2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season was the 11th season of play for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The Thrashers failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs during the season, and at the end of the regular season, the team announced that it would not retain John Anderson as head coach. The Thrashers 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.^[1]

Off-season[]

With the fourth-overall pick in the Entry Draft, the Thrashers chose forward Evander Kane.

The Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov, intending to team him with Ilya Kovalchuk. The Thrashers made a trade for defenceman Pavel Kubina from the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving up Garnet Exelby in a four-player deal.

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

Divisional standings[]

Conference standings[]

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Game log[]

• Green background indicates win (2 points).
• Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
• White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

Player statistics[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

^†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[]

Milestones[]

Awards[]

Transactions[]

The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades[] Date Details June 27, 2009 To Los Angeles Kings 4th-round pick (95th overall) in 2009 To Atlanta Thrashers 4th-round pick (117th overall) in 2009 4th-round pick (120th overall) in 2009 7th-round pick (203rd overall) in 2009 June 27, 2009 To Chicago Blackhawks 6th-round pick (177th overall) in 2009 To Atlanta Thrashers 5th-round pick in 2010 July 1, 2009[5] To Toronto Maple Leafs Garnet Exelby Colin Stuart To Atlanta Thrashers Pavel Kubina Tim Stapleton September 24, 2009[6] To Anaheim Ducks Future considerations To Atlanta Thrashers Steve McCarthy October 8, 2009[7] To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman To Atlanta Thrashers Future considerations February 4, 2010[8] To New Jersey Devils Ilya Kovalchuk Anssi Salmela 2nd-round pick in 2010 To Atlanta Thrashers Johnny Oduya Niclas Bergfors Patrice Cormier 1st-round pick in 2010 2nd-round pick in 2010 February 9, 2010[9] To Dallas Stars Kari Lehtonen To Atlanta Thrashers Ivan Vishnevskiy 4th-round pick in 2010 March 1, 2010[10] To Anaheim Ducks Nathan Oystrick Conditional pick in 2011[a] To Atlanta Thrashers Evgeny Artyukhin March 1, 2010[11] To Buffalo Sabres 3rd-round pick in 2010 4th-round pick in 2010 To Atlanta Thrashers Clarke MacArthur

^ Condition not satisfied. Free agents acquired[] Player Former team Contract terms Nik Antropov[12] New York Rangers 4 years, $16 million Joel Kwiatkowski[13] Severstal Cherepovets undisclosed Jason Krog[14] Manitoba Moose undisclosed Drew MacIntyre[15] Milwaukee Admirals undisclosed Peter Mannino[16] New York Islanders undisclosed Anthony Stewart[17] Florida Panthers undisclosed Noah Welch[18] Tampa Bay Lightning undisclosed Josh Gratton[19] Philadelphia Flyers undisclosed Michael Vernace[20] Colorado Avalanche undisclosed Mark Popovic[21] SKA Saint Petersburg undisclosed Maxim Afinogenov[22] Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $800,000 Chris Chelios[23] Detroit Red Wings undisclosed

Free agents lost[] Player New team Contract terms Clay Wilson[24] Florida Panthers 2 years

Claimed via waivers[] Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Christoph Schubert[25] Ottawa Senators October 2, 2009

Lost via waivers[] Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings[] Player Contract terms Anssi Salmela[26] 2 years, $1.225 million Marty Reasoner[27] 2 years, $2.3 million Andrew Kozek[28] undisclosed Rylan Kaip[29] undisclosed Chris Thorburn[30] 2 years, $1.32 million Joey Crabb[31] undisclosed Nathan Oystrick[32] undisclosed Jim Slater[33] 1 year, $800,000 Kari Lehtonen[34] 1 year, $3 million Colby Armstrong[35] 2 years, $2.4 million Scott Lehman[36] undisclosed Grant Lewis[37] undisclosed Tim Stapleton[38] undisclosed Evander Kane[39] undisclosed Boris Valabik[40] 2 years, $1.525 million Michael Forney[41] multi-year contract Rich Peverley[42] 2 years, $2.6 million contract extension

