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1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers
Division5th Southeast
Conference15th Eastern
1999–2000 record14–57–7–4
Home record9-26-6
Road record5-31-5
Goals for170
Goals against313
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachCurt Fraser
CaptainKelly Buchberger (Oct-Mar)
Vacant (Mar-Apr)
ArenaPhilips Arena
Average attendanceTBD
Team leaders
GoalsAndrew Brunette (23)
AssistsAndrew Brunette (27)
PointsAndrew Brunette (50)
Penalty minutesDenny Lambert (219)
Plus/minusTBD
WinsDamian Rhodes (5)
Goals against averageScott Fankhouser (3.20)

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

The Thrashers managed only 14 wins during their first season in the National Hockey League. It was the worst season in the history of the franchise, and as of right now stands as the lowest point total for any team since the beginning of the "three point" NHL standings system in 1999–2000.

Offseason

NHL draft

Atlanta's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 1 Patrik Stefan Centre  Czech Republic Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL)
2 30 Luke Sellars Defence  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)

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

Regular season

The newly formed Thrashers selected Patrik Stefan with the first overall selection in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. 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 23 when they beat the Calgary Flames in their return to Atlanta 2–1.[1] Andrew Brunette led the team in scoring with 50 points as the Thrashers finished last in the Southeast Division with a 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.[2][3]


Final standings

Southeast Division[4]
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[5]
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

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 2, 1999 1–4 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 0–1–0–0
2 L October 7, 1999 1–7 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 0–2–0–0
3 T October 9, 1999 5–5 OT Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 0–2–1–0
4 W October 14, 1999 2–0 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 1–2–1–0
5 T October 16, 1999 4–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 1–2–2–0
6 L October 17, 1999 1–4 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 1–3–2–0
7 OTL October 23, 1999 2–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 1–3–2–1
8 W October 26, 1999 2–1 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 2–3–2–1
9 L October 27, 1999 0–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 2–4–2–1
10 L October 31, 1999 4–6 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 2–5–2–1
11 W November 3, 1999 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 3–5–2–1
12 L November 6, 1999 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 3–6–2–1
13 L November 10, 1999 1–4 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 3–7–2–1
14 L November 12, 1999 1–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 3–8–2–1
15 L November 13, 1999 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 3–9–2–1
16 W November 17, 1999 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 4–9–2–1
17 L November 19, 1999 0–4 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 4–10–2–1
18 L November 20, 1999 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 4–11–2–1
19 W November 22, 1999 6–3 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 5–11–2–1
20 L November 25, 1999 3–6 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 5–12–2–1
21 L November 27, 1999 0–3 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 5–13–2–1
22 L November 28, 1999 2–4 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 5–14–2–1
23 W December 3, 1999 2–1 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 6–14–2–1
24 W December 4, 1999 4–3 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 7–14–2–1
25 OTL December 6, 1999 3–4 OT Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 7–14–2–2
26 L December 8, 1999 0–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 7–15–2–2
27 L December 10, 1999 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 7–16–2–2
28 L December 12, 1999 1–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 7–17–2–2
29 L December 15, 1999 0–4 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 7–18–2–2
30 L December 17, 1999 1–3 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 7–19–2–2
31 L December 18, 1999 2–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 7–20–2–2
32 T December 22, 1999 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 7–20–3–2
33 T December 23, 1999 4–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 7–20–4–2
34 W December 26, 1999 6–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 8–20–4–2
35 OTL December 27, 1999 2–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 8–20–4–3
36 L December 30, 1999 0–6 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 8–21–4–3
37 L January 1, 2000 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 8–22–4–3
38 W January 4, 2000 5–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 9–22–4–3
39 W January 6, 2000 3–1 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 10–22–4–3
40 L January 8, 2000 0–3 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 10–23–4–3
41 L January 12, 2000 2–5 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 10–24–4–3
42 W January 14, 2000 1–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 11–24–4–3
43 L January 16, 2000 3–6 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–25–4–3
44 T January 17, 2000 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 11–25–5–3
45 L January 19, 2000 3–4 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 11–26–5–3
46 T January 21, 2000 3–3 OT Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 11–26–6–3
47 L January 24, 2000 3–6 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–27–6–3
48 L January 27, 2000 1–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–28–6–3
49 L January 29, 2000 1–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 11–29–6–3
50 OTL January 31, 2000 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–29–6–4
51 L February 2, 2000 1–2 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 11–30–6–4
52 L February 3, 2000 3–6 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–31–6–4
53 L February 9, 2000 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–32–6–4
54 L February 11, 2000 0–3 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 11–33–6–4
55 L February 12, 2000 3–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 11–34–6–4
56 L February 15, 2000 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 11–35–6–4
57 L February 16, 2000 1–5 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 11–36–6–4
58 L February 20, 2000 2–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 11–37–6–4
59 W February 22, 2000 4–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 12–37–6–4
60 L February 25, 2000 4–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 12–38–6–4
61 L February 26, 2000 2–5 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 12–39–6–4
62 L February 29, 2000 0–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 12–40–6–4
63 L March 2, 2000 2–5 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 12–41–6–4
64 L March 4, 2000 2–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 12–42–6–4
65 L March 6, 2000 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 12–43–6–4
66 L March 10, 2000 0–9 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 12–44–6–4
67 L March 12, 2000 1–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 12–45–6–4
68 L March 13, 2000 0–3 Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 12–46–6–4
69 L March 16, 2000 2–4 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 12–47–6–4
70 W March 18, 2000 4–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 13–47–6–4
71 L March 21, 2000 1–7 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 13–48–6–4
72 T March 22, 2000 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 13–48–7–4
73 L March 24, 2000 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 13–49–7–4
74 L March 26, 2000 1–4 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 13–50–7–4
75 L March 28, 2000 2–5 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 13–51–7–4
76 L March 29, 2000 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 13–52–7–4
77 L March 31, 2000 0–6 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 13–53–7–4
78 W April 2, 2000 5–4 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 14–53–7–4
79 L April 4, 2000 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 14–54–7–4
80 L April 6, 2000 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 14–55–7–4
81 L April 8, 2000 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 14–56–7–4
82 L April 9, 2000 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 14–57–7–4

