1992–93 Winnipeg Jets season


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.

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 defenceman, had 1 goal and 4 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 1988 NHL Entry Draft first-round draft pick Teemu Selanne would join the Jets for the 1992–93 season. He had 39 goals and 62 points in 44 games with Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga in 1991–92. He also played for Finland at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, scoring 8 goals and 11 points in 7 games.
On August 24, 1992, Winnipeg traded defenceman Shawn Cronin to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Dan Lambert. Lambert had 6 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 goaltender Stephane Beauregard to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for future considerations. The same day, Winnipeg traded Pat Elyniuk to the Washington Capitals in exchange for John Druce and the Capitals' fourth-round 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 in 60 games with Winnipeg in 1991–92.

Regular season

was traded in February, and replaced as captain by defenceman Dean Kennedy.
The Jets scored the fewest short-handed goals in the NHL, with three.

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

The Jets faced the Smythe Division champion, the Vancouver Canucks in the Division Semi-Finals. The Canucks defeated the Jets in six games.

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM+/-PPGSHGGWG
RW8476561324582407
D8018799752-14602
C68254772587614
C8022507275-8606
LW8420406091-41202
D6816415722-41103
LW83282351201-131202
LW7928214966-2702
D6673037334310
C6715203538-1113
C/LW8481826131-1101
D715182396-2000
C3812102210-3303
C258122026-11200
RW506142037-4000
LW4888161365001
RW4141216142201
D56214161246000
RW49310132492000
D6418976-10000
D78178105-3001
C2934734-15100
G6705520000
LW28314220001
D2211214-6000
LW/C1202220000
D14022382000
D102201000
C1010160001
D410121100
RW70112-4000
C/RW901118-2000
C70002-6000
G300000000
LW100000000
RW300020000
G200000000
G19000100000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASOSASVSV%
385567332662273.53221191892.893
959195100704.380496426.859
1803210134.3309683.865
73200164.9303428.824
Team:506784403773163.74227452429.885

Playoffs

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
D60772000
RW64262202
LW62466100
LW640414100
C61342000
C61342100
LW/C11120000
LW61124000
D61122100
D40224000
D60222000
C60222000
C61014010
RW610123000
C/LW50116000
D60002000
LW40000000
RW20000000
RW30000000
G60002000
D60002000
LW10000000
D40004000

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLGAGAASOSASVSV%
367624203.270183163.891
Team:367624203.270183163.891

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Waivers

Free agents

Roster

Draft picks

Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.
Round#PlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
117Sergei BautinDynamo Moscow
227Boris MironovCSKA Moscow
360Jeremy StevensonCornwall Royals
484Mark VisheauLondon Knights
6132Alexander AlexeyevSokil Kiev
7155Artur OktyabrevCSKA Moscow
7156Andrei RaiskyTorpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk
9204Nikolai KhabibulinCSKA Moscow
10228Evgeny GaraninKhimik Voskresensk
10229Teemu NumminenStoneham High School
11252Andrei KarpovtsevDynamo Moscow
11254Ivan VologjaninovSokil Kiev

Farm teams