The 2014–15 Winnipeg Jets season was the 16th season for the

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franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the fourth in

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since the franchise relocated from

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following the conclusion of the 2010–11 season.

Regular season

On April 9, 2015, the Jets qualified for the

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, marking the return of playoff hockey to Winnipeg for the first time since the

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. The Jets would set a franchise record, with 99 points, finishing with a 43-26-13 record.

Playoffs

The Winnipeg Jets entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's second wild card. The Jets faced the

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in the opening round, but were swept in four straight games. In the first three games, the Jets had leads going into the third period, but couldn't hold them. Overall in the series, the Ducks outscored the Jets 16-9. The Ducks outscored the Jets 10-1, after the 2nd intermission.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Final Stats ;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Jets. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Notable achievements

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Suspensions/fines

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL entry draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the

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. ;Draft notes *Winnipeg's second-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent

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and

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to Minnesota, in exchange for

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, a second-round pick in

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and this pick. *New Jersey's fourth-round pick will go to Winnipeg, as the result of a trade on February 13, 2013 that sent

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to New Jersey, in exchange for a seventh-round pick in

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, and this pick. *Winnipeg's' sixth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2014 (164th overall), Nashville's seventh-round pick in 2014 (192nd overall) and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Winnipeg in exchange for

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and this pick. *Winnipeg's seventh-round (189th overall) pick went to the

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, on June 28, 2014 in exchange for a sixth-round pick in

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References

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