1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season

1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers
Division5th Southeast
Conference15th Eastern
1999–2000 record14–57–7–4
Home record9–26–3–3
Road record5–31–4–1
Goals for170
Goals against313
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachCurt Fraser
CaptainKelly Buchberger (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
ArenaPhilips Arena
Average attendance17,206
Minor league affiliate(s)Orlando Solar Bears
Team leaders
GoalsAndrew Brunette (23)
AssistsAndrew Brunette (27)
PointsAndrew Brunette (50)
Penalty minutesDenny Lambert (219)
Plus/minusDonald Audette (-4)
WinsDamian Rhodes (5)
Goals against averageScott Fankhouser (3.20)

The 1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season was the inaugural campaign for the franchise that would play in Atlanta for 11 seasons.

The Thrashers finished their inaugural season with an NHL-worst record of 14–57–7–4 for 39 points. To date, it is the worst season in the history of the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets franchise. In addition, it represents the lowest full-season point total since the beginning of the NHL's "three-point" standings system in 1999–2000, as well as the lowest point total for any team playing an 82-game season. The rebuilding Detroit Red Wings tied the mark 19 seasons later. But, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Wings played 71 games, 11 less than the Thrashers. Their .238 points percentage was the lowest by an NHL team since the 1993–94 Ottawa Senators.

Offseason

The newly formed Thrashers selected Patrik Stefan with the first overall selection in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Regular season

The players who were introduced to the NHL as members of the expansion Thrashers, along with Stefan were Bryan Adams, Scott Fankhouser, Andreas Karlsson, Geordie Kinnear, Per Svartvadet, and Sergei Vyshedkevich. Éric Bertrand and Frantisek Kaberle played their rookie campaigns as members of the Thrashers, too, but they weren't Thrashers to begin with, with Bertrand getting traded from the New Jersey Devils, the eventual Stanley Cup champions, and Kaberle getting traded from the Los Angeles Kings.

They played their first game on October 2, 1999, losing 4–1 to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the New Jersey Devils. Captain Kelly Buchberger scored the franchise's first goal in the loss.[1] The Thrashers would not get their first win until two weeks later. Damian Rhodes blanked the New York Islanders 2–0 on the road.[1] The Thrashers would not get their first victory in Atlanta until October 26 when they beat the Calgary Flames in their return to Atlanta 2–1.[2] Andrew Brunette led the team in scoring with 50 points as the Thrashers finished last in the Southeast Division with an NHL worst record of 14–57–7–4.

In addition to being shut out a league-high 12 times, the Thrashers struggled offensively and defensively, scoring the fewest goals (170) and allowing the most goals (313) out of all 28 teams. They also tied the Chicago Blackhawks for most short-handed goals allowed, with 13.[3][4]

Final standings

Southeast Division[5]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Washington Capitals 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
2 5 Florida Panthers 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
3 9 Carolina Hurricanes 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
4 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
5 15 Atlanta Thrashers 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
3 y – Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 100
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
5 Florida Panthers SE 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
6 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 95
7 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
8 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 85
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 83
11 New York Rangers AT 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 73
12 Boston Bruins NE 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 73
13 New York Islanders AT 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division


