2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season

2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers
Division 2nd Southeast
Conference 10th Eastern
2009–10 record 35–34–13
Home record 19–16–6
Road record 16–18–7
Goals for 234
Goals against 256
Team information
General Manager Don Waddell
Coach John Anderson
Captain Ilya Kovalchuk (Oct-Feb)
Vacant (Feb-Apr)
Alternate captains Colby Armstrong
Zach Bogosian
Ron Hainsey
Vyacheslav Kozlov
Arena Philips Arena
Average attendance 13,607 (73.4%)
Total: 557,897
Team leaders
Goals Ilya Kovalchuk (31)
Assists Tobias Enstrom (44)
Points Nik Antropov (67)
Penalties in minutes Eric Boulton (113)
Plus/minus Nik Antropov (+13)
Wins Johan Hedberg (21)
Goals against average Johan Hedberg (2.62)
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season was the 11th season of play for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The Thrashers failed to make the playoffs this season and at the end of the regular season, announced that they will not retain John Anderson as head coach, the Thrashers also promoted Don Waddell to president and Rick Dudley to general manager. Assistant coaches Randy Cunneyworth, Todd Nelson and Steve Weeks were also not retained.[1]

Off-season

With the fourth-overall pick in the Entry Draft, the Thrashers chose forward Evander Kane.

The Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov, intending to team him with Ilya Kovalchuk. The Thrashers made a trade for defenceman Pavel Kubina from the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving up Garnet Exelby in a four-player deal.

Pre-season

Regular season

Divisional standings

Southeast Division[2]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
2 Atlanta Thrashers 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
3 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
5 Florida Panthers 82 32 37 13 208 244 77

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals SE 82 54 15 13 318 233 121
2 y – New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 27 7 222 191 103
3 y – Buffalo Sabres NE 82 45 27 10 235 207 100
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 28 7 257 237 101
5 Ottawa Senators NE 82 44 32 6 225 238 94
6 Boston Bruins NE 82 39 30 13 206 200 91
7 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 41 35 6 236 225 88
8 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 39 33 10 217 223 88
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 38 33 11 222 218 87
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 35 34 13 234 256 83
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 37 10 230 256 80
12 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 34 36 12 217 260 80
13 New York Islanders AT 82 34 37 11 222 264 79
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 32 37 13 208 244 77
15 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 30 38 14 214 267 74

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division

Game log

2009–10 Game Log

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Antropov, NikNik Antropov 76 24 43 67 13 44
Afinogenov, MaximMaxim Afinogenov 82 24 37 61 -17 46
Kovalchuk, IlyaIlya Kovalchuk 49 31 27 58 1 45
Peverley, RichRich Peverley 82 22 33 55 -14 36
Enstrom, TobiasTobias Enstrom 82 6 44 50 -5 30
Kubina, PavelPavel Kubina 76 6 32 38 0 66
Little, BryanBryan Little 79 13 21 34 -6 20
Armstrong, ColbyColby Armstrong 79 15 14 29 6 61
Kozlov, VyacheslavVyacheslav Kozlov 55 8 18 26 -15 33
White, ToddTodd White 65 7 19 26 -11 24
Hainsey, RonRon Hainsey 80 5 21 26 -6 39
Kane, EvanderEvander Kane 66 14 12 26 2 62
Bogosian, ZachZach Bogosian 81 10 13 23 -18 61
Slater, JimJim Slater 61 11 7 18 1 60
Reasoner, MartyMarty Reasoner 80 4 13 17 -3 24
Bergfors, NiclasNiclas Bergfors 27 8 9 17 -3 0
Thorburn, ChrisChris Thorburn 76 4 9 13 6 89
Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya 27 1 8 9 6 12
MacArthur, ClarkeClarke MacArthur 21 3 6 9 -2 2
Boulton, EricEric Boulton 62 2 6 8 -1 113
Schubert, ChristophChristoph Schubert 47 2 5 7 -6 69
Artyukhin, EvgenyEvgeny Artyukhin 17 5 2 7 -4 31
Salmela, AnssiAnssi Salmela 29 1 4 5 4 22
Popovic, MarkMark Popovic 37 2 2 4 0 10
Valabik, BorisBoris Valabik 23 0 2 2 2 36
Stapleton, TimTim Stapleton 6 2 0 2 1 2
Kulda, ArtursArturs Kulda 4 0 2 2 2 2
Chelios, ChrisChris Chelios 7 0 0 0 -2 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Hedberg, JohanJohan Hedberg 47 2632 21 16 6 115 2.62 1355 .915 3 0 1 6
Pavelec, OndrejOndrej Pavelec 42 2317 14 18 7 127 3.29 1353 .906 2 0 1 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Thrashers. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
Traded mid-season
underline/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Records

