Two franchises have carried the Winnipeg Jets name, the WHA-born original of 1972 to 1996 and the club that came back in 2011, and only what each player did in Winnipeg counts here. Hall of Famers share the board with cult favourites the city still argues about.
1Dale HawerchukFirst overall pick in 1981 who won the Calder Trophy in his first season and spent nine seasons as Winnipeg's top centre.1000pts
2Dustin ByfuglienBig Buff, a towering defenceman who anchored the current Jets' blue line from 2011 to 2019, including the 2018 run to the Western Conference Final.592pts
3Paul MacLeanRight winger who played seven seasons in Winnipeg from 1981 to 1988, much of it on Dale Hawerchuk's line.592pts
4Blake WheelerAmerican right winger who captained Winnipeg from 2016 to 2022 and posted 91 points in the 2017–18 season.592pts
5Teppo NumminenFinnish defenceman drafted by Winnipeg in 1986 who patrolled the original Jets' blue line from 1988 until the 1996 move to Phoenix.592pts
6Randy CarlyleFormer Norris Trophy winner who joined Winnipeg in 1984, captained the original Jets and later coached in the organization.592pts
7Joe DaleyGoaltender who played all seven WHA seasons for the Jets from 1972 to 1979 and won three Avco Cups.592pts
8Teemu SelänneFinnish right winger who set the NHL rookie record with 76 goals for Winnipeg in 1992–93 and won the Calder Trophy.592pts
9Jacob TroubaDefenceman drafted ninth overall by Winnipeg in 2012 who spent the first six seasons of his career with the Jets.525pts
10Dave BabychDefenceman drafted second overall by Winnipeg in 1980 who played for the Jets until 1986 and appeared in two NHL All-Star Games.525pts
11Patrik LaineFinnish sniper taken second overall by Winnipeg in 2016 who scored 36 goals as a rookie and 44 the following season.525pts
12Anders HedbergSwedish right winger on the WHA Jets' Hot Line with Bobby Hull and Ulf Nilsson from 1974 to 1978, winning two Avco Cups.444pts
13Mark ScheifeleCentre taken seventh overall in 2011 as the relocated Jets' first-ever draft pick, the leading scorer of the current Jets era and closing on Dale Hawerchuk's franchise marks.444pts
14Josh MorrisseyDefenceman drafted 13th overall by Winnipeg in 2013 who scored 76 points in the 2022–23 season.444pts
15Adam LowryCentre drafted by Winnipeg in 2011 who became the Jets' checking-line anchor and was named team captain in September 2023.345pts
16Ulf NilssonSwedish centre who set up Hull and Hedberg on the Hot Line from 1974 to 1978 and won Avco Cups with Winnipeg in 1976 and 1978.345pts
17Andrew LaddLeft winger who served as the first captain of the relocated Jets from 2011 until his trade in 2016.345pts
18Lars-Erik SjöbergSwedish defenceman who joined the WHA Jets in 1974 and became the first European-trained captain in the NHL in 1979–80.345pts
19Kent NilssonSwedish centre who posted two 100-point WHA seasons with Winnipeg from 1977 to 1979 and won the Avco Cup in 1978 and 1979.345pts
20Morris LukowichLeft winger who played for Winnipeg across the WHA and NHL eras, from the 1978–79 Avco Cup season until 1985.345pts
21Tobias EnströmSwedish defenceman who spent his whole NHL career with the Thrashers-Jets franchise, playing in Winnipeg from 2011 to 2018.345pts
22Bobby HullThe Golden Jet joined the WHA Jets in 1972, scored 77 goals in the 1974–75 season and led Winnipeg to Avco Cup titles in 1976 and 1978.0pts
23Connor HellebuyckGoaltender drafted by Winnipeg in 2012 who won the Vezina Trophy in 2020, 2024 and 2025 and the 2025 Hart Trophy before the Jets traded him to New Jersey in October 2026.0pts
24Thomas SteenSwedish forward who spent his entire 14-season NHL career with the original Jets from 1981 to 1995.0pts
25Keith TkachukPower forward drafted 19th overall by Winnipeg in 1990 who captained the original Jets and scored 50 goals in their final season, 1995–96.0pts
26Kyle ConnorLeft winger drafted 17th overall by Winnipeg in 2015 who scored 47 goals and won the Lady Byng Trophy in 2021–22.0pts
27Nikolaj EhlersDanish winger drafted ninth overall by Winnipeg in 2014 who played ten seasons for the Jets from 2015 to 2025.0pts
28Bryan LittleCentre who played his entire NHL career with the Thrashers-Jets franchise, spending 2011 to 2019 in Winnipeg before a career-ending injury.0pts
29Phil HousleyAmerican offensive defenceman who played three seasons in Winnipeg and recorded 97 points in 1992–93.0pts
30Willy LindströmSwedish winger who won three Avco Cups with the WHA Jets before staying with the club in its first NHL seasons.0pts
31Evander KaneWinger who set his career highs for goals and points with Winnipeg in 2011–12, the first season after the move from Atlanta.0pts
Photo credits
- Dustin Byfuglien — mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Paul MacLean — Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Blake Wheeler — Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Teppo Numminen — Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Teemu Selänne — s.yume, CC BY 2.0
- Jacob Trouba — Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Patrik Laine — Don Bigileone, CC BY 2.0
- Anders Hedberg — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mark Scheifele — Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Josh Morrissey — TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
- Adam Lowry — Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ulf Nilsson — Schyffel, CC BY 3.0
- Andrew Ladd — Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kent Nilsson — Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tobias Enström — Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Thomas Steen — Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Keith Tkachuk — Jaime4Jesus (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kyle Connor — Winnipeg Jets, CC BY 3.0
- Nikolaj Ehlers — 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bryan Little — Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Phil Housley — Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Willy Lindström — Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Evander Kane — Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
