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  Atlanta Thrashers
The Thrashers name was derived from Georgia's state bird - the Brown Thrasher and the logo was designed to put forth a feeling of speed.
Even as the Thrashers finished last in the league with a 19-54-11 record, Heatley and Kovalchuk were battling it out for the Calder trophy as the NHL's top rookie.
With their future looking bright, the Thrashers were hit by tragedy in the 2003-04 pre-season when Dany Heatley and Dan Snyder were involved in a serious car accident.
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 Atlanta Thrashers -Wager On NHL Hockey Online Free NHL Picks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
ATLANTA - Steve Belkin said he's "very thrilled" at the chance of owning both the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Thrashers after a Maryland court Friday gave him the right to become the only owner of the two teams.
The Atlanta Thrashers may lose their top centre as Marc Savard declares he will test the free agency waters.
The Atlanta Thrashers continue the quest for their first- ever playoff berth tonight when they visit the East-leading Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place.
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ATLANTA (April 11, 2006) -- Was it the car, the man sitting in it, or the big silver cup on the seat beside him that was drawing all of the attention?
When the car is a Lamborghini, the man is Atlanta hip-hop artist and producer Lil' Jon and the cup is the Stanley Cup, it's tough to say.
Considering there was a 19-year gap between the departure of the Flames and the arrival of the Thrashers, Lil' Jon can be forgiven for losing touch with NHL hockey for a while, but he's a fan again.
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Kovalchuk staked the Thrashers to an early 2-0 lead, restored the two-goal margin with 13:40 remaining and turned the game into a rout 3 1/2 minutes later, finishing off his second hat trick of the season with his 11th goal.
Atlanta, which was 6-9-1 after 16 games last season, ranks among the league leaders with 3.44 goals per game.
Thrashers forward Scott Mellanby was injured at 7:41 of the third period after he was checked into the boards by Yashin.
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 HockeyAnalysis.com » Atlanta Thrashers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Thrashers have won 3 games in a row outscoring their opposition by a score of 19-2 crushing the Carolina Hurricanes (who had won 9 in a row and 11 of 12) 9-0 tonight.
Atlanta Thrashers: I like what the Atlanta Thrashers have done and I really see big things for this team in the next couple years, if not this year.
In 2003-04 the Atlanta Thrashers finished second in their division behind the Tampa Bay Lighning but only 10 in the conference and 13 points out of the playoffs.
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 ESPN.com: Atlanta Thrashers Clubhouse
The victory moved the Thrashers into a first-place tie with the Buffalo Sabres atop the Eastern Conference.
Atlanta scored four times with the man advantage after entering with three on its prior 37 chances.
Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish and Atlanta Thrashers coach Bob Hartley each were fined $10,000 by the NHL on Saturday for criticizing officials.
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 Atlanta Thrashers | NHL Hockey at CBS SportsLine.com
NEW YORK-Edmonton Oilers coach Craig MacTavish and Atlanta Thrashers coach Bob Hartley each were fined $10,000 by the NHL on Saturday for criticizing officials.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Alex Bourret suffered a concussion in a prospect tournament in Traverse City, Mich. He had a chance to make the team out of training camp, but this is likely a huge setback to those hopes.
The Thrashers are 2-4-1 under GM Don Waddell, who took over behind the bench when coach Curt Fraser was fired on December 26.
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 Atlanta Thrashers (1999-Present)
The Thrashers played their first game before a sold out crowd at Philips Arena on October 2nd losing to the New Jersey Devils 4-1, as Kelly Buchberger scored the first goal in franchise history.
After the Thrashers emerged from the lockout they were forced to almost start from scratch as they traded Danny Heatley to the Ottawa Senators for Marian Hossa and Greg de Vries, while trying to bridge the gap left behind with veteran free agents like Bobby Holik and Peter Bondra.
The rest of the way the Thrashers would be in a dog fight for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference as Ilya Kovalchuk became the first Thrasher to score more then 50 goals at 52.
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 TSN : NHL-THRASHERS - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Atlanta has lost four of its last five (1-2-2) overall after a four-game winning streak.
On Wednesday the Thrashers dropped a 5-2 tilt to visiting Carolina, as Rod Brind'Amour and Ray Whitney each tallied two goals and two assists for the Hurricanes.
Marian Hossa and Vitaly Vishnevski each scored for the Thrashers, while Kari Lehtonen gave up four goals on 13 shots before being pulled late in the second period.
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The team's name is taken from the brown thrasher, the state bird of Georgia.
Atlanta welcomed the return of the NHL in 1999 with the arrival of the Thrashers.
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The Atlanta Thrashers were satisfied with how Niclas Havelid helped anchor their defense.
The Atlanta Thrashers received a boost in their quest for a playoff berth on Thursday, when they activated center Patrik Stefan from injured reserve.
The Atlanta Thrashers claimed left wing Rico Fata, who is scoreless in 20 games this season, off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
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The Atlanta Thrashers are ready to make another run towards the Stanley Cup, and the games are sure to be exciting.
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The Atlanta Thrashers try to put the brakes on a two-game skid Friday when they visit the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center.
