6 Former Thrashers Still Active in the NHL
Unlike the common bird itself, former Atlanta Thrashers are a fading breed. There are just six former Thrashers left in the NHL, with only five belonging to a team and…
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Top 5 Draft Busts in Atlanta Thrashers History
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…
Ilya Kovalchuk: A Career Retrospective
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…
The Marian Hossa for Dany Heatley Trade, Revisited
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
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…
Winnipeg Jets Should Honour Their Thrashers History
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
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
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
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
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
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.…
The Winnipeg Jets in a 48 Game Season
If a season is to happen at all the pundits and observers believe the number of games played will be approximately 48, a similar situation to the return of hockey…