Team Facts
Plays in - Team colours Blue, Black & Brown Town Atlanta, GA Founded 1999

2002-2003 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#35 Frédéric Cassivi (G) 47 1975 Sorel, QC, CAN 6'4" 220 L
#34
Byron Dafoe (G) 51 1971 Sussex, GBR 5'11" 190 L
#33 Milan Hnilicka (G) 49 1973 Litomerice, CZE 6'1" 185 L
#31 Pasi Nurminen (G) 47 1975 Lahti, FIN 5'10" 190 L
DEFENSEMEN
#50 Joe DiPenta (D) 43 1979 Barrie, ON, CAN 6'2" 205 R
#2 Garnet Exelby (D) 41 1981 Craik, SK, CAN 6'1" 216 L
#47 Kurtis Foster (D) 41 1981 Carp, ON, CAN 6'5" 220 R
#8 Frantisek Kaberle (D) 49 1973 Kladno, CZE 6'1" 190 L
#44 Uwe Krupp (D) 57 1965 Köln, GER 6'6" 238 R
#29 Kirill Safronov (D) 41 1981 St. Petersburg, RUS 6'3" 220 L
#42 Richard Smehlik (D) 53 1970 Ostrava, CZE 6'2" 220 L
#25 Andy Sutton (D) 47 1975 London, ON, CAN 6'6" 245 L
#4 Chris Tamer (D)   “A” 52 1970 Dearborn, MI, USA 6'2" 212 L
#36 Daniel Tjärnqvist (D) 46 1976 Umeå, SWE 6'2" 201 L
#38 Yannick Tremblay (D) 47 1975 Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC, CAN 6'2" 201 R
#43 Mike Weaver (D) 44 1978 Bramalea, ON, CAN 5'10" 185 R
FORWARDS
#23 Lubos Bartecko (LW) 46 1976 Kezmarok, SVK 6'0" 201 L
#49 Zdenek Blatny (LW) 42 1981 Brno, CZE 6'1" 194 L
#10 Yuri Butsayev (RW) 44 1978 Togliatti, RUS 6'1" 212 L
#16 Jeff Cowan (LW) 46 1976 Scarborough, ON, CAN 6'2" 203 L
#28 Jeff Farkas (C) 45 1978 Williamsville, NY, USA 6'0" 185 L
#41 Simon Gamache (LW/C) 42 1981 Thetford Mines, QC, CAN 5'10" 185 L
#3 Mark Hartigan (C) 45 1977 Lethbridge, AB, CAN 5'11" 194 L
#15
Dany Heatley (LW/RW)   “A” 42 1981 Freiburg, GER 6'4" 212 L
#7 Chris Herperger (C) 48 1974 Esterhazy, SK, CAN 6'0" 205 L
#12 Tony Hrkac (C) 56 1966 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 5'10" 170 L
#14 Tomi Kallio (RW) 46 1977 Turku, FIN 6'0" 190 L
#17 Ilya Kovalchuk (LW/RW) 39 1983 Tver, RUS 6'3" 223 R
#13 Vyacheslav Kozlov (LW) 50 1972 Voskresensk, RUS 5'10" 192 L
#6 Francis Lessard (RW) 43 1979 Montréal, QC, CAN 6'2" 225 R
#19 Shawn McEachern (LW)   “C” 53 1969 Waltham, MA, USA 5'11" 201 L
#20 Jeff Odgers (RW)   “A” 53 1969 Spy Hill, SK, CAN 6'0" 201 R
#22 Kamil Piros (C/W) 44 1978 Most, CZE 6'1" 198 L
#26 Pascal Rhéaume (C/LW) 49 1973 Québec, QC, CAN 6'1" 220 L
#9 Marc Savard (C) 45 1977 Ottawa, ON, CAN 5'10" 192 L
#45 Ben Simon (C) 44 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) 42 1980 Pribram, CZE 6'2" 192 L
#39 Per Svartvadet (C) 47 1975 Sollefteå, SWE 6'2" 203 L
#18 Brad Tapper (RW) 44 1978 Scarborough, ON, CAN 5'10" 183 R
#11 Jean-Pierre Vigier (RW) 46 1976 Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, MB, CAN 6'0" 190 R
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 20 | Av Age: 26.66 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 202 lbs | Compare with other teams
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Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 21 players
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2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player Experience Atlanta Thrashers: 5 955 GP
NHL: 15 423 GP
WC: 534 GP
OG: 106 GP
SHL: 2 267 GP
Liiga: 680 GP
KHL: 1 226 GP
Czechia: 1 200 GP
AHL: 7 199 GP
DEL: 1 214 GP
Team Captains
“C” Shawn McEachern “A” Dany Heatley
Chris Tamer
Jeff Odgers
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Philips Arena Location Atlanta, GA Capacity 18 545 Construction Year 1999
Games
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
09/14/2011
09/14/2011 Confirmed Leaving Ian McKenzie (F) Leaving for Bakersfield Condors
08/10/2011
08/10/2011 Confirmed Leaving Rob Schremp (F) Leaving for MODO Hockey
07/02/2011
07/02/2011 Confirmed Leaving Anthony Stewart (F) Leaving for Carolina Hurricanes
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed Leaving Radek Dvorak (F) Leaving for Dallas Stars
04/06/2011
04/06/2011 Confirmed Joining Zach Redmond (D) Joining from Ferris State Univ.
