2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers
Division
TBD Southeast
Conference
TBD Eastern
2010–11 record
Team information
General Manager
Rick Dudley
Coach
Craig Ramsay
Captain
TBD
Alternate captains
TBD
Arena
Philips Arena
The 2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers season is the 11th season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL).
== Off-season==
During the offseason, the Thrashers announced that they would not retain John Anderson as head coach. The team 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]
Dudley made his first trade as General Manager on June 23, 2010. It was a major trade, a nine-player trade (including picks) with the Chicago Blackhawks. The Thrashers receive Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu for Marty Reasoner, Joseph Crabb, Jeremy Morin, the Thrashers' 1st-round pick (#24 overall) in 2010 and the Thrashers 2nd-round pick (#54 overall) in 2010. The Blackhawks, Stanley Cup champions, found it necessary to trade players for prospects and picks as they were in difficulty with the salary cap.
On June 24, the team named Craig Ramsay as the new head coach. Ramsay, who had been an assistant coach for the Boston Bruins for the previous three seasons, had played with Dudley with the Buffalo Sabres during his playing career.[2] In the following weeks the Thrashers hired an Associate coach, John Torchetti, and a Assistant coach, Mike Stothers.[3] [4] The team also hired Clint Malarchuk as the team’s goaltending consultant.[5]
Regular season Divisional standings
Southeast Division[6]
GP
W
L
OTL
GF
GA
Pts
-
Atlanta Thrashers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
Carolina Hurricanes
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
Florida Panthers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
Tampa Bay Lightning
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
Washington Capitals
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Conference standings
Eastern Conference[7]
GP
W
L
OTL
GF
GA
Pts
Atlanta Thrashers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Boston Bruins
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Buffalo Sabres
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Carolina Hurricanes
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Florida Panthers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Montreal Canadiens
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
New Jersey Devils
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
New York Islanders
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
New York Rangers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ottawa Senators
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Philadelphia Flyers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pittsburgh Penguins
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tampa Bay Lightning
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Toronto Maple Leafs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Washington Capitals
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)
The Thrashers will attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season.
Schedule and results Pre-season
[show]2010 Pre-season
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Record
Recap
|-
! colspan="2" style="color: rgb(35, 31, 32);"|2010–11 Schedule Win (2 Points) Loss (0 Points) Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point)
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Player stats Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Regular season
Player
GP
G
A
Pts
+/−
PIM
Goaltenders Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; 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
Min
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
Sv%
SO
G
A
PIM
† 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
Player
Record (Amount)
Achieved
Milestones
Regular Season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Regular Season
Player
Award
Awarded
Transactions The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
Date
Details
June 24, 2010[8]
To Chicago Blackhawks----
Marty Reasoner
Joseph Crabb
Jeremy Morin
1st-round pick (#24 overall) in 2010
2nd-round pick (#54 overall) in 2010
To Atlanta Thrashers----
Dustin Byfuglien
Ben Eager
Brent Sopel
Akim Aliu
June 26, 2010[9]
To New York Islanders----
5th-round pick in 2011
To Atlanta Thrashers----
6th-round pick (#155 overall) in 2010
6th-round pick (#160 overall) in 2010
June 26, 2010[9]
To Los Angeles Kings----
6th-round pick (#158 overall) in 2010
To Atlanta Thrashers----
6th-round pick (#169 overall) in 2010
7th-round pick (#199 overall) in 2010
July 1, 2010[10]
To Chicago Blackhawks----
Ivan Vishnevskiy
2nd-round pick in 2011
To Atlanta Thrashers----
Andrew Ladd
August 2, 2010[11]
To New York Rangers----
Todd White
To Atlanta Thrashers----
Donald Brashear
Patrick Rissmiller
September 1, 2010[12]
To Nashville Predators----
Grant Lewis
To Atlanta Thrashers----
Ian McKenzie
Free agents acquired
Player
Former team
Contract terms
Fredrik Pettersson[13]
Frölunda HC
2 years, $1.23 million entry-level contract
Chris Mason[14]
St. Louis Blues
2 years, $3.7 million
Mike Siklenka[15]
EC Red Bull Salzburg
1 year, $500,000
Jared Ross[16]
Philadelphia Flyers
1 year, $500,000
