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2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers season

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2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers
Division4th Southeast
Conference13th Eastern
2000–01 record23–45–12–2
Home record10–23–6–2
Road record13–22–6–0
Goals for211
Goals against289
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachCurt Fraser
CaptainSteve Staios
Alternate captainsRay Ferraro
Gord Murphy
Jeff Odgers
ArenaPhilips Arena
Average attendance15,262
Minor league affiliate(s)Orlando Solar Bears
Team leaders
GoalsDonald Audette (32)
AssistsRay Ferraro (47)
PointsRay Ferraro (76)
Penalty minutesJeff Odgers (226)
Plus/minusFrantisek Kaberle ( 11)
WinsMilan Hnilicka (12)
Goals against averageMilan Hnilicka (3.35)

The 2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers season was the team's second season of competition in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Thrashers finished fourth in the Southeast Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Offseason

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Steve Staios was named team captain on October 6.[1]

Regular season

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The Thrashers struggled on the penalty kill during the regular season, allowing a league-high 90 power-play goals, and finishing 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 77.94%.[2]

Final standings

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Southeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Washington Capitals 82 41 27 10 4 233 211 96
2 8 Carolina Hurricanes 82 38 32 9 3 212 225 88
3 12 Florida Panthers 82 22 38 13 9 200 246 66
4 13 Atlanta Thrashers 82 23 45 12 2 211 289 60
5 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 24 47 6 5 201 280 59

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- New Jersey Devils AT 82 48 19 12 3 295 195 111
2 Y- Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 21 9 4 274 205 109
3 Y- Washington Capitals SE 82 41 27 10 4 233 211 96
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 43 25 11 3 240 207 100
5 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 46 30 5 1 218 184 98
6 X- Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 42 28 9 3 281 256 96
7 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 37 29 11 5 232 207 90
8 X- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 38 32 9 3 212 225 88
8.5
9 Boston Bruins NE 82 36 30 8 8 227 249 88
10 New York Rangers AT 82 33 43 5 1 250 290 72
11 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 28 40 8 6 206 232 70
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 22 38 13 9 200 246 66
13 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 23 45 12 2 211 289 60
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 24 47 6 5 201 280 59
15 New York Islanders AT 82 21 51 7 3 185 268 52

