end of the regular season, the team failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.

2011–12 Winnipeg Jets
Division	4th Southeast
Conference	11th Eastern
2011–12 record	37–35–10
Home record	23–13–5
Road record	14–22–5
Goals for	235
Goals against	281
Team information
General manager	Kevin Cheveldayoff
Coach	Claude Noel
Captain	Andrew Ladd
Alternate captains	Dustin Byfuglien Tobias Enstrom Mark Stuart Chris Thorburn
Arena	MTS Centre
Average attendance	15,004 (100%) Total: 615,164
Team leaders
Goals	Evander Kane (30)
Assists	Blake Wheeler (47)
Points	Blake Wheeler (64)
Penalty minutes	Mark Stuart (98)
Plus/minus	Evander Kane (+11)
Wins	Ondrej Pavelec (29)
Goals against average	Ondrej Pavelec (2.91)

Off-season

On May 31, 2011, at a press conference at the MTS Centre, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed that the Atlanta Thrashers had been sold to True North Sports and Entertainment and would relocate to Winnipeg for the 2011–12 NHL season after a unanimous vote favoring the sale and relocation at the Board of Governors meeting on June 21, 2011.[4] On June 4, 2011, the new owners informed general manager Rick Dudley that he would no longer be general manager of the franchise, and that the last four years of his contract were to be bought-out.[5]

On June 8, 2011, Winnipeg named Kevin Cheveldayoff as their new general manager, having previously been serving as the assistant general manager for the Chicago Blackhawks.[6] Additionally, on June 20, 2011, new ownership informed Craig Ramsay that he was no longer the coach of the team. Former Edmonton Oilers head coach Craig MacTavish was also informed he was out of the running for the head coaching position.[7] On June 24, True North announced that Claude Noel would be the first head coach of the new team in Winnipeg. Noel had spent the previous season as the head coach of the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose.[8]

The team's name was revealed to be the "Jets" at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft before the team made their selection.[9] On August 15, Rick Rypien was found deceased at his home in Alberta. Rypien had signed a contract with the Jets in the off-season. He was 27 years old.[10] The Jets unveiled their new jerseys at an event held on September 6 at 17 Wing in Winnipeg.[11]

Regular season

The Winnipeg team retained the Thrashers' place in the Southeast Division. The team played six games against its division opponents; four against other Eastern conference teams; and one or two games against Western conference teams.

Playoffs

The Jets failed to qualify for the 2012 NHL Playoffs, finishing eleventh in the Eastern Conference.

Standings

Southeast Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Florida Panthers	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	−24	94
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	−8	92
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	−46	84
4	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	−21	84
5	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	−30	82

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	+39	109
2	NE	y – Boston Bruins	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	+67	102
3	SE	y – Florida Panthers	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	−24	94
4	AT	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	+61	108
5	AT	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	+32	103
6	AT	x – New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	+19	102
7	SE	x – Washington Capitals	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	−8	92
8	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	+9	92
9	NE	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	−12	89
10	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	−46	84
11	SE	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	−21	84
12	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	−30	82
13	NE	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	−33	80
14	AT	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	−52	79
15	NE	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	−14	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre–season record: 3–3–1 (Home: 3–0–1; Road: 0–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record 1 September 20 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (split-squad) 1–5 Chris Mason Nationwide Arena 8,855 1–1–0 2 Columbus Blue Jackets (split-squad) 6–1 Ondrej Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 3 September 24 @ Nashville Predators 3–4 Chris Mason Bridgestone Arena 14,701 1–2–0 4 September 25 @ Carolina Hurricanes 0–4 David Aebischer Time Warner Cable Arena N/A 1–3–0 5 September 26 @ Ottawa Senators 3–1 Ondrej Pavelec Mile One Centre[12] 2–3–0 6 September 28 Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 MTS Centre 15,004 3–3–0 7 September 30 Nashville Predators 3–2 SO MTS Centre 15,004 3–3–1