[6]

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Andrew Brunette LW 81 23 27 50 30 -32 9 0 2
Ray Ferraro C 81 19 25 44 88 -33 10 0 3
Nelson Emerson RW 58 14 19 33 47 -24 4 0 0
Yannick Tremblay D 75 10 21 31 22 -42 4 1 2
Dean Sylvester RW 52 16 10 26 24 -14 1 0 2
Patrik Stefan C 72 5 20 25 30 -20 1 0 0
Mike Stapleton C 62 10 12 22 30 -29 4 0 1
Petr Buzek D 63 5 14 19 41 -22 3 0 0
Darryl Shannon D 49 5 13 18 65 -14 1 0 1
Kelly Buchberger RW 68 5 12 17 139 -34 0 0 0
Johan Garpenlov LW 73 2 14 16 31 -30 0 0 0
Hnat Domenichelli LW 27 6 9 15 4 -21 0 0 0
Andreas Karlsson C 51 5 9 14 14 -17 1 0 0
Steve Guolla C 20 4 9 13 4 -13 2 0 0
Donald Audette RW 14 7 4 11 12 -4 0 1 1
Denny Lambert LW 73 5 6 11 219 -17 2 0 0
Shean Donovan RW 33 4 7 11 18 -13 1 0 1
Gord Murphy D 58 1 10 11 38 -26 0 0 0
Chris Tamer D 69 2 8 10 91 -32 0 0 0
Maxim Galanov D 40 4 3 7 20 -12 0 0 0
Per Svartvadet C 38 3 4 7 6 -8 0 0 0
Matt Johnson LW 64 2 5 7 144 -11 0 0 0
Frantisek Kaberle D 14 1 6 7 6 -13 0 1 0
Ed Ward RW 44 5 1 6 44 -5 0 2 0
David Harlock D 44 0 6 6 36 -8 0 0 0
Steve Staios D 27 2 3 5 66 -5 0 0 0
Jason Botterill LW 25 1 4 5 17 -7 0 0 1
Sergei Vyshedkevich D 7 1 3 4 2 -3 1 0 0
Kevin Dean D 23 1 0 1 14 -5 0 1 0
Rumun Ndur D 27 1 0 1 71 -17 0 0 0
Herbert Vasiljevs RW 7 1 0 1 4 -3 0 0 0
Brett Clark D 14 0 1 1 4 -12 0 0 0
Martin Prochazka RW 3 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0
Bryan Adams C 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Eric Bertrand LW 8 0 0 0 4 -5 0 0 0
Scott Fankhouser G 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Geordie Kinnear D 4 0 0 0 13 -1 0 0 0
Scott Langkow G 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norm Maracle G 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris McAlpine D 3 0 0 0 2 -4 0 0 0
Damian Rhodes G 28 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Rick Tabaracci G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vladimir Vujtek LW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Damian Rhodes 1561 28 5 19 3 101 3.88 1 803 702 .874
Norm Maracle 1618 32 4 19 2 94 3.49 1 852 758 .890
Scott Langkow 765 15 3 11 0 55 4.31 0 395 340 .861
Scott Fankhouser 920 16 2 11 2 49 3.20 0 451 402 .891
Rick Tabaracci 59 1 0 1 0 4 4.07 0 32 28 .875
Team: 4923 82 14 61 7 303 3.69 2 2533 2230 .880