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

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2000–01 regular season[5]
October: 1–3–5–0 (home: 0–2–2–0; road: 1–1–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 7, 2000 1–2 New York Rangers (2000–01) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 T October 11, 2000 3–3 OT Washington Capitals (2000–01) 0–1–1–0 Recap
3 L October 15, 2000 2–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 0–2–1–0 Recap
4 T October 17, 2000 3–3 OT New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 0–2–2–0 Recap
5 L October 20, 2000 3–5 New York Islanders (2000–01) 0–3–2–0 Recap
6 T October 21, 2000 6–6 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 0–3–3–0 Recap
7 W October 25, 2000 3–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 1–3–3–0 Recap
8 T October 27, 2000 1–1 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 1–3–4–0 Recap
9 T October 28, 2000 2–2 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 1–3–5–0 Recap
November: 4–7–1–1 (home: 2–4–0–1; road: 2–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
10 L November 2, 2000 2–5 Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 1–4–5–0 Recap
11 W November 4, 2000 8–3 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 2–4–5–0 Recap
12 L November 6, 2000 2–3 Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 2–5–5–0 Recap
13 T November 12, 2000 2–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 2–5–6–0 Recap
14 W November 13, 2000 4–1 @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 3–5–6–0 Recap
15 W November 15, 2000 1–0 Nashville Predators (2000–01) 4–5–6–0 Recap
16 OTL November 17, 2000 2–3 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 4–5–6–1 Recap
17 L November 18, 2000 1–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 4–6–6–1 Recap
18 L November 22, 2000 2–8 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 4–7–6–1 Recap
19 L November 23, 2000 0–6 Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 4–8–6–1 Recap
20 W November 25, 2000 2–1 Washington Capitals (2000–01) 5–8–6–1 Recap
21 L November 27, 2000 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 5–9–6–1 Recap
22 L November 29, 2000 4–6 Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 5–10–6–1 Recap
December: 10–5–0–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 5–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
23 W December 1, 2000 5–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 6–10–6–1 Recap
24 W December 2, 2000 2–1 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 7–10–6–1 Recap
25 W December 4, 2000 5–4 Boston Bruins (2000–01) 8–10–6–1 Recap
26 L December 6, 2000 3–5 Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 8–11–6–1 Recap
27 W December 8, 2000 4–3 OT Florida Panthers (2000–01) 9–11–6–1 Recap
28 W December 9, 2000 5–2 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 10–11–6–1 Recap
29 L December 11, 2000 0–4 @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 10–12–6–1 Recap
30 W December 13, 2000 3–1 Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 11–12–6–1 Recap
31 L December 15, 2000 3–6 St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 11–13–6–1 Recap
32 W December 19, 2000 7–6 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 12–13–6–1 Recap
33 W December 20, 2000 4–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 13–13–6–1 Recap
34 L December 22, 2000 1–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 13–14–6–1 Recap
35 W December 26, 2000 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 14–14–6–1 Recap
36 W December 28, 2000 4–1 @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 15–14–6–1 Recap
37 L December 29, 2000 2–5 @ New York Islanders (2000–01) 15–15–6–1 Recap
January: 1–10–3–1 (home: 0–5–1–1; road: 1–5–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 L January 1, 2001 2–4 @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 15–16–6–1 Recap
39 T January 3, 2001 1–1 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 15–16–7–1 Recap
40 L January 5, 2001 4–6 Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 15–17–7–1 Recap
41 T January 6, 2001 2–2 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 15–17–8–1 Recap
42 L January 10, 2001 2–3 Dallas Stars (2000–01) 15–18–8–1 Recap
43 L January 12, 2001 0–3 Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 15–19–8–1 Recap
44 L January 13, 2001 1–4 @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 15–20–8–1 Recap
45 L January 17, 2001 2–5 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 15–21–8–1 Recap
46 L January 20, 2001 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 15–22–8–1 Recap
47 T January 21, 2001 4–4 OT New York Islanders (2000–01) 15–22–9–1 Recap
48 L January 23, 2001 3–4 @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 15–23–9–1 Recap
49 OTL January 25, 2001 1–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 15–23–9–2 Recap
