title: List of Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets general managers
text: # List of Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets general managers
  
  The Winnipeg Jets are a Canadian professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team joined the NHL in 1999 as an expansion team as the Atlanta Thrashers, but moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2011, being renamed after the previous Winnipeg Jets team (now playing as the Arizona Coyotes). The Jets play their home games at the MTS Centre. There have been three general managers since the franchise's inception.
  
  ## Key
  
  Key of terms and definitions :
  
  | Term | Definition |
  | - | - |
  | No. | Number of general managers |
  | Ref(s) | References |
  | – | Does not apply |
  
  ## General managers
  
  General managers of the Winnipeg Jets franchise :
  
  | No. | Name | Tenure | Accomplishments during this term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Don Waddell | July 1, 1998 – April 14, 2010 | 1 division title and 1 playoff appearance |
  | 2 | Rick Dudley | April 14, 2010 – June 4, 2011 | No playoff appearances |
  | 3 | Kevin Cheveldayoff | June 8, 2011 – present | 6 playoff appearances |
  