Regular season

2011–12 Game log: 34–31–8, 76 points (Home: 23–11–4; Road: 11–20–4)
October: 4–6–1, 9 points (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 2–4–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 1 October 9 Montreal Canadiens 1–5 T. Plekanec O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 0–1–0 0 2 October 13 @ Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 P. Kane O. Pavelec United Center 21,175 0–2–0 0 3 October 15 @ Phoenix Coyotes 1–4 O. Ekman-Larsson C. Mason Jobing.com Arena 17,132 0–3–0 0 4 October 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 1–3–0 2 5 October 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 OT(SO) J. Lupul O. Pavelec Air Canada Centre 19,514 1–3–1 3 6 October 20 @ Ottawa Senators 1–4 C. Anderson O. Pavelec Scotiabank Place 17,919 1–4–1 3 7 October 22 Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 C. Mason C. Mason MTS Centre 15,004 2–4–1 5 8 October 24 New York Rangers 1–2 M. Biron C. Mason MTS Centre 15,004 2–5–1 5 9 October 27 @ Philadelphia Flyers 9–8 N. Antropov O. Pavelec Wells Fargo Center 19,588 3–5–1 7 10 October 29 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 0–1 D. Roloson O. Pavelec St. Pete Times Forum 19,204 3–6–1 7 11 October 31 @ Florida Panthers 4–3 OT(SO) A. Ladd O. Pavelec BankAtlantic Center 11,855 4–6–1 9
November: 5–5–3, 13 points (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 2–3–3) Game Date Opponent Score OT First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 12 November 3 @ New York Islanders 3–0 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,157 5–6–1 11 13 November 5 @ New Jersey Devils 2–3 OT A. Henrique O. Pavelec Prudential Center 14,952 5–6–2 12 14 November 6 @ New York Rangers 0–3 D. Stepan O. Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,200 5–7–2 12 15 November 8 @ Buffalo Sabres 5–6 OT J. Pominville O. Pavelec First Niagara Center 18,690 5–7–3 13 16 November 10 Florida Panthers 2–5 K. Versteeg O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 5–8–3 13 17 November 12 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 R. Johansen O. Pavelec Nationwide Arena 15,581 5–9–3 13 18 November 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 D. Byfuglien O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 6–9–3 15 19 November 17 Washington Capitals 4–1 E. Kane O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 7–9–3 17 20 November 19 Philadelphia Flyers 6–4 D. Byfuglien O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 8–9–3 19 21 November 23 @ Washington Capitals 3–4 OT J. Chimera O. Pavelec Verizon Center 18,506 8–9–4 20 22 November 25 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 A. Ladd C. Mason RBC Center 15,718 9–9–4 22 23 November 26 @ Boston Bruins 2–4 C. Kelly O. Pavelec TD Garden 17,565 9–10–4 22 24 November 29 Ottawa Senators 4–6 E. Kane O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 9–11–4 22
December: 10–3–1, 21 points (Home: 9–2–1; Road: 1–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 25 December 1 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 10–11–4 24 26 December 3 New Jersey Devils 4–2 E. Kane O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 11–11–4 26 27 December 6 Boston Bruins 2–1 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 12–11–4 28 28 December 9 Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 B. Wheeler C. Mason MTS Centre 15,004 13–11–4 30 29 December 10 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–7 V. Filppula O. Pavelec Joe Louis Arena 20,066 13–12–4 30 30 December 13 Minnesota Wild 2–1 O. Pavelec O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 14–12–4 32 31 December 15 Washington Capitals 0–1 M. Neuvirth O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 14–13–4 32 32 December 17 Anaheim Ducks 5–3 Z. Bogosian C. Mason MTS Centre 15,004 15–13–4 34 33 December 20 New York Islanders 2–3 OT(SO) N. Antropov O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 15–13–5 35 34 December 22 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 B. Wheeler O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 16–13–5 37 35 December 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 C. Kunitz O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 16–14–5 37 36 December 27 @ Colorado Avalanche 4–1 E. Kane O. Pavelec Pepsi Center 18,007 17–14–5 39 37 December 29 Los Angeles Kings 1–0 OT C. Mason C. Mason MTS Centre 15,004 18–14–5 41 38 December 31 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 B. Wheeler O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 19–14–5 43
January: 4–8–1, 9 points (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 3–6–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 39 January 4 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–7 L. Eller O. Pavelec Bell Centre 21,273 19–15–5 43 40 January 5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0–4 J. Gustavsson C. Mason Air Canada Centre 19,514 19–16–5 43 41 January 7 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–1 OT J. Oduya O. Pavelec First Niagara Center 18,690 20–16–5 45 42 January 10 @ Boston Bruins 3–5 N. Horton O. Pavelec TD Garden 17,565 20–17–5 45 43 January 12 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Couture O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 20–18–5 45 44 January 14 New Jersey Devils 1–2 P. Elias O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 20–19–5 45 45 January 16 @ Ottawa Senators 2–0 T. Enstrom C. Mason Scotiabank Place 19,927 21–19–5 47 46 January 17 @ New Jersey Devils 1–5 I. Kovalchuk C. Mason Prudential Center 14,129 21–20–5 47 47 January 19 Buffalo Sabres 4–1 T. Enstrom O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 22–20–5 49 48 January 21 Florida Panthers 3–4 SO K. Versteeg O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 22–20–6 50 49 January 23 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 C. Ward C. Mason RBC Center 16,045 22–21–6 50 50 January 24 @ New York Rangers 0–3 H. Lundqvist O. Pavelec Madison Square Garden 18,200 22–22–6 50 51 January 31 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 SO B. Little O. Pavelec Wells Fargo Center 19,874 23–22–6 52
