1991–92 Winnipeg Jets season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1991–92 1991 Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets 33–32–15 20–14–6 13–18–9 Campbell 7th Smythe 4th 251 244 Mike Smith John Paddock Troy Murray Thomas SteenRandy Carlyle Winnipeg Arena Phil Housley (86) Eddie Olczyk (32) Phil Housley (63) Teppo Numminen (+15) Shawn Cronin (271) Bob Essensa (21) Bob Essensa (2.88) 1990–91 1992–93 The 1991–92 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' 20th season, their 13th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Jets placed fourth in the Smythe Division and qualified for the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost the Division Semi-final to the Vancouver Canucks, four games to three. 2 Offseason On June 17, 1991, the Jets introduced John Paddock as the new head coach of the team, as Bob Murdoch was not brought back after Winnipeg failed to qualify for the 1991 Stanley Cup playoffs. This would be Paddock's first head coaching job in the NHL, although he had six years of head coaching experience in the American Hockey League (AHL) and had led the Hershey Bears to the 1988 Calder Cup. Paddock was the head coach of the Binghamton Rangers in the 1990–91 season, leading the team to a 44–30–6 record. With the fifth overall pick at the 1991 NHL entry draft held on June 22, 1991, the Jets selected defenceman Aaron Ward from the University of Michigan. In 46 games, Ward had 8 goals and 19 points. Some other notable picks that Winnipeg made were Juha Ylonen in the fifth round and Igor Ulanov in the tenth round. On July 22, 1991, the Jets acquired Troy Murray and Warren Rychel from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Bryan Marchment and Chris Norton. Murray was coming off a 14-goal, 37-point season in 75 games with the Blackhawks in 1990–91, and would be named the captain of the Jets for 1991–92. Rychel spent the 1990–91 season with the Indianapolis Ice of the AHL, recording 33 goals and 63 points in 68 games, as well as 338 penalty minutes. The Smythe Division added a sixth team for the 1991–92 season, as the expansion team San Jose Sharks joined the division. Troy Murray was named captain, replacing Randy Carlyle and Thomas Steen. Regular season The Jets finished the regular season third in goaltending, allowing only 244 goals.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1992.html 1991-92 NHL Summary They also tied the Montreal Canadiens for the most shutouts, with 7.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1992_goalies.html 1991-92 NHL Goalie Statistics Final standings WIN WIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#012169 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1991–92 regular season1991-92 Winnipeg Jets Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WIN/1992_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 20, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||L||October 4, 1991||3–6 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) ||0–1–0 |- |2||W||October 6, 1991||5–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1991–92) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 8, 1991||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 10, 1991||5–4 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1991–92) ||2–2–0 |- |5||T||October 12, 1991||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) ||2–2–1 |- |6||L||October 16, 1991||2–3 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1991–92) ||2–3–1 |- |7||W||October 19, 1991||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) ||3–3–1 |- |8||T||October 22, 1991||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1991–92) ||3–3–2 |- |9||W||October 23, 1991||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) ||4–3–2 |- |10||W||October 25, 1991||2–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) ||5–3–2 |- |11||W||October 27, 1991||6–5 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1991–92) ||6–3–2 |- |12||L||October 29, 1991||2–7 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) ||6–4–2 |- |13||L||October 30, 1991||1–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) ||6–5–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |14||L||November 1, 1991||6–7 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1991–92) ||6–6–2 |- |15||T||November 3, 1991||3–3 