1993–94 Winnipeg Jets season

1993–94 Winnipeg Jets
Division6th Central
Conference12th Western
1993–94 record24–51–9
Home record15–22–4
Road record9–29–5
Goals for245
Goals against344
Team information
General managerMike Smith (Oct.–Jan.)
John Paddock (Jan.–Apr.)
CoachJohn Paddock
CaptainDean Kennedy (Oct.–Nov.)
Keith Tkachuk (Nov.–Apr.)
ArenaWinnipeg Arena
Average attendance13,130[1]
Team leaders
GoalsKeith Tkachuk (41)
AssistsAlexei Zhamnov (45)
PointsKeith Tkachuk (81)
Penalty minutesTie Domi (347)
Plus/minusStu Barnes (–1)
WinsBob Essensa (19)
Goals against averageBob Essensa (3.85)

The 1993–94 Winnipeg Jets season was the team's 22nd season of operation and their 15th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Jets finished 12th in the Western Conference and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1991.

Off-season

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With the NHL undergoing a realignment during the 1993 off-season, the Jets were moved from the Smythe Division into the newly created Central Division in the Western Conference. Joining the Jets in the Central Division were the Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs. The NHL also changed their playoff format, as the top eight teams in each conference would qualify for the post-season, instead of the top four teams in each division.

On June 11, 1993, the Jets acquired Stephane Beauregard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for future considerations. Beauregard, who played with Winnipeg from 1989 to 1992, had a 3–9–0 record and a 4.41 goals against average in 16 games in the 1992–93 season with Philadelphia. On the same day, the Jets acquired Paul Ysebaert and Alan Kerr from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Aaron Ward and the Jets' fourth-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Ysebaert had 34 goals and 62 points in 80 games with the Red Wings in 1992–93, and in 1991–92, Ysebaert had an NHL best +44 rating with the Red Wings. Kerr had 3 goals and 11 points in 58 games with the Red Wings in 1992–93.

At the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26, 1993, the Jets and Florida Panthers made a trade, as Winnipeg acquired the Panthers' second-round pick in the draft for the Jets' second- and third-round pick at the same draft. With their first-round pick, 15th overall, the Jets selected Mats Lindgren from Skellefteå AIK in Sweden. Lindgren had 20 goals and 38 points in 32 games for the club in the 1992–93 season. Another notable pick the club made was Michal Grosek in the sixth round.

On June 30, 1993, the Jets traded Kris Draper to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for future considerations, which turned out to be $1.

During training camp, on September 24, 1993, the club traded Phil Housley to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Nelson Emerson and Stephane Quintal. Emerson had 22 goals and 73 points in 82 games with the Blues during the 1992–93 season, while Quintal had 1 goal and 11 points in 75 games.

Regular season

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In November, Dean Kennedy was replaced as captain by forward Keith Tkachuk.

Final standings

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Central Division
No. CR GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 84 46 30 8 356 275 100
2 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 84 43 29 12 280 243 98
3 4 Dallas Stars 84 42 29 13 286 265 97
4 5 St. Louis Blues 84 40 33 11 270 283 91
5 6 Chicago Blackhawks 84 39 36 9 254 240 87
6 12 Winnipeg Jets 84 24 51 9 245 344 57

[2] Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 y- Detroit Red Wings * CEN 84 46 30 8 356 275 100
2 x- Calgary Flames * PAC 84 42 29 13 302 256 97
3 Toronto Maple Leafs CEN 84 43 29 12 280 243 98
4 Dallas Stars CEN 84 42 29 13 286 265 97
5 St. Louis Blues CEN 84 40 33 11 270 283 91
6 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 84 39 36 9 254 240 87
7 Vancouver Canucks PAC 84 41 40 3 279 276 85
8 San Jose Sharks PAC 84 33 35 16 252 265 82
9 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 84 33 46 5 229 251 71
10 Los Angeles Kings PAC 84 27 45 12 294 322 66
11 Edmonton Oilers PAC 84 25 45 14 261 305 64
12 Winnipeg Jets CEN 84 24 51 9 245 344 57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; y – Won Conference (and division); * – Division leader


Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1 W October 6, 1993 6–4 Washington Capitals (1993–94) 1–0–0 15,363
2 T October 9, 1993 3–3 OT @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 1–0–1 15,511
3 L October 10, 1993 3–4 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 1–1–1 17,335
4 L October 12, 1993 4–7 @ New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 1–2–1 9,501
5 W October 16, 1993 1–0 OT Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 2–2–1 15,442
6 W October 18, 1993 6–3 Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 3–2–1 12,082
7 L October 21, 1993 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 3–3–1 14,694
8 W October 23, 1993 9–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 4–3–1 17,160
9 W October 26, 1993 5–2 @ Florida Panthers (1993–94) 5–3–1 13,171
10 W October 27, 1993 4–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 6–3–1 16,006
11 L October 29, 1993 3–4 OT Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 6–4–1 13,944
12 L October 31, 1993 3–4 Calgary Flames (1993–94) 6–5–1 13,062
13 L November 3, 1993 0–3 St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 6–6–1 12,509
14 L November 5, 1993 6–7 OT Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 6–7–1 12,652
15 T November 7, 1993 1–1 OT @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 6–7–2 13,396
16 W November 9, 1993 5–2 @ New York Islanders (1993–94) 7–7–2 8,556
17 L November 10, 1993 1–2 @ New York Rangers (1993–94) 7–8–2 18,200
18 L November 13, 1993 2–3 Dallas Stars (1993–94) 7–9–2 13,394
19 L November 15, 1993 2–7 @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) 7–10–2 18,152
20 W November 17, 1993 2–1 Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 8–10–2 14,394
21 L November 19, 1993 0–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 8–11–2 14,745
22 T November 20, 1993 5–5 OT @ Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 8–11–3 14,416
23 L November 24, 1993 1–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 8–12–3 12,147
24 L November 26, 1993 3–5 Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 8–13–3 14,434
25 W November 28, 1993 4–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 9–13–3 16,521
26 W November 30, 1993 8–6 @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 10–13–3 16,005
27 L December 1, 1993 2–5 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 10–14–3 17,033
28 T December 3, 1993 3–3 OT @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 10–14–4 17,190
29 W December 5, 1993 6–4 Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 11–14–4 12,199
30 L December 6, 1993 2–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 11–15–4 19,634
31 W December 8, 1993 5–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 12–15–4 15,723
32 L December 10, 1993 2–5 Florida Panthers (1993–94) 12–16–4 12,755
33 T December 12, 1993 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 12–16–5 14,300
34 L December 17, 1993 1–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 12–17–5 15,631
35 L December 18, 1993 4–5 OT @ Calgary Flames (1993–94) 12–18–5 18,599
36 L December 20, 1993 5–7 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 12–19–5 14,033
37 W December 23, 1993 5–2 Quebec Nordiques (1993–94) 13–19–5 12,802
38 L December 27, 1993 0–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 13–20–5 14,836
39 W December 29, 1993 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 14–20–5 14,887
40 W December 31, 1993 2–1 St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 15–20–5 15,567
41 L January 2, 1994 1–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 15–21–5 17,532
42 L January 5, 1994 0–4 @ Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 15–22–5 8,669
43 L January 6, 1994 4–5 @ Boston Bruins (1993–94) 15–23–5 13,980
44 W January 8, 1994 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 16–23–5 10,378
45 L January 10, 1994 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 16–24–5 16,220
46 W January 12, 1994 3–2 Buffalo Sabres (1993–94) 17–24–5 13,336
47 L January 15, 1994 1–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 17–25–5 15,344
48 L January 16, 1994 2–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1993–94) 17–26–5 11,858
49 L January 19, 1994 0–4 New Jersey Devils (1993–94) 17–27–5 12,716
50 T January 25, 1994 4–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 17–27–6 15,006
51 L January 26, 1994 1–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1993–94) 17–28–6 17,174
52 L January 29, 1994 1–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 17–29–6 19,875
53 L February 2, 1994 3–7 Dallas Stars (1993–94) 17–30–6 11,728
54 T February 4, 1994 2–2 OT Hartford Whalers (1993–94) 17–30–7 12,363
55 L February 6, 1994 2–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 17–31–7 11,742
56 L February 8, 1994 5–6 @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 17–32–7 16,871
57 L February 9, 1994 2–4 @ Dallas Stars (1993–94) 17–33–7 16,914
58 L February 11, 1994 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 17–34–7 14,337
59 L February 15, 1994 3–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 17–35–7 15,765
60 L February 18, 1994 2–7 Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 17–36–7 13,219
61 L February 20, 1994 2–5 Calgary Flames (1993–94) 17–37–7 13,371
62 L February 22, 1994 2–3 Florida Panthers (1993–94) 17–38–7 5,000
63 L February 24, 1994 3–6 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1993–94) 17–39–7 17,326
64 L February 25, 1994 6–7 Boston Bruins (1993–94) 17–40–7 14,096
65 T February 28, 1994 3–3 OT San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 17–40–8 10,908
66 W March 2, 1994 4–2 Dallas Stars (1993–94) 18–40–8 11,804
67 W March 4, 1994 6–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1993–94) 19–40–8 6,388
68 L March 6, 1994 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1993–94) 19–41–8 13,009
69 L March 7, 1994 2–7 New York Islanders (1993–94) 19–42–8 11,617
70 L March 11, 1994 4–8 Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 19–43–8 12,361
71 L March 12, 1994 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 19–44–8 15,728
72 W March 16, 1994 4–0 St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 20–44–8 11,689
73 W March 19, 1994 4–2 Detroit Red Wings (1993–94) 21–44–8 13,871
74 W March 23, 1994 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1993–94) 22–44–8 15,401
75 L March 25, 1994 3–8 San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 22–45–8 13,816
76 W March 27, 1994 3–1 New York Rangers (1993–94) 23–45–8 12,793
77 L March 29, 1994 4–9 @ San Jose Sharks (1993–94) 23–46–8 17,190
78 L April 1, 1994 1–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1993–94) 23–47–8 15,716
79 T April 4, 1994 2–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers (1993–94) 23–47–9 13,046
80 L April 6, 1994 3–4 Edmonton Oilers (1993–94) 23–48–9 10,961
81 W April 9, 1994 4–3 Los Angeles Kings (1993–94) 24–48–9 15,567
82 L April 10, 1994 0–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1993–94) 24–49–9 15,728
83 L April 12, 1994 3–4 @ Washington Capitals (1993–94) 24–50–9 13,713
84 L April 14, 1994 1–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1993–94) 24–51–9 17,573

