The Winnipeg Jets are a professional NHL team based in Winnipeg. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference. They are owned by True North Sports & Entertainment and play home games at Canada Life Centre.
The franchise originally began as the Atlanta Thrashers, founded on June 25, 1997, and started NHL play in the 1999–2000 season. In May 2011, True North Sports & Entertainment purchased the team and relocated it to Winnipeg for the 2011–12 season. This was the first NHL relocation since the Hartford Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997.
Winnipeg Jets NHL Playoff History and Appearances
The Winnipeg Jets have reached the playoffs 7 times. In 2024, they made the playoffs with a 52-24-6 record but lost in the First Round. In 2023, they reached the First Round again with a 46-33-3 record. In 2021, they advanced to the Conference Semi-Finals after finishing 30-23-3. In 2020, they made it to the Qualifying Round with a 37-28-6 record. In 2019, they were eliminated in the First Round following a 47-30-5 season.
Their best playoff run came in 2018 when they reached the Conference Finals after a 52-20-10 record. In 2015, they qualified for the playoffs and were knocked out in the First Round with a 43-26-13 record. The earliest playoff appearance among these came in 2007, when they lost in the First Round after going 43-28-11.
The table below explores the Winnipeg Jets' Playoff History and appearances alongside their results:
| Year | Record | Result |
| 2024 | 52-24-6 | Lost First Round |
| 2023 | 46-33-3 | Lost First Round |
| 2022 | 39-32-11 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2021 | 30-23-3 | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
| 2020 | 37-28-6 | Lost Qualifying Round |
| 2019 | 47-30-5 | Lost First Round |
| 2018 | 52-20-10 | Lost Conference Finals |
| 2017 | 40-35-7 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2016 | 35-39-8 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2015 | 43-26-13 | Lost First Round |
| 2014 | 37-35-10 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2013 | 24-21-3 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2012 | 37-35-10 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2011 | 34-36-12 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2010 | 35-34-13 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2009 | 35-41-6 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2008 | 34-40-8 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2007 | 43-28-11 | Lost First Round |
| 2006 | 41-33-8 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2004 | 33-37-8-4 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2003 | 31-39-7-5 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2002 | 19-47-11-5 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2001 | 23-45-12-2 | Missed Playoffs |
| 2000 | 14-57-7-4 | Missed Playoffs |
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Winnipeg Jets Conference History
The Winnipeg Jets have reached the NHL Conference Finals only once since relocating from Atlanta. In the 2017–18 season, they played in the Western Conference and advanced past Minnesota and Nashville before losing to Vegas in the Conference Finals. They have also made the playoffs in other Western Conference seasons but were eliminated in the First Round in 2014–15, 2018–19, 2022–23, and 2023–24, and in the Qualifying Round in 2019–20.
The table below explores the Winnipeg Jets' Conference History alongside their results:
| NHL Season | Conference | Result |
| 2023-24 | Western | Lost First Round to Colorado Avalanche, 1–4 |
| 2022–23 | Western | Lost First Round to Vegas Golden Knights, 1–4 |
| 2021–22 | Western | Did not qualify |
| 2020–21 | — | Won First Round vs. Edmonton Oilers, 4–0 Lost Second Round to Montreal Canadiens, 0–4 |
| 2019–20 | Western | Lost Qualifying Round to Calgary Flames, 1–3 |
| 2018–19 | Western | Lost First Round to St. Louis Blues, 2–4 |
| 2017–18 | Western | Won First Round vs. Minnesota Wild, 4–1 Won Second Round vs. Nashville Predators, 4–3 Lost Conference Finals to Vegas Golden Knights, 1–4 |
| 2016–17 | Western | Did not qualify |
| 2015–16 | Western | Did not qualify |
| 2014–15 | Western | Lost First Round to Anaheim Ducks, 0–4 |
| 2013–14 | Western | Did not qualify |
| 2012–13 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| 2011–12 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| Relocated from Atlanta | ||
| 2010–11 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| 2009–10 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| 2008–09 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| 2007–08 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| 2006–07 | Eastern | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Rangers) |
| 2005–06 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| 2004–05 | Eastern | Season not played due to lockout |
| 2003–04 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| 2002–03 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| 2001–02 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| 2000–01 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
| 1999–2000 | Eastern | Did not qualify |
Winnipeg Jets Division History
The Winnipeg Jets' division history began as the Atlanta Thrashers in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference from their debut in 1999 until the franchise relocated to Winnipeg in 2011. After the relocation, the Jets continued in the Southeast Division for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. In 2013, the team moved to the Central Division of the Western Conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jets played in the temporary North Division for the 2020–21 season, which was made up of only Canadian teams. Since then, they have returned to the Central Division, where they remain today.
The table below explores the Winnipeg Jets' Division History alongside their regular season results:
| NHL Season | Division | Record | ||
| 2023-24 | Central | 52-24-6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Central | 46-33-3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Central | 39-32-11 | ||
| 2020–21 | North | 30-23-3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Central | 37-28-6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Central | 47-30-5 | ||
| 2017–18 | Central | 52-20-10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Central | 40-35-7 | ||
| 2015–16 | Central | 35-39-8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Central | 43-26-13 | ||
| 2013–14 | Central | 37-35-10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Southeast | 24-21-3 | ||
| 2011–12 | Southeast | 37-35-10 | ||
| Relocated from the Atlanta Division | ||||
| 2010–11 | Southeast | 34-36-12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Southeast | 35-34-13 | ||
| 2008–09 | Southeast | 35-41-6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Southeast | 34-40-8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Southeast | 43-28-11 | ||
| 2005–06 | Southeast | 41-33-8 | ||
| 2004–05 | - | Season not played due to NHL lockout | ||
| 2003–04 | Southeast | 33-37-8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Southeast | 31-39-7 | ||
| 2001–02 | Southeast | 19-47-11 | ||
| 2000–01 | Southeast | 23-45-12 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Southeast | 14-57-7 | ||
FAQs on Winnipeg Jets
A. The Winnipeg Jets were founded on June 25, 1997.
A. The Winnipeg Jets have not won any Stanley Cups.
