Winnipeg Jets
| Winnipeg Jets | |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 Winnipeg Jets season | |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Central |
| Founded | 1999 |
| History | Atlanta Thrashers 1999–2011 Winnipeg Jets 2011–present |
| Home arena | Canada Life Centre |
| City | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Team colours | Navy blue, aviator blue, fighter grey, red, white |
| Media | TSN3 680 CJOB CJKR-FM (Power 97) |
| Owner(s) | True North Sports & Entertainment (Mark Chipman, executive chairman & governor) |
| General manager | Kevin Cheveldayoff |
| Head coach | Scott Arniel |
| Captain | Adam Lowry |
| Minor league affiliates | Manitoba Moose (AHL) Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 0 |
| Conference championships | 0 |
| Presidents' Trophies | 1 (2024–25) |
| Division championships | 1 (2024–25) |
| Official website | nhl |
The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The team is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, playing its home games at Canada Life Centre.
The franchise was established as the Atlanta Thrashers on June 25, 1997, and began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season. True North Sports & Entertainment then bought the team in May 2011, and relocated the Jets to Winnipeg prior to the 2011–12 season, making them the first NHL franchise to relocate since the Hartford Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997. The team was renamed the Jets after Winnipeg's original WHA/NHL team, which relocated after the 1995–96 season due to financial issues to become the now-inactive Phoenix (later Arizona) Coyotes.