2008β09 Atlanta Thrashers | |
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Division | 4th Southeast |
Conference | 13th Eastern |
2008β09 record | 35β41β6 |
Home record | 18β21β2 |
Road record | 17β20β4 |
Goals for | 257 |
Goals against | 280 |
Team information | |
General manager | Don Waddell |
Coach | John Anderson |
Captain | Vacant (Oct.βJan.) Ilya Kovalchuk (Jan.βApr.) |
Alternate captains |
Colby Armstrong Niclas Havelid (Oct.βMar.) Ilya Kovalchuk (Oct.βJan.) Vyacheslav Kozlov Mathieu Schneider (Oct.βFeb.) |
Arena | Philips Arena |
Average attendance | Average: 14,535 Capacity: 78.4% Total: 276,166 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ilya Kovalchuk (43) |
Assists | Todd White (49) |
Points | Ilya Kovalchuk (91) |
Penalty minutes | Eric Boulton (163) |
Plus/minus | Rich Peverley (+14) |
Wins | Kari Lehtonen (18) |
Goals against average | Kari Lehtonen (3.09) |
The 2008β09 Atlanta Thrashers season was the tenth season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Thrashers attempted to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006β07 season, but failed.
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | y β Washington Capitals | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 272 | 245 | 108 |
2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 239 | 226 | 97 |
3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 234 | 231 | 93 |
4 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 257 | 280 | 76 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 210 | 279 | 66 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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1 | z β Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 274 | 196 | 116 | ||
2 | y β Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 272 | 245 | 108 | ||
3 | y β New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 51 | 27 | 4 | 244 | 209 | 106 | ||
4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 264 | 239 | 99 | ||
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 264 | 238 | 99 | ||
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 239 | 226 | 97 | ||
7 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 210 | 218 | 95 | ||
8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 249 | 247 | 93 | ||
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9 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 234 | 231 | 93 | ||
10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 250 | 234 | 91 | ||
11 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 217 | 237 | 83 | ||
12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 250 | 293 | 81 | ||
13 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 257 | 280 | 76 | ||
14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 210 | 279 | 66 | ||
15 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 201 | 279 | 61 |
bold β qualified for playoffs, y β division winner, z β placed first in conference (and division)
AT β Atlantic Division, NE β Northeast Division, SE β Southeast Division
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Team | Points | Record |
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New Jersey* | 106 | 1β3β0 |
NY Islanders | 61 | 3β1β0 |
NY Rangers | 95 | 2β1β1 |
Philadelphia | 99 | 0β4β0 |
Pittsburgh | 99 | 0β4β0 |
Boston* | 116 | 0β4β0 |
Buffalo | 91 | 4β0β0 |
Montreal | 93 | 2β2β0 |
Ottawa | 83 | 2β2β0 |
Toronto | 81 | 2β1β1 |
Carolina | 97 | 3β3β0 |
Florida | 93 | 2β3β1 |
Tampa Bay | 66 | 4β1β1 |
Washington* | 108 | 2β4β0 |
Chicago | 104 | 0β1β0 |
Columbus | 92 | 0β1β0 |
Detroit* | 112 | 0β2β0 |
Nashville | 88 | 1β0β1 |
St. Louis | 92 | 0β1β0 |
Calgary | 98 | 1β0β0 |
Colorado | 69 | 2β0β0 |
Edmonton | 85 | 1β0β0 |
Minnesota | 89 | 0β1β0 |
Vancouver* | 100 | 1β0β0 |
Anaheim | 91 | 1β0β0 |
Dallas | 83 | 0β1β0 |
Los Angeles | 79 | 1β0β0 |
Phoenix | 79 | 0β0β1 |
San Jose* | 117 | 0β1β0 |
Notes: * denotes division winner; teams in bold are in the Southeast Division; teams in italics qualified for the playoffs; points refer to the points achieved by the team whom the Thrashers played against
= Member of the
Atlantic Division
= Member of the
Northeast Division
= Member of the
Southeast Division
= Member of the
Central Division
= Member of the
Northeast Division
= Member of the
Pacific Division
The Atlanta Thrashers failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.
