1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1985–86 1985 Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets 26–47–7 18–19–3 8–28–4 Campbell 6th Smythe 3rd 295 372 John Ferguson Barry Long 19-41-6John Ferguson 7-6-1 Dale Hawerchuk Winnipeg Arena Dale Hawerchuk (46) Dale Hawerchuk (59) Dale Hawerchuk (105) Laurie Boschman (241) Brian Hayward (13) Dan Bouchard (3.80) 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season was the 14th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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 Calgary Flames in the first round. 2 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 1985 NHL entry draft on June 15, 1985, and with their first round pick, 18th overall, the Jets selected Ryan Stewart from the Kamloops Blazers 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 Daniel Berthiaume in the third round, defenseman Fredrik Olausson in the fourth round and forward Danton Cole in the sixth round. On June 25, 1985, the Jets signed team captain Dale Hawerchuk to an eight-year, $3.2 million contract. Hawerchuk, who was the first overall draft pick by Winnipeg in the 1981 NHL entry draft 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 Pokey Reddick on September 25, 1985. Reddick spent the 1984–85 season with the Brandon Wheat Kings, going 14-30-1 with a 5.64 GAA in 47 games. Regular season The only thing to keep fan interest near the end of the season was the three-way turtle derby between the Jets, Vancouver Canucks, and Los Angeles Kings for the final two playoff spots in the Smythe Division, since the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames were well ahead of them and had already locked up the top two spots in the division. After a dreadful February in which they went 3-8-1 to drop to 19th overall in the NHL (ahead of only Vancouver and a woeful Detroit squad), the Jets went 5-4-1 in their last ten to finish tied with Vancouver for third place in the Smythe with 59 points, while Los Angeles was out with 54. But since the Jets had more wins than the Canucks (26 to 23), Winnipeg won the tiebreaker and claimed third place in the Smythe, drawing the Calgary Flames in the first-round thus avoiding a matchup with the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion and Presidents Trophy winning Edmonton Oilers. Final standings WIN Record vs. opponents WIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#012169 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1985–86 regular season1985-86 Winnipeg Jets Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WIN/1986_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 20, 20251985-86 Winnipeg Jets Results and Schedule https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/team_results.php?tid=42&sid=1986 HockeyDB 27 December 2022 y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |1||L||October 10, 1985||3–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) ||0–1–0 ||17,498 |- |2||L||October 11, 1985||3–8 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) ||0–2–0 ||16,762 |- |3||L||October 13, 1985||2–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) ||0–3–0 ||14,374 |- |4||W||October 16, 1985||4–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) ||1–3–0 ||14,766 |- |5||W||October 19, 1985||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) ||2–3–0 ||15,009 |- |6||W||October 20, 1985||8–5 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1985–86) ||3–3–0 ||15,527 |- |7||W||October 23, 1985||9–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) ||4–3–0 ||13,269 |- |8||T||October 25, 1985||7–7 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (1985–86) ||4–3–1 ||12,472 |- |9||W||October 27, 1985||5–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) ||5–3–1 ||11,913 |- |10||L||October 30, 1985||3–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) ||5–4–1 ||17,243 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |11||W||November 2, 1985||3–1 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) ||6–4–1 ||13,026 |- |12||L||November 3, 1985||3–4 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1985–86) ||6–5–1 ||11,376 |- |13||L||November 6, 1985||3–7 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) ||6–6–1 ||10,828 |- |14||L||November 8, 1985||3–7 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1985–86) ||6–7–1 ||15,296 |- |15||L||November 9, 1985||2–7 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) ||6–8–1 ||11,324 |- |16||T||November 13, 1985||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) ||6–8–2 ||16,762 |- |17||W||November 15, 1985||5–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1985–86) ||7–8–2 ||11,348 |- |18||L||November 17, 1985||4–5 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1985–86) ||7–9–2 ||14,155 |- |19||W||November 20, 1985||3–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1985–86) ||8–9–2 ||10,494 |- |20||L||November 22, 1985||1–8 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) ||8–10–2 ||10,338 |- |21||L||November 23, 1985||1–8 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) ||8–11–2 ||11,957 |- |22||L||November 26, 1985||3–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) ||8–12–2 ||9,835 |- |23||L||November 27, 1985||1–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) ||8–13–2 ||17,211 |- |24||L||November 29, 1985||1–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1985–86) ||8–14–2 ||15,426 