2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers season was the team's 12th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] The Thrashers posted a regular season record of 34 wins, 36 losses and 12 overtime/shootout losses for 80 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season. It was the last season for the franchise in Atlanta. It was announced on May 31, 2011 that the team was bought and would be relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, for the 2011–12 NHL season to become the new Winnipeg Jets.[2]

2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers
Division4th Southeast
Conference12th Eastern
2010–11 record34–36–12
Home record17−17−7
Road record17−19−5
Goals for223
Goals against269
Team information
General ManagerRick Dudley
CoachCraig Ramsay
CaptainVacant (Oct.–Nov.)
Andrew Ladd (Nov.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsNik Antropov (Oct.–Nov.)
Dustin Byfuglien (Nov.–Apr.)
Tobias Enstrom (Nov.–Apr.)
Andrew Ladd (Oct.–Nov.)
Johnny Oduya (Oct.–Nov.)
ArenaPhilips Arena
Average attendance13,469 (72.6%)
Total: 552,230
Team leaders
GoalsAndrew Ladd (29)
AssistsTobias Enstrom (41)
PointsAndrew Ladd (59)
Penalty minutesDustin Byfuglien (93)
Plus/minusBryan Little (+11)
WinsOndrej Pavelec (21)
Goals against averageOndrej Pavelec (2.73)

Off-season

During the off-season, 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.[3]

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 received Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu for Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb, Jeremy Morin, the Devils' first-round pick (#24 overall) in 2010 and the Devils' second-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.[4] In the following weeks, the Thrashers hired an associate coach, John Torchetti, and an assistant coach, Mike Stothers.[5][6] The team also hired Clint Malarchuk as the team's goaltending consultant.[7]

Regular season

Divisional standings

Southeast Division[8]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z-Washington Capitals8248231143224197107
2 Tampa Bay Lightning8246251140247240103
3 Carolina Hurricanes824031113523623991
4 Atlanta Thrashers823436122922326980
5 Florida Panthers823040122619522972

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Washington CapitalsSE8248231143224197107
2 y – Philadelphia FlyersAT8247231244259223106
3 y – Boston BruinsNE8246251144246195103
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT824925839238199106
5 Tampa Bay LightningSE8246251140247240103
6 Montreal CanadiensNE82443084121620996
7 Buffalo SabresNE824329103824522996
8 New York RangersAT82443353523319893
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE824031113523623991
10 Toronto Maple LeafsNE823734113221825185
11 New Jersey DevilsAT82383953517420981
12 Atlanta ThrashersSE823436122922326980
13 Ottawa SenatorsNE823240103019225074
14 New York IslandersAT823039132622926473
15 Florida PanthersSE823040122619522972

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Playoffs

The Thrashers failed to make the playoffs and have not made the playoffs since 2006–07 season.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2010-11 Game Log: 24-19-9, 57 Points (Home: 12-9-5; Road: 12-10-4)
2010–11 Schedule

  Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 Points)   Overtime/Shootout Loss (1 Point)

Player statistics

Skaters

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 

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% SHO G A PIM
Ondrej Pavelec583225212391472.731705.914%4004
Chris Mason33168213133953.39882.892%0004
Peter Mannino27300054.1136.861%0000

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

Records

Player Record (Amount) Achieved
Tobias Enstrom Most consecutive games played in franchise history (253) October 22, 2010
Ondrej Pavelec Most consecutive victories in franchise history (6) November 30, 2010
Dustin Byfuglien Most goals in a single season by a defenseman in franchise history (11) December 13, 2010