50 L January 27, 2001 1–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 15–24–9–2 Recap
51 W January 29, 2001 7–2 @ New York Rangers (2000–01) 16–24–9–2 Recap
52 L January 30, 2001 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 16–25–9–2 Recap
February: 2–8–1–0 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 0–6–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 L February 1, 2001 1–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 16–26–9–2 Recap
54 L February 7, 2001 1–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 16–27–9–2 Recap
55 W February 9, 2001 5–1 Boston Bruins (2000–01) 17–27–9–2 Recap
56 L February 10, 2001 3–7 Florida Panthers (2000–01) 17–28–9–2 Recap
57 W February 13, 2001 5–4 Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 18–28–9–2 Recap
58 L February 15, 2001 1–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 18–29–9–2 Recap
59 L February 17, 2001 1–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 18–30–9–2 Recap
60 L February 21, 2001 3–6 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 18–31–9–2 Recap
61 L February 23, 2001 0–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 18–32–9–2 Recap
62 L February 25, 2001 2–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 18–33–9–2 Recap
63 T February 27, 2001 1–1 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 18–33–10–2 Recap
March: 4–9–2–0 (home: 0–7–2–0; road: 4–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 W March 2, 2001 4–3 @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 19–33–10–2 Recap
65 T March 3, 2001 2–2 OT Florida Panthers (2000–01) 19–33–11–2 Recap
66 L March 6, 2001 2–4 Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 19–34–11–2 Recap
67 L March 8, 2001 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 19–35–11–2 Recap
68 W March 10, 2001 7–5 @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 20–35–11–2 Recap
69 T March 11, 2001 3–3 OT Calgary Flames (2000–01) 20–35–12–2 Recap
70 L March 14, 2001 1–8 @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 20–36–12–2 Recap
71 L March 16, 2001 0–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 20–37–12–2 Recap
72 L March 18, 2001 3–5 Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 20–38–12–2 Recap
73 L March 21, 2001 3–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 20–39–12–2 Recap
74 W March 22, 2001 2–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 21–39–12–2 Recap
75 W March 24, 2001 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 22–39–12–2 Recap
76 L March 26, 2001 0–4 Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 22–40–12–2 Recap
77 L March 28, 2001 2–4 New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 22–41–12–2 Recap
78 L March 30, 2001 0–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01) 22–42–12–2 Recap
April: 1–3–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
79 L April 1, 2001 2–4 New York Rangers (2000–01) 22–43–12–2 Recap
80 W April 3, 2001 5–2 Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 23–43–12–2 Recap
81 L April 5, 2001 0–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 23–44–12–2 Recap
82 L April 6, 2001 2–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 23–45–12–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts /- PIM
21 Ray Ferraro C 81 29 47 76 −11 91
28 Donald Audette RW 64 32 39 71 −3 64
15 Andrew Brunette LW 77 15 44 59 −5 26
13 Patrik Stefan C 66 10 21 31 −3 22
12 Steve Guolla C 63 12 16 28 −6 23
9 Hnat Domenichelli LW 63 15 12 27 −9 18
14 Tomi Kallio LW 56 14 13 27 −3 22
22 Shean Donovan RW 63 12 11 23 −14 47
25 Steve Staios D 70 9 13 22 −23 137
39 Per Svartvadet C 69 10 11 21 −6 20
71 Jiri Slegr D 33 3 16 19 −1 36
4 Chris Tamer D 82 4 13 17 −1 128
24 Andreas Karlsson C 60 5 11 16 −2 16
8 Frantisek Kaberle D 51 4 11 15 11 18
5 Gord Murphy D 27 3 11 14 −11 12
20 Jeff Odgers RW 82 6 7 13 −8 226
38 Yannick Tremblay D 46 4 8 12 −6 30
11 Dean Sylvester RW 43 5 6 11 −16 8
32 Yves Sarault LW 20 5 4 9 −9 26
37 Herbert Vasiljevs RW 21 4 5 9 −11 14
27 Denny Lambert LW 67 1 7 8 −5 215
17 Ladislav Kohn RW 26 3 4 7 −12 44
19 Brad Tapper RW 16 2 3 5 1 6
41 Andrei Skopintsev D 17 1 3 4 −7 16
23 Brett Clark D 28 1 2 3 −12 14
18 Jarrod Skalde C 19 1 2 3 −8 20
3 Sergei Vyshedkevich D 23 1 2 3 −7 14
3 Chris Joseph D 19 0 3 3 −7 20
7 Adam Burt D 27 0 2 2 2 27
26 Bryan Adams C 9 0 1 1 −4 2
6 David Harlock D 65 0 1 1 −28 62
2 Petr Buzek D 5 0 0 0 2 8
30 Scott Fankhouser G 7 0 0 0 2
33 Milan Hnilicka G 36 0 0 0 4
10 Darcy Hordichuk LW 11 0 0 0 −3 38
34 Norm Maracle G 13 0 0 0 0
29 Brian Pothier D 3 0 0 0 4 2
1 Damian Rhodes G 38 0 0 0 16
26 Dan Snyder C 2 0 0 0 0 0
29 J. P. Vigier RW 2 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
33 Milan Hnilicka 36 12 19 2 951 105 3.35 .890 2 1879
1 Damian Rhodes 38 7 19 7 1129 116 3.36 .897 0 2072
30 Scott Fankhouser 7 2 1 0 160 16 3.69 .900 0 260
34 Norm Maracle 13 2 8 3 406 43 3.43 .894 0 753

