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Eastern Conference - Southeast Division


Atlanta Thrashers

Team's name: Atlanta Thrashers
Conference: Eastern
Division: SoutheastAtlanta Thrashers
Location:
Atlanta,
Georgia
Nickname: Thrashers
Mascot:
Thrash
Team Colors:
Ice Blue, Bronze, Gold, Copper,
Midnight Blue and White
Joined the Conference: 1999
General Manager:
Don Waddell
Hockey Head Coach:
Don Waddell (interim)
Hockey Stadium: Philips Arena
Current Capacity: 18,729
First Year of Hockey: 1999

Team Titles:
Stanley Cup: none
Conference Champs: none
Division Championships: 2006-07

The Atlanta Thrashers are members of the NHL’s Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. A very recent franchise, the team played its first season in 1999 after the city of Atlanta was granted an expansion team two years earlier.

The Thrashers were extremely unfortunate in their first draft picks; only one of the eleven players chosen continues to play professional hockey. The team bottomed out the division in its first season.

In the following years, however, better draft picks led to improvements. By the 2003-04 season, the Thrashers were on the verge of the playoffs, finishing second in their division. The addition of veteran players after the 2004-05 lockout improved the team’s prospects even more, but still the Thrashers did not see the postseason.

Finally, in 2006-07, with superstars like Marian Hossa and Ilya Kovalchuk, the Thrashers moved into the Stanley Cup quarterfinals at third seed. Despite the presence of experienced players, the Thrashers did not last in the playoffs; they were swept in four games by the New York Rangers in the first round.

In April of 2007, Scott Mellanby, the team’s captain, announced his retirement, while coach Bob Hartley was fired for a 0-6 start. The Thrashers hired Don Waddell as head coach, but the Thrashers only managed a 0.500 season with 34 wins and 34 losses, falling back to fourth place in their division.

The next year proved no better for the Atlanta team. The Thrashers fell below 0.500 with 35 wins and 41 losses and only 76 points for the regular season.

The team is managed by Don Waddell and coached by John Anderson.

 

 

Atlanta Thrashers Current Roster

Centers
No. Name Age HT WT Shot
10 Bryan Little 21  5-10  190 
11 Eric Perrin 33  5-9  176 
47 Rich Peverley 26  6-0  185 
19 Marty Reasoner 32  6-1  200 
23 Jim Slater 26  6-0  190 
49 Colin Stuart 26  6-2  205 
12 Todd White 33  5-10  193 
Left Wings
No. Name Age HT WT Shot
36 Eric Boulton 32  6-1  220 
17 Ilya Kovalchuk 26  6-1  225 
13 Slava Kozlov 36  5-10  190 
Right Wings
No. Name Age HT WT Shot
20 Colby Armstrong 26  6-2  190 
27 Chris Thorburn 25  6-3  225 
Defense
No. Name Age HT WT Shot
4 Zach Bogosian 18  6-2  197 
39 Tobias Enstrom 24  5-10  174 
2 Garnet Exelby 27  6-1  215 
6 Ron Hainsey 28  6-3  211 
7 Nathan Oystrick 26  6-0  215 
25 Anssi Salmela 24  6-0  189 
48 Boris Valabik 23  6-7  240 
Goalies
No. Name Age HT WT Shot
1 Johan Hedberg 35  6-0  185 
32 Kari Lehtonen 25  6-4  200 
31 Ondrej Pavelec 21  6-2  177 

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