February: 7–5–2, 16 points (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 3–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 52 February 2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 OT K. Wellwood O. Pavelec St. Pete Times Forum 16,923 24–22–6 54 53 February 3 @ Florida Panthers 1–2 K. Versteeg C. Mason BankAtlantic Center 16,773 24–23–6 54 54 February 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 0–3 C. Price O. Pavelec Bell Centre 21,273 24–24–6 54 55 February 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 B. Wheeler O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 25–24–6 56 56 February 9 @ Washington Capitals 3–2 SO A. Ovechkin O. Pavelec Verizon Center 18,506 26–24–6 58 57 February 10 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–8 E. Malkin O. Pavelec Consol Energy Center 18,602 26–25–7 58 58 February 14 New York Islanders 1–3 P. Parenteau O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 26–26–6 58 59 February 16 @ Minnesota Wild 4–3 SO E. Kane C. Mason Xcel Energy Center 19,060 27–26–6 60 60 February 17 Boston Bruins 4–2 B. Wheeler O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 28–26–6 62 61 February 19 Colorado Avalanche 5–1 B. Wheeler O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 29–26–6 64 62 February 21 Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 OT O. Pavelec O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 29–26–7 65 63 February 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 A. Ladd O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 30–26–7 67 64 February 25 St. Louis Blues 2–3 SO B. Wheeler C. Mason MTS Centre 15,004 30–26–8 68 65 February 27 Edmonton Oilers 3–5 T. Hall O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 30–27–8 68
March: 6–7–1, 8 points (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–4–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 66 March 1 Florida Panthers 7–0 E. Kane O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 31–27–8 70 67 March 5 Buffalo Sabres 3–1 B. Little O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 32–27–8 72 68 March 8 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–3 R. Kesler O. Pavelec Rogers Arena 18,890 32–28–8 72 69 March 9 @ Calgary Flames 3–5 A. Tanguay O. Pavelec Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 32–29–8 72 70 March 14 Dallas Stars 5–2 A. Ladd O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 33–29–8 74 71 March 16 Washington Capitals 3–2 D. Byfuglien O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 34–29–8 76 72 March 18 Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 A. Miettien O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 34–30–8 76 73 March 20 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 4–8 J. Neal O. Pavelec Consol Energy Center 18,589 34–31–8 76 74 March 23 @ Washington Capitals 4–3 OT A. Ovechkin O. Pavelec Verizon Center 18,506 35–31–8 78 75 March 24 @ Nashville Predators 1–3 P. Rinne O. Pavelec Bridgestone Arena 17,113 35–32–8 78 76 March 26 Ottawa Senators 4–6 E. Karlsson O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 35–33–8 78 77 March 28 New York Rangers 2–4 M. Del Zotto O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 35–34–8 78 78 March 30 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 OT A. Ladd C. Mason RBC Center 18,680 36–34–8 80 79 March 31 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 2–3 OT R. Malone O. Pavelec St. Pete Times Forum 19,204 36–34–9 81
April: 1–1–1, 3 points (Home: 0–0–1; Road: 1–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT First Star Decision Location Attendance Record Points 80 April 3 @ Florida Panthers 5–4 OT A. Ladd O. Pavelec BankAtlantic Center 17,760 37–34–8 83 81 April 5 @ New York Islanders 4–5 M. Grabner C. Mason Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,048 37–35–8 83 82 April 7 Tampa Bay Lightning 3–4 OT T. Purcell O. Pavelec MTS Centre 15,004 37–35–9 84
2011–12 schedule Jets score listed first;   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Blake Wheeler 80 17 47 64 3 55 Evander Kane 74 30 27 57 11 53 Dustin Byfuglien 66 12 41 53 −8 72 Andrew Ladd 82 28 22 50 −8 64 Kyle Wellwood 77 18 29 47 3 4 Bryan Little 74 24 22 46 −11 26 Nik Antropov 69 15 20 35 0 42 Tobias Enstrom 62 6 27 33 6 38 Zach Bogosian 65 5 25 30 −3 71 Alexander Burmistrov 76 13 15 28 4 42 Tim Stapleton 63 11 16 27 −2 10 Jim Slater 78 13 8 21 −9 42 Tanner Glass 78 5 11 16 −12 73 Mark Stuart 80 3 11 14 −4 98 Antti Miettinen 45 5 8 13 −5 0 Johnny Oduya^‡ 63 2 11 13 −9 33 Chris Thorburn 72 4 7 11 −6 83 Ron Hainsey 56 0 10 10 9 23 Spencer Machacek 13 2 7 9 8 7 Mark Flood 33 3 4 7 −1 10 Ben Maxwell^‡† 9 1 4 5 3 0 Eric Fehr 35 2 1 3 −6 12 Grant Clitsome^† 12 0 3 3 −3 8 Randy Jones 39 1 1 2 4 8 Brett MacLean^‡ 5 0 2 2 1 2 Jason Jaffray 13 0 1 1 −1 7 Mark Scheifele 7 1 0 1 0 0 Derek Meech 2 0 0 0 1 4 Aaron Gagnon 7 0 0 0 −1 0 Kenndal McArdle 9 0 0 0 −3 4 Brett Festerling 5 0 0 0 −1 2 Arturs Kulda 9 0 0 0 3 4 Paul Postma 3 0 0 0 0 0 Patrice Cormier 9 0 0 0 1 0 Carl Klingberg 6 0 0 0 −1 4