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Donald Audette [6]
NHL Player of the Month Donald Audette (December) [7]
Team Community Service Award Damian Rhodes [8]
Players' Player Award Jeff Odgers [8]
Chris Tamer
Team MVP Ray Ferraro [8]
Three Stars of the Game Award Ray Ferraro [8]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Tomi Kallio October 7, 2000 [9]
Brad Tapper
Darcy Hordichuk January 12, 2001
J. P. Vigier February 7, 2001
Brian Pothier April 3, 2001
Dan Snyder

Transactions

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The Thrashers were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.[10]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 9th-round pick in 2000
To New Jersey Devils
[11]
June 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2000
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
To Vancouver Canucks
  • 2nd-round pick in 2001
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
[10]
June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Anaheim's 4th-round pick in 2000
  • 5th-round pick in 2000
  • 8th-round pick in 2000
To Carolina Hurricanes
  • 4th-round pick in 2000
[12]
To Atlanta Thrashers
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 9th-round pick in 2000
[13]
July 10, 2000 (2000-07-10) To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Steve Staios
To New Jersey Devils
  • Future considerations
[14]
September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
To Minnesota Wild
[15]
November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06) To Atlanta Thrashers
  • Future considerations
To New Jersey Devils
[16]
January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14) To Atlanta Thrashers
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 3rd-round pick in 2001
[17]
February 9, 2001 (2001-02-09) To Atlanta Thrashers
To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
[18]
March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) To Atlanta Thrashers
To Buffalo Sabres
[19]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 15, 2000 (2000-06-15) Mike Weaver Michigan State University (CCHA) Free agency [20]
July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) Adam Burt Philadelphia Flyers Free agency [21]
July 19, 2000 (2000-07-19) Sean McCann Phoenix Coyotes Free agency [22]
July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) Yves Sarault Ottawa Senators Free agency [23]
July 21, 2000 (2000-07-21) Jarrod Skalde San Jose Sharks Free agency [24]
July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) Milan Hnilicka New York Rangers Free agency [25]
September 7, 2000 (2000-09-07) Andrei Skopintsev Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency [26]
September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) Jeff Odgers Minnesota Wild Waiver draft [27]
February 14, 2001 (2001-02-14) Chris Joseph Phoenix Coyotes Waivers [28]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
N/A Bob Lachance Milano Vipers (Serie A) Free agency (VI) [30]
July 3, 2000 (2000-07-03) Mike Stapleton New York Islanders Free agency (III) [31]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) Chris McAlpine Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (UFA) [32]
August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10) Johan Garpenlov Djurgardens IF (SHL) Free agency (III) [33]
September 28, 2000 (2000-09-28) Bill Huard London Knights (BISL) Free agency (III) [34]
October 2000 (2000-10) Joel Irving Rochester Americans (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [35]
October 7, 2000 (2000-10-07) Maxim Galanov Florida Panthers Free agency (UFA) [36]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 15, 2000 (2000-06-15) Ray Ferraro 1-year Option exercised [20]
July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) Denny Lambert Re-signing [21]
July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) Donald Audette Re-signing [37]
Andreas Karlsson Re-signing [37]
July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18) David Harlock 2-year Re-signing [38]
July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) Norm Maracle 1-year Re-signing [39]
July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) Shean Donovan 1-year Re-signing [40]
July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) Hnat Domenichelli Re-signing [25]
July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) Brett Clark Re-signing [41]
Scott Fankhouser Re-signing [41]
Brian Wesenberg Re-signing [41]
August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) Steve Guolla Re-signing [42]
Yannick Tremblay Re-signing [43]
August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) Ben Simon Entry-level [44]
September 6, 2000 (2000-09-06) Petr Buzek 3-year Re-signing [45]
September 7, 2000 (2000-09-07) Herbert Vasiljevs Re-signing [46]
October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) Darcy Hordichuk Entry-level [47]
March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06) Zdenek Blatny Entry-level [48]
March 15, 2001 (2001-03-15) Chris Tamer 3-year Extension [49]
April 1, 2001 (2001-04-01) Ray Ferraro 1-year Extension [50]
April 3, 2001 (2001-04-03) Dany Heatley 3-year Entry-level [51]
April 30, 2001 (2001-04-30) Kamil Piros Entry-level [52]
June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) Garnet Exelby Entry-level [53]
David Kaczowka Entry-level [53]
Derek MacKenzie Entry-level [53]
Luke Sellars Entry-level [53]
Rob Zepp Entry-level [53]
June 8, 2001 (2001-06-08) Jeff Odgers 1-year Extension [54]