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β‘Traded mid-season
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Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
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Zach Bogosian | 1st NHL Game | October 10, 2008 | |||||||
Colby Armstrong | 200th NHL Game | October 10, 2008 | |||||||
Garnet Exelby | 300th NHL Game | October 11, 2008 | |||||||
Nathan Oystrick | 1st NHL Game | October 14, 2008 | |||||||
Mathieu Schneider | 1,200th NHL Game | October 14, 2008 | |||||||
Jason Williams | 300th NHL Game | October 16, 2008 | |||||||
Todd White | 500th NHL Game | November 2, 2008 | |||||||
Bryan Little | 1st NHL Hat Trick | December 26, 2008 | |||||||
Kari Lehtonen | 200th NHL Game | March 16, 2009 | |||||||
Eric Perrin | 100 NHL Point | March 24, 2009 |
Date | Details
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September 26, 2008 | To
Anaheim Ducks Ken Klee Brad Larsen Chad Painchaud |
To
Atlanta Thrashers Mathieu Schneider |
January 13, 2009 | To
New York Islanders Junior Lessard |
To
Atlanta Thrashers Brett Skinner |
January 14, 2009 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets Jason Williams |
To
Atlanta Thrashers Clay Wilson 6th-round pick in 2009 β David Pacan |
February 16, 2009 | To
Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Schneider Conditional pick in 2009 (condition satisfied) β Joonas Nattinen |
To
Atlanta Thrashers 2nd-round pick in 2009 β Jeremy Morin 3rd-round pick in 2010 β Julian Melchiori |
March 2, 2009 | To
New Jersey Devils Niclas Havelid Myles Stoesz |
To
Atlanta Thrashers Anssi Salmela |
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Atlanta's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 3 | Zach Bogosian | (D) | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes ( OHL) |
1 | 29 (from Pittsburgh) | Daultan Leveille | (C) | ![]() |
St. Catharines Falcons ( GOJHL) |
3 | 64 | Danick Paquette | (RW) | ![]() |
Lewiston Maineiacs ( QMJHL) |
4 | 94 | Vinny Saponari | (RW) | ![]() |
U.S. National Team Development Program ( NAHL) |
5 | 124 | Nicklas Lasu | (LW) | ![]() |
FrΓΆlunda HC ( Sweden Jr.) |
6 | 154 | Chris Carrozzi | (G) | ![]() |
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors ( OHL) |
7 | 184 | Zach Redmond | (D) | ![]() |
Ferris State University ( CCHA) |
2008β09 Atlanta Thrashers | |
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Division | 4th Southeast |
Conference | 13th Eastern |
2008β09 record | 35β41β6 |
Home record | 18β21β2 |
Road record | 17β20β4 |
Goals for | 257 |
Goals against | 280 |
Team information | |
General manager | Don Waddell |
Coach | John Anderson |
Captain | Vacant (Oct.βJan.) Ilya Kovalchuk (Jan.βApr.) |
Alternate captains |
Colby Armstrong Niclas Havelid (Oct.βMar.) Ilya Kovalchuk (Oct.βJan.) Vyacheslav Kozlov Mathieu Schneider (Oct.βFeb.) |
Arena | Philips Arena |
Average attendance | Average: 14,535 Capacity: 78.4% Total: 276,166 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Ilya Kovalchuk (43) |
Assists | Todd White (49) |
Points | Ilya Kovalchuk (91) |
Penalty minutes | Eric Boulton (163) |
Plus/minus | Rich Peverley (+14) |
Wins | Kari Lehtonen (18) |
Goals against average | Kari Lehtonen (3.09) |
The 2008β09 Atlanta Thrashers season was the tenth season of the franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Thrashers attempted to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006β07 season, but failed.