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |25||W||December 1, 1985||2–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) ||9–14–2 ||13,528 |- |26||T||December 3, 1985||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1985–86) ||9–14–3 ||15,362 |- |27||L||December 4, 1985||4–7 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1985–86) ||9–15–3 ||16,872 |- |28||L||December 7, 1985||2–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) ||9–16–3 ||13,095 |- |29||L||December 8, 1985||1–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) ||9–17–3 ||11,435 |- |30||W||December 11, 1985||6–3 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) ||10–17–3 ||8,584 |- |31||L||December 13, 1985||3–6 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) ||10–18–3 ||15,447 |- |32||T||December 15, 1985||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) ||10–18–4 ||14,438 |- |33||L||December 17, 1985||6–8 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) ||10–19–4 ||8,865 |- |34||L||December 18, 1985||4–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) ||10–20–4 ||16,363 |- |35||W||December 20, 1985||7–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1985–86) ||11–20–4 ||14,686 |- |36||W||December 22, 1985||7–5 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) ||12–20–4 ||17,498 |- |37||L||December 23, 1985||3–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) ||12–21–4 ||10,406 |- |38||L||December 26, 1985||5–6 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) ||12–22–4 ||13,998 |- |39||L||December 28, 1985||4–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) ||12–23–4 ||9,969 |- |40||L||December 30, 1985||2–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) ||12–24–4 ||8,577 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |41||L||January 3, 1986||3–7 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) ||12–25–4 ||15,461 |- |42||W||January 5, 1986||4–0 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) ||13–25–4 ||11,860 |- |43||T||January 7, 1986||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) ||13–25–5 ||10,879 |- |44||L||January 11, 1986||4–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) ||13–26–5 ||13,124 |- |45||W||January 14, 1986||5–4 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) ||14–26–5 ||13,848 |- |46||L||January 15, 1986||0–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) ||14–27–5 ||16,135 |- |47||W||January 17, 1986||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) ||15–27–5 ||15,577 |- |48||L||January 19, 1986||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1985–86) ||15–28–5 ||15,577 |- |49||L||January 22, 1986||3–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) ||15–29–5 ||11,621 |- |50||L||January 23, 1986||5–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) ||15–30–5 ||10,191 |- |51||L||January 25, 1986||2–7 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) ||15–31–5 ||12,471 |- |52||W||January 29, 1986||5–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) ||16–31–5 ||12,755 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |53||L||February 1, 1986||6–9 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) ||16–32–5 ||12,877 |- |54||W||February 2, 1986||6–3 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) ||17–32–5 ||12,540 |- |55||L||February 7, 1986||2–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) ||17–33–5 ||11,438 |- |56||T||February 9, 1986||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) ||17–33–6 ||11,353 |- |57||L||February 12, 1986||2–4 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) ||17–34–6 ||16,762 |- |58||W||February 14, 1986||5–4 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1985–86) ||18–34–6 ||14,620 |- |59||L||February 17, 1986||4–8 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) ||18–35–6 ||17,211 |- |60||L||February 19, 1986||2–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) ||18–36–6 ||12,558 |- |61||L||February 21, 1986||2–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) ||18–37–6 ||13,317 |- |62||W||February 23, 1986||4–2 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) ||19–37–6 ||14,354 |- |63||L||February 26, 1986||2–8 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) ||19–38–6 ||14,047 |- |64||L||February 28, 1986||3–6 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1985–86) ||19–39–6 ||14,614 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |65||L||March 2, 1986||4–6 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) ||19–40–6 ||10,262 |- |66||L||March 3, 1986||1–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) ||19–41–6 ||15,349 |- |67||W||March 5, 1986||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1985–86) ||20–41–6 ||13,136 |- |68||W||March 8, 1986||4–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) ||21–41–6 ||14,030 |- |69||W||March 9, 1986||5–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) ||22–41–6 ||15,128 |- |70||L||March 12, 1986||5–8 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) ||22–42–6 ||13,335 |- |71||W||March 16, 1986||6–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) ||23–42–6 ||13,570 |- |72||L||March 18, 1986||2–6 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) ||23–43–6 ||17,498 |- |73||W||March 19, 1986||6–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) ||24–43–6 ||14,135 |- |74||L||March 21, 1986||3–5 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) ||24–44–6 ||18,130 |- |75||L||March 23, 1986||4–7 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1985–86) ||24–45–6 ||13,254 |- |76||W||March 24, 1986||8–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) ||25–45–6 ||13,837 |- |77||L||March 28, 1986||3–6 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) ||25–46–6 ||16,762 |- |78||W||March 31, 1986||5–2 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) ||26–46–6 ||9,170 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |79||T||April 2, 1986||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) ||26–46–7 ||8,843 |- |80||L||April 6, 1986||4–6 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1985–86) ||26–47–7 ||15,487 |- |- | 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 the Division Semi-finals in three-straight against the Calgary Flames. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Dale Hawerchuk C 80 46 59 105 44-271822 Laurie Boschman C 77 27 42 69 241-29322 Thomas Steen C 78 17 47 64 76-29231 Brian Mullen RW 79 28 34 62 38-171303 Paul MacLean Paul MacLean (ice hockey) RW 69 27 29 56 74-141102 Perry Turnbull C 80 20 31 51 183-18602 Randy Carlyle D 68 16 33 49 93-12302 Ray Neufeld RW 60 20 28 48 62-17704 Dave Ellett D 80 15 31 46 96-38201 Scott Arniel LW 80 18 25 43 40-8300 Doug Smail LW 73 16 26 42 32-10134 Mario Marois D 56 4 28 32 110-22000 Dave Babych D 19 4 12 16 14-1200 Jim Nill RW 61 6 8 14 75-6001 Tim Watters D 56 6 8 14 97-10000 Ron Wilson Ron Wilson (ice hockey, born 1956) C 54 6 7 13 16-2020 Bill Derlago C 27 5 5 10 6-13100 Bengt Lundholm LW 16 3 5 8 6-4010 Robert Picard D 20 2 5 7 17-2001 Andrew McBain RW 28 3 3 6 17-11000 Dave Silk RW 32 2 4 6 634001 Bobby Dollas D 46 0 5 5 66-3000 Jim Kyte D 71 1 3 4 126-21000 Anssi Melametsa RW 27 0 3 3 2-5000 Brian Hayward G 52 0 2 2 250000 Brad Berry D 13 1 0 1 101000 Murray Eaves C 4 1 0 1 0-2000 Ryan Stewart Ryan Stewart (ice hockey) C 3 1 0 1 00000 Dan Bouchard G 32 0 1 1 380000 Wade Campbell D 24 0 1 1 27-12000 Dan McFall D 7 0 1 1 0-3000 Paul Pooley C 3 0 1 1 01000 Marc Behrend G 9 0 0 0 00000 Peter Douris RW 11 0 0 0 0-1000 Tom Martin Tom Martin (ice hockey, born 1964) LW 5 0 0 0 00000 Peter Taglianetti D 18 0 0 0 48-1000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Brian Hayward 2721 52 13 28 5 217 4.79 013731156.842 Dan Bouchard 1696 32 11 14 2 107 3.79 2790683.865 Marc Behrend 422 9 2 5 0 41 5.83 0220179.814 Team: 4839 80 26 47 7 365 4.53 223832018.847 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Mario Marois D 3 1 4 5 6-2100 Brian Mullen RW 3 1 2 3 6-1100 Dale Hawerchuk C 3 0 3 3 0-2000 Ray Neufeld RW 3 2 0 2 10-5100 Thomas Steen C 3 1 1 2 40010 Bill Derlago C 3 1 0 1 01000 Paul MacLean Paul MacLean (ice hockey) RW 2 1 0 1 7-2000 Doug Smail LW 3 1 0 1 00000 Laurie Boschman C 3 0 1 1 6-7000 Dave Ellett D 3 0 1 1 0-4000 Perry Turnbull C 3 0 1 1 11-5000 Scott Arniel LW 3 0 0 0 12-2000 Marc Behrend G 1 0 0 0 00000 Brad Berry D 3 0 0 0 0-5000 Daniel Berthiaume G 1 0 0 0 00000 Dan Bouchard G 1 0 0 0 20000 Bobby Dollas D 3 0 0 0 2-2000 Brian Hayward G 2 0 0 0 00000 Jim Kyte D 3 0 0 0 12-2000 Bengt Lundholm LW 2 0 0 0 20000 Jim Nill RW 3 0 0 0 4-3000 Dave Silk RW 1 0 0 0 21000 Peter Taglianetti D 3 0 0 0 2-1000 Ron Wilson Ron Wilson (ice hockey, born 1956) C 1 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO SA SV SV% Marc Behrend 12 1 0 0 0 0.00 0771.000 Daniel Berthiaume 68 1 0 1 4 3.53 04339.907 Dan Bouchard 40 1 0 1 5 7.50 02217.773 Brian Hayward 68 2 0 1 6 5.29 03125.806 Team: 188 3 0 3 15 4.79 010388.854 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1985-86 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WPG/1986.html Transactions Trades October 14, 1985To Quebec Nordiques7th round pick in 1986 – Mark Vermette CashTo Winnipeg JetsDan Bouchard November 21, 1985To Hartford WhalersDave BabychTo Winnipeg JetsRay Neufeld November 27, 1985To Quebec NordiquesRobert PicardTo Winnipeg JetsMario Marois January 31, 1986To Boston BruinsWade CampbellTo Winnipeg JetsBill Derlago Free agents Player Former team Pokey Reddick Undrafted Free Agent Dave Silk Detroit Red Wings Randy Gilhen Hartford Whalers Draft picks The Jets selected the following players at the 1985 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto on June 15, 1985. http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1985e.html 1985 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com hockeyDB.com November 23, 2016 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team1 18 Ryan Stewart (C) Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)2 39 Roger Ohman (D) Sweden Leksands IF (SEL)3 60 Daniel Berthiaume (G) Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)4 81 Fredrik Olausson (D) Sweden Färjestad BK (SEL)5 102 John Borrell (RW) United States Burnsville (MN) High School6 123 Danton Cole (RW) United States Aurora Tigers (OJHL)7 144 Brent Mowery (C) Canada Summerland Buckaroos (BCJHL)8 165 Tom Draper (G) Canada University of Vermont (NCAA)9 186 Neven Kardum (C) Canada Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School10 207 Dave Quigley (G) Canada Université de Moncton (CIAU)11 228 Chris Norton (D) Canada Cornell University (NCAA)12 249 Anssi Melametsa (C) HIFK Helsinki (SM-liiga) See also 1985–86 NHL season References Winnipeg Jets season, 1985-86 Category:Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) seasons Winn Category:1985 in sports in Manitoba Category:1986 in sports in Manitoba Category:1980s in Winnipeg