Dale Hawerchuk Winnipeg Jets Jersey

In honour of Winnipeg getting the Jets back I decided to post some Winnipeg jerseys this week. Up first is the mid 80's model that was used up until the 1990-91 season. And of course what other players best stands out for the Jets in the 80's than Dale Hawerchuk. The long time captain of the Jets who was drafted after the closing of the WHA and led the Jets to a Canadian favourite until the team moved to Phoenix in the mid 90's. I've got another great Jets jersey to post this week, but I thought that I would start with, in my humble opinion, the best Jets player there ever was.



The Winnipeg Jets selected Hawerchuk first overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, ahead of fellow future Hall of Famers Ron Francis and Grant Fuhr. Hawerchuk immediately became Winnipeg's star attraction, leading the Jets to what was at the time the largest single season turn-around in NHL history, a 48-point improvement. He became the youngest NHL player in history to reach 100 points (a record since broken by Sidney Crosby in 2006), finishing with 103, and winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year. He also played in that season's All-Star Game. Hawerchuk recorded 91 points in his second season, then hit the 100-plus point plateau for the next five consecutive years, including a career-high 53 goals and 130 points in 1984–85.

Dale Hawerchuk
Center
Born Apr 4 1963  -- Toronto, ONT
Height 5.11 -- Weight 185 -- Shoots L


Selected by Winnipeg Jets round 1 #1 overall 1981 NHL Entry Draft

                                   --- Regular Season ---
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM
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1981-82  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    80   45   58  103   47
1982-83  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    79   40   51   91   31
1983-84  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    80   37   65  102   73
1984-85  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    80   53   77  130   74
1985-86  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    80   46   59  105   44
1986-87  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    80   47   53  100   52
1987-88  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    80   44   77  121   59
1988-89  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    75   41   55   96   28
1989-90  Winnipeg Jets               NHL    79   26   55   81   70
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         NHL Totals                        713  379  550  929  478

Dale Hawerchuk Winnipeg Jets