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1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season

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1985–86 Winnipeg Jets
Division3rd Smythe
ConferenceCampbell
1985–86 record26–47–7
Goals for295
Goals against372
Team information
General managerJohn Ferguson
CoachBarry Long 19-41-6
John Ferguson 7-6-1
CaptainDale Hawerchuk

The 1985–86 Winnipeg Jets season was the 14th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their seventh season in the National Hockey League. 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.

Offseason

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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

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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

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Smythe Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oilers 80 56 17 7 426 310 119
Calgary Flames 80 40 31 9 354 315 89
Winnipeg Jets 80 26 47 7 295 372 59
Vancouver Canucks 80 23 44 13 282 333 59
Los Angeles Kings 80 23 49 8 284 389 54

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

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Vs. Wales Conference


Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record Record
1 L October 10, 1985 3–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 0–1–0 17,498
2 L October 11, 1985 3–8 @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 0–2–0 16,762
3 L October 13, 1985 2–5 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 0–3–0 14,374
4 W October 16, 1985 4–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 1–3–0 14,766
5 W October 19, 1985 4–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 2–3–0 15,009
6 W October 20, 1985 8–5 Calgary Flames (1985–86) 3–3–0 15,527
7 W October 23, 1985 9–3 Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 4–3–0 13,269
8 T October 25, 1985 7–7 OT Washington Capitals (1985–86) 4–3–1 12,472
9 W October 27, 1985 5–3 Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 5–3–1 11,913
10 L October 30, 1985 3–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 5–4–1 17,243
11 W November 2, 1985 3–1 @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 6–4–1 13,026
12 L November 3, 1985 3–4 OT St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 6–5–1 11,376
13 L November 6, 1985 3–7 @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 6–6–1 10,828
14 L November 8, 1985 3–7 New York Rangers (1985–86) 6–7–1 15,296
15 L November 9, 1985 2–7 Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 6–8–1 11,324
16 T November 13, 1985 3–3 OT @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 6–8–2 16,762
17 W November 15, 1985 5–3 New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 7–8–2 11,348
18 L November 17, 1985 4–5 Calgary Flames (1985–86) 7–9–2 14,155
19 W November 20, 1985 3–1 St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 8–9–2 10,494
20 L November 22, 1985 1–8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 8–10–2 10,338
21 L November 23, 1985 1–8 @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 8–11–2 11,957
22 L November 26, 1985 3–4 @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 8–12–2 9,835
23 L November 27, 1985 1–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 8–13–2 17,211
24 L November 29, 1985 1–4 New York Islanders (1985–86) 8–14–2 15,426
25 W December 1, 1985 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 9–14–2 13,528
26 T December 3, 1985 4–4 OT @ New York Islanders (1985–86) 9–14–3 15,362
27 L December 4, 1985 4–7 @ New York Rangers (1985–86) 9–15–3 16,872
28 L December 7, 1985 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 9–16–3 13,095
29 L December 8, 1985 1–4 Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 9–17–3 11,435
30 W December 11, 1985 6–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 10–17–3 8,584
31 L December 13, 1985 3–6 Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 10–18–3 15,447