03/15/2011
03/15/2011 Confirmed Joining Ben Chiarot (D) Joining from Saginaw Spirit
02/28/2011
02/28/2011 Extension Mark Stuart (D)
02/28/2011 Confirmed Joining Radek Dvorak (F) Joining from Florida Panthers
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1999-2000 NHL 82 14 7 57 - 4 170 313 39 0.48 28 Did not make playoffs
2000-2001 NHL 82 23 12 45 - 2 211 289 60 0.73 28 Did not make playoffs
2001-2002 NHL 82 19 11 47 - 5 187 288 54 0.66 30 Did not make playoffs
2002-2003 NHL 82 31 7 39 - 5 226 284 74 0.90 24 Did not make playoffs
2003-2004 NHL 82 33 8 37 - 4 214 243 78 0.95 21 Did not make playoffs
2005-2006 NHL 82 41 - 33 - 8 281 275 90 1.10 19 Did not make playoffs
2006-2007 NHL 82 43 - 28 - 11 246 245 97 1.18 12 Conference QF loss
2007-2008 NHL 82 34 - 40 - 8 216 272 76 0.93 28 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 NHL 82 35 - 41 - 6 257 280 76 0.93 27 Did not make playoffs
2009-2010 NHL 82 35 - 34 - 13 234 256 83 1.01 23 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 NHL 82 34 - 36 - 12 223 269 80 0.98 25 Did not make playoffs

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Spencer Machacek (F) 2022-2023 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 46 25 24 49 17
2. Blake Wheeler (F) 2022-2023 Winnipeg Jets NHL 43 12 25 37 28
3. Nigel Dawes (F) 2022-2023 Adler Mannheim DEL 36 13 11 24 20
4. Paul Postma (D) 2022-2023 EC-KAC ICEHL 41 8 16 24 25
5. Arturs Kulda (D) 2022-2023 Villacher SV ICEHL 43 4 20 24 49
6. Patrice Cormier (F) 2022-2023 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 45 6 10 16 50
7. Carl Klingberg (F) 2022-2023 EV Zug NL 33 7 8 15 14
8. Evander Kane (F) 2022-2023 Edmonton Oilers NHL 18 6 8 14 20
9. Ben Maxwell (F) 2022-2023 Linköping HC SHL 32 0 6 6 16
10. Jeff Odgers (F) 2022-2023 Rocanville Tigers SaskEHL 3 1 4 5 2
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 594 328 287 615
2. Vyacheslav Kozlov (F) 537 145 271 416
3. Marián Hossa (F) 222 108 140 248
4. Marc Savard (F) 184 63 133 196
5. Dany Heatley (F) 190 80 101 181
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 594 328 287 615
2. Vyacheslav Kozlov (F) 537 145 271 416
3. Marián Hossa (F) 222 108 140 248
4. Dany Heatley (F) 190 80 101 181
5. Bryan Little (F) 282 68 81 149
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 594 328 287 615
2. Vyacheslav Kozlov (F) 537 145 271 416
3. Tobias Enström (D) 318 26 145 171
4. Marián Hossa (F) 222 108 140 248
5. Marc Savard (F) 184 63 133 196
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Eric Boulton (F) 377 22 56 639
2. Jeff Odgers (F) 202 12 27 532
3. Garnet Exelby (D) 357 6 46 511
4. Chris Tamer (D) 339 12 50 503
5. Andy Sutton (D) 273 21 87 474
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 594 328 287 615
2. Vyacheslav Kozlov (F) 537 145 271 416
3. Patrik Stefan (F) 414 59 118 177
4. Eric Boulton (F) 377 22 34 56
5. Jim Slater (F) 371 47 53 100
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Marián Hossa (F) 222 108 248 1.12
2. Marc Savard (F) 184 63 196 1.07
3. Donald Audette (F) 78 39 82 1.05
4. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 594 328 615 1.04
5. Dany Heatley (F) 190 80 181 0.95
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Marián Hossa (F) 2006-2007 NHL 82 43 57 100 1.22 49
2. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 2005-2006 NHL 78 52 46 98 1.26 68
3. Marc Savard (F) 2005-2006 NHL 82 28 69 97 1.18 100
4. Marián Hossa (F) 2005-2006 NHL 80 39 53 92 1.15 67
5. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 2008-2009 NHL 79 43 48 91 1.15 50
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 2005-2006 NHL 78 52 46 98 1.26 68
2. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 2007-2008 NHL 79 52 35 87 1.10 52
3. Marián Hossa (F) 2006-2007 NHL 82 43 57 100 1.22 49
4. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 2008-2009 NHL 79 43 48 91 1.15 50
5. Ilya Kovalchuk (F) 2006-2007 NHL 82 42 34 76 0.93 66
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Marc Savard (F) 2005-2006 NHL 82 28 69 97 1.18 100
2. Marián Hossa (F) 2006-2007 NHL 82 43 57 100 1.22 49
3. Marián Hossa (F) 2005-2006 NHL 80 39 53 92 1.15 67
4. Vyacheslav Kozlov (F) 2006-2007 NHL 81 28 52 80 0.99 36
5. Todd White (F) 2008-2009 NHL 82 22 51 73 0.89 24
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Jeff Odgers (F) 2000-2001 NHL 82 6 7 13 0.16 226
2. Denny Lambert (F) 1999-2000 NHL 73 5 6 11 0.15 219
3. Denny Lambert (F) 2000-2001 NHL 67 1 7 8 0.12 215
4. Francis Lessard (F) 2003-2004 NHL 62 1 1 2 0.03 181
5. Eric Boulton (F) 2008-2009 NHL 76 3 10 13 0.17 176
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Average Height, Weight, Age 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)