Teppo Kalevi Numminen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for Tappara and TuTo of the SM-liiga and the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Internationally, he represented the Finland men's national ice hockey team, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2013.
Trevor Lewis is an American professional ice hockey center for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lewis appeared in parts of 12 seasons with the Kings after being drafted 16th overall by the team in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft; he spent one season with the Winnipeg Jets before signing with the Calgary Flames in 2021. He won Stanley Cup championships with the Kings in 2012 and 2014.
Benjamin Jeffrey Maxwell is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played with Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Joel Armia is a Finnish professional ice hockey right winger for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He originally played professionally in his native Finland with Porin Ässät of the SM-liiga. He was selected 16th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. He has also played for the Winnipeg Jets
Jani Hakanpää is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hakanpää was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
John Albert is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played as captain for the Toledo Walleye in the ECHL. He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 6th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft and has formerly played with the Winnipeg Jets. Albert was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up in Concord Township, Ohio.
Saku Mäenalanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with the SCL Tigers of the National League (NL). Mäenalanen was selected by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Jesse Puljujärvi is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is signed to a professional tryout contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Rated as a top prospect, Puljujärvi was drafted fourth overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Patrik Laine is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. Laine formerly played in his native Finland with Tappara in the Finnish Liiga before he was taken with the second overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets.
Nicholas Shore is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for HV71. He is currently signed to a professional tryout agreement with the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the third round by the Kings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and has played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets. Shore has played for multiple other teams in Europe, including HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL); however, after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shore elected to leave the team.
Jack Roslovic is an American professional ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 25th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Markus Nutivaara is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. Nutivaara was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 7th round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Pierre-Luc Dubois is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dubois was born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, but grew up in Rimouski. He was drafted third overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Scott Kosmachuk is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with HC Lada Togliatti. He was originally drafted 70th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets.
Kristian Vesalainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward HIFK of the Finnish Liiga. Vesalainen was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, 24th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Gabriel "Gabe" Vilardi is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted eleventh overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Alexander Iafallo is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Los Angeles Kings.
Teemu Kivihalme is an American-Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with HC TPS of the Finnish Liiga. He was selected by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round, 140th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Éric Dubois is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 500 career games in the American Hockey League (AHL), International Hockey League (IHL) and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is currently an assistant coach with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.
The 2022–23 Winnipeg Jets season was the 24th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the 12th in Winnipeg, since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season. This was the first season since the Jets moved from Atlanta that the team did not have a captain, as Blake Wheeler was stripped of his captaincy on September 16, 2022. The Jets clinched a playoff spot after defeating the Minnesota Wild on April 11, 2023, but lost to the Pacific Division champion, the Vegas Golden Knights, in five games in the First Round.