Schedule and results

1999–2000 regular season[7]
October: 2–5–2–1 (home: 1–3–1–1; road: 1–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 2, 1999 1–4 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 7, 1999 1–7 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 0–2–0–0 Recap
3 T October 9, 1999 5–5 OT Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 0–2–1–0 Recap
4 W October 14, 1999 2–0 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 1–2–1–0 Recap
5 T October 16, 1999 4–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 1–2–2–0 Recap
6 L October 17, 1999 1–4 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 1–3–2–0 Recap
7 OTL October 23, 1999 2–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 1–3–2–1 Recap
8 W October 26, 1999 2–1 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 2–3–2–1 Recap
9 L October 27, 1999 0–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 2–4–2–1 Recap
10 L October 31, 1999 4–6 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 2–5–2–1 Recap
November: 3–9–0–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 0–6–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 W November 3, 1999 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 3–5–2–1 Recap
12 L November 6, 1999 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 3–6–2–1 Recap
13 L November 10, 1999 1–4 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 3–7–2–1 Recap
14 L November 12, 1999 1–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 3–8–2–1 Recap
15 L November 13, 1999 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 3–9–2–1 Recap
16 W November 17, 1999 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 4–9–2–1 Recap
17 L November 19, 1999 0–4 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 4–10–2–1 Recap
18 L November 20, 1999 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 4–11–2–1 Recap
19 W November 22, 1999 6–3 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 5–11–2–1 Recap
20 L November 25, 1999 3–6 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 5–12–2–1 Recap
21 L November 27, 1999 0–3 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 5–13–2–1 Recap
22 L November 28, 1999 2–4 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 5–14–2–1 Recap
December: 3–7–2–2 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 1–5–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
23 W December 3, 1999 2–1 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 6–14–2–1 Recap
24 W December 4, 1999 4–3 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 7–14–2–1 Recap
25 OTL December 6, 1999 3–4 OT Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 7–14–2–2 Recap
26 L December 8, 1999 0–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 7–15–2–2 Recap
27 L December 10, 1999 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 7–16–2–2 Recap
28 L December 12, 1999 1–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 7–17–2–2 Recap
29 L December 15, 1999 0–4 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 7–18–2–2 Recap
30 L December 17, 1999 1–3 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 7–19–2–2 Recap
31 L December 18, 1999 2–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 7–20–2–2 Recap
32 T December 22, 1999 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 7–20–3–2 Recap
33 T December 23, 1999 4–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 7–20–4–2 Recap
34 W December 26, 1999 6–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 8–20–4–2 Recap
35 OTL December 27, 1999 2–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 8–20–4–3 Recap
36 L December 30, 1999 0–6 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 8–21–4–3 Recap
January: 3–8–2–1 (home: 2–4–1–1; road: 1–4–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
37 L January 1, 2000 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 8–22–4–3 Recap
38 W January 4, 2000 5–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 9–22–4–3 Recap
39 W January 6, 2000 3–1 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 10–22–4–3 Recap
40 L January 8, 2000 0–3 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 10–23–4–3 Recap
41 L January 12, 2000 2–5 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 10–24–4–3 Recap
42 W January 14, 2000 1–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 11–24–4–3 Recap
43 L January 16, 2000 3–6 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–25–4–3 Recap
44 T January 17, 2000 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 11–25–5–3 Recap
45 L January 19, 2000 3–4 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 11–26–5–3 Recap
46 T January 21, 2000 3–3 OT Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 11–26–6–3 Recap
47 L January 24, 2000 3–6 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–27–6–3 Recap
48 L January 27, 2000 1–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–28–6–3 Recap
49 L January 29, 2000 1–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 11–29–6–3 Recap
50 OTL January 31, 2000 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–29–6–4 Recap
