Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023-24 revision of our top 50 Winnipeg Jets.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

First, as mentioned on the main Winnipeg Jets page, this takes on the lineage of the original Atlanta Thrashers, as that is the history they own, despite the acknowledgment of their previous incarnation throughout the city, team, and home arena.   This is why you won’t find Dale Hawerchuk here!

Last year, the Jets had their best regular season, but they were bounced in five games in the first round. There were many changes in the Top 50, with two new entrants.

As always, we present our top five, which saw a new number one:

1. Connor Hellbucyk
2. Blake Wheeler
3. Ilya Kovalchuk
4. Mark Scheifele
5. Dustin Byfuglien

You can find the entire list here.

Hellebucyk took over the top spot at #1 off his second Vezina Trophy-winning season.

Another top five change was Mark Scheifele moving from #5 to #4.

Notably, Kyle Connor, who had a decent season, remains at #6

Defenseman Josh Morrissey went up two spots to #7.

Right behind Morrissey is Left Wing Nikolaj Ehlers, who advanced from #10 to #8.

Defenseman Neal Pionk advanced from #18 to #15.

Left Wing Adam Lowry climbed to #25 from #19.

Defenseman Dylan DeMelo went up to #32 from #36.

The first new entrant is Brenden Dillon, who appears at #35.

The second debut is Nate Schmidt, who enters at #43.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Brenden Dillon was an undrafted Defenseman who had already logged nearly 12 years of pro service before he was traded from Washington to Winnipeg in the summer of 2021.

Dillon brought size and toughness to the Jets blueline, and while he was known for his defensive acumen, he also had his best offensive numbers with Winnipeg, compiling three straight 20-Point years, including 8 Gals in 2023-24, which turned out to be his last year in Winnipeg as he signed in the 2024 off-season with New Jersey.

He left Winnipeg with 63 Points, 651 Hits, and 327 Blocked Shots.