While the Thrashers ' playoff hopes were done for the year, they finished second in the Southeast Division to Tampa Bay and tenth in the Eastern Conference, only a handful of wins away from the playoffs.

He finished the year with the All-Star laden AK Bars Kazan in the Russian Superleague, joining Thrashers teammate and friend Ilya Kovalchuk, among others, but had an unimpressive stint.

He finished the season with a respectable save percentage to go along with four shutouts as the Thrashers failed to qualify for the playoffs.

In his first season with the Thrashers, the team finished with a 35 – 41 – 6 record, getting 76 points, well out of a playoff position.

In 2009 – 10, the Thrashers improved to a 35 – 34 – 13 record, earning 83 points, however, the club finished out of the playoffs once again.

The Thrashers ended the season with only 76 points, finishing 14th in the Eastern Conference.

On January 27, 2008, the Thrashers hosted the NHL All-Star Game at Philips Arena, matching the Eastern Conference All-Stars vs. the Western Conference All-Stars.

In his first season, the Thrashers matched their previous season with 76 points, while finishing 13th in the Eastern Conference.

In North America, alvars provide habitat for birds such as Bobolinks, Eastern Meadowlarks, Upland Sandpipers, Eastern Towhees, Brown Thrashers and Loggerhead Shrikes whose habitat is declining elsewhere.

Despite the high-profile names missing from their roster, Atlanta Thrashers ' sniper Dany Heatley opened the scoring for the Eastern Conference by scoring a fine goal past Colorado Avalanche's Patrick Roy just five and a half minutes into the first period.

Three currently active franchises ( Nashville Predators, Winnipeg Jets ( formerly the Atlanta Thrashers ), and Columbus Blue Jackets ) have never appeared in a Conference Final.

The newly-formed Thrashers selected Patrik Stefan with the first overall selection and Luke Sellars with their thirtieth overall pick ( second pick of the second round ) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

This turn of events was a major surprise, as not only did the media hype Stefan as a franchise player, but hockey experts also considered Thrashers general manager Don Waddell to be a man with excellent scouting ability.

The Thrashers dedicated their entire 2003 – 04 season to Snyder's memory, and Thrashers players wore black patches with Snyder's number, 37, on their jerseys for the season.

Led by captain Shawn McEachern, the Thrashers jumped quickly out of the gate with some notable highlights.

On that day, Heatley skated for the first time since his car accident with Snyder, but it also marked the last win for the Thrashers before an extended losing streak.

The 2005 – 06 season saw the Thrashers win a club-record 41 games, even with numerous goaltending injuries.

The Thrashers ' 2006 – 07 season began with the highest expectations in franchise history, even after the team's second-leading scorer, Marc Savard, departed as a free agent for Boston.

With NHL superstars Marian Hossa and Ilya Kovalchuk and a healthy goaltender, Kari Lehtonen, the Thrashers clinched their first playoff berth, winning the Southeast Division title with 43 wins and claiming the # 3 seed and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Throughout March, the Lightning had been switching places with the Atlanta Thrashers for first place in the Southeast Division.

He ended up signing with the Atlanta Thrashers.

After his sophomore year, in which he was named to the 2001 WCHA Second All-Star and NCAA West First All-American Teams, Heatley chose to forgo his final two years of college eligibility to turn pro with the Thrashers.

Heatley made his NHL debut with the Thrashers in 2001 – 02, leading all rookies in points ( 67 ) and assists ( 41 ) and was second in goal-scoring ( 26 ) behind teammate Ilya Kovalchuk.

Finishing ninth in overall league scoring, Heatley tallied 41 goals and 89 points in 77 games, his best statistical season with the Thrashers.

This was unpopular with Atlanta fans, particularly as Snyder's father Graham noted that Heatley owed much to the Thrashers ' organization that had particularly been extremely supportive of him during his trial and ordeal.

During his time in the minor leagues, he was a member of the International Hockey League champion Orlando Solar Bears in 2000 – 2001, and the American Hockey League champion Chicago Wolves In 2001 – 2002, he was called up to the NHL, he scored 10 goals and four assists in 36 games with the Thrashers in the 2002 – 2003 season.

Abid spent the 2005 – 06 season with the Atlanta Thrashers.

He played one season with the Atlanta Thrashers before signing with St. Petersburg in 2010.

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He also tied his career-high of 46 assists for a career-high 98 points, leading the Thrashers in team scoring for the second consecutive season, while finishing eighth overall in league scoring.

Hossa joined star winger Ilya Kovalchuk and scored 39 goals and 53 assists for 92 points, surpassing his previous personal best by ten points, in his first season with the Thrashers.

Hossa completed the regular season with 66 points in 72 games split between the Thrashers and Penguins.

* 1000 career points — November 30, 2008, against the Atlanta Thrashers

Patrik played six seasons for the Atlanta Thrashers scoring 177 points.

After original goalies Kari Lehtonen and Mike Dunham were injured, Hartley was forced to use prospects Adam Berkhoel and Michael Garnett along with journeyman Steve Shields, the Thrashers posted the first winning season in franchise history with a 41 – 33 – 8 record, but fell short for a playoff appearance after losing out to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the final week of the regular season by two points.

He played in seven games for the Thrashers, but failed to score any points.

Belak made his Predators debut during the 2008-09 season, as on November 28, 2008, he suited up against the Atlanta Thrashers, earning no points.

In the 2007 – 08 NHL season with the Thrashers, he recorded career highs in assists ( 33 ) and points ( 45 ).

In his NHL career he recorded 32 goals and 104 points in 245 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Atlanta Thrashers.

He recorded his first playoff points with a goal and an assist in the series against the Thrashers.

He would go on to record 45 points in the next two seasons with the Thrashers.