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1991–92) ||6–6–3 |- |16||T||November 5, 1991||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) ||6–6–4 |- |17||L||November 8, 1991||1–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) ||6–7–4 |- |18||W||November 11, 1991||6–2 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) ||7–7–4 |- |19||L||November 14, 1991||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1991–92) ||7–8–4 |- |20||W||November 16, 1991||1–0 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1991–92) ||8–8–4 |- |21||W||November 17, 1991||2–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) ||9–8–4 |- |22||W||November 20, 1991||3–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1991–92) ||10–8–4 |- |23||W||November 23, 1991||4–0 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) ||11–8–4 |- |24||T||November 25, 1991||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1991–92) ||11–8–5 |- |25||W||November 27, 1991||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1991–92) ||12–8–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |26||W||December 1, 1991||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) ||13–8–5 |- |27||W||December 4, 1991||5–4 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) ||14–8–5 |- |28||T||December 6, 1991||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) ||14–8–6 |- |29||W||December 8, 1991||4–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1991–92) ||15–8–6 |- |30||T||December 10, 1991||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1991–92) ||15–8–7 |- |31||L||December 12, 1991||1–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) ||15–9–7 |- |32||L||December 14, 1991||5–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) ||15–10–7 |- |33||L||December 17, 1991||4–7 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1991–92) ||15–11–7 |- |34||L||December 19, 1991||1–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) ||15–12–7 |- |35||W||December 21, 1991||7–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1991–92) ||16–12–7 |- |36||L||December 23, 1991||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) ||16–13–7 |- |37||L||December 26, 1991||2–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) ||16–14–7 |- |38||T||December 27, 1991||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) ||16–14–8 |- |39||L||December 29, 1991||3–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1991–92) ||16–15–8 |- |40||L||December 31, 1991||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1991–92) ||16–16–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |41||W||January 2, 1992||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1991–92) ||17–16–8 |- |42||L||January 4, 1992||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) ||17–17–8 |- |43||L||January 6, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1991–92) ||17–18–8 |- |44||W||January 8, 1992||5–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) ||18–18–8 |- |45||W||January 10, 1992||6–2 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1991–92) ||19–18–8 |- |46||L||January 12, 1992||3–4 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1991–92) ||19–19–8 |- |47||L||January 14, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) ||19–20–8 |- |48||T||January 21, 1992||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1991–92) ||19–20–9 |- |49||W||January 23, 1992||1–0 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1991–92) ||20–20–9 |- |50||L||January 25, 1992||1–2 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) ||20–21–9 |- |51||L||January 26, 1992||2–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1991–92) ||20–22–9 |- |52||W||January 28, 1992||4–0 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1991–92) ||21–22–9 |- |53||T||January 31, 1992||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1991–92) ||21–22–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |54||W||February 2, 1992||6–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1991–92) ||22–22–10 |- |55||T||February 4, 1992||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1991–92) ||22–22–11 |- |56||W||February 7, 1992||4–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1991–92) ||23–22–11 |- |57||L||February 13, 1992||1–6 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) ||23–23–11 |- |58||W||February 15, 1992||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1991–92) ||24–23–11 |- |59||L||February 17, 1992||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1991–92) ||24–24–11 |- |60||L||February 19, 1992||3–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1991–92) ||24–25–11 |- |61||W||February 21, 1992||6–4 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1991–92) ||25–25–11 |- |62||L||February 23, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) ||25–26–11 |- |63||L||February 26, 1992||1–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) ||25–27–11 |- |64||L||February 28, 1992||3–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) ||25–28–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |65||L||March 1, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) ||25–29–11 |- |66||W||March 3, 1992||4–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) ||26–29–11 |- |67||T||March 6, 1992||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1991–92) ||26–29–12 |- |68||L||March 8, 1992||2–4 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1991–92) ||26–30–12 |- |69||W||March 11, 1992||3–0 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1991–92) ||27–30–12 |- |70||L||March 13, 1992||0–1 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1991–92) ||27–31–12 |- |71||T||March 15, 1992||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1991–92) ||27–31–13 |- |72||L||March 17, 1992||4–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) ||27–32–13 |- |73||T||March 20, 1992||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) ||27–32–14 |- |74||W||March 22, 1992||5–1 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1991–92) ||28–32–14 |- |75||T||March 25, 1992||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1991–92) ||28–32–15 |- |76||W||March 27, 1992||6–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1991–92) ||29–32–15 |- |77||W||March 29, 1992||6–5 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1991–92) ||30–32–15 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |78||W||April 12, 1992||4–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1991–92) ||31–32–15 |- |79||W||April 14, 1992||6–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1991–92) ||32–32–15 |- |80||W||April 16, 1992||5–3 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1991–92) ||33–32–15 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Jets lost to the Vancouver Canucks in seven games, in the Division semi-finals. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Phil Housley D 74 23 63 86 92-51104 Eddie Olczyk C 64 32 33 65 67111207 Fredrik Olausson D 77 20 42 62 34-311312 Pat Elynuik RW 60 25 25 50 65-2901 Troy Murray C 74 17 30 47 69-13521 Darrin Shannon LW 68 13 26 39 415303 Teppo Numminen D 80 5 34 39 3215401 Thomas Steen C 38 13 25 38 2951000 Luciano Borsato C 56 15 21 36 45-6501 Paul MacDermid RW 59 10 11 21 151-8202 Stu Barnes C 46 8 9 17 26-2400 Mike Eagles C/LW 65 7 10 17 118-17010 Mark Osborne Mark Osborne (ice hockey) LW 43 4 12 16 65-8000 Doug Evans Doug Evans (ice hockey) LW 30 7 7 14 682100 Danton Cole C/RW 52 7 5 12 32-15120 Igor Ulanov D 27 2 9 11 675000 Randy Carlyle D 66 1 9 10 544000 Aaron Broten LW/C 25 4 5 9 142003 Mike Hartman LW 75 4 4 8 264-10001 Russell Romaniuk LW 27 3 5 8 182201 Keith Tkachuk LW 17 3 5 8 280200 John LeBlanc RW 16 6 1 7 6-6501 Evgeny Davydov LW 12 4 3 7 87200 Phil Sykes Phil Sykes (ice hockey) LW 52 4 2 6 72-12002 Bryan Erickson Bryan Erickson (ice hockey) RW 10 2 4 6 09001 Dean Kennedy D 18 2 4 6 212001 Mike Lalor D 15 2 3 5 1411000 Petri Skriko RW 15 2 3 5 4-1000 Mario Marois D 34 1 3 4 34-8010 Shawn Cronin D 65 0 4 4 271-11000 Moe Mantha Moe Mantha Jr. D 12 0 4 4 60000 Lucien DeBlois C 11 1 2 3 21001 Don Barber W 11 0 3 3 42000 Kris Draper C 10 2 0 2 20000 Dave McLlwain C/RW 3 1 1 2 21000 Bob Essensa G 47 0 2 2 20000 Brent Ashton LW 7 1 0 1 4-3000 Rob Murray C 9 0 1 1 18-2000 Rick Tabaracci G 18 0 1 1 40000 Stephane Beauregard Stéphane Beauregard G 26 0 0 0 00000 Jason Cirone C 3 0 0 0 20000 Gord Donnelly D 4 0 0 0 11-5000 Bob Joyce ice hockey LW 1 0 0 0 00000 Mike O'Neill Mike O'Neill (ice hockey) G 1 0 0 0 00000 Kent Paynter D 5 0 0 0 4-1000 Rudy Poeschek RW/D 4 0 0 0 17-5000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SOSASVSV% Bob Essensa 2627 47 21 17 6 126 2.88 