Draft picks[]

Atlanta's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	4	Evander Kane	(C)	Canada	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2	34	Carl Klingberg	(F)	Sweden	Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
2	45 (from Anaheim via Washington and Montreal)	Jeremy Morin	(LW)	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4	117 (from San Jose via Los Angeles)	Eddie Pasquale	(G)	Canada	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4	120 (from Detroit via Los Angeles)	Ben Chiarot	(D)	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
5	125		(D)	Canada	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6	155	Jimmy Bubnick	(C)	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7	185	Levko Koper	(LW)	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7	203 (from Vancouver via Los Angeles)	Jordan Samuels-Thomas	(LW)	United States	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

Roster[]

2009-10 Atlanta Thrashers [43]
Goaltenders 1 – Johan Hedberg  31 – Ondrej Pavelec		Defensemen 3 – Mark Popovic  4 – Zach Bogosian  5 – Boris Valabik  6 – Ron Hainsey  16 – Christoph Schubert  24 – Chris Chelios  25 – Anssi Salmela  29 – Johnny Oduya  39 – Toby Enstrom  44 – Arturs Kulda  77 – Pavel Kubina		Wingers 13 – Slava Kozlov  17 – Ilya Kovalchuk  - C 18 – Niclas Bergfors  20 – Colby Armstrong  36 – Eric Boulton  41 – Clarke MacArthur  61 – Maxim Afinogenov  76 – Evgeny Artyukhin		Centers 9 – Evander Kane  10 – Bryan Little  12 – Todd White  19 – Marty Reasoner  23 – Jim Slater  27 – Chris Thorburn  42 – Tim Stapleton  47 – Rich Peverley  80 – Nik Antropov  Coach: John Anderson GM: Don Waddell

See also[]

• 2009–10 NHL season

References[]

1. ^ Thrashers Promote Don Waddell to President and Rick Dudley to General Manager
2. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
3. ^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
4. ^ Zetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars
5. ^ Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Pavel Kubina and Forward Tim Stapleton from Toronto
6. ^ Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Steve McCarthy From Anaheim Archived September 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ Thrashers Trade Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman to Columbus for Future Considerations
8. ^ Thrashers Acquire Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a 1st Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from New Jersey for Kovalchuk and Salmela
9. ^ Thrashers Acquire Ivan Vishnevskiy and a 4th Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from Dallas for Kari Lehtonen
10. ^ Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
11. ^ Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
12. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nik Antropov
13. ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
14. ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
15. ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
16. ^ Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
17. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch^{[permanent dead link]}
18. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch^{[permanent dead link]}
19. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace^{[permanent dead link]}
20. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace^{[permanent dead link]}
21. ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Mark Popovic
22. ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Maxim Afinogenov
23. ^ Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Chris Chelios
24. ^ "Florida Panthers Sign Clay Wilson". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
25. ^ Thrashers Claim Defenseman Christoph Schubert Off Waivers from Ottawa Archived 2009-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
26. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Defenseman Anssi Salmela
27. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Marty Reasoner
28. ^ Thrashers Sign 2005 Draft Choice Andrew Kozek
29. ^ Thrashers Re-sign Forward Rylan Kaip
30. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Chris Thorburn
31. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick
32. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick
33. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Jim Slater
34. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Goaltender Kari Lehtonen
35. ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Forward Colby Armstrong
36. ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents
37. ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents
38. ^ Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents
39. ^ Thrashers Sign 2009 First-Round Draft Choice Evander Kane
40. ^ Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Defenseman Boris Valabik
41. ^ Thrashers Sign 2006 Draft Choice Michael Forney
42. ^ Thrashers Sign Forward Rich Peverley to Multiple-Year Contract Extension
43. ^ https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/ATL/2010.html