Nik Antropov’s Hockey Journey From Kazakhstan to the NHL Spencer Lazary | January 26, 2023 You don’t see an NHL player from Kazakhstan every day but look no further than Nik Antropov. On Feb. 18, 1980, he was born in Oskemen, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union; on…
6 Former Thrashers Still Active in the NHL Declan Schroeder | November 3, 2022 Unlike the common bird itself, former Atlanta Thrashers are a fading breed. Now more than a decade removed from the Thrashers’ move to Winnipeg, the number of former Thrashers left…
The Marian Hossa for Dany Heatley Trade, Revisited Danny McCloskey | September 16, 2022 Fifteen years ago, the Ottawa Senators and Atlanta Thrashers shocked the hockey world in a superstar for superstar (plus Greg de Vries) trade. Let’s take a look back at the…
Re-Doing the Atlanta Thrashers’ 1999 Expansion Draft Josh Lewis | September 2, 2022 Originally published in Sep. 2020 The Atlanta Thrashers were the second of four expansion teams to hit the ice around the turn of the 21st century, playing their inaugural season…
Ilya Kovalchuk: A Career Retrospective Christian Thorsberg | August 18, 2022 On January 6, 2006, late in the second period of a regular-season Pittsburgh Penguins-Atlanta Thrashers tilt, a 22-year-old Ilya Kovalchuk is left dangerously uncovered on the near-side point of the…
Top 5 Draft Busts in Atlanta Thrashers History Declan Schroeder | May 1, 2022 This article was originally written in June, 2014 and updated in May, 2020. The Atlanta Thrashers had a brief, disappointing tenure in the NHL. The main reason they failed was…
Winnipeg Jets Should Honour Their Thrashers History Daniel Blanda | December 6, 2020 To say the Winnipeg Jets missed the mark on their Reverse Retro jerseys would be an understatement. The jerseys are lackluster and fail to breathe new life into an already…
Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers’ Coaching History Declan Schroeder | November 20, 2020 While it’s the players jumping over the bench that score the goals, make the big bucks, and get most of the glory, the man behind the bench is also of…
Best Jets/Thrashers from Around the World Declan Schroeder | July 6, 2020 Throughout its two-decade history, the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets franchise have had great players from all around the globe. 322 players have suited up for either the Thrashers, Jets, or both…
Ilya Kovalchuk Trade Revisited Declan Schroeder | June 11, 2018 The number-one song in the U.S. the day Ilya Kovalchuk’s time with the Atlanta Thrashers ran out was, ironically, Ke$ha’s “Tik Tok.” It’s been more than eight years since the…
Jets Reaping Benefits of 4 Atlanta Holdovers Declan Schroeder | June 6, 2018 The Atlanta Thrashers’ utter ineptitude at the draft table has been well-documented. Despite having eight top-ten picks in their 12-year existence — and two first-overall picks — Thrashers’ general manager…
The Atlanta Thrashers Franchise Four Michael Gwizdala | March 2, 2016 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. For criteria, I’m choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position.…
