List of Atlanta Thrashers seasons

Philips Arena prior to a game.

The Atlanta Thrashers were an American ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) Eastern Conference's Southeast Division (NHL) before moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since their inaugural season in 1999 until 2011, the team had played its home games at Philips Arena. In eleven completed seasons, the team had won one division championship and had qualified for the playoffs only once, both occurring in 2006–07.

Table key

Bold	Won the Stanley Cup
Finish	Final position in division standings
GA	Goals against (goals scored by the Thrashers' opponents)
GF	Goals for (goals scored by the Thrashers)
GP	Number of games played
L	Number of losses
OTL	Number of losses in overtime
Pts	Number of points
T	Number of ties
W	Number of wins

Year by year

Stanley Cup champions †

Conference champions *

Division champions ^

Led league in points ¤

Season	Conference	Division	Regular season									Postseason
			Finish	GP	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Result
1999–2000	Eastern	Southeast	5th	82	14	57	7	4^[a]	39	170	313	—	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2000–01	Eastern	Southeast	4th	82	23	45	12	2	60	211	289	—	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2001–02	Eastern	Southeast	5th	82	19	47	11	5	54	187	288	—	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2002–03	Eastern	Southeast	3rd	82	31	39	7	5	74	226	284	—	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2003–04	Eastern	Southeast	2nd	82	33	37	8	4	78	214	243	—	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2004–05	Eastern	Southeast	Season not played due to lockout
2005–06	Eastern	Southeast	3rd	82	41	33	—^[b]	8	90	281	275	—	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2006–07	Eastern	Southeast ^	1st	82	43	28	—	11	97	246	245	4	0	4	6	17	Lost Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Rangers, 0–4[1]
2007–08	Eastern	Southeast	4th	82	34	40	—	8	76	216	272	—	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2008–09	Eastern	Southeast	4th	82	35	41	—	6	76	257	280	—	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2009–10	Eastern	Southeast	2nd	82	35	34	—	13	83	234	256	—	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
2010–11	Eastern	Southeast	4th	82	34	36	—	12	80	223	269	—	—	—	—	—	Did not qualify
Totals				902	342	437	45	78	807	2,466	2,983	4	0	4	6	17

Notes

• ^a Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular season game in overtime.^[2]
• ^b Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.^[3]

See also

• List of NHL seasons

References

General

• "Atlanta Thrashers". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
• "Atlanta Thrashers Statistics". Hockey Database. Retrieved June 5, 2011.

Specific

1. "2007 NHL Playoff Summary". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
2. Lapointe, Joe (September 30, 1999). "Hockey: Preview '99-'00; Overtime Is Now Five Minutes in Hockey Heaven". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
3. "Shootouts are fan-friendly". The Washington Times. October 19, 2005. Retrieved December 5, 2008.