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[[File:Trashers warmup.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Philips Arena prior to a game.]]
The [[Atlanta Thrashers]] were an [[ice hockey]] team based in [[Atlanta]]. They competed in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) [[Eastern Conference (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 [[Season structure of the NHL#Stanley Cup playoffs|playoffs]] only once, both occurring in {{NHL Year|2006}}.

==Table key==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|+Key of colors and symbols
!scope="col" |Color/symbol
!scope="col" |Explanation
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#D0E7FF" |{{dagger}}
|[[List of Stanley Cup champions|Stanley Cup champions]]
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#DDFFDD" |{{double dagger}}
|[[Conference (sports)|Conference]] champions
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD" |{{Up-arrow}}
|[[Division (sports)|Division]] champions
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#FFCCCC" | {{Hashtag}}
|[[Presidents' Trophy|Led league in points]]
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|+Key of terms and abbreviations
|-
!scope="col" |Term or abbreviation
!scope="col" |Definition
|-
!scope="row" |Finish
|Final position in division or league standings
|-
!scope="row" |GP
|Number of games played
|-
!scope="row" |W
|Number of wins
|-
!scope="row" |L
|Number of losses
|-
!scope="row" |T
|Number of ties
|-
!scope="row" |OT
|Number of losses in overtime (since the 1999–2000 season)
|-
!scope="row" |Pts
|Number of points
|-
!scope="row" |GF
|Goals for (goals scored by the Thrashers)
|-
!scope="row" |GA
|Goals against (goals scored by the Thrashers' opponents)
|-
!scope="row" |—
|Does not apply
|}

==Season-by-season history==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[List of NHL seasons|Season]]
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|[[Conference (sports)|Conference]]
!rowspan="2"|[[Division (sports)|Division]]
!colspan="9"|[[Season structure of the NHL|Regular season]]
!colspan="6"|[[Season structure of the NHL#Stanley Cup playoffs|Postseason]]
|-
!Finish
!GP
!W
!L
!T
![[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OTL]]
![[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
!GF
!GA
!GP
!W
!L
!GF
!GA
!Result
|-
|[[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–2000]] || [[1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season|1999–2000]] || [[Eastern Conference (NHL)|Eastern]] || [[Southeast Division (NHL)|Southeast]] || 5th || 82 || 14 || 57 || 7 || 4{{ref label|OT|a|a}} || 39 || 170 || 313 || — || — || — || — || — || ''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] || [[2000–01 Atlanta Thrashers season|2000–01]] || Eastern || Southeast || 4th || 82 || 23 || 45 || 12 || 2 || 60 || 211 || 289 || — || — || — || — || — || ''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]] || [[2001–02 Atlanta Thrashers season|2001–02]] || Eastern || Southeast || 5th || 82 || 19 || 47 || 11 || 5 || 54 || 187 || 288 || — || — || — || — || — || ''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]] || [[2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers season|2002–03]] || Eastern || Southeast || 3rd || 82 || 31 || 39 || 7 || 5 || 74 || 226 || 284 || — || — || — || — || — || ''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]] || [[2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers season|2003–04]] || Eastern || Southeast || 2nd || 82 || 33 || 37 || 8 || 4 || 78 || 214 || 243 || — || — || — || — || — || ''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2004–05 NHL season|2004–05]] || [[2004–05 Atlanta Thrashers season|2004–05]] || Eastern || Southeast || colspan=17|''[[2004–05 NHL lockout|Season not played due to lockout]]'' 
|-
|[[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]] || [[2005–06 Atlanta Thrashers season|2005–06]] || Eastern || Southeast || 3rd || 82 || 41 || 33 || —{{ref label|Shootout|b|b}} || 8 || 90 || 281 || 275 || — || — || — || — || — || ''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]] || [[2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers season|2006–07]] || Eastern ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| '''Southeast''' {{Up-arrow}} || '''1st''' || 82 || 43 || 28 || — || 11 || 97 || 246 || 245 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 17 || Lost in conference quarterfinals, 0–4 ([[2006–07 New York Rangers season|Rangers]])<ref>{{cite web | title = 2007 NHL Playoff Summary | work = Hockey-Reference | publisher = Sports Reference LLC | url = https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/NHL_2007.html | accessdate = June 5, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|[[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]] || [[2007–08 Atlanta Thrashers season|2007–08]] || Eastern || Southeast || 4th || 82 || 34 || 40 || — || 8 || 76 || 216 || 272 || — || — || — || — || — || ''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2008–09 NHL season|2008–09]] || [[2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers season|2008–09]] || Eastern || Southeast || 4th || 82 || 35 || 41 || — || 6 || 76 || 257 || 280 || — || — || — || — || — || ''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2009–10 NHL season|2009–10]] || [[2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season|2009–10]] || Eastern || Southeast || 2nd || 82 || 35 || 34 || — || 13 || 83 || 234 || 256 || — || — || — || — || — || ''Did not qualify''
|-
|[[2010–11 NHL season|2010–11]] || [[2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers season|2010–11]] || Eastern || Southeast || 4th || 82 || 34 || 36 || — || 12 || 80 || 223 || 269 || — || — || — || — || — || ''Did not qualify''
|-
| colspan="19" align="center" | ''[[List of Winnipeg Jets seasons|Relocated to Winnipeg]]''
|-
!colspan="5"|Totals||902||342||437||45||78||807||2,465||3,014||4||0||4||6||17||
|}

==See also==
*[[List of NHL seasons]]
*[[List of Atlanta Flames seasons]]

==Notes==
*{{note