Laba iyo toban cisho kadib July 15, 1981, Jets waxay ku lug lahaayeen heshiis sadex geesood ah oo ay la galeen Colorado Rockies iyo Vancouver Canucks. Winnipeg markii hore waxay Ivan Hlinka ku bedeshay Vancouver Canucks Brent Ashton iyo Canucks wareega afaraad ee doorashada ee 1982 NHL Entry Draft
Waxaad Jets ayaa ka dib Ashton iyo doorashadii seddexaad ee wareega saddexaad ee 1982 NHL Entry Draft ee Colorado Rockies ee Lucien DeBlois. DeBlois wuxuu dhaliyay 26 gool iyo 42 dhibcood 74 kulan oo uu la ciyaaray Colorado xilli ciyaareedkii 1980-81.