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Ondrej Pavelec 68 3932 29 28 9 191 2.91 2036 .906% 4 0 2 0 Chris Mason 20 995 8 7 1 43 2.59 422 .898% 2 0 0 0 Peter Mannino 1 20 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 1.000% 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Jets. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
^‡Traded mid-season
underline/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular season
Player	Award	Awarded
Blake Wheeler[13]	NHL Second Star of the Week	February 20, 2012

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Zach Bogosian	200th career NHL game	October 9, 2011
Mark Scheifele	1st career NHL game	October 9, 2011
Mark Scheifele	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	October 19, 2011
Mark Flood	1st career NHL goal	November 5, 2011
Johnny Oduya	100th career NHL point	November 8, 2011
Tanner Glass	200th career NHL game	November 10, 2011
Bryan Little	300th career NHL game	November 14, 2011
Johnny Oduya	400th career NHL game	November 17, 2011
Andrew Ladd	100th career NHL goal	November 25, 2011
Nik Antropov	700th career NHL game	November 26, 2011
Alexander Burmistrov	100th career NHL game	December 3, 2011
Dustin Byfuglien	100th career NHL assist	December 3, 2011
Kyle Wellwood	400th career NHL game	December 6, 2011
Jim Slater	400th career NHL game	December 17, 2011
Ron Hainsey	500th career NHL game	December 29, 2011
Evander Kane	100th career NHL point	January 7, 2012
Chris Thorburn	400th career NHL game	January 21, 2012
Kyle Wellwood	200th career NHL point	January 21, 2012
Chris Mason	300th career NHL game	January 23, 2012
Blake Wheeler	300th career NHL game	February 14, 2012
Blake Wheeler	100th career NHL assist	February 17, 2012
Dustin Byfuglien	200th career NHL point	February 23, 2012
Antti Miettinen	500th career NHL game	February 25, 2012
Tim Stapleton	100th career NHL game	February 25, 2012
Evander Kane	200th career NHL game	March 9, 2012
Bryan Little	100th career NHL assist	March 9, 2012
Spencer Machacek	1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point	March 18, 2012
Tobias Enstrom	200th career NHL point	March 20, 2012
Spencer Machacek	1st career NHL goal	March 23, 2012
Dustin Byfuglien	400th career NHL game	March 24, 2012
Grant Clitsome	100th career NHL game	March 28, 2012

