Philips Arena prior to a game.

The Atlanta Thrashers were an ice hockey team based in Atlanta. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) Eastern Conference's Southeast Division (NHL) before moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba. From their inaugural season in 1999 until 2011, the team played its home games at Philips Arena. In eleven completed seasons, the team won one division championship and had qualified for the playoffs only once, both occurring in 2006–07.

Table key

Key of colors and symbols
Color/symbol Explanation
† Stanley Cup champions
‡ Conference champions
↑ Division champions
# Led league in points
Key of terms and abbreviations
Term or abbreviation Definition
Finish Final position in division or league standings
GP Number of games played
W Number of wins
L Number of losses
T Number of ties
OT Number of losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season)
Pts Number of points
GF Goals for (goals scored by the Thrashers)
GA Goals against (goals scored by the Thrashers' opponents)
— Does not apply

Season-by-season history

Season Team Conference Division Regular season Postseason
Finish GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA GP W L GF GA Result
1999–2000 1999–2000 Eastern Southeast 5th 82 14 57 7 4[a] 39 170 313 — — — — — Did not qualify
2000–01 2000–01 Eastern Southeast 4th 82 23 45 12 2 60 211 289 — — — — — Did not qualify
2001–02 2001–02 Eastern Southeast 5th 82 19 47 11 5 54 187 288 — — — — — Did not qualify
2002–03 2002–03 Eastern Southeast 3rd 82 31 39 7 5 74 226 284 — — — — — Did not qualify
2003–04 2003–04 Eastern Southeast 2nd 82 33 37 8 4 78 214 243 — — — — — Did not qualify
2004–05 2004–05 Eastern Southeast Season not played due to lockout
2005–06 2005–06 Eastern Southeast 3rd 82 41 33 —[b] 8 90 281 275 — — — — — Did not qualify
2006–07 2006–07 Eastern Southeast ↑ 1st 82 43 28 — 11 97 246 245 4 0 4 6 17 Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–4 (Rangers)[1]
2007–08 2007–08 Eastern Southeast 4th 82 34 40 — 8 76 216 272 — — — — — Did not qualify
2008–09 2008–09 Eastern Southeast 4th 82 35 41 — 6 76 257 280 — — — — — Did not qualify
2009–10 2009–10 Eastern Southeast 2nd 82 35 34 — 13 83 234 256 — — — — — Did not qualify
2010–11 2010–11 Eastern Southeast 4th 82 34 36 — 12 80 223 269 — — — — — Did not qualify
Relocated to Winnipeg
Totals 902 342 437 45 78 807 2,465 3,014 4 0 4 6 17

See also

Notes

References

General
  • "Atlanta Thrashers". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  • "Atlanta Thrashers Statistics". Hockey Database. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
Specific
  1. ^ "2007 NHL Playoff Summary". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Lapointe, Joe (September 30, 1999). "Hockey: Preview '99-'00; Overtime Is Now Five Minutes in Hockey Heaven". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
  3. ^ "Shootouts are fan-friendly". The Washington Times. October 19, 2005. Retrieved December 5, 2008.
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