The Game of Numbers is an exclusive THW series looking at upcoming milestones around the NHL. Each team will be looked at individually in three parts – individual player milestones, franchise player milestones and players that rank in the top 100 in NHL history in any major statistical category.
Returning to Winnipeg in 2011 under the same name of the city’s former club, the Jets revived hockey in the place that once played home to the now Arizona Coyotes. While they did make the NHL playoffs in 2014-15 for the first time since their return, the Jets do have the core to build a good team around.
While it will take some time to build the contender Winnipeg is hoping for, having a coach like Paul Maurice is a definite start. Blake Wheeler, Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little are the centre of the team’s development and have proven it over time with their team and league ranks when it comes to individual and franchise milestones.
Winnipeg Jets Individual Milestones
The Jets do have a team that is evenly mixed with veterans and young players. Each player – not simply playing for their own individual successes – does come to meet career milestones as they continue to play from year to year.
Games Played:
- 700 games played: Andrew Ladd (691)
- 600 games played: Dustin Byfuglien (597), Drew Stafford (589), Mark Stuart (567), Bryan Little (556)
- 400 games played: Tyler Myers (389), Jay Harrison (372)
- 300 games played: Mathieu Perreault (290), Matt Halischuk (250)
- 200 games played: Mark Scheifele (156)
- 100 games played: Adam Lowry (80), Patrice Cormier (50)
Goals:
- 200 goals: Andrew Ladd (185), Lee Stempniak (165), Drew Stafford (154)
- 100 goals: Jiri Tlusty (87), Mathieu Perreault (69), Tobias Enstrom (50)
Assists:
- 200 assists: Bryan Little (197), Drew Stafford (187)
- 100 assists: Jiri Tlusty (86), Mathieu Perreault (85), Chris Thorburn (68), Mark Stuart (63), Grant Clitsome (56), Mark Scheifele (55), Jay Harrison (52)
Points:
- 400 points: Lee Stempniak (369), Blake Wheeler (362)
- 300 points: Tobias Enstrom (272)
- 200 points: Jiri Tlusty (173), Tyler Myers (166), Mathieu Perreault (154)
- 100 points: Mark Stuart (86), Mark Scheifele (84), Jay Harrison (75), Matt Halischuk (72), Grant Clitsome (71), Jacob Trouba (51)
Winnipeg Jets Franchise Milestones
From Atlanta Thrashers numbers to those of the modern day Jets, there’ve been some great players who’ve donned one (or both) of these jerseys. There were the Thrashers days of Kovalchuk and Heatley that set some marks for the organization, but it’s guys like Byfuglien, Ladd and others who will chase down the franchise milestones of yesterday.
While the Littles and Ladds are expected to be near the top of these lists – and are on some of them – the Jets all-time leader in games played might surprise you. From there, however, the lists seem to be on repeat with similar players leading the way offensively.
Games Played:
- Chris Thorburn (563) needs 22 games played to pass Jim Slater (584) for 2nd on the team’s all-time list.
- Bryan Little (556) needs 8 games played to pass Chris Thorburn (563) for 3rd on the team’s all-time list.
- Tobias Enstrom (544) needs 13 games played to pass Bryan Little (556) for 4th on the team’s all-time list.
- Andrew Ladd (370) needs 8 games played to pass Eric Boulton (377) for 9th on the team’s all-time list.
- Dustin Byfuglien (337) needs 3 games played to pass Chris Tamer (339) for 14th on the team’s all-time list.
- Blake Wheeler (312) needs 26 games played to pass Dustin Byfuglien (337) for 15th on the team’s all-time list.
- Mark Stuart (284) needs 17 games played to pass Yannick Tremblay (300) for 18th on the team’s all-time list.
- Michael Hutchison (41) needs 6 games played to pass Norm Maracle (46) for 8th on the team’s all-time goalie list.
Goals:
- Bryan Little (146) needs 183 goals to pass Ilya Kovalchuk (328) for 1st on the team’s all-time list.
- Andrew Ladd (122) needs 24 goals to pass Vyacheslav Kozlov (145) for 3rd on the team’s all-time list.