February: 1–11–0–0 (home: 0–5–0–0; road: 1–6–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
51 L February 2, 2000 1–2 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 11–30–6–4 Recap
52 L February 3, 2000 3–6 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–31–6–4 Recap
53 L February 9, 2000 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–32–6–4 Recap
54 L February 11, 2000 0–3 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 11–33–6–4 Recap
55 L February 12, 2000 3–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 11–34–6–4 Recap
56 L February 15, 2000 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 11–35–6–4 Recap
57 L February 16, 2000 1–5 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 11–36–6–4 Recap
58 L February 20, 2000 2–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 11–37–6–4 Recap
59 W February 22, 2000 4–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 12–37–6–4 Recap
60 L February 25, 2000 4–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 12–38–6–4 Recap
61 L February 26, 2000 2–5 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 12–39–6–4 Recap
62 L February 29, 2000 0–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 12–40–6–4 Recap
March: 1–13–1–0 (home: 0–7–1–0; road: 1–6–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
63 L March 2, 2000 2–5 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 12–41–6–4 Recap
64 L March 4, 2000 2–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 12–42–6–4 Recap
65 L March 6, 2000 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 12–43–6–4 Recap
66 L March 10, 2000 0–9 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 12–44–6–4 Recap
67 L March 12, 2000 1–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 12–45–6–4 Recap
68 L March 13, 2000 0–3 Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 12–46–6–4 Recap
69 L March 16, 2000 2–4 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 12–47–6–4 Recap
70 W March 18, 2000 4–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 13–47–6–4 Recap
71 L March 21, 2000 1–7 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 13–48–6–4 Recap
72 T March 22, 2000 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 13–48–7–4 Recap
73 L March 24, 2000 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 13–49–7–4 Recap
74 L March 26, 2000 1–4 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 13–50–7–4 Recap
75 L March 28, 2000 2–5 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 13–51–7–4 Recap
76 L March 29, 2000 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 13–52–7–4 Recap
77 L March 31, 2000 0–6 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 13–53–7–4 Recap
April: 1–4–0–0 (home: 1–2–0–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 W April 2, 2000 5–4 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 14–53–7–4 Recap
79 L April 4, 2000 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 14–54–7–4 Recap
80 L April 6, 2000 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 14–55–7–4 Recap
81 L April 8, 2000 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 14–56–7–4 Recap
82 L April 9, 2000 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 14–57–7–4 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
15 Andrew Brunette LW 81 23 27 50 −32 30
21 Ray Ferraro C 81 19 25 44 −33 88
19 Nelson Emerson‡ RW 58 14 19 33 −24 47
38 Yannick Tremblay D 75 10 21 31 −42 22
11 Dean Sylvester RW 52 16 10 26 −14 24
13 Patrik Stefan C 72 5 20 25 −20 30
14 Mike Stapleton C 62 10 12 22 −29 30
2 Petr Buzek D 63 5 14 19 −22 41
8 Darryl Shannon‡ D 49 5 13 18 −14 65
16 Kelly Buchberger‡ RW 68 5 12 17 −34 139
29 Johan Garpenlov LW 73 2 14 16 −30 31
9 Hnat Domenichelli† LW 27 6 9 15 −21 4
24 Andreas Karlsson C 51 5 9 14 −17 14
12 Steve Guolla† C 20 4 9 13 −13 4
28 Donald Audette† RW 14 7 4 11 −4 12
27[a] Denny Lambert LW 73 5 6 11 −17 219
22[b] Shean Donovan† RW 33 4 7 11 −13 18
5 Gord Murphy D 58 1 10 11 −26 38
4 Chris Tamer D 69 2 8 10 −32 91
33 Maxim Galanov D 40 4 3 7 −12 20
39 Per Svartvadet C 38 3 4 7 −8 6
17 Matt Johnson LW 64 2 5 7 −11 144
8 Frantisek Kaberle† D 14 1 6 7 −13 6
42 Ed Ward‡ RW 44 5 1 6 −5 44
6 David Harlock D 44 0 6 6 −8 36
25 Steve Staios D 27 2 3 5 −5 66
18[c] Jason Botterill‡ LW 25 1 4 5 −7 17
3 Sergei Vyshedkevich D 7 1 3 4 −3 2
28 Kevin Dean‡ D 23 1 0 1 −5 14
36 Rumun Ndur† D 27 1 0 1 −17 17
37 Herbert Vasiljevs RW 7 1 0 1 −3 4
23 Brett Clark D 14 0 1 1 −12 4
23 Martin Prochazka RW 3 0 1 1 −1 0
26 Bryan Adams C 2 0 0 0 −1 0
22 Eric Bertrand†‡ LW 8 0 0 0 −5 4
30 Scott Fankhouser G 16 0 0 0 4
28 Geordie Kinnear D 4 0 0 0 −1 13
35 Scott Langkow G 15 0 0 0 0
34 Norm Maracle G 32 0 0 0 0
7 Chris McAlpine† D 3 0 0 0 −4 2
1 Damian Rhodes G 28 0 0 0 2
31 Rick Tabaracci†‡ G 1 0 0 0 0
9 Vladimir Vujtek LW 3 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Damian Rhodes 28 5 19 3 803 101 3.88 .874 1 1561
34 Norm Maracle 32 4 19 2 852 94 3.49 .890 1 1618
35 Scott Langkow 15 3 11 0 395 55 4.31 .861 0 765
30 Scott Fankhouser 16 2 11 2 451 49 3.20 .891 0 920
31 Rick Tabaracci†‡ 1 0 1 0 32 4 4.07 .875 0 59