Player Record (Amount) Achieved
Tobias Enstrom Most assist by a defenseman in franchise history (83) December 19, 2009
Most points in franchise history by a defenseman in a single season (40) January 5, 2010
Most points by a defenseman in franchise history (108) January 16, 2010
Most assists in franchise history by a defenseman in a single season (35) January 26, 2010
Eric Boulton Most penalty minutes in franchise history (536) March 20, 2010

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Evander Kane 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 3, 2009
Evander Kane 1st Career NHL Goal October 8, 2009
Ilya Kovalchuk 300th career NHL Goal
Colby Armstrong 150th career NHL point
Chris Thorburn 200th career NHL game October 16, 2009
Ron Hainsey 100th career NHL assist October 29, 2009
Mark Popovic 1st career NHL Goal November 3, 2009
Pavel Kubina 100th career NHL Goal November 7, 2009
Ondrej Pavelec 1st career NHL shutout November 13, 2009
Mark Popovic1st career NHL goal
Todd White 600th Career NHL game December 12, 2009
Eric Boulton 1,000th Career NHL PIM
Maxim Afinogenov 600th Career NHL Game December 14, 2009
Christoph Schubert 300th Career NHL Game December 21, 2009
Tobias Enstrom 200th Career NHL Game December 23, 2009
100th career NHL point December 28, 2009
Ilya Kovalchuk 600th career NHL point January 1, 2010
Ondrej Pavelec 1st career NHL point January 12, 2010
Eric Boulton 1st career NHL power play goal
Todd White200th game as a Thrasher
Jim Slater 300th career NHL game January 16, 2010
Nik Antropov 200th career NHL assist January 30, 2010
Pavel Kubina 800th career NHL game February 2, 2010
Marty Reasoner 600th career NHL game February 5, 2010
Johan Hedberg 50th win as a Thrasher February 12, 2010
Rich Peverley 100th career NHL pointMarch 2, 2010
Tobias Enstrom 100th career NHL assist March 18, 2010

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Ilya Kovalchuk[4] NHL Second Star of the Week November 16, 2009

Transactions

The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 27, 2009 To Los Angeles Kings
4th-round pick (#95 overall) in 2009
To Atlanta Thrashers
4th-round pick (#117 overall) in 2009
4th-round pick (#120 overall) in 2009
7th-round pick (#203 overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009 To Chicago Blackhawks
6th-round pick (#177 overall) in 2009
To Atlanta Thrashers
5th-round pick in 2010
July 1, 2009[5] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Garnet Exelby
Colin Stuart
To Atlanta Thrashers
Pavel Kubina
Tim Stapleton
September 24, 2009[6] To Anaheim Ducks
Future Considerations
To Atlanta Thrashers
Steve McCarthy
October 8, 2009[7] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman
To Atlanta Thrashers
Future Considerations
February 4, 2010[8] To New Jersey Devils
Ilya Kovalchuk
Anssi Salmela
second-round pick in 2010
To Atlanta Thrashers
Johnny Oduya
Niclas Bergfors
Patrice Cormier
1st-round pick in 2010
second-round pick in 2010
February 9, 2010[9] To Dallas Stars
Kari Lehtonen
To Atlanta Thrashers
Ivan Vishnevskiy
4th-round pick in 2010
March 1, 2010[10] To Anaheim Ducks
Nathan Oystrick
Conditional draft pick in 2011
To Atlanta Thrashers
Evgeny Artyukhin
March 1, 2010[11] To Buffalo Sabres
3rd-round draft pick in 2010
4th-round draft pick in 2010
To Atlanta Thrashers
Clarke MacArthur

