<P> The Jets began play as the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 -- 2000 NHL season . True North Sports & Entertainment then bought the team in May 2011 and relocated the franchise from Atlanta , Georgia to Winnipeg prior to the 2011 -- 12 season ( the first NHL franchise to relocate since the Hartford Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997 ) . The team was renamed the Jets after Winnipeg 's original WHA / NHL team , which relocated after the 1995 -- 96 season to become the team now known as the Arizona Coyotes . </P>
<P> The Jets began play as the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 -- 2000 NHL season . True North Sports & Entertainment then bought the team in May 2011 and relocated the franchise from Atlanta , Georgia to Winnipeg prior to the 2011 -- 12 season ( the first NHL franchise to relocate since the Hartford Whalers became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997 ) . The team was renamed the Jets after Winnipeg 's original WHA / NHL team , which relocated after the 1995 -- 96 season to become the team now known as the Arizona Coyotes . </P>
when did winnipeg jets come back to winnipeg
when did winnipeg jets come back to winnipeg
2011
2011