The Atlanta Thrashers were an ice hockey team based in Atlanta. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) Eastern Conference's Southeast Division (NHL) before moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba. From their inaugural season in 1999 until 2011, the team played its home games at Philips Arena. In eleven completed seasons, the team won one division championship and had qualified for the playoffs only once, both occurring in 2006–07.
a Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular season game in overtime.[2]
b Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.[3]
References
General
"Atlanta Thrashers". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
"Atlanta Thrashers Statistics". Hockey Database. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
Specific
^"2007 NHL Playoff Summary". Hockey-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
^Lapointe, Joe (September 30, 1999). "Hockey: Preview '99-'00; Overtime Is Now Five Minutes in Hockey Heaven". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
^"Shootouts are fan-friendly". The Washington Times. October 19, 2005. Retrieved December 5, 2008.