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Alexander Burmistrov1st Career NHL GameOctober 8, 2010
Nigel Dawes200th Career NHL GameOctober 8, 2010
Anthony Stewart1st Career NHL Hat TrickOctober 15, 2010
Rich Peverley200th Career NHL GameOctober 20, 2010
Alexander Burmistrov1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 27, 2010
Alexander Burmistrov1st Career NHL GoalOctober 29, 2010
Brent Sopel600th Career NHL GameNovember 3, 2010
Niclas Bergfors100th Career NHL GameNovember 4, 2010
Andrew Ladd100th Career NHL AssistNovember 21, 2010
Eric Boulton500th Career NHL GameDecember 2, 2010
Chris Thorburn300th Career NHL GameDecember 6, 2010
Eric Boulton1st Career NHL Hat TrickDecember 18, 2010
Evander Kane100th Career NHL GameDecember 21, 2010
Patrice Cormier1st Career NHL GameDecember 28, 2010
Jim Slater100th Career NHL PointDecember 28, 2010
Dustin Byfuglien300th Career NHL GameDecember 30, 2010
Patrice Cormier1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
January 2, 2011
Patrice Cormier1st Career NHL GoalJanuary 7, 2011
Tim Stapleton1st Career NHL AssistJanuary 22, 2011
Ondrej Pavelec100th Career NHL GameFebruary 1, 2011
Tobias Enstrom300th Career NHL GameFebruary 19, 2011
Nik Antropov400th Career NHL PointFebruary 23, 2011
Paul Postma1st Career NHL GameMarch 9, 2011
Rob Schremp100th Career NHL GameMarch 9, 2011
Andrew Ladd200th Career NHL PointMarch 11, 2011
Ben Maxwell1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
March 27, 2011
Mark Stuart300th Career NHL GameMarch 29, 2011
Andrei Zubarev1st Career NHL GameApril 5, 2011
Andrew Ladd400th Career NHL GameApril 7, 2011
Andrei Zubarev1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
April 7, 2011
Carl Klingberg1st Career NHL GameApril 10, 2011

Awards

Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Ondrej Pavelec[9]NHL First Star of the WeekNovember 29, 2010
Dustin ByfuglienNHL Second Star of the WeekNovember 29, 2010
Dustin Byfuglien[10]NHL Third Star of the Month (November)December 1, 2010

Final roster

Updated April 10, 2011.[11]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
80 Nik Antropov C L 40 2009 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union
4 Zach Bogosian D R 29 2008 Massena, New York
36 Eric Boulton LW L 43 2005 Halifax, Nova Scotia
8 Aleksandr Burmistrov C L 28 2010 Kazan, Soviet Union
33 Dustin Byfuglien (A) D R 35 2010 Minneapolis, Minnesota
45 Patrice Cormier C L 30 2010 Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick
20 Radek Dvorak RW R 43 2011 Tábor, Czechoslovakia
39 Tobias Enstrom (A) D L 35 2003 Nordingrå, Sweden
6 Ron Hainsey D L 39 2008 Bolton, Connecticut
9 Evander Kane LW L 28 2009 Vancouver, British Columbia
48 Carl Klingberg LW R 29 2009 Gothenburg, Sweden
16 Andrew Ladd (C) LW L 34 2010 Maple Ridge, British Columbia
10 Bryan Little C R 32 2006 Edmonton, Alberta
50 Chris Mason G L 44 2010 Red Deer, Alberta
49 Ben Maxwell C L 32 2011 North Vancouver, British Columbia
24 Freddy Meyer  D L 39 2010 Sanbornville, New Hampshire
29 Johnny Oduya D L 38 2010 Stockholm, Sweden
31 Ondrej Pavelec G L 32 2005 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
13 Rob Schremp C L 33 2011 Fulton, New York
23 Jim Slater  C L 37 2002 Petoskey, Michigan
14 Tim Stapleton RW R 37 2010 La Grange, Illinois
22 Anthony Stewart RW R 35 2009 LaSalle, Quebec
5 Mark Stuart D L 36 2011 Rochester, Minnesota
27 Chris Thorburn RW R 37 2007 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
26 Blake Wheeler RW R 33 2011 Plymouth, Minnesota
51 Andrei Zubarev D L 33 2005 Ufa, Soviet Union

Transactions

The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Draft picks

Atlanta's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles.