32 T December 15, 1985 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 10–18–4 14,438
33 L December 17, 1985 6–8 @ St. Louis Blues (1985–86) 10–19–4 8,865
34 L December 18, 1985 4–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 10–20–4 16,363
35 W December 20, 1985 7–4 Washington Capitals (1985–86) 11–20–4 14,686
36 W December 22, 1985 7–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 12–20–4 17,498
37 L December 23, 1985 3–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 12–21–4 10,406
38 L December 26, 1985 5–6 Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 12–22–4 13,998
39 L December 28, 1985 4–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 12–23–4 9,969
40 L December 30, 1985 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 12–24–4 8,577
41 L January 3, 1986 3–7 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 12–25–4 15,461
42 W January 5, 1986 4–0 Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 13–25–4 11,860
43 T January 7, 1986 2–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 13–25–5 10,879
44 L January 11, 1986 4–8 @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 13–26–5 13,124
45 W January 14, 1986 5–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 14–26–5 13,848
46 L January 15, 1986 0–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 14–27–5 16,135
47 W January 17, 1986 5–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 15–27–5 15,577
48 L January 19, 1986 1–2 Boston Bruins (1985–86) 15–28–5 15,577
49 L January 22, 1986 3–6 @ Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 15–29–5 11,621
50 L January 23, 1986 5–7 @ Boston Bruins (1985–86) 15–30–5 10,191
51 L January 25, 1986 2–7 @ Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 15–31–5 12,471
52 W January 29, 1986 5–3 Buffalo Sabres (1985–86) 16–31–5 12,755
53 L February 1, 1986 6–9 Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 16–32–5 12,877
54 W February 2, 1986 6–3 Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 17–32–5 12,540
55 L February 7, 1986 2–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 17–33–5 11,438
56 T February 9, 1986 3–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 17–33–6 11,353
57 L February 12, 1986 2–4 @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 17–34–6 16,762
58 W February 14, 1986 5–4 Hartford Whalers (1985–86) 18–34–6 14,620
59 L February 17, 1986 4–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1985–86) 18–35–6 17,211
60 L February 19, 1986 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 18–36–6 12,558
61 L February 21, 1986 2–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1985–86) 18–37–6 13,317
62 W February 23, 1986 4–2 Quebec Nordiques (1985–86) 19–37–6 14,354
63 L February 26, 1986 2–8 Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 19–38–6 14,047
64 L February 28, 1986 3–6 New York Islanders (1985–86) 19–39–6 14,614
65 L March 2, 1986 4–6 @ New Jersey Devils (1985–86) 19–40–6 10,262
66 L March 3, 1986 1–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1985–86) 19–41–6 15,349
67 W March 5, 1986 4–1 New York Rangers (1985–86) 20–41–6 13,136
68 W March 8, 1986 4–2 @ Minnesota North Stars (1985–86) 21–41–6 14,030
69 W March 9, 1986 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1985–86) 22–41–6 15,128
70 L March 12, 1986 5–8 Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 22–42–6 13,335
71 W March 16, 1986 6–0 Detroit Red Wings (1985–86) 23–42–6 13,570
72 L March 18, 1986 2–6 @ Edmonton Oilers (1985–86) 23–43–6 17,498
73 W March 19, 1986 6–4 Montreal Canadiens (1985–86) 24–43–6 14,135
74 L March 21, 1986 3–5 @ Washington Capitals (1985–86) 24–44–6 18,130
75 L March 23, 1986 4–7 Calgary Flames (1985–86) 24–45–6 13,254
76 W March 24, 1986 8–4 Vancouver Canucks (1985–86) 25–45–6 13,837
77 L March 28, 1986 3–6 @ Calgary Flames (1985–86) 25–46–6 16,762
78 W March 31, 1986 5–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 26–46–6 9,170
79 T April 2, 1986 4–4 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1985–86) 26–46–7 8,843
80 L April 6, 1986 4–6 Calgary Flames (1985–86) 26–47–7 15,487

