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4. Mark Scheifele
Jul 14, 2016
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Top 50 Winnipeg Jets
Mark Schiefele was taken with the Seventh Overall Pick in 2011, and the native of Kitchener, Ontario cracked the Jets roster for seven Games that year. After making it for four Games in the next year, Schiefle was primed to breakout as a bona fide NHL player.
29. Dany Heatley
Jul 14, 2016
Published in
Top 50 Winnipeg Jets
Statistically, Dany Heatley should merit a higher ranking, but in 2003 he crashed his car, which killed his friend and teammate, Dan Snyder, causing him to miss nearly a full season. Heatley would request a trade from Atlanta to put the past behind him, thus alienating the fan base that stood by him who supported him through the tragedy.
28. Jim Slater
Jul 14, 2016
Published in
Top 50 Winnipeg Jets
One of the longest tenured players in Thrasher/Jets history with nearly 600 Games Played, Jim Slater was a checking line fixture for years for the organization. Slater was not much of a scorer, but a locker room “glue guy” who would spend all of his ten NHL campaigns with Atlanta/Winnipeg. Slater accumulated 138 Points over his career.
27. Kari Lehtonen
Jul 14, 2016
Published in
Top 50 Winnipeg Jets
Taken Second Overall in the 2002 Draft, Finland's Kari Lehtonen's first five NHL seasons were with the Atlanta Thrashers where he had an overall winning record 94-83-17, an impressive feat considering that the Thrashers were basement dwellers. His best year in Atlanta was in 2006-07 where he was sixth in Goalie Point Shares (14.2).