The Atlanta Thrashers were an ice hockey team based in Atlanta. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) Eastern Conference's Southeast Division (NHL) before moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba. From their inaugural season in 1999 until 2011, the team played its home games at Philips Arena. In eleven completed seasons, the team won one division championship and had qualified for the playoffs only once, both occurring in 2006–07.
| Color/symbol | Explanation |
|---|---|
| † | Stanley Cup champions |
| ‡ | Conference champions |
| ↑ | Division champions |
| # | Led league in points |
| Term or abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| Finish | Final position in division or league standings |
| GP | Number of games played |
| W | Number of wins |
| L | Number of losses |
| T | Number of ties |
| OT | Number of losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season) |
| Pts | Number of points |
| GF | Goals for (goals scored by the Thrashers) |
| GA | Goals against (goals scored by the Thrashers' opponents) |
| — | Does not apply |
| Season | Team | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Result | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 | Eastern | Southeast | 5th | 82 | 14 | 57 | 7 | 4 [a] | 39 | 170 | 313 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | ||
| 2000–01 | 2000–01 | Eastern | Southeast | 4th | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 60 | 211 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | ||
| 2001–02 | 2001–02 | Eastern | Southeast | 5th | 82 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 187 | 288 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | ||
| 2002–03 | 2002–03 | Eastern | Southeast | 3rd | 82 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 226 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | ||
| 2003–04 | 2003–04 | Eastern | Southeast | 2nd | 82 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 78 | 214 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | ||
| 2004–05 | 2004–05 | Eastern | Southeast | Season not played due to lockout | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 2005–06 | Eastern | Southeast | 3rd | 82 | 41 | 33 | — [b] | 8 | 90 | 281 | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | ||
| 2006–07 | 2006–07 | Eastern | Southeast↑ | 1st | 82 | 43 | 28 | — | 11 | 97 | 246 | 245 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | Lost in conference quarterfinals, 0–4 (Rangers) [1] | ||
| 2007–08 | 2007–08 | Eastern | Southeast | 4th | 82 | 34 | 40 | — | 8 | 76 | 216 | 272 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | ||
| 2008–09 | 2008–09 | Eastern | Southeast | 4th | 82 | 35 | 41 | — | 6 | 76 | 257 | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | ||
| 2009–10 | 2009–10 | Eastern | Southeast | 2nd | 82 | 35 | 34 | — | 13 | 83 | 234 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | ||
| 2010–11 | 2010–11 | Eastern | Southeast | 4th | 82 | 34 | 36 | — | 12 | 80 | 223 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | Did not qualify | ||
| Relocated to Winnipeg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 902 | 342 | 437 | 45 | 78 | 807 | 2,465 | 3,014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |||||||
The 1999–2000 NHL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Hockey League. With the addition of the expansion Atlanta Thrashers, 28 teams each played 82 games. This was the first season played in which teams were awarded a point for an overtime loss. The New Jersey Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars for their second Stanley Cup championship. During the regular season, no player reached the 100-point plateau, the first time in a non-lockout season since the 1967–68 season. Also, in the 2000 Stanley Cup playoffs, the New Jersey Devils overcame a three-games-to-one deficit against the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Flyers–Rangers rivalry is one of the most storied and well known rivalries in the National Hockey League. The New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers have met eleven times in the Stanley Cup playoffs, with the Flyers winning six and the Rangers winning five of the series, and they have been division rivals since the 1974–75 season. The ferocity of the rivalry can also be attributed to the geographic New York–Philadelphia rivalry, which is mirrored in both the National Football League's Eagles–Giants rivalry and the Major League Baseball's Mets–Phillies rivalry.
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