Round Overall Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 8 Alexander Burmistrov C  Russia Barrie Colts (OHL)
3 87 (from Montreal) Julian Melchiori D  Canada Newmarket Hurricanes (CCHL)
4 101 (from Dallas) Ivan Telegin LW  Russia Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5 128 Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel G  Sweden Almtuna IS (Sweden-2)
5 150 (from Chicago) Yasin Cisse RW  Canada Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
6 155 (from NY Islanders) Kendall McFaull D  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
6 160 (from NY Islanders via NY Rangers) Tanner Lane C  United States Detroit Lakes High School (USHS-MN)
6 169 (from Los Angeles) Sebastian Owuya D  Sweden Timrå IK Jr. (Sweden Junior)
7 199 (from Los Angeles) Peter Stoykewych D  Canada Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL)

See also

References

  1. National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. Winnipeg cheers return of NHL
  3. Thrashers Promote Don Waddell to President and Rick Dudley to General Manager
  4. Manasso, John (June 24, 2010). "Thrashers name Craig Ramsay as new coach". nhl.com. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  5. http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534035
  6. http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=534199
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2013-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "2010–11 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  9. Pavelec tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'
  10. http://bluelandblog.com/2010/12/01/byfuglien-named-nhl-third-star-for-november Byfuglien
  11. "Atlanta Thrashers – Team – Roster". Atlanta Thrashers. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
  12. Blackhawks acquire two 2010 draft picks, Jeremy Morin, Marty Reasoner and Joey Crabb from Atlanta Thrashers
  13. Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing
  14. Thrashers Acquire Forward Andrew Ladd from Chicago for Defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy and a Second-Round Selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  15. Thrashers Acquire Forwards Patrick Rissmiller and Donald Brashear from NY Rangers for Forward Todd White
  16. Thrashers Acquire Forward Ian McKenzie from Nashville for Defenseman Grant Lewis
  17. Thrashers Trade Forward Ben Eager to San Jose for Fifth Round Selection in 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  18. Thrashers Acquire F Blake Wheeler and D Mark Stuart from Boston for F Rich Peverley and D Boris Valabik
  19. Thrashers Acquire F Ben Maxwell and a Fourth Round Selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft from Montreal for D Brent Sopel and F Nigel Dawes
  20. Thrashers Acquire Forward Radek Dvorak and a Fifth-Round Selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft from Florida
  21. Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Brett Festerling from Montreal in Exchange for Goaltender Drew MacIntyre
  22. Thrashers Acquire a Seventh Round Selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft from Calgary in Exchange for Forward Freddy Modin
  23. Thrashers Sign F Fredrik Pettersson
  24. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltender Chris Mason
  25. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Mike Siklenka
  26. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Jared Ross and Jaime Sifers
  27. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Freddy Meyer
  28. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Fredrik Modin
  29. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nigel Dawes
  30. Thrashers Sign F Tim Stapleton; Activate F Patrice Cormier from IR and Assign to Chicago (AHL)
  31. Armstrong Added To The Fold
  32. Devils sign G Johan Hedberg
  33. Lightning Ink Defenseman Pavel Kubina
  34. REPORT: AFINOGENOV SIGNING WITH SKA ST. PETERSBURG
  35. Maple Leafs Sign Free Agent Clarke MacArthur
  36. Thrashers Claim Forward Rob Schremp Off Waivers from New York Islanders
  37. Chelios retires after 26 NHL seasons
  38. Thrashers Sign Goaltenders Edward Pasquale and Chris Carrozzi
  39. Thrashers Sign Forwards Carl Klingberg and Danick Paquette
  40. Thrashers Sign Forwards Jeremy Morin and Eric O'Dell Archived 2010-11-16 at WebCite
  41. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Forward Jim Slater
  42. Thrashers Re-sign Defenseman Noah Welch
  43. Thrashers Re-sign Forward Eric Boulton
  44. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec
  45. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Forward Ben Eager
  46. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Forward Andrew Ladd
  47. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Goaltender Peter Mannino
  48. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Forward Bryan Little
  49. Thrashers Sign 2005 Draft Choice Defenseman Andrey Zubarev Archived 2010-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
  50. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors
  51. Thrashers Sign 2010 Draft Choice Alex Burmistrov
  52. Thrashers Sign Defenseman Dustin Byfuglien to a Multiple-Year Contract Extension
  53. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Chris Thorburn to Multiple-Year Contract Extension
  54. Thrashers Re-Sign Defenseman Mark Stuart to Multiple-Year Contract Extension
  55. Thrashers Sign 2009 Draft Choice Defenseman Ben Chiarot
  56. Thrashers Sign 2008 Draft Choice Defenseman Zach Redmond
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