2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season
2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers | |
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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) |
Penalty minutes | Eric Boulton (113) |
Plus/minus | Nik Antropov (+13) |
Wins | Johan Hedberg (21) |
Goals against average | Johan Hedberg (2.62) |
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 Stanley Cup playoffs during the season, and at the end of the regular season, the team announced that it would 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
2010 Pre-season – Record: 2–3–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
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Regular season
Divisional standings
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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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
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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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 | ||
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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
- Green background indicates win (2 points).
- Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
- White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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October: 5–4–1 (Home: 1–3-0 ; Road: 4–1–1)
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November: 9–3–2 (Home: 5–2–2 ; Road: 4–1–0)
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December: 4–10–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 2–8–0)
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January: 6–5–4 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–3)
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February: 2–2–2 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–2)
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March: 8–7–2 (Home: 5–5–2 ; Road: 3–2–0)
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April: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–1)
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Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
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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
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†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 |
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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 | |||||||
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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 Popovic | 1st 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 White | 200th 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 point | March 2, 2010 | |||||||
Tobias Enstrom | 100th career NHL assist | March 18, 2010 |
Awards
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Award | Awarded | |||||||
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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
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Player signings
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Draft picks
Atlanta's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | Overall | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 4 | Evander Kane | (C) | ![]() |
Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
2 | 34 | Carl Klingberg | (F) | ![]() |
Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit) |
2 | 45 (from Anaheim via Washington and Montreal) | Jeremy Morin | (LW) | ![]() |
U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
4 | 117 (from San Jose via Los Angeles) | Eddie Pasquale | (G) | ![]() |
Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
4 | 120 (from Detroit via Los Angeles) | Ben Chiarot | (D) | ![]() |
Guelph Storm (OHL) |
5 | 125 | Cody Sol | (D) | ![]() |
Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
6 | 155 | Jimmy Bubnick | (C) | ![]() |
Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
7 | 185 | Levko Koper | (LW) | ![]() |
Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
7 | 203 (from Vancouver via Los Angeles) | Jordan Samuels-Thomas | (LW) | ![]() |
Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
See also
References
- ^ Thrashers Promote Don Waddell to President and Rick Dudley to General Manager
- ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
- ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
- ^ Zetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars
- ^ Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Pavel Kubina and Forward Tim Stapleton from Toronto
- ^ Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Steve McCarthy From Anaheim Archived September 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Thrashers Trade Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman to Columbus for Future Considerations
- ^ 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
- ^ Thrashers Acquire Ivan Vishnevskiy and a 4th Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from Dallas for Kari Lehtonen
- ^ Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
- ^ Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
- ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nik Antropov
- ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
- ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
- ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
- ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
- ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch[permanent dead link]
- ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch[permanent dead link]
- ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace[permanent dead link]
- ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace[permanent dead link]
- ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Mark Popovic
- ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Maxim Afinogenov
- ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Chris Chelios
- ^ "Florida Panthers Sign Clay Wilson". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
- ^ Thrashers Claim Defenseman Christoph Schubert Off Waivers from Ottawa Archived 2009-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Defenseman Anssi Salmela
- ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Marty Reasoner
- ^ Thrashers Sign 2005 Draft Choice Andrew Kozek
- ^ Thrashers Re-sign Forward Rylan Kaip
- ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Chris Thorburn
- ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick
- ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick
- ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Jim Slater
- ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Goaltender Kari Lehtonen
- ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Forward Colby Armstrong
- ^ "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents". Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
- ^ Thrashers Sign 2009 First-Round Draft Choice Evander Kane
- ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Defenseman Boris Valabik
- ^ Thrashers Sign 2006 Draft Choice Michael Forney
- ^ Thrashers Sign Forward Rich Peverley to Multiple-Year Contract Extension