When was Atlanta Thrashers founded?

Atlanta Thrashers was founded in 1999 in Atlanta, GA, USA, USA.

Where is Atlanta Thrashers based?

Atlanta Thrashers is based in Atlanta, GA, USA.

Who is the head coach of Atlanta Thrashers?

The head coach of Atlanta Thrashers is John Anderson.

What arena does Atlanta Thrashers play in?

Atlanta Thrashers play their home games at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA, USA.

Who is the general manager of Atlanta Thrashers?

The general manager of Atlanta Thrashers is Don Waddell.

What are the team colors of Atlanta Thrashers?

The team colors of Atlanta Thrashers are Blue, Black & Brown.

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2008-2009 Season

Atlanta Thrashers were 35-41-6 in the 2008-09 NHL season with 76 points, 27th overall.

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2008-2009 Atlanta Thrashers Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Johan Hedberg (G)	53	1973	Nacka, SWE	6'0"	190	L
	#32	Kari Lehtonen (G)	42	1983	Helsinki, FIN	6'4"	209	L
	#31	Ondřej Pavelec (G)	39	1987	Kladno, CZE	6'3"	212	L
	#30	Dan Turple (G)	41	1985	Oakland, ON, CAN	6'6"	218	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#4	Zach Bogosian (D)	36	1990	Massena, NY, USA	6'2"	223	R
	#39	Tobias Enström (D)	41	1984	Nordingrå, SWE	5'10"	179	L
	#2	Garnet Exelby (D)	45	1981	Craik, SK, CAN	6'1"	216	L
	#6	Ron Hainsey (D)	45	1981	Bolton, CT, USA	6'3"	205	L
	#28	Niclas Hävelid (D)"A"	53	1973	Stockholm, SWE	6'0"	201	L
	#51	Scott Lehman (D)	40	1986	Fort McMurray, AB, CAN	6'1"	194	L
	#38	Grant Lewis (D)	41	1985	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	6'3"	194	R
	#7	Nathan Oystrick (D)	43	1982	Regina, SK, CAN	5'11"	214	L
	#25	Anssi Salmela (D)	42	1984	Nokia, FIN	6'0"	190	L
	#18	Mathieu Schneider (D)	57	1969	New York, NY, USA	5'10"	190	L
	#48	Boris Valábik (D)	40	1986	Nitra, SVK	6'7"	231	L
	#40	Clay Wilson (D)	43	1983	Fridley, MN, USA	6'0"	194	L
FORWARDS
	#20	Colby Armstrong (RW/LW)"A"	43	1982	Lloydminster, SK, CAN	6'2"	185	R
	#36	Eric Boulton (LW)	50	1976	Halifax, NS, CAN	6'0"	227	L
	#9	Erik Christensen (C)	42	1983	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#42	Joey Crabb (RW)	43	1983	Anchorage, AK, USA	6'1"	190	R
	#17	Ilya Kovalchuk (LW)"A"	43	1983	Tver, RUS	6'3"	227	R
	#13	Vyacheslav Kozlov (LW)	54	1972	Voskresensk, RUS	5'10"	192	L
	#10	Bryan Little (C)	38	1987	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'0"	192	R
	#46	Spencer Machacek (RW/C)	37	1988	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	6'1"	203	R
	#41	Joe Motzko (RW)	46	1980	Bemidji, MN, USA	6'1"	196	R
	#11	Éric Perrin (C)	50	1975	Laval, QC, CAN	5'9"	176	L
	#47	Rich Peverley (C)	44	1982	Guelph, ON, CAN	6'0"	196	R
	#19	Marty Reasoner (C)	49	1977	Honeoye Falls, NY, USA	6'0"	190	L
	#23	Jim Slater (C)	43	1982	Lapeer, MI, USA	6'0"	190	L
	#50	Jordan Smotherman (LW)	40	1986	Corvallis, OR, USA	6'3"	225	L
	#21	Brett Sterling (LW/RW)	42	1984	Los Angeles, CA, USA	5'7"	174	L
	#49	Colin Stuart (C/LW)	44	1982	Rochester, MN, USA	6'2"	203	L
	#27	Chris Thorburn (RW)	43	1983	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN	6'3"	236	R
	#12	Todd White (C)	51	1975	Kanata, ON, CAN	5'10"	194	L
	#14	Jason Williams (RW/C)	46	1980	London, ON, CAN	5'11"	192	R

