dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðæt sˈiːzən, dˈʌdli wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst ænd pˈɪkt ˌʌp baɪ ðə lˈæst plˈeɪs wˈɪnᵻpˌɛɡ dʒˈɛts ˌɔn wˈeɪvɚz, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ θˈɜːɾi ɡˈeɪmz ʌvðə sˈiːzən, wˈɛɹɪŋ ðə nˈʌmbɚ nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn.
During that season, Dudley was released and picked up by the last place Winnipeg Jets on waivers, where he played the remaining 30 games of the season, wearing the number 99.