[7]

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = 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
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

Trades

Date Traded Acquired Acquired From
June 18 future considerations Damian Rhodes Ottawa Senators
June 21 2000 conditional pick Andrew Brunette Nashville Predators
June 25 Peter Ferraro Randy Robitaille Boston Bruins
June 25 1999 4th & 9th round picks future considerations Vancouver Canucks
June 25 1999 1st round pick & 2000 conditional 3rd round pick 1999 first round pick Vancouver Canucks
June 25 future considerations Scott Langkow Phoenix Coyotes
June 25 future considerations Sergei Vyshedkevich New Jersey Devils
June 25 future considerations Andreas Karlsson Calgary Flames
June 25 Trevor Kidd Gord Murphy, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Herbert Vasiljevs, 1999 6th round pick Phoenix Coyotes
June 25 future considerations Ulf Samuelsson Detroit Red Wings
June 25 future considerations Dean Sylvester Buffalo Sabres
June 26 Phil Crowe future considerations Nashville Predators
June 26 1999 6th round pick Per Svartvadet Dallas Stars
July 15 2001 6th round pick Martin Prochazka Toronto Maple Leafs
July 15 Jamie Pushor Jason Botterill Dallas Stars
Aug 16 rights to Randy Robitaille Denny Lambert Nashville Predators
Sep 27 Ladislav Kohn 2000 8th round pick Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Oct 15 Jody Hull future considerations Philadelphia Flyers
Oct 29 Corey Schwab 2000 conditional pick Vancouver Canucks
Dec 8 Rick Tabaracci Shean Donovan Colorado Avalanche
Dec 15 Kevin Dean future considerations Dallas Stars
Jan 25 future considerations Bill Huard Los Angeles Kings
Feb 11 Jason Botterill & Darryl Shannon Hnat Domenichelli and rights to Dmitri Vlasenkov Calgary Flames
Mar 11 Kelly Buchberger & Nelson Emerson Donald Audette & Frantisek Kaberle Los Angeles Kings
Mar 13 Kirby Law 2000 6th round pick & 2001 6th round pick Philadelphia Flyers

Free agents

The Atlanta Thrashers signed the following free agents in the 1999-2000 season. Unrestricted free agents chosen in the expansion draft later signed by the Thrashers are included in the list.

Nelson Emerson (July 20), Dean Sylvester (July 21), Chris Tamer (July 21), Steve Staios (July 22), Sergei Vyshedkevich (July 28), Ray Ferraro (Aug 2), Herbert Vasilyev (Sept 9)

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Atlanta Thrashers (1999-Present)
  2. ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2000_games.html
  3. ^ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2000.html
  4. ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  6. ^ "1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  7. ^ "1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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