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2008-2009 Atlanta Thrashers Staff

Head CoachJohn Anderson
Asst. CoachRandy Cunneyworth
Asst. CoachTodd Nelson
Asst. CoachSteve Weeks
General ManagerDon Waddell
Asst. General ManagerLarry Simmons
Team ManagerRob Koch
Team ManagerMichele Zarzaca
Amateur ScoutMark Hillier
Amateur ScoutTavis MacMillan
Amateur ScoutBob Owen
Amateur ScoutNormand Poisson
Asst. Athletic TrainerStep Roberts
BroadcasterDarren Eliot
BroadcasterDan Kamal
BroadcasterMatt McConnell

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Atlanta Thrashers Facts

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

2008-2009 Atlanta Thrashers Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

Atlanta Thrashers: 4 003 GP
NHL: 8 569 GP
WC: 194 GP
OG: 32 GP
SHL: 693 GP
Liiga: 503 GP
AHL: 4 300 GP
NL: 44 GP

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Arena Information

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

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Ian McKenzie (F)

Leaving forBakersfield Condors

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08/10/2011

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Rob Schremp (F)

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07/02/2011

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Anthony Stewart (F)

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Radek Dvorak (F)

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04/06/2011

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Zach Redmond (D)

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Ben Chiarot (D)

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Brett Festerling (D)

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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

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Atlanta Thrashers Stars And Cult Players

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Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Carl Klingberg (F)	2026-2027	Ässät	Liiga	3	1	3	4	0
2.	Arturs Kulda (D)	2026-2027	Esbjerg Energy	Metal Ligaen	3	1	0	1	2
3.	Spencer Machacek (F)	2026-2027	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Zach Bogosian (D)	2026-2027	Minnesota Wild	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Alexander Burmistrov (F)	2026-2027	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Rob Schremp (F)	2026-2027	Strathroy Jets	NPHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2010-2011	View Roster	6'1"	207 lbs	27.06
2009-2010	View Roster	6'1"	205 lbs	28.59
2008-2009	View Roster	6'0"	201 lbs	27.93
2007-2008	View Roster	6'0"	201 lbs	28.77
2006-2007	View Roster	6'1"	205 lbs	30.46

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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

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

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

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	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

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

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

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Marián Hossa (F)	2006-2007	82	43	100
2.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2005-2006	78	52	98
3.	Marc Savard (F)	2005-2006	82	28	97
4.	Marián Hossa (F)	2005-2006	80	39	92
5.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2008-2009	79	43	91

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2005-2006	78	52	98
2.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2007-2008	79	52	87
3.	Marián Hossa (F)	2006-2007	82	43	100
4.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2008-2009	79	43	91
5.	Ilya Kovalchuk (F)	2006-2007	82	42	76

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Marc Savard (F)	2005-2006	82	69	97
2.	Marián Hossa (F)	2006-2007	82	57	100
3.	Marián Hossa (F)	2005-2006	80	53	92
4.	Vyacheslav Kozlov (F)	2006-2007	81	52	80
5.	Todd White (F)	2008-2009	82	51	73

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jeff Odgers (F)	2000-2001	82	13	226
2.	Denny Lambert (F)	1999-2000	73	11	219
3.	Denny Lambert (F)	2000-2001	67	8	215
4.	Francis Lessard (F)	2003-2004	62	2	181
5.	Eric Boulton (F)	2008-2009	76	13	176

Player 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)