1975–76 Winnipeg Jets season
The 1975–76 Winnipeg Jets season was the Jets' fourth season of operation in the World Hockey Association. After qualifying first in the Canadian Division, the Jets then proceeded to win three rounds of the playoffs to win their first Avco Cup, sweeping the Houston Aeros 4–0 in the final.Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Playoffs
Winnipeg Jets 4, Houston Aeros 0 – Avco Cup Finals
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| LW | 80 | 53 | 70 | 123 | 30 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| C | 78 | 38 | 76 | 114 | 84 | 65 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| RW | 76 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 48 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| C | 78 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 22 | −4 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| C | 80 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 32 | −4 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 81 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| D | 81 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 70 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| RW | 80 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 38 | −1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 81 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 111 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 81 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 81 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 65 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| D | 79 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 73 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 42 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 76 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 26 | −6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D/RW | 72 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 47 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 71 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 62 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 70 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 3612 | 62 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 171 | 2.84 | 5 |
| 1287 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 83 | 3.87 | 0 |
| Team: | 4899 | 81 | 52 | 27 | 2 | 254 | 3.11 | 5 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 13 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 6 | | | |
| LW | 13 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 4 | | | |
| RW | 13 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 15 | | | |
| C | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | | | |
| D | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | | | |
| D | 12 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 8 | | | |
| C | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | | | |
| RW | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | | | |
| LW | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | |
| LW | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | |
| D/RW | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | | |
| RW | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | | | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | | | |
| LW | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | | | |
| C | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | | | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | | | |
| G | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 671 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2.59 | 1 |
| 110 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.27 | 0 |
| Team: | 781 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 35 | 2.69 | 1 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Winnipeg's draft picks at the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 8 | Brad Gassoff | Canada | Kamloops Chiefs |
| 2 | 22 | Russ Anderson | United States | University of Minnesota |
| 3 | 38 | Glen Richardson | Canada | Hamilton Fincups |
| 4 | 53 | Ted Long | Canada | Hamilton Fincups |
| 6 | 81 | Nick Bobstock | Canada | Acadia University |
| 9 | 119 | Jim Gustafson | Canada | Victoria Cougars |
| 10 | 132 | Dag Bredberg | Sweden | Farjestads BK |
| 11 | 145 | Emil Meszaros | Sweden | Vastra Frolunda |
| 12 | 156 | Torbjorn Nilsson | Sweden | Skelleftea AIK |
| 13 | 166 | Bengt Lundholm | Sweden | AIK IF |
Farm teams