Records

Player	Record (Amount)	Achieved

Transactions

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades Date Details June 25, 2011 [14] To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2011 4th-round pick in 2011 To Winnipeg Jets 3rd-round pick in 2011 June 25, 2011 [14] To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2011 7th-round pick in 2011 To Winnipeg Jets 4th-round pick in 2011 July 8, 2011[15] To Washington Capitals Danick Paquette 4th-round pick in 2012 To Winnipeg Jets Eric Fehr July 9, 2011[16] To Florida Panthers Angelo Esposito To Winnipeg Jets Kenndal McArdle January 30, 2012[17] To Calgary Flames Akim Aliu To Winnipeg Jets John Negrin February 13, 2012[18] To Anaheim Ducks Riley Holzapfel To Winnipeg Jets Maxime Macenauer February 27, 2012[19] To Chicago Blackhawks Johnny Oduya To Winnipeg Jets 2nd-round pick in 2013 3rd-round pick in 2013 Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Derek Meech Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $700,000[20] Tanner Glass Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $750,000[21] Aaron Gagnon Dallas Stars 2 years, $1.125 million[22] Mark Flood Manitoba Moose 1 year, $525,000[23] Rick Rypien Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $700,000[24] Randy Jones Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $1.15 million[25] Jason Gregoire University of North Dakota 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract[26] Jason Jaffray Manitoba Moose 1 year, $675,000[27] Kyle Wellwood San Jose Sharks 1 year, $700,000[28] Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Andrei Zubarev Atlant Moscow Oblast Undisclosed[29] Jaime Sifers Adler Mannheim 1 year[30] Jason Krog HV71 1 year[31] Noah Welch HV71 1 year[32] Radek Dvorak Dallas Stars 1 year, $1.5 million[33] Anthony Stewart Carolina Hurricanes 2 years, $3.6 million[34] Fredrik Pettersson Frolunda HC 4 years[35] Eric Boulton New Jersey Devils 2 years, $1.325 million[36] Rob Schremp Modo Hockey 1 year[37] Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Brett MacLean[38] Phoenix Coyotes October 6, 2011 Ben Maxwell[39] Anaheim Ducks December 6, 2011 Antti Miettinen[40] Tampa Bay Lightning December 13, 2011 Grant Clitsome[41] Columbus Blue Jackets February 27, 2012 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Brett MacLean[42] Winnipeg Jets October 29, 2011 Ben Maxwell[43] Anaheim Ducks November 10, 2011 Lost via retirement Player Player signings Player Date Contract terms Cody Sol June 2, 2011 3 years, $1.735 million entry-level contract[44] Andrew Ladd July 5, 2011 5 years, $22 million[45] Blake Wheeler July 18, 2011 2 years, $5.1 million[46] Brett Festerling July 18, 2011 1 year, $577,500[47] Riley Holzapfel July 18, 2011 1 year, $575,000[47] Arturs Kulda July 18, 2011 1 year, $575,000[47] Spencer Machacek July 18, 2011 1 year, $575,000[47] Ben Maxwell July 18, 2011 1 year, $715,000[47] Kenndal McArdle July 18, 2011 1 year, $600,000[47] Ivan Telegin July 26, 2011 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract[48] Zach Bogosian September 14, 2011 2 years, $5 million[49] Mark Scheifele October 3, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract[50] Julian Melchiori March 16, 2012 3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract[51] Will O'Neill March 27, 2012 1 year, $550,000 entry-level contract[52] Draft picks Winnipeg's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. Round Overall Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 7 Mark Scheifele C  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL) 3 67 Adam Lowry LW  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL) 3 78 (from Montreal) Brennan Serville D  Canada Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) 4 119 (from San Jose) Zach Yuen D  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL) 5 149 (from San Jose) Austen Brassard RW  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL) 6 157 Jason Kasdorf G  Canada Portage Terriers (MJHL) 7 187 Aaron Harstad D  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) See also 2011–12 NHL season References National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4. NHL Board of Governors Approves Thrashers' Sale to Winnipeg NHL Board of Governors approves sale of Thrashers to True North Sports & Entertainment True North Buys Thrashers, Set to Move Team to Winnipeg. TSN. Retrieved 2011-05-31. Thrashers' Dudley Not Retained As GM By True North Cheveldayoff Takes Winnipeg General Manager's Job Ramsay Informed he Will Not Coach Winnipeg Franchise Claude Noel Named Head Coach True North Announces Team Name is "Winnipeg Jets" Former Canuck Rick Rypien found dead Archived 2011-09-08 at the Wayback Machine Winnipeg Jets unveil Home & Away Jerseys This game is part of the Kraft Hockeyville series. The game was originally scheduled for Conception Bay South while the Jets were still the Thrashers, but the Jets' relocation to Winnipeg, the subsequent relocation of the Manitoba Moose as the St. John's IceCaps, the IceCaps' affiliation with the Jets, and the IceCaps' close proximity (less than 30 km) from Conception Bay South prompted a move to the IceCaps' home arena. Hiller, Wheeler, Spezza named Stars of the Week "Defensemen deals highlight draft weekend trades". NHL.com. 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-07-07. 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