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Keith Tkachuk LW 84 41 40 81 255 -12 22 3 3
Nelson Emerson RW 83 33 41 74 80 -38 4 5 6
Alexei Zhamnov C 61 26 45 71 62 -20 7 0 1
Darrin Shannon LW 77 21 37 58 87 -18 9 0 2
Teemu Selanne RW 51 25 29 54 22 -23 11 0 2
Thomas Steen C 76 19 32 51 32 -38 6 0 1
Boris Mironov D 65 7 22 29 96 -29 5 0 0
Paul Ysebaert C 60 9 18 27 18 -8 1 0 0
Stephane Quintal D 81 8 18 26 119 -25 1 1 1
Teppo Numminen D 57 5 18 23 28 -23 4 0 1
Tie Domi RW 81 8 11 19 347 -8 0 0 1
Luciano Borsato C 75 5 13 18 28 -11 1 1 2
Igor Ulanov D 74 0 17 17 165 -11 0 0 0
Mike Eagles C/LW 73 4 8 12 96 -20 0 1 0
Kris King LW 83 4 8 12 205 -22 0 0 1
Russell Romaniuk LW 24 4 8 12 6 -11 3 0 0
Wayne McBean D 31 2 9 11 24 -21 2 0 0
Dean Kennedy D 76 2 8 10 164 -22 0 0 1
Stu Barnes C 18 5 4 9 8 -1 2 0 0
John LeBlanc RW 17 6 2 8 2 -2 1 1 1
Dallas Drake RW 15 3 5 8 12 -6 1 1 1
Fredrik Olausson D 18 2 5 7 10 -3 1 0 0
Sergei Bautin D 59 0 7 7 78 -13 0 0 0
Randy Gilhen C 40 3 3 6 34 -13 0 0 0
Dave Manson D 13 1 4 5 51 -10 1 0 0
Dave Tomlinson C 31 1 3 4 24 -12 0 0 0
Darryl Shannon D 20 0 4 4 18 -6 0 0 0
Arto Blomsten D 18 0 2 2 6 -6 0 0 0
Michal Grosek LW 3 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 0
Oleg Mikulchik D 4 0 1 1 17 -2 0 0 0
Stephane Beauregard G 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy Brickley LW/C 2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
Tim Cheveldae G 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Bryan Erickson RW 16 0 0 0 6 -7 0 0 0
Bob Essensa G 56 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
Craig Fisher C 4 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Yan Kaminsky RW 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kevin McClelland RW 6 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 0
Rob Murray C 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Mike O'Neill G 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Visheau D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harijs Vitolinsh C 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Bob Essensa 3136 56 19 30 6 201 3.85 1 1714 1513 .883
Tim Cheveldae 788 14 5 8 1 52 3.96 1 485 433 .893
Stephane Beauregard 418 13 0 4 1 34 4.88 0 211 177 .839
Mike O'Neill 738 17 0 9 1 51 4.15 0 382 331 .866
Team: 5080 84 24 51 9 338 3.99 2 2792 2454 .879