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Petr Buzek [8]
Team Community Service Award David Harlock [9]
Players' Player Award Denny Lambert [9]
Three Stars of the Game Award Ray Ferraro [9]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Patrik Stefan October 2, 1999 [10]
Per Svartvadet
Andreas Karlsson November 22, 1999
Scott Fankhouser December 23, 1999
Bryan Adams March 4, 2000
Geordie Kinnear March 6, 2000
Sergei Vyshedkevich March 29, 2000

Transactions

The Thrashers were involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season.[11]

Trades

June 18, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Damian Rhodes 		To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations
June 21, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Andrew Brunette 		To Nashville Predators
4th round pick in 2000 - Matt Hendricks
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
4th round pick in 1999 - Rob Zepp
9th round pick in 1999 - Ray DiLauro 		To Vancouver Canucks
Future considerations
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Andreas Karlsson 		To Calgary Flames
Future considerations
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Dean Sylvester 		To Buffalo Sabres
Future considerations
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Scott Langkow 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Future considerations
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Sergei Vyshedkevich 		To New Jersey Devils
Future considerations
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Ulf Samuelsson 		To Detroit Red Wings
Future considerations
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
1st round pick in 1999 - Patrik Stefan 		To Vancouver Canucks
1st round pick in 1999 - Daniel Sedin
3rd round pick in 2000 - Max Birbraer
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Gord Murphy
Herbert Vasiljevs
Daniel Tjarnqvist
6th round pick in 1999 - Justin Cox 		To Florida Panthers
Trevor Kidd
June 25, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Randy Robitaille 		To Boston Bruins
Peter Ferraro
June 26, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Future considerations 		To Nashville Predators
Phil Crowe
June 26, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Per Svartvadet 		To Dallas Stars
6th round pick in 1999 - Justin Cox
July 15, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Jason Botterill
Cash 		To Dallas Stars
Jamie Pushor
July 15, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Martin Prochazka 		To Toronto Maple Leafs
6th round pick in 2001 - Maxim Kondratiev
August 16, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Denny Lambert 		To Nashville Predators
Randy Robitaille
September 27, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
8th round pick in 2000 - Evan Nielsen 		To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Ladislav Kohn
October 15, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Cash 		To Philadelphia Flyers
Jody Hull
October 29, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
4th round pick in 2000 - Carl Mallette 		To Vancouver Canucks
Corey Schwab
October 29, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Mikko Kuparinen 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Future considerations
November 1, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Eric Bertrand
Wes Mason 		To New Jersey Devils
Jeff Williams
Sylvain Cloutier
7th round pick in 2000 - Ken Magowan
December 8, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Shean Donovan 		To Colorado Avalanche
Rick Tabaracci
December 9, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
Brian Wesenberg 		To Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Bertrand
December 14, 1999 To Atlanta Thrashers
9th round pick in 2000 - Mark McRae 		To Dallas Stars
Kevin Dean
January 25, 2000 To Atlanta Thrashers
Bill Huard 		To Los Angeles Kings
Future considerations
February 11, 2000 To Atlanta Thrashers
Hnat Domenichelli
Dmitri Vlasenkov 		To Calgary Flames
Jason Botterill
Darryl Shannon
February 18, 2000 To Atlanta Thrashers
Joel Irving 		To Calgary Flames
Future considerations
March 11, 2000 To Atlanta Thrashers
Chris McAlpine 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Mikko Kuparinen
March 13, 2000 To Atlanta Thrashers
Donald Audette
Frantisek Kaberle 		To Los Angeles Kings
Kelly Buchberger
Nelson Emerson
March 14, 2000 To Atlanta Thrashers
6th round pick in 2000 - Jeff Dwyer
6th round pick in 2001 - Pasi Nurminen 		To Philadelphia Flyers
Kirby Law
March 14, 2000 To Atlanta Thrashers
7th round pick in 2001 - Colin FitzRandolph 		To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Ed Ward
March 14, 2000 To Atlanta Thrashers
6th round pick in 2000 - Jeff Dwyer
6th round pick in 2001 - Pasi Nurminen 		To Philadelphia Flyers
Kirby Law
June 2, 2000 To Atlanta Thrashers
6th round pick in 2000 - Darcy Hordichuk 		To Montreal Canadiens
Future considerations

