The 2016–17 Winnipeg Jets season was the 18th season for the

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

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since the franchise relocated from

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prior to the start of the

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Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

The Jets did not qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

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

Transactions

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

Below are the Winnipeg Jets' selections at the 2016 NHL entry draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the

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' first-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Chicago's first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2016 (22nd and 36th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2016 (79th overall) and this pick. * The

' second-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first and third-round pick both in 2016 (18th and 79th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for Chicago's first-round pick in 2016 (22nd overall) and this pick. * The

' third round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent Jiri Tlusty to Winnipeg in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in

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and this pick. * The

' third-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Chicago's first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2016 (22nd and 36th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (18th overall) and this pick. * The

' seventh-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in

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to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.

References

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