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Nik Antropov[12] New York Rangers 4 years, $16 million
Joel Kwiatkowski[13] Severstal Cherepovets undisclosed
Jason Krog[14] Manitoba Moose undisclosed
Drew MacIntyre[15] Milwaukee Admirals undisclosed
Peter Mannino[16] New York Islanders undisclosed
Anthony Stewart[17] Florida Panthers undisclosed
Noah Welch[18] Tampa Bay Lightning undisclosed
Josh Gratton[19] Philadelphia Flyers undisclosed
Michael Vernace[20] Colorado Avalanche undisclosed
Mark Popovic[21] SKA St. Petersburg undisclosed
Maxim Afinogenov[22] Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $800,000
Chris Chelios[23] Detroit Red Wings undisclosed

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Clay Wilson[24] Florida Panthers 2 years

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Christoph Schubert[25] Ottawa Senators October 2, 2009

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Anssi Salmela[26] 2 years, $1.225 million
Marty Reasoner[27] 2 years, $2.3 million
Andrew Kozek[28] undisclosed
Rylan Kaip[29] undisclosed
Chris Thorburn[30] 2 years, $1.32 million
Joey Crabb[31] undisclosed
Nathan Oystrick[32] undisclosed
Jim Slater[33] 1 year, $800,000
Kari Lehtonen[34] 1 year, $3 million
Colby Armstrong[35] 2 years, $2.4 million
Scott Lehman[36] undisclosed
Grant Lewis[37] undisclosed
Tim Stapleton[38] undisclosed
Evander Kane[39] undisclosed
Boris Valabik[40] 2 years, $1.525 million
Michael Forney[41] multi-year contract
Rich Peverley[42] 2 years, $2.6 million contract extension

Draft picks

Atlanta's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round Overall Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 4 Evander Kane (C)  Canada Vancouver Giants (Western Hockey League)
2 34 Carl Klingberg (F)  Sweden Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
2 45 (from Anaheim via Washington and Montreal) Jeremy Morin (LW)  United States U.S. National U18 Team (National Team Development Program)
4 117 (from San Jose via Los Angeles) Edward Pasquale (G)  Canada Saginaw Spirit (Ontario Hockey League)
4 120 (from Detroit via Los Angeles) Ben Chiarot (D)  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 125 Cody Sol (D)  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 155 Jimmy Bubnick (C)  Canada Kamloops Blazers (Western Hockey League)
7 185 Levo Koper (LW)  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7 203 (from Vancouver via Los Angeles) Jordan Samuels-Thomas (LW)  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

See also

References

  1. Thrashers Promote Don Waddell to President and Rick Dudley to General Manager
  2. "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  3. "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  4. Zetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars
  5. Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Pavel Kubina and Forward Tim Stapleton from Toronto
  6. Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Steve McCarthy From Anaheim
  7. Thrashers Trade Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman to Columbus for Future Considerations
  8. Thrashers Acquire Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a 1st Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from New Jersey for Kovalchuk and Salmela
  9. Thrashers Acquire Ivan Vishnevskiy and a 4th Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from Dallas for Kari Lehtonen
  10. Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  11. Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  12. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nik Antropov
  13. Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  14. Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  15. Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  16. Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  17. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch
  18. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch
  19. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace
  20. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace
  21. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Mark Popovic
  22. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Maxim Afinogenov
  23. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Chris Chelios
  24. Florida Panthers Sign Clay Wilson
  25. Thrashers Claim Defenseman Christoph Schubert Off Waivers from Ottawa
  26. Thrashers Re-Sign Defenseman Anssi Salmela
  27. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Marty Reasoner
  28. Thrashers Sign 2005 Draft Choice Andrew Kozek
  29. Thrashers Re-sign Forward Rylan Kaip
  30. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Chris Thorburn
  31. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick
  32. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick
  33. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Jim Slater
  34. Thrashers Re-Sign Goaltender Kari Lehtonen
  35. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Forward Colby Armstrong
  36. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents
  37. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents
  38. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents
  39. Thrashers Sign 2009 First-Round Draft Choice Evander Kane
  40. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Defenseman Boris Valabik
  41. Thrashers Sign 2006 Draft Choice Michael Forney
  42. Thrashers Sign Forward Rich Peverley to Multiple-Year Contract Extension
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