514071281.910 Stephane Beauregard Stéphane Beauregard 1267 26 6 8 6 61 2.89 2611550.900 Rick Tabaracci 966 18 6 7 3 52 3.23 0470418.889 Mike O'Neill Mike O'Neill (ice hockey) 13 1 0 0 0 1 4.62 076.857 Team: 4873 80 33 32 15 240 2.96 724952255.904 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Thomas Steen C 7 2 4 6 2200 Fredrik Olausson D 7 1 5 6 4100 Phil Housley D 7 1 4 5 0101 Aaron Broten LW/C 7 2 2 4 12000 Evgeny Davydov LW 7 2 2 4 2100 Pat Elynuik RW 7 2 2 4 4200 Keith Tkachuk LW 7 3 0 3 30000 Eddie Olczyk C 6 2 1 3 4001 Randy Carlyle D 5 1 0 1 6000 Lucien DeBlois C 5 1 0 1 2001 Darrin Shannon LW 7 0 1 1 10000 Phil Sykes Phil Sykes (ice hockey) LW 7 0 1 1 9000 Luciano Borsato C 1 0 0 0 0000 Shawn Cronin D 4 0 0 0 6000 Kris Draper C 2 0 0 0 0000 Mike Eagles C/LW 7 0 0 0 8000 Bob Essensa G 1 0 0 0 0000 Doug Evans Doug Evans (ice hockey) LW 1 0 0 0 2000 Mike Hartman LW 2 0 0 0 2000 Dean Kennedy D 2 0 0 0 0000 Mike Lalor D 7 0 0 0 19000 Troy Murray C 7 0 0 0 2000 Teppo Numminen D 7 0 0 0 0000 Rick Tabaracci G 7 0 0 0 0000 Igor Ulanov D 7 0 0 0 39000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SOSASVSV% Rick Tabaracci 387 7 3 4 26 4.03 0212186.877 Bob Essensa 33 1 0 0 3 5.45 01714.824 Team: 420 7 3 4 29 4.14 0229200.873 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1991-92 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WPG/1992.html Transactions Trades July 22, 1991To Chicago BlackhawksBryan Marchment Jeff NortonTo Winnipeg JetsTroy Murray Warren Rychel October 11, 1991To Buffalo SabresDave McLlwain Gord Donnelly 5th round pick in 1992 (Yuri Khmylev) Future ConsiderationsTo Winnipeg JetsDarrin Shannon Dean Kennedy Mike Hartman October 15, 1991To Minnesota North StarsTony JosephTo Winnipeg JetsTyler Larter October 22, 1991To Quebec NordiquesSergei KharinTo Winnipeg JetsShawn Anderson October 23, 1991To Washington CapitalsShawn AndersonTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations October 29, 1991To Boston BruinsBrent AshtonTo Winnipeg JetsPetri Skriko November 22, 1991To Boston BruinsScott ArnielTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations November 26, 1991To St. Louis Blues 8th round pick in 1992 (Igor Boldin)To Winnipeg JetsMario Marois December 30, 1991To Minnesota North StarsWarren RychelTo Winnipeg JetsTony Joseph Future Considerations February 27, 1992To Philadelphia FlyersMoe ManthaTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations March 2, 1992To Washington CapitalsPaul MacDermidTo Winnipeg JetsMike Lalor March 10, 1992To Toronto Maple LeafsMark OsborneTo Winnipeg JetsLucien DeBlois June 10, 1992To Boston BruinsDoug EvansTo Winnipeg JetsDaniel Berthiaume June 15, 1992To Buffalo SabresStephane BeauregardTo Winnipeg JetsChristian Ruuttu Future Considerations June 19, 1992To Tampa Bay LightningDanton ColeTo Winnipeg JetsFuture Considerations June 20, 1992To St. Louis Blues11th round pick in 1993 (Christer Olsson)To Winnipeg Jets11th round pick in 1992 (Ivan Vologjaninov) June 20, 1992To Chicago Blackhawks1st round pick in 1992 (Sergei Krivokrasov) 2nd round pick in 1992 (Jeff Shantz)To Winnipeg Jets1st round pick in 1992 (Sergei Bautin) 2nd round pick in 1992 (Boris Mironov) Waivers November 12, 1991To Quebec NordiquesDon Barber Free agents Player Former team Anatoli Fedotov Undrafted Free Agent Rob Cowie Undrafted Free Agent Aaron Broten Toronto Maple Leafs Player Former team Matt Hervey Boston Bruins Draft picks Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1991 NHL entry draft held at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)15Aaron WardUniversity of Michigan (CCHA)349Dmitri FilimonovDynamo Moscow (Soviet Union)491Juha YlonenKiekko-Espoo (Finland)599Yan KaminskyDynamo Moscow (Soviet Union)6115Jeff SebastianSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)8159Jeff RicciardiOttawa 67's (OHL)9181Sean GauthierKingston Frontenacs (OHL)10203Igor UlanovKhimik Voskresensk (Soviet Union)11225Jason JenningsWestern Michigan University (CCHA)12247Sergei SorokinDynamo Moscow (Soviet Union)S5Brad MullahyProvidence College (Hockey East)S11Jeff JestadtFerris State University (CCHA) See also 1991–92 NHL season References Winnipeg Jets season, 1991-92 Category:Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) seasons Winn Category:1991 in sports in Manitoba Category:1992 in sports in Manitoba Category:1990s in Winnipeg