Playoffs

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The Jets lost the Division Semi-finals in three-straight against the Calgary Flames.

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dale Hawerchuk C 80 46 59 105 44 -27 18 2 2
Laurie Boschman C 77 27 42 69 241 -29 3 2 2
Thomas Steen C 78 17 47 64 76 -29 2 3 1
Brian Mullen RW 79 28 34 62 38 -17 13 0 3
Paul MacLean RW 69 27 29 56 74 -14 11 0 2
Perry Turnbull C 80 20 31 51 183 -18 6 0 2
Randy Carlyle D 68 16 33 49 93 -12 3 0 2
Ray Neufeld RW 60 20 28 48 62 -17 7 0 4
Dave Ellett D 80 15 31 46 96 -38 2 0 1
Scott Arniel LW 80 18 25 43 40 -8 3 0 0
Doug Smail LW 73 16 26 42 32 -10 1 3 4
Mario Marois D 56 4 28 32 110 -22 0 0 0
Dave Babych D 19 4 12 16 14 -1 2 0 0
Jim Nill RW 61 6 8 14 75 -6 0 0 1
Tim Watters D 56 6 8 14 97 -10 0 0 0
Ron Wilson C 54 6 7 13 16 -2 0 2 0
Bill Derlago C 27 5 5 10 6 -13 1 0 0
Bengt Lundholm LW 16 3 5 8 6 -4 0 1 0
Robert Picard D 20 2 5 7 17 -2 0 0 1
Andrew McBain RW 28 3 3 6 17 -11 0 0 0
Dave Silk RW 32 2 4 6 63 4 0 0 1
Bobby Dollas D 46 0 5 5 66 -3 0 0 0
Jim Kyte D 71 1 3 4 126 -21 0 0 0
Anssi Melametsa RW 27 0 3 3 2 -5 0 0 0
Brian Hayward G 52 0 2 2 25 0 0 0 0
Brad Berry D 13 1 0 1 10 1 0 0 0
Murray Eaves C 4 1 0 1 0 -2 0 0 0
Ryan Stewart C 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Bouchard G 32 0 1 1 38 0 0 0 0
Wade Campbell D 24 0 1 1 27 -12 0 0 0
Dan McFall D 7 0 1 1 0 -3 0 0 0
Paul Pooley C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Marc Behrend G 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peter Douris RW 11 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Tom Martin LW 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peter Taglianetti D 18 0 0 0 48 -1 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Brian Hayward 2721 52 13 28 5 217 4.79 0 1373 1156 .842
Dan Bouchard 1696 32 11 14 2 107 3.79 2 790 683 .865
Marc Behrend 422 9 2 5 0 41 5.83 0 220 179 .814
Team: 4839 80 26 47 7 365 4.53 2 2383 2018 .847

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Mario Marois D 3 1 4 5 6 -2 1 0 0
Brian Mullen RW 3 1 2 3 6 -1 1 0 0
Dale Hawerchuk C 3 0 3 3 0 -2 0 0 0
Ray Neufeld RW 3 2 0 2 10 -5 1 0 0
Thomas Steen C 3 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 0
Bill Derlago C 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Paul MacLean RW 2 1 0 1 7 -2 0 0 0
Doug Smail LW 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Laurie Boschman C 3 0 1 1 6 -7 0 0 0
Dave Ellett D 3 0 1 1 0 -4 0 0 0
Perry Turnbull C 3 0 1 1 11 -5 0 0 0
Scott Arniel LW 3 0 0 0 12 -2 0 0 0
Marc Behrend G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brad Berry D 3 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0
Daniel Berthiaume G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Bouchard G 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Bobby Dollas D 3 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0
Brian Hayward G 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Kyte D 3 0 0 0 12 -2 0 0 0
Bengt Lundholm LW 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Jim Nill RW 3 0 0 0 4 -3 0 0 0
Dave Silk RW 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Peter Taglianetti D 3 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0
Ron Wilson C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Marc Behrend 12 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 7 7 1.000
Daniel Berthiaume 68 1 0 1 4 3.53 0 43 39 .907
Dan Bouchard 40 1 0 1 5 7.50 0 22 17 .773
Brian Hayward 68 2 0 1 6 5.29 0 31 25 .806
Team: 188 3 0 3 15 4.79 0 103 88 .854

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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October 14, 1985 To Quebec Nordiques
7th round pick in 1986Mark Vermette
Cash
To Winnipeg Jets
Dan Bouchard
November 21, 1985 To Hartford Whalers
Dave Babych
To Winnipeg Jets
Ray Neufeld
November 27, 1985 To Quebec Nordiques
Robert Picard
To Winnipeg Jets
Mario Marois
January 31, 1986 To Boston Bruins
Wade Campbell
To Winnipeg Jets
Bill Derlago

Free agents

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Player Former Team
Pokey Reddick Undrafted Free Agent
Dave Silk Detroit Red Wings
Randy Gilhen Hartford Whalers

Draft picks

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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.[5]

NHL Amateur Draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 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 School
6 123 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 School
10 207 Dave Quigley (G)  Canada Université de Moncton (CIAU)
11 228 Chris Norton (D)  Canada Cornell University (NCAA)
12 249 Anssi Melametsa (C)  Finland HIFK Helsinki (SM-liiga)

Farm teams

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1985-86 Winnipeg Jets Results and Schedule". HockeyDB. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "1985-86 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  5. ^ "1985 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.