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Atlanta Thrashers

3 Former Thrashers Still Active in the NHL

Declan Schroeder | May 27, 2025

Unlike the common bird itself, former Atlanta Thrashers are a fading breed. Now more than a decade removed from the Thrashers’ move to Winnipeg in 2011, the number of former…

Categories Archives, Atlanta Thrashers, Hockey History, Jets History, Winnipeg Jets

Atlanta NHL Expansion Group Bringing Ambitious Plans to Table

Harrison Smajovits | May 11, 2025

The push for a third NHL franchise in Atlanta gains more legs. A group in Forsyth County (north Atlanta) believes they are in the home stretch of having a strong…

Categories Atlanta Thrashers, NHL Expansion

The Marian Hossa for Dany Heatley Trade, Revisited

Danny McCloskey | March 28, 2025

Twenty 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…

Categories Archives, Atlanta Thrashers, Hockey History, NHL Trade Analysis, Ottawa Senators, Senators History

Ilya Kovalchuk: A Career Retrospective

Christian Thorsberg | April 15, 2024

On Jan. 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…

Categories Atlanta Thrashers, Canadiens History, Capitals History, Devils History, Hockey History, Kings History, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Player Profiles, Washington Capitals

How Viable Would Another NHL Team Be in Atlanta?

Harrison Smajovits | March 16, 2024

The push to expand the NHL beyond 32 teams gains extra external force. This week, an Atlanta-based group, including former NHL player and NHL on TNT analyst Anson Carter, made…

Categories Atlanta Thrashers, Editor's Choice, NHL Expansion

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…

Categories Atlanta Thrashers, Hockey History, Maple Leafs History

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…

Categories Atlanta Thrashers, Hockey History, NHL Expansion

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…

Categories Atlanta Thrashers, Hockey History, NHL Entry Draft

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…

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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…

Categories Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets

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…

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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…

Categories Atlanta Thrashers, Devils Transactions
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