- Blake Wheeler (97) needs 11 goals to pass Marian Hossa (108) for 6th on the team’s all-time list.
- Dustin Byfuglien (78) needs 3 goals to pass Dany Heatley (80) for 8th on the team’s all-time list.
- Tobias Enstrom (50) needs 7 goals to pass Ray Ferraro (56) for 14th on the team’s all-time list.
Assists:
- Tobias Enstrom (222) needs 50 assists to pass Vyacheslav Kozlov (271) for 2nd on the team’s all-time list.
- Bryan Little (197) needs 26 assists to pass Tobias Enstrom (222) for 3rd on the team’s all-time list.
- Dustin Byfuglien (157) needs 41 assists to pass Bryan Little (197) for 4th on the team’s all-time list.
- Blake Wheeler (155) needs 3 assists to pass Dustin Byfuglien (157) for 5th on the team’s all-time list.
- Andrew Ladd (149) needs 7 assists to pass Blake Wheeler (155) for 6th on the team’s all-time list.
Points:
- Bryan Little (343) needs 74 points to pass Vyacheslav Kozlov (416) for 2nd on the team’s all-time list.
- Tobias Enstrom (272) needs 72 points to pass Bryan Little (343) for 3rd on the team’s all-time list.
- Andrew Ladd (271) needs 2 points to pass Tobias Enstrom (272) for 4th on the team’s all-time list.
- Blake Wheeler (252) needs 20 points to pass Andrew Ladd (271) for 5th on the team’s all-time list.
- Dustin Byfuglien (235) needs 14 points to pass Marian Hossa (248) for 7th on the team’s all-time list.
Powerplay Goals:
- Bryan Little (44) needs 8 powerplay goals to pass Vyacheslav Kozlov (51) for 2nd on the team’s all-time list.
- Andrew Ladd (29) needs 3 powerplay goals to pass Dany Heatley (31) for 5th on the team’s all-time list.
- Dustin Byfuglien (29) needs 1 powerplay goal to pass Andrew Ladd (29) for 6th on the team’s all-time list.
- Tobias Enstrom (22) needs 2 powerplay goals to pass Ray Ferraro (23) for 9th on the team’s all-time list.
- Blake Wheeler (18) needs 2 powerplay goals to pass Nik Antropov (19) for 12th on the team’s all-time list.
Game-Winning Goals:
- Andrew Ladd (20) needs 1 game-winning goal to pass Vyacheslav Kozlov (20) for 2nd on the team’s all-time list.
- Bryan Little (19) needs 2 game-winning goals to pass Andrew Ladd and Vyacheslav Kozlov (20) for 2nd on the team’s all-time list.
- Blake Wheeler (15) needs 2 game-winning goals to pass Marian Hossa (16) for 6th on the team’s all-time list.
- Dustin Byfuglien (15) needs 1 powerplay goal to pass Blake Wheeler (15) for 7th on the team’s all-time list.
- Tobias Enstrom (7) needs 2 powerplay goals to pass Patrik Stefan (8) for 12th on the team’s all-time list.
Wins:
- Michael Hutchinson (23) needs 7 wins to pass Milan Hnilicka (29) for 5th on the team’s all-time list.
Shutouts:
- Michael Hutchinson (2) needs 2 shutouts to pass Al Montoya and Chris Mason (3) for 6th on the team’s all-time list.
More from the ‘Game of Numbers’ series:
Eastern Conference:
BOS | BUF | CAR | CLB | DET | FLA | MTL | NJD | NYI | NYR | OTT | PHI | PIT | TBL | TOR | WSH
Western Conference:
ANA | ARZ | CAL | CHI | COL | DAL | EDM | LAK | MIN | NSH | SJS | STL | VAN | WPG
NOTE: The ‘Game of Numbers’ series is subject to updates as the 2014-15 season progresses. Individual marks will only appear if the player is within 50 of the specific statistical milestone, while franchise marks only recognize the top 20 in club history.
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Last Updated: July 31, 2015