Jaime Sifers[16]
Minnesota Wild
1 year, $525,000
Freddy Meyer[17]
New York Islanders
1 year, $600,000
Fredrik Modin[18]
Los Angeles Kings
1 year, $800,000
Nigel Dawes[19]
Calgary Flames
1 year, $600,000
[ Free agents lost
Player
New team
Contract terms
Colby Armstrong[20]
Toronto Maple Leafs
3 years, $9 million
Johan Hedberg[21]
New Jersey Devils
1 year, $1.5 million
Pavel Kubina[22]
Tampa Bay Lightning
2 years, $7.7 million
Maxim Afinogenov[23]
SKA St. Petersburg
5 years
Clarke MacArthur[24]
Toronto Maple Leafs
1 year, $1.1 million
Claimed via Waivers
Player
Former team
Date claimed off waivers
Lost via Waivers
Player
New team
Date claimed off waivers
Lost via Retirement Player Signings
Player
Contract terms
Edward Pasquale[26]
3 years, $1.8375 million entry-level contract
Chris Carrozzi[26]
3 years, $1.86 million entry-level contract
Carl Klingberg[27]
3 years, $2.37 million entry-level contract
Danick Paquette[27]
3 years, $1.875 million entry-level contract
Jeremy Morin[28]
3 years, $2.295 million entry-level contract
Eric O’Dell[28]
3 years, $1.825 million entry-level contract
Jim Slater[29]
2 years, $2 million
Noah Welch[30]
1 year, $525,000
Eric Boulton[31]
1 year, $650,000
Ondrej Pavelec[32]
2 years, $2.3 million
Ben Eager[33]
1 year, $965,000
Andrew Ladd[34]
1 year, $2.35 million
Peter Mannino[35]
2 years, $1.05 million
Bryan Little[36]
3 years, $7.15 million
Andrei Zubarev[37]
2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract
Niclas Bergfors[38]
1 year, $900,000
#
Nat
Player
Pos
S/G
Age
Acquired
Birthplace
—
Nigeria
Akim Aliu
RW
R
21
2010
Okene, Nigeria
80
Kazakhstan
Nik Antropov
C
L
30
2009
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
18
Sweden
Niclas Bergfors
LW
R
23
2010
Södertälje, Sweden
4
United States
Zach Bogosian (A )
D
R
20
2008
Massena, New York
36
Canada
Eric Boulton
LW
L
34
2005
Halifax, Nova Scotia
33
United States
Dustin Byfuglien
LW
R
25
2010
Minneapolis, Minnesota
—
Canada
Christopher Carrozzi
G
L
20
2008
Ottawa, Ontario
—
Canada
Patrice Cormier
C
L
20
2010
Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick
15
Canada
Nigel Dawes
LW
L
25
2010
Winnipeg, Manitoba
21
Canada
Ben Eager
LW
L
26
2010
Ottawa, Ontario
39
Sweden
Tobias Enstrom
D
L
25
2003
Nordingrå, Sweden
—
United States
Michael Forney
LW
R
22
2006
Thief River Falls, Minnesota
6
United States
Ron Hainsey (A )
D
L
29
2008
Bolton, Connecticut
9
Canada
Evander Kane
LW
L
19
2009
Vancouver, British Columbia
—
Sweden
Carl Klingberg
LW
R
19
2009
Gothenburg, Sweden
—
Canada
Andrew Kozek
LW
L
24
2005
Revelstoke, British Columbia
44
Latvia
Arturs Kulda
D
L
22
2006
Riga, Soviet Union
16
Canada
Andrew Ladd
LW
L
24
2010
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
10
Canada
Bryan Little
RW
R
22
2006
Edmonton, Alberta
—
United States
Peter Mannino
G
L
26
2008
Farmington Hills, Michigan
50
Canada
Chris Mason
G
L
34
2010
Red Deer, Alberta
—
Canada
Ian McKenzie
R
23
2010
Weyburn, Saskatchewan
—
United States
Freddy Meyer
D
L
29
2010
Sanbornville, New Hampshire
19
Sweden
Fredrik Modin
LW
L
35
2010
Sundsvall, Sweden
—
Canada
O'Eric O'Dell
C
R
20
2009
Ottawa, Ontario
29
Sweden
Johnny Oduya
D
L
28
2010
Stockholm, Sweden
—
Canada
Danick Paquette
RW
R
20
2008
Montreal, Quebec
—
Canada
Edward Pasquale
G
L
19
2009
Toronto, Ontario
31
Czech Republic
Ondrej Pavelec
G
L
23
2005
Kladno, Czechoslovakia
—
Sweden
Fredrik Pettersson
LW
R
23
2010
Gothenburg, Sweden
47
Canada
Rich Peverley
C/LW
R
28
2009
Guelph, Ontario
—
Canada
Paul Postma
D
R
21
2007
Red Deer, Alberta
—
United States
Patrick Rissmiller
LW
L
31
2010
Belmont, Massachusetts
—
United States
Jaime Sifers
D
R
27
2010
Stratford, Connecticut
--
Canada
Mike Siklenka
D
R
30
2010
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
23
United States
Jim Slater
C
L
27
2002
Petoskey, Michigan
3
Canada
Brent Sopel
D
R
33
2010
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
42
United States
Tim Stapleton (UFA )
RW
R
28
2009
La Grange, Illinois
27
Canada
Chris Thorburn
RW
R
27
2007
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
5
Slovakia
Boris Valabik
D
L
24
2004
Nitra, Czechoslovakia
26
United States
Noah Welch
!D
L
28
2009
Brighton, Massachusetts
—
Russia
Andrei Zubarev
D
L
23
2005
Ufa, Soviet Union
Draft picks Atlanta's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.
Round
Overall
Player
Position
Nationality
College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1
8
Aleksandr Burmistrov
C
Russia
Barrie Colts (Ontario Hockey League)
3
87 (from Montreal)
Julian Melchiori
D
Canada
Newmarket Hurricanes (Central Canadian Hockey League)
4
101 (from Dallas)
Ivan Telegin
LW
Russia
Saginaw Spirit (Ontario Hockey League)
5
128
Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel
G
Sweden
Almtuna (Sweden-2)
5
150 (from Chicago)
Yasin Cisse
RW
Canada
Des Moines Buccaneers (United States Hockey League)
6
155 (from NY Islanders)
Kendall McFaull
D
Canada
Moose Jaw Warriors (Western Hockey League)
6
160 (from NY Islanders via NY Rangers)
Tanner Lane
C
United States
Detroit Lakes High School (United States High School-MN)
6
169 (from Los Angeles)
Sebastian Owuya
D
Sweden
Timra JR. (Sweden Junior)
7
199 (from Los Angeles)
Peter Stoykewych
D
Canada
Winnipeg South Blues (Manitoba Junior Hockey League)
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