Outside of one blow out in this series, this was a very tight five-game series. The 6th-seeded ’95-’96 Winnipeg Jets opened up a 4-1 lead after the first period of Game 1, including a hat trick from Alexei Zhamnov, who finished with four goals in the game. However, the 3rd-seeded ’89-’90 Winnipeg Jets eventually took the opening game 8-6 thanks to five goals over the last two periods. Dale Hawerchuk potted a hat trick for the ’89-’90 Jets in the win. The ’89-’90 Jets then took Game 2 by a final of 5-3 with Hawerchuk tallying three assists. Game 3 featured 15 total goals and the ’95-’96 Jets eventually won out by a score of 8-7. The unlikely Craig Janney potted a hat trick for the ’95-’96 Jets while Keith Tkachuk registered two goals and four assists and Teemu Selanne registered two goals and three assists. Game 4 was the big blowout in this series. The ’89-’90 Jets won 10-5 as Hawerchuk led the way again with three goals and three assists. In Game 5, winger Brent Ashton potted two goals, including the game-winner late in the second period, as the ’89-’90 Jets finished off the series with a 5-4 win.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’95-’96 Jets | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 |
| ’89-’90 Jets | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’89-’90 WPG – 6 ’95-’96 WPG – 5 (1-0 ’89-’90 WPG)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Dale Hawerchuk (’89-’90 WPG) – 3 G 0 A 3 P +1 9 S
2nd Star: C – Alexei Zhamnov (’95-’96 WPG) – 4 G 1 A 5 P +3 13 S
3rd Star: D – Fredrik Olausson (’89-’90 WPG) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +4 6 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’95-’96 Jets | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| ’89-’90 Jets | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’89-’90 WPG – 5 ’95-’96 WPG – 3 (2-0 ’89-’90 WPG)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Dale Hawerchuk (’89-’90 WPG) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +2 8 S
2nd Star: LW – Doug Evans (’89-’90 WPG) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 2 S
3rd Star: RW – Greg Paslawski (’89-’90 WPG) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 4 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’89-’90 Jets | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 |
| ’95-’96 Jets | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 8 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’95-’96 WPG – 8 ’89-’90 WPG – 7 (2-1 ’89-’90 WPG)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Keith Tkachuk (’95-’96 WPG) – 2 G 4 A 6 P +4 12 S 6 PIM
2nd Star: RW – Teemu Selanne (’95-’96 WPG) – 2 G 3 A 5 P +5 10 S
3rd Star: C – Craig Janney (’95-’96 WPG) – 3 G 1 A 4 P +5 4 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’89-’90 Jets | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 |
| ’95-’96 Jets | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’89-’90 WPG – 10 ’95-’96 WPG – 5 (3-1 ’89-’90 WPG)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Dale Hawerchuk (’89-’90 WPG) – 3 G 3 A 6 P +4 11 S
2nd Star: RW – Pat Elynuik (’89-’90 WPG) – 2 G 2 A 4 P +1 8 S
3rd Star: C – Thomas Steen (’89-’90 WPG) – 2 G 1 A 3 P Even 2 S 2 PIM
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’95-’96 Jets | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 |
| ’89-’90 Jets | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’89-’90 WPG – 5 ’95-’96 WPG – 4 (4-1 ’89-’90 WPG)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Brent Ashton (’89-’90 WPG) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +4 7 S
2nd Star: RW – Pat Elynuik (’89-’90 WPG) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 9 S
3rd Star: C – Ed Olczyk (’89-’90 WPG) – 1 G 1 A 2 P Even 4 S
That does it for the 1st Round of the 2015 Winnipeg Jets (original) Qualifying Tournament! The Semifinal Round will take place on Friday!