Draft picks

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Atlanta's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.[55]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 2 Dany Heatley  Canada University of Wisconsin-Madison (WCHA)
2 31 Ilya Nikulin  Russia HC MVD Tver (Russia)
2 42 Libor Ustrnul  Czech Republic Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 107 Carl Mallette  Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
4 108 Blake Robson  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5 147 Matt McRae  United States Cornell University (ECAC)
6 168 Zdenek Smid  Czech Republic Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)
6 178 Jeff Dwyer  United States Choate Rosemary Hall (USHS-CT)
6 180 Darcy Hordichuk  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
8 230 Samu Isosalo  Finland North Bay Centennials (OHL)
8 242 Evan Nielsen  United States University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
8 244 Eric Bowen  United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
9 288 Mark McRae  Canada Cornell University (ECAC)
9 290 Simon Gamache  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)

Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[29]

References

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  13. ^ "SUNDAY'S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS - UPI Archives". UPI. June 25, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2023. Atlanta Thrashers -- Acquired center Ben Simon from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2000 ninth-round draft pick.
  14. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 11, 2000. Retrieved May 1, 2023. ATLANTA THRASHERS -- Acquired F-D Steve Staios from the New Jersey Devils for future considerations.
  15. ^ Johnson, Greg (September 30, 2000). "Seems like old times". Twin Cities. Retrieved May 18, 2023. Wild general manager Doug Risebrough also traded for Atlanta Thrashers left winger Matt Johnson, who should replace the toughness the team lost in Odgers. The Wild gave up a third-round draft pick in the 2001 entry draft to acquire Johnson, 6 feet 5, 230 pounds.
  16. ^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 - UPI Archives". UPI. November 6, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2023. New Jersey Devils -- Acquired defenseman Geordie Kinnear from the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations.
  17. ^ "Penquins trade Slegr to Thrashers - UPI Archives". UPI. January 14, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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  19. ^ "Thrashers Acquire Piros, Fourth Round Draft Pick". Atlanta Thrashers. March 13, 2001. Archived from the original on January 6, 2002. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Ferraro to return to Thrashers - UPI Archives". UPI. June 15, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Thrashers sign Burt, Lambert - UPI Archives". UPI. July 14, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  22. ^ "BaseballMajor League Baseball: Denied Mets formal protest..." Baltimore Sun. July 20, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2023. Thrashers: Signed free-agent D Sean McCann.
  23. ^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 20 - UPI Archives". UPI. July 20, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2023. Atlanta Thrashers -- Signed free agent forward Yves Sarault, who had been with the Ottawa Senators.
  24. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 22, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2023. ATLANTA THRASHERS--Agreed to terms with C-F Jarrod Skalde.
  25. ^ a b "Thrashers re-sign Domenichelli - UPI Archives". UPI. July 28, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  26. ^ "Atlanta Thrashers Agree to Terms with Defenseman Andrei Skopintsev". Atlanta Thrashers. September 7, 2000. Archived from the original on November 6, 2001. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  27. ^ "FLYERS DEAL EATON TO PREDATORS FOR DRAFT PICK". Chicago Tribune. September 30, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2023. The only other players taken in the draft were... winger Jeff Odgers, by Atlanta.
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