Atlanta Thrashers 2002-2003 - Roster, Stats & more

2002-2003

2002-2003 Atlanta Thrashers Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Frédéric Cassivi (G)	48	1975	Sorel, QC, CAN	6'4"	220	L
	#34	Byron Dafoe (G)	53	1971	Sussex, GBR	5'11"	190	L
	#33	Milan Hnilicka (G)	50	1973	Litomerice, CZE	6'1"	185	L
	#31	Pasi Nurminen (G)	48	1975	Lahti, FIN	5'10"	190	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#50	Joe DiPenta (D)	45	1979	Barrie, ON, CAN	6'2"	205	R
	#2	Garnet Exelby (D)	42	1981	Craik, SK, CAN	6'1"	216	L
	#47	Kurtis Foster (D)	42	1981	Carp, ON, CAN	6'5"	220	R
	#8	Frantisek Kaberle (D)	50	1973	Kladno, CZE	6'1"	190	L
	#44	Uwe Krupp (D)	58	1965	Köln, GER	6'6"	238	R
	#29	Kirill Safronov (D)	43	1981	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'3"	220	L
	#42	Richard Smehlik (D)	54	1970	Ostrava, CZE	6'2"	220	L
	#25	Andy Sutton (D)	49	1975	London, ON, CAN	6'6"	245	L
	#4	Chris Tamer (D)"A"	53	1970	Dearborn, MI, USA	6'2"	212	L
	#36	Daniel Tjärnqvist (D)	47	1976	Umeå, SWE	6'2"	201	L
	#38	Yannick Tremblay (D)	48	1975	Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC, CAN	6'2"	201	R
	#43	Mike Weaver (D)	45	1978	Bramalea, ON, CAN	5'10"	185	R
FORWARDS
	#23	Lubos Bartecko (LW)	47	1976	Kezmarok, SVK	6'0"	201	L
	#49	Zdenek Blatny (LW)	43	1981	Brno, CZE	6'1"	194	L
	#10	Yuri Butsayev (RW)	45	1978	Togliatti, RUS	6'1"	212	L
	#16	Jeff Cowan (LW)	47	1976	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'2"	203	L
	#28	Jeff Farkas (C)	46	1978	Williamsville, NY, USA	6'0"	185	L
	#41	Simon Gamache (LW/C)	43	1981	Thetford Mines, QC, CAN	5'10"	185	L
	#3	Mark Hartigan (C)	46	1977	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	5'11"	194	L
	#15	Dany Heatley (LW/RW)"A"	43	1981	Freiburg, GER	6'4"	212	L
	#7	Chris Herperger (C)	50	1974	Esterhazy, SK, CAN	6'0"	205	L
	#12	Tony Hrkac (C)	57	1966	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	5'10"	170	L
	#14	Tomi Kallio (RW)	47	1977	Turku, FIN	6'0"	190	L
	#17	Ilya Kovalchuk (LW)	41	1983	Tver, RUS	6'3"	227	R
	#13	Vyacheslav Kozlov (LW)	51	1972	Voskresensk, RUS	5'10"	192	L
	#6	Francis Lessard (RW)	44	1979	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'2"	225	R
	#19	Shawn McEachern (LW)"C"	55	1969	Waltham, MA, USA	5'11"	201	L
	#20	Jeff Odgers (RW)"A"	54	1969	Spy Hill, SK, CAN	6'0"	201	R
	#22	Kamil Piros (C/W)	45	1978	Most, CZE	6'1"	198	L
	#26	Pascal Rhéaume (C/LW)	50	1973	Québec, QC, CAN	6'1"	220	L
	#9	Marc Savard (C)	46	1977	Ottawa, ON, CAN	5'10"	192	L
	#45	Ben Simon (C)	45	1978	Shaker Heights, OH, USA	6'0"	194	L
	#37	Dan Snyder (C)		1978	Elmira, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#13	Patrik Stefan (C)	43	1980	Pribram, CZE	6'2"	192	L
	#39	Per Svartvadet (C)	48	1975	Sollefteå, SWE	6'2"	203	L
	#18	Brad Tapper (RW)	45	1978	Scarborough, ON, CAN	5'10"	183	R
	#11	Jean-Pierre Vigier (RW)	47	1976	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, MB, CAN	6'0"	190	R

Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 20Av Age: 26.88 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 201 lbsCompare with other teams »

2002-2003 Atlanta Thrashers Staff

Head CoachCurt Fraser
Head CoachBob Hartley
GM/Head CoachDon Waddell
Asst. CoachTim Bothwell
Asst. CoachSteve Weeks
Team ManagerMichele Zarzaca
Amateur ScoutMarcel Comeau
Amateur ScoutNormand Poisson
BroadcasterJP Dellacamera
BroadcasterDarren Eliot
BroadcasterBilly Jaffe
BroadcasterDan Kamal
BroadcasterMatt McConnell
Conditioning CoachRay Bear
Dir. of Player DevelopmentBob Owen
Dir. of Player PersonnelJack Ferreira

2002-2003 Atlanta Thrashers Captains

"C"

Shawn McEachern

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2002-2003 Atlanta Thrashers Demographics

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Atlanta Thrashers Facts

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Team Colors: Blue, Black & Brown
Town: Atlanta, GA Map
Founded: 1999

2002-2003 Atlanta Thrashers Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
6 players
4 players
4 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Atlanta Thrashers: 3 435 GP
NHL: 9 300 GP
WC: 303 GP
OG: 41 GP
SHL: 660 GP
Liiga: 406 GP
Czechia: 513 GP
AHL: 3 758 GP
DEL: 5 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Philips Arena
Location: Atlanta, GA
Capacity: 18 545
Construction Year: 1999

Atlanta Thrashers Games

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Latest Transactions

09/14/2011

confirmed

Ian McKenzie (F)

Leaving forBakersfield Condors

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08/10/2011

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Rob Schremp (F)

Leaving forMODO Hockey

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07/02/2011

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Anthony Stewart (F)

Leaving forCarolina Hurricanes

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07/01/2011

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Radek Dvorak (F)

Leaving forDallas Stars

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04/06/2011

confirmed

Zach Redmond (D)

Joining fromFerris State Univ.

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03/15/2011

confirmed

Ben Chiarot (D)

Joining fromSaginaw Spirit

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02/28/2011

confirmed

Brett Festerling (D)

Joining fromMontréal Canadiens

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Drew MacIntyre (G)

Leaving forMontréal Canadiens

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Atlanta Thrashers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2010-2011	NHL	82	34	36	-	-	12	223	269	80	0.98	25	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NHL	82	35	34	-	-	13	234	256	83	1.01	23	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NHL	82	35	41	-	-	6	257	280	76	0.93	27	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	34	40	-	-	8	216	272	76	0.93	28	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	NHL	82	43	28	-	-	11	246	245	97	1.18	12	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	41	33	-	-	8	281	275	90	1.1	19	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NHL	82	33	37	8	-	4	214	243	78	0.95	21	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	31	39	7	-	5	226	284	74	0.9	24	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	19	47	11	-	5	187	288	54	0.66	30	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	23	45	12	-	2	211	289	60	0.73	28	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	14	57	7	-	4	170	313	39	0.48	28	Did not make playoffs

Atlanta Thrashers Retired Numbers

#37
Dan Snyder (F)

Atlanta Thrashers Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2010-2011	View roster	6'1"	207 lbs	26.69
2009-2010	View roster	6'1"	205 lbs	28.17
2008-2009	View roster	6'0"	201 lbs	27.50
2007-2008	View roster	6'0"	201 lbs	28.45
2006-2007	View roster	6'1"	205 lbs	30.11

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

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Franchise All-Time Goals

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Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Franchise history
- Atlanta Thrashers (1999-2011)
- Winnipeg Jets (2011-present)

AHL affiliation history
- Chicago Wolves (2001-2011)

IHL affiliation history
- Orlando Solar Bears (1999-2001)

ECHL affiliation history
- Greenville Grrrowl (2001-2003)
- Gwinnett Gladiators (2003-2011)