Top 50 Winnipeg Jets
Let’s be very clear.This list of the top 50 Winnipeg Jets of all-time only refers to the current incarnation that began in Atlanta, Georgia, as the Thrashers.
The reason for this is that the National Hockey League has not given the “history” to the organization that now resides in Manitoba.
As such, and as of this writing, this is not exactly the most interesting of our Hockey lists, but reality dictates that one franchise had to have this designation. Since the Jets/Thrashers have only made the NHL playoffs twice in their sixteen-year existence, we are not exactly talking about a plethora of Hall of Famers, are we?
Still, this is what we do here at Notinhalloffame.com, and let’s check them out!
Note: Hockey lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics, and postseason accolades.
This list is up to the end of the 2024-25 Season.
Playing his last six of his ten NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets, Mark Stuart patrolled the blue line in an effective stay-at-home fashion. Stuart’s rugged style of play has not resulted in a lot of points, but that is not what he is paid to do.
It is true that Patrik Stefan is in the conversation for the worst number one pick in NHL history, with the relatively weak history of the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets, he still can make it on a list such as this.
While Todd White was only an Atlanta Thrasher for three years of his career, it was his second season there where he would by far have his greatest offensive output. In the 2008-09 season, the undrafted Center would tabulate 73 Points, 51 of them assists. He would also receive votes…
An Atlanta Thrasher for nearly three seasons, Rich Peverley averaged nearly .70 Points per game while playing for the organization. Peverley’s best full statistical season in the National Hockey League was in Atlanta where he had 55 Points and his lone 20 Goal season. He would overall have 127 Points…
Nate Schmidt was an eight-year NHL veteran when the Defenseman was traded to the Winnipeg Jets from Vancouver. In the three seasons in Manitoba, he was a stay-at-home defenseman who could provide offensive punch in situational play. Schmidt accrued 65 Points with 286 Hits and 148 Blocked Shots
Pierre Luc-Dubois wanted to be traded out of Winnipeg, and the Jets were able to pull the trigger, netting three players and a pick for him. One of those men was Gabriel Vilardi, and if it were one-for-one just for him, Winnipeg might be declared the winner of the deal.…
Andrew Brunette really developed his playmaking skills at the professional level in his two years in Atlanta. Brunette’s first 20 Goal season was in Atlanta, as was his first 50 Point campaign, of which he would have two for the Thrashers, which incidentally was the number of years he played…
Enjoying two runs (2018-21 & 2021-25) with the Jets, Mason Appleton filled every team’s need as the Center of a checking line, and/or a penalty kill, and as such, he often flew under the radar. Appleton’s best year with Winnipeg was in 2023-24, when he had 36 Points, a plus-16…
Ben Chiarot was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in 2009 when the team was still located in Atlanta, and four years later he played a single game for the team in the 2013-14 Season. Chiarot was a regular afterwards, utilizing a stay-at-home defensive game, which every team needs.
Playing for the Atlanta Thrashers for six seasons, Garnet Exelby was a stay-at-home defenseman who exceeded expectations as an eighth round pick. Exelby wasn’t much of a scorer but did provide 10 Defensive Point Shares over his Thrasher career.