Division 4th Smythe Home record 23-16-3 Goals for 322 General manager Mike Smith Conference Western Conference Goals against 320 | 1992–93 record 40–37–7 Road record 17–21–4 Average attendance 13,550 Coach John Paddock Arena Winnipeg Arena Captains Troy Murray, Dean Kennedy | |
Alternate captains Phil Housley, Thomas Steen | ||
The 1992–93 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' 21st season, their 14th in the National Hockey League. The Jets qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round. Winnipeg was not shut out in any of their regular-season games or playoff games.
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Offseason
On June 20, 1992, the Jets and Chicago Blackhawks made a trade at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, as the Jets acquired the Blackhawks 17th and 27th overall picks for the Jets 12th and 36th overall picks. With their first round, 17th overall pick at the draft, Winnipeg selected Sergei Bautin from Dynamo Moscow. Bautin, a defenseman, had a goal and four points in 37 games with Dynamo. Other notable players the Jets selected in the draft included Boris Mironov in the second round, and Nikolai Khabibulin in the ninth round.
The club announced that 1988 NHL Entry Draft first round draft pick Teemu Selanne would join the Jets for the 1992-93 season. Selanne had 39 goals and 62 points in 44 games with Jokerit of the SM-liiga in 1991-92. He also played for Finland at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, scoring eight goals and 11 points in seven games.
On August 24, 1992, Winnipeg traded away defenseman Shawn Cronin to the Quebec Nordiques for Dan Lambert in a minor transaction. Lambert had six goals and 15 points in 28 games with the Nordiques in the 1991-92 season.
Late in training camp, on October 1, 1992, the Jets traded away goaltender Stephane Beauregard to the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations. On the same day, Winnipeg traded away Pat Elyniuk to the Washington Capitals for John Druce and the Capitals fourth round draft pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Druce had 19 goals and 37 points in 67 games with the Capitals in 1991-92, while Elyniuk was coming off a 25 goal and 50 points season in 60 games with Winnipeg in 1991-92.
Regular season
The Jets scored the fewest short-handed goals in the NHL, with just 3.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Playoffs
The Jets faced the Smythe Division champion, the Vancouver Canucks in the Division Semi-Finals. The Canucks would defeat the Jets in six games.
Regular season
Playoffs
Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = 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 goalsMin, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;