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The 1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season was the 14th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their seventh season in the
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. General Manager John Ferguson replaced coach Barry Long late in the season and guided the club on an interim basis to a 7-6-1 record. The Jets placed third in the Smythe, and despite their dismal 26-47-7 record, qualified for the playoffs only to lose to the
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in the first round.


Offseason

After a record breaking 1984-85 season, in which the Jets posted 43-27-10 record, earning 96 points, the team had a very quiet off-season. Winnipeg participated in the
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on June 15, 1985, and with their first round pick, 18th overall, the Jets selected Ryan Stewart from the
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of the WHL. Stewart had 33 goals and 70 points in 54 games with the Blazers during the 1984-85 season. Some other notable selections by the Jets were goaltender
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in the third round, defenseman Fredrik Olausson in the fourth round and forward
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in the sixth round. On June 25, 1985, the Jets signed team captain
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to an eight year, $3.2 million contract. Hawerchuk, who was the first overall draft pick by Winnipeg in the
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was coming off a 53 goal and 130 point season with the club in the 1984-85 season. The club signed undrafted free agent goaltender
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on September 25, 1985. Reddick spent the 1984-85 season with the
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, going 14-30-1 with a 5.64 GAA in 47 games.


Regular season


Final standings


Schedule and results


Playoffs

The Jets lost the Division Semi-Finals in three-straight against the
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.


Player statistics


Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending


Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending


Awards and records


Transactions


Trades


Free agents


Draft picks

The Jets selected the following players at the
1985 NHL Entry Draft The 1985 NHL Entry Draft was the 23rd NHL Entry Draft. It was the first draft outside Montreal. The event was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, and attended by 7,000 fans. The National Hockey League (NHL) teams sele ...
, which was held at the Toronto Convention Centre in
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on June 15, 1985.


NHL Amateur Draft


Farm teams


See also

* 1985–86 NHL season


References


External links

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