Thrashers coach Bob Hartley received a gross misconduct and was fined $10,000 for verbal abuse of the officials on Saturday for his actions following Friday's 4-3 win over Washington.
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 Atlanta Thrashers Tickets - Thrasher Tickets at StubHub!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Atlanta Thrasher tickets are available, and these relatively new NHL tickets are becoming a central piece of the sports tickets market in Atlanta given their early success and promise.
Atlanta itself is a desirable destination, as fans can use their sports tickets to a game at Philips Arena and then take in all that this cosmopolitan city has to offer.
Atlanta Thrasher tickets entered the hockey tickets market in 1999, and the team's growth since then has been steady.
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ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Thrashers are looking for another goalie to back up prized prospect Kari Lehtonen, fearing Pasi Nurminen’s career is over because of a serious knee injury.
Nurminen’s agent and doctor told the Thrashers that the 29-year-old goalie, who had a history of knee problems, would likely have to retire.
Lehtonen spent most of the past two seasons with Chicago of the American Hockey League but was called up to the Thrashers late in the 2003-04 season, beginning his NHL career with a four-game winning streak.
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 Atlanta Thrashers Playoff Tickets at StubHub!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Atlanta Thrashers have been eliminated from the chase for the 2006 Stanley Cup.
Atlanta Thrasher playoff tickets are becoming a valued part of the local NHL tickets and sports tickets markets, as the team is growing in stature every year.
The team is capturing the hearts of their loyal fans and the city in general, and their popularity belies the fact that Atlanta is a market that's flooded with sports tickets options.
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 Power Rankings | NHL Hockey at CBS SportsLine.com
It's been an Octoberfest so far in Atlanta with the Thrashers setting franchise marks for wins and points in the season's first month.
There's a tough hill to climb for the ninth-place Thrashers who have seven of their past 11 games on the road.
Atlanta hasn't lost two games in a row since the beginning of February.
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 Atlanta Thrashers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In September 2003, the team was sold to a group of executives by Time Warner, along with the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks.
Kovalchuk became only the second Thrashers' player to score in the NHL All-Star Game (after Heatley), an exciting overtime loss to the Red Wings occurred on New Year's Eve, Randy Robitaille broke Brian Boucher's shutout streak, Dany Heatley eventually returned to game action, and a twelve-man brawl against the Edmonton Oilers took place.
The Atlanta Thrashers are broadcast on cable television on SportSouth, which is available in many Deep South states.
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Background: The Atlanta Thrashers are a National Hockey League team based at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Altanta was awarded a NHL franchise in 1997 to replace the Atlanta Flames which departed for Calgary in 1980 and became the Calgary Flames.
In September 2003 the team was sold to a group of executives by Time Warner, along with the Atlanta Hawks pro basketball team, with which the Thrashers share the arena.
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 USATODAY.com - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
ATLANTA THRASHERS TEAM REPORT Record: 14-34-7-4 Last result: 3-0 loss at St. Louis, February 12 Streak: Lost 3 Next Game: February 26 vs. Buffalo The Thrashers were blanked by the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday 3-0 as they lost their third straight game.
The shutout was the sixth against the Thrashers this season and the fourth on the road.
Atlanta is now 3-19 in three-goal games this season.
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 Most Valuable Network - Thrash Talk - An Atlanta Thrashers column   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Thrashers currently sit in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference and Kovalchuk is on fire (9G, 6A in the last 8 games).
Atlanta was in the same ballpark for annual money, but not for as long of a contract, so Savard left for the long term sure money after what will probably be a career season…so you can’t really blame him for taking the security).
Atlanta out-shot a fatigued Florida (with the Panthers coming to town directly after their 8-goal home opener outburst the night before vs Boston) 34-22 for the game.
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Atlanta Thrashers tickets are one manner of sport attractions in a city where sports and entertainment combine quite well.
Thrasher management however has been on a mission to ensure the growing pains come to an end by means of going after big names in the market.
Bondra, long considered undersized by skeptics, is an elusive winger with a wrist shot that confounds goalies and blurs the vision of inept defensemen.
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 Atlanta Thrashers Hockey - Team Profile @ Hockeys Future (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
On opening night, just one Atlanta Thrashers prospect will be in the active line-up: goaltender Kari Lehtonen.
All eyes will be on Kari Lehtonen as the Atlanta Thrashers open training camp this week.
The Atlanta Thrashers held their annual Prospects Development Camp July 7-13.
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The Sabres continue to dominate, and the Thrashers' offense is worth watching.
Early in the season, it looks like the Thrashers could better several records set by the 1978-79 Atlanta Flames, and they might even show Atlanta fans the second round of the playoffs.
Thrashers have talent but not like you think.
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scored his second hat trick of the season and the seventh of his career as the Thrashers defeated the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Monday night at Philips Arena.
Atlanta took advantage of undisciplined play, scoring four goals with the man advantage as Boston took 13 minor penalties.
The Thrashers have been making plenty of headlines in the hockey world, so Robin and Company from CNN Headline News decided the Thrashers morning skate was a good place to celebrate their one year anniversary as a broadcast team on Wednesday.
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