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Winnipeg Jets (1972-96)

Short name: Winnipeg Jets
Year of foundation: 1972
Colours: blue, red, white
Club status: not active (Franchise moved to Phoenix in 1996)

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All time leagues: NHL | WHA

Season 1976-1977

This club in 1976-1977: WHA

#	Pos	Player name	Born	Height	Weight	Shoots
	G	Curt Larsson	11.12.1944	178 cm	72 kg	N/A	Show profile»
	D	Thommie Bergman	10.12.1947	189 cm	86 kg	left	Show profile»
	D	Michael Ford	26.07.1952	185 cm	78 kg	left	Show profile»
	D	Heikki Riihiranta	04.10.1948	180 cm	- kg	left	Show profile»
	D	Lars-Erik Sjöberg	04.05.1944	173 cm	78 kg	left	Show profile»
	RW	Anders Hedberg	25.02.1951	179 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
	LW	Bobby Hull	03.01.1939	178 cm	87 kg	left	Show profile»
12	C	Veli-Pekka Ketola	28.03.1948	187 cm	108 kg	left	Show profile»
	RW	Dan Labraaten	05.09.1951	176 cm	78 kg	right	Show profile»
	C	Mats Lindh	12.09.1947	181 cm	78 kg	N/A	Show profile»
	RW	Willy Lindström	05.05.1951	- cm	- kg	left	Show profile»
	F	Morris Mott	25.05.1946	178 cm	75 kg	left	Show profile»
	C	Ulf Nilsson	11.05.1950	180 cm	80 kg	left	Show profile»
	RW	Kent Ruhnke	18.09.1952	- cm	- kg	N/A	Show profile»

* no longer in the club

History
Achievements

Started playing in WHA in 1972, moved to NHL in 1979. Due to financial reasons, the franchise relocated to Phoenix in 1996, becoming the Phoenix Coyotes. For a new team, moving to Winnipeg in 2011 from Atlanta, please see Winnipeg Jets.

WHA Champions (1976, 1978 and 1979)

League winners:

1978-1979: WHA
1977-1978: WHA
1975-1976: WHA

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NHL comes back to Winnipeg! (01 Jun 2011)

Team statistics

Historic rosters:

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Past results:

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Fast factsseason 1976-1977

Youngest player: Kent Ruhnke (25 years)
Oldest player: Bobby Hull (38 years)
Shortest player: Lars-Erik Sjöberg (173 cm)
Tallest player: Thommie Bergman (189 cm)
Nationalities: Canada (4), Finland (2), Sweden (8)

Leagues

Winnipeg Jets (1972-96) participates in season 1976-1977: WHA

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