Some people run the same routine for certain events. Whether it’s the way that someone straps on their goalie pads or even how someone brushes their teeth, routines are a big part of what we do every day. For Saul Lekherzak, attending a Thrashers game 41 times a season was like his drive to work ...
Who was it that said hockey could not survive in the South? That person has obviously never been to Nashville, Tennessee during hockey season. I was lucky enough to see firsthand how much the NHL is thriving in the Music City this past Saturday when I saw the St. Louis Blues take on the Nashville ...
Well, that didn’t take long. After Atlanta’s division rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning cleaned house by letting GM Brian Lawton and Head Coach Rick Tocchet go earlier this week, the Thrashers did their own reshuffle earlier today. Don Waddell, the only General Manager the team has ever known, has been promoted to be the President ...
I guess the General Managers didn’t get the memo that the trade deadline is not until March 3rd, as another deal went down tonight. Atlanta Thrashers GM Don Waddell, who has been a busy man of late, took care of the goaltending jam that he had on his hands, as he dealt young netminder Kari ...
With just under a month until the official NHL Trade Deadline, all of the speculations involving one of the biggest players on the market, Ilya Kovalchuk, came to a dramatic conclusions.
Well, that didn’t take long. A day after sitting down with his star player and telling him that he would be dealt, Atlanta Thrashers General Manager Don Waddell pulled the trigger on a huge blockbuster deal last night, sending 26-year-old sniper Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils. In exchange, Atlanta receives defenseman Johnny Oduya, ...
Receiving a second chance in this world is unfortunately troublesome. Sometimes the hard work, positive attitude and hope are crushed by the people responsible for making the final decision. And other moments, it’s about being in the right place at the right time. Atlanta, a team introduced into the NHL in 2000 recording just 14 ...
Ilya Kovalchuk respectfully stands by the old adage that money can’t buy happiness. Atlanta’s first overall pick in 2001 has gone on record saying he enjoys life in the city, his family loves it and there’s a strong relationship with everyone involved in the Thrashers organization. With the Russian’s contract set to expire in the ...