Free agents signed

June 28, 1999 From Owen Sound Platers (OHL)
Dan Snyder
July 1, 1999 From Michigan State (CCHA)
Bryan Adams
July 6, 1999 From Ohio State (CCHA)
Hugo Boisvert
July 6, 1999 From Adirondack Red Wings (AHL)
Kirby Law
July 13, 1999 From Indianapolis Ice (IHL)
Bob Lachance
July 19, 1999 From HC Vítkovice (ECH)
Vladimír Vůjtek
July 20, 1999 From Ottawa Senators
Nelson Emerson
August 2, 1999 From Los Angeles Kings
Ray Ferraro
August 12, 1999 From University of Michigan (CCHA)
Sean Ritchlin
August 12, 1999 From New Jersey Devils
Geordie Kinnear
August 24, 1999 From Massachusetts-Lowell (HE)
Scott Fankhouser
November 3, 1999 From Washington Capitals
Rick Tabaracci
March 24, 2000 From Northern Michigan (WCHA)
J.P. Vigier
March 27, 2000 From R.P.I. (ECAC)
Brian Pothier
April 11, 2000 From R.P.I. (ECAC)
Brad Tapper

Free agents lost

October 18, 1999 To Philadelphia Flyers
Ulf Samuelsson

Waivers claims

September 27, 1999 From New Jersey Devils
Jeff Williams
September 27, 1999 From Toronto Maple Leafs
Ladislav Kohn
December 11, 1999 From New York Rangers
Rumun Ndur
March 1, 2000 From Tampa Bay Lightning
Steve Guolla

Lost on waivers

September 27, 1999 To St. Louis Blues
Terry Yake

Draft picks

NHL Expansion Draft

Main article: 1999 NHL Expansion Draft

These results are numbered 1–26 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Thrashers were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.

# Player Drafted from
1. Trevor Kidd (G) Carolina Hurricanes
2. Norm Maracle (G) Detroit Red Wings
3. Corey Schwab (G) Tampa Bay Lightning
4. Petr Buzek (D) Dallas Stars
5. Brett Clark (D) Montreal Canadiens
6. Kevin Dean (D) New Jersey Devils
7. Maxim Galanov (D) Pittsburgh Penguins
8. David Harlock (D) New York Islanders
9. Jamie Pushor (D) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
10. Darryl Shannon (D) Buffalo Sabres
11. Chris Tamer (D) New York Rangers
12. Mark Tinordi (D) Washington Capitals
13. Yannick Tremblay (D) Toronto Maple Leafs
14. Kelly Buchberger (RW) Edmonton Oilers
15. Sylvain Cloutier (C) Chicago Blackhawks
16. Phil Crowe (RW) Ottawa Senators
17. Peter Ferraro (RW) Boston Bruins
18. Johan Garpenlov (LW) Florida Panthers
19. Jody Hull (RW) Philadelphia Flyers
20. Matt Johnson (LW) Los Angeles Kings
21. Tomi Kallio (LW) Colorado Avalanche
22. Steve Staios (RW/D) Vancouver Canucks
23. Mike Stapleton (C) Phoenix Coyotes
24. Ed Ward (RW) Calgary Flames
25. Terry Yake (C) St. Louis Blues
26. Alexei Yegorov (RW) San Jose Sharks

NHL Entry Draft

Atlanta's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.[12]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 1 Patrik Stefan Center  Czech Republic Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL)
2 30 Luke Sellars Defense  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3 68 Zdenek Blatny Left wing  Czech Republic Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4 98 David Kaczowka Left wing  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4 99 Rob Zepp Goaltender  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
5 128 Derek MacKenzie Center  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6 159 Yuri Dobryshkin Right wing  Russia Krylya Sovetov Moscow (Russia)
7 188 Stephen Baby Right wing  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
8 217 Garnet Exelby Defense  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
9 245 Tommi Santala Center  Finland Jokerit (Finland)
9 246 Ray DiLauro Defense  United States St. Lawrence University (ECAC)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Lambert wore number 10 through December 8.
  2. ^ Donovan wore number 12 in his first three games.
  3. ^ Botterill wore number 20 in his first game.

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