Kammala wannan magana: Bayan kwana goma sha biyu a ranar 15 ga Yuli, 1981, Jets sun shiga cikin yarjejeniya uku tare da Colorado Rockies da Vancouver Canucks. Winnipeg asali musayar Ivan Hlinka zuwa Vancouver Canucks ga Brent Ashton da Canucks zagaye na huɗu da aka zaba a
Zaɓin shiga NHL na 1982. Jets sai suka yi musayar Ashton da zagaye na uku a cikin 1982 NHL Entry Draft zuwa Colorado Rockies don Lucien DeBlois. DeBlois yana da kwallaye 26 da maki 42 a wasanni 74 tare da Colorado a lokacin kakar 1980-81.