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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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Season 1977-1978
Club teams
This club in 1977-1978: WHA
Current rosterseason 1977-1978
| # | Pos | Player name | State | Born | Height | Weight | Shoots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Markus Mattsson |  | 30.07.1957 | 183 cm | 83 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| D | Mike Amodeo |  | 22.06.1952 | 177 cm | 86 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| D | Kenneth Stewart Baird |  | 01.02.1951 | 182 cm | 86 kg | left | 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 | 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» | |
| RW | Dan Labraaten | | 05.09.1951 | 176 cm | 78 kg | right | Show profile» | |
| RW | Willy Lindström | | 05.05.1951 | - cm | - kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Ulf Nilsson | | 11.05.1950 | 180 cm | 80 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| C | Kent Nilsson | | 31.08.1956 | 184 cm | 85 kg | left | Show profile» | |
| RW | Kent Ruhnke | | 18.09.1952 | - cm | - kg | N/A | Show profile» |
* no longer in the club
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.
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- NHL comes back to Winnipeg! (01 Jun 2011)
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Fast factsseason 1977-1978
- Youngest player: Markus Mattsson (21 years)
- Oldest player: Bobby Hull (39 years)
- Shortest player: Lars-Erik Sjöberg (173 cm)
- Tallest player: Thommie Bergman (189 cm)
- Nationalities: Canada (4), Finland (1), Italy (1), Sweden (7)
Leagues
Winnipeg Jets (1972-96) participates in season 1977-1978: WHA
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