The 1988–89

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season saw the Jets finish in fifth place in the Smythe Division with a record of 26 wins, 42 losses, and 12 ties for 64 points, missing the playoffs for the first time since 1981.

Off-season

After two seasons of leading the Jets into the playoffs, the club re-signed head coach Don Maloney to a contract extension through the 1990–91 season on May 16, 1988. At the

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held on June 11, 1988, the Jets selected forward

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with their first round draft pick, tenth overall. Selanne spent the 1987–88 playing with

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's junior hockey team, where in 33 games, he recorded 43 goals and 66 points. On June 13, 1988, the Jets acquired

Brent Ashton Brent Kenneth Ashton (born May 18, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League between 1979 and 1993. Despite being a fine goalscoring winger, he was known during his career f ...

from the

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in exchange for Paul MacLean. Ashton had 26 goals and 53 points in 73 games with the Red Wings in 1987–88. MacLean, who had been with Winnipeg since the 1981–82 season, had 40 goals and 79 points in 77 games. In total, MacLean broke the 40-goal plateau three times as a member with the Jets. On July 19, 1988, Winnipeg made a trade with the

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, acquiring goaltender

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and the Devils' seventh-round pick in the

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for

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and the Jets' third-round pick in the

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. Chevrier had a record of 18–19–3 with a 3.77

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(GAA) in 45 games with the Devils in 1987–88, while

had 7 goals and 13 points, along with 217 penalty minutes, in 56 games with the Jets in 1987–88. Late in training camp, on September 29, 1988, the Jets acquired

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and the St. Louis Blues' tenth-round pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft and fourth-round pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft for

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. Carlson would then be traded one week into the 1988–89 season to the

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. On October 3, 1988, the Jets picked

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from the

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in the NHL Waiver Draft. Hunter split the 1987–88 season between the Oilers and

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, scoring 14 goals and 35 points in 80 games.

Regular season

* January 13, 1989: In a victory over the

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, Jets goaltender

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became the first goaltender in NHL history to not register a shutout in the first 100 games of his career. Despite finishing last in goals allowed (355) in the NHL, the Jets had the NHL's fifth-best power-play percentage (22.13%).

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

The Jets missed the playoffs, the first time since the 1980–81 season.

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Waivers

Free agents

Draft picks

The Jets selected the following players at the

, which was held at the

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in Montreal, Quebec, on June 11, 1988.

NHL Amateur Draft

NHL Supplemental Draft

Winnipeg selected one player at the

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Farm teams

References

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