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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 goals
Min, 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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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June 30, 1993 To Detroit Red Wings
Kris Draper 		To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
July 29, 1993 To St. Louis Blues
Jim Hrivnak 		To Winnipeg Jets
6th round pick in 1994 (Chris Kibermanis)
August 3, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Jason Cirone 		To Winnipeg Jets
Dave Tomlinson
August 12, 1993 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash 		To Winnipeg Jets
Kevin McClelland
August 25, 1993 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Daniel Jardemyr 		To Winnipeg Jets
Future Considerations
September 24, 1993 To St. Louis Blues
Phil Housley 		To Winnipeg Jets
Nelson Emerson
Stephane Quintal
September 30, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Evgeny Davydov 		To Winnipeg Jets
4th round pick in 1994 (Adam Copeland)
September 30, 1993 To New Jersey Devils
6th round pick in 1994 (Ryan Smart) 		To Winnipeg Jets
Brent Severyn
October 3, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Brent Severyn 		To Winnipeg Jets
Milan Tichy
November 25, 1993 To Florida Panthers
Stu Barnes
6th round pick in 1994 (Chris Kibermanis) 		To Winnipeg Jets
Randy Gilhen
December 6, 1993 To Edmonton Oilers
Fredrik Olausson
7th round pick in 1994 (Curtis Sheptak) 		To Winnipeg Jets
3rd round pick in 1994 (Travis Hansen)
December 9, 1993 To Edmonton Oilers
Cash 		To Winnipeg Jets
Craig Fisher
February 1, 1994 To New York Islanders
Yan Kaminsky 		To Winnipeg Jets
Wayne McBean
March 8, 1994 To Detroit Red Wings
Bob Essensa
Sergei Bautin 		To Winnipeg Jets
Dallas Drake
Tim Cheveldae
March 15, 1994 To Edmonton Oilers
Boris Mironov
Mats Lindgren
1st round pick in 1994 (Jason Bonsignore)
4th round pick in 1994 (Adam Copeland) 		To Winnipeg Jets
Dave Manson
6th round pick in 1994 (Chris Kibermanis)
March 21, 1994 To Chicago Blackhawks
Paul Ysebaert 		To Winnipeg Jets
3rd round pick in 1995 (Kevin McKay)
May 25, 1994 To Detroit Red Wings
3rd round pick in 1995 (Darryl Laplante) 		To Winnipeg Jets
Sheldon Kennedy
June 3, 1994 To Chicago Blackhawks
3rd round pick in 1995 (Kevin McKay) 		To Winnipeg Jets
Neil Wilkinson
June 29, 1994 To Vancouver Canucks
Artur Oktyabrev 		To Winnipeg Jets
6th round pick in 1994 (Steve Vezina)

Free agents

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Player Former Team
Darryl Shannon Toronto Maple Leafs
Oleg Mikulchik Undrafted Free Agent
Player New Team
Dallas Eakins Florida Panthers
John Druce Los Angeles Kings
Mike Lalor San Jose Sharks
Craig Fisher Chicago Blackhawks

Draft picks

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Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft held at the Quebec Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 15 Mats Lindgren  Sweden Skellefteå AIK (Sweden)
2 31 Scott Langkow  Canada Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
2 43 Alexei Budayev  Russia Kristall Elektrostal (Russia)
4 79 Ruslan Batyrshin  Russia Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
4 93 Ravil Gusmanov  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia)
5 119 Larry Courville  Canada Newmarket Royals (OHL)
6 145 Michal Grosek  Czech Republic AC ZPS Zlín (Czech Republic)
7 171 Martin Woods  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
8 197 Adrian Murray  Canada Newmarket Royals (OHL)
9 217 Vladimir Potapov  Russia Kristall Elektostal (Russia)
9 223 Ilya Stashenkkov  Russia Krylya Sovetov (Russia)
9 228 Harijs Vitolinsh  Latvia EHC Chur (Switzerland)
11 285 Russell Hewson  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Winnipeg Jets hockey team [1979-1996 NHL] statistics and history at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "1993-94 Winnipeg Jets Results and Schedule". HockeyDB. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "1993-94 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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