the last time the jets made the playoffs was 1996.
the last time the jets made the playoffs was 1996.
when's the last time the jets made the playoffs?
1996
the anaheim ducks finished first in the pacific division, earning 109 points. the winnipeg jets finished as the western conference's second wild-card, earning 99 points. this was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. anaheim won all three games in the regular season series. this series also marked the first appearance of a team representing winnipeg in the stanley cup playoffs in 19 years, as the jets made the playoffs for the first time since moving from atlanta, and for the second time in franchise history since their only playoff appearance in 2007 when they were swept in the conference quarterfinals, leaving them entering the 2014–15 season as the only nhl franchise to never record a post-season win. the most recent team to represent winnipeg prior to this was the original winnipeg jets, who lost in the western conference quarterfinals in 1996.
2015 stanley cup playoffs
in his five years as the jets head coach, edwards compiled a record, including a record in the playoffs and a stretch during his final twenty regular season games with the club. edwards decided to run a 4–3 "cover 2" defense. although many fans and players questioned edwards' decisions, the jets had mild success in edwards' first two seasons, reaching the playoffs in both. the jets were the sixth seed in 2001, losing on the road in the first round to the oakland raiders . in 2002, the jets squeaked into the playoffs with a record, due to winning the tie-breakers in a three-way tie for the afc east division lead with the new england patriots and the miami dolphins. the jets advanced through the wildcard round this time, which led to a return trip to oakland. once again, edwards and the jets came up short, losing to the raiders. following a disappointing season in 2003, the jets reached the divisional round of the afc playoffs once more in 2004, where they lost to the pittsburgh steelers in 2005, a year marred by injuries, inconsistent play, lack of player development, and rumors swirling about edwards possibly leaving the organization, edwards led the jets to a woeful record. following the end of the season, the jets made the highly unusual move of trading a coach—edwards—to another team (the kansas city chiefs), in exchange for a player to be chosen in round four of the 2006 draft. overall, edwards' tenure as head coach of the jets was marred by chronic clock management problems, an ultra-conservative "play not to lose" mentality, and a lack of any discernible defensive philosophy, despite edwards' supposed expertise in the cover 2 defense. the jets replaced edwards by hiring eric mangini, a senior assistant coach with the new england patriots.
herm edwards