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | y β Washington Capitals | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 272 | 245 | 108 |
2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 239 | 226 | 97 |
3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 234 | 231 | 93 |
4 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 257 | 280 | 76 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 210 | 279 | 66 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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1 | z β Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 53 | 19 | 10 | 274 | 196 | 116 | ||
2 | y β Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 50 | 24 | 8 | 272 | 245 | 108 | ||
3 | y β New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 51 | 27 | 4 | 244 | 209 | 106 | ||
4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 264 | 239 | 99 | ||
5 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 264 | 238 | 99 | ||
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 239 | 226 | 97 | ||
7 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 210 | 218 | 95 | ||
8 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 249 | 247 | 93 | ||
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9 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 234 | 231 | 93 | ||
10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 250 | 234 | 91 | ||
11 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 217 | 237 | 83 | ||
12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 250 | 293 | 81 | ||
13 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 257 | 280 | 76 | ||
14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 210 | 279 | 66 | ||
15 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 201 | 279 | 61 |
bold β qualified for playoffs, y β division winner, z β placed first in conference (and division)
AT β Atlantic Division, NE β Northeast Division, SE β Southeast Division
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Team | Points | Record |
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New Jersey* | 106 | 1β3β0 |
NY Islanders | 61 | 3β1β0 |
NY Rangers | 95 | 2β1β1 |
Philadelphia | 99 | 0β4β0 |
Pittsburgh | 99 | 0β4β0 |
Boston* | 116 | 0β4β0 |
Buffalo | 91 | 4β0β0 |
Montreal | 93 | 2β2β0 |
Ottawa | 83 | 2β2β0 |
Toronto | 81 | 2β1β1 |
Carolina | 97 | 3β3β0 |
Florida | 93 | 2β3β1 |
Tampa Bay | 66 | 4β1β1 |
Washington* | 108 | 2β4β0 |
Chicago | 104 | 0β1β0 |
Columbus | 92 | 0β1β0 |
Detroit* | 112 | 0β2β0 |
Nashville | 88 | 1β0β1 |
St. Louis | 92 | 0β1β0 |
Calgary | 98 | 1β0β0 |
Colorado | 69 | 2β0β0 |
Edmonton | 85 | 1β0β0 |
Minnesota | 89 | 0β1β0 |
Vancouver* | 100 | 1β0β0 |
Anaheim | 91 | 1β0β0 |
Dallas | 83 | 0β1β0 |
Los Angeles | 79 | 1β0β0 |
Phoenix | 79 | 0β0β1 |
San Jose* | 117 | 0β1β0 |
Notes: * denotes division winner; teams in bold are in the Southeast Division; teams in italics qualified for the playoffs; points refer to the points achieved by the team whom the Thrashers played against
= Member of the
Atlantic Division
= Member of the
Northeast Division
= Member of the
Southeast Division
= Member of the
Central Division
= Member of the
Northeast Division
= Member of the
Pacific Division
The Atlanta Thrashers failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL Playoffs.
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β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Thrashers. Stats reflect season totals.
β‘Traded mid-season
underline/italics denotes franchise record
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
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Zach Bogosian | 1st NHL Game | October 10, 2008 | |||||||
Colby Armstrong | 200th NHL Game | October 10, 2008 | |||||||
Garnet Exelby | 300th NHL Game | October 11, 2008 | |||||||
Nathan Oystrick | 1st NHL Game | October 14, 2008 | |||||||
Mathieu Schneider | 1,200th NHL Game | October 14, 2008 | |||||||
Jason Williams | 300th NHL Game | October 16, 2008 | |||||||
Todd White | 500th NHL Game | November 2, 2008 | |||||||
Bryan Little | 1st NHL Hat Trick | December 26, 2008 | |||||||
Kari Lehtonen | 200th NHL Game | March 16, 2009 | |||||||
Eric Perrin | 100 NHL Point | March 24, 2009 |
Date | Details
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September 26, 2008 | To
Anaheim Ducks Ken Klee Brad Larsen Chad Painchaud |
To
Atlanta Thrashers Mathieu Schneider |
January 13, 2009 | To
New York Islanders Junior Lessard |
To
Atlanta Thrashers Brett Skinner |
January 14, 2009 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets Jason Williams |
To
Atlanta Thrashers Clay Wilson 6th-round pick in 2009 β David Pacan |
February 16, 2009 | To
Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Schneider Conditional pick in 2009 (condition satisfied) β Joonas Nattinen |
To
Atlanta Thrashers 2nd-round pick in 2009 β Jeremy Morin 3rd-round pick in 2010 β Julian Melchiori |
March 2, 2009 | To
New Jersey Devils Niclas Havelid Myles Stoesz |
To
Atlanta Thrashers Anssi Salmela |
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Atlanta's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 3 | Zach Bogosian | (D) | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes ( OHL) |
1 | 29 (from Pittsburgh) | Daultan Leveille | (C) | ![]() |
St. Catharines Falcons ( GOJHL) |
3 | 64 | Danick Paquette | (RW) | ![]() |
Lewiston Maineiacs ( QMJHL) |
4 | 94 | Vinny Saponari | (RW) | ![]() |
U.S. National Team Development Program ( NAHL) |
5 | 124 | Nicklas Lasu | (LW) | ![]() |
FrΓΆlunda HC ( Sweden Jr.) |
6 | 154 | Chris Carrozzi | (G) | ![]() |
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors ( OHL) |
7 | 184 | Zach Redmond | (D) | ![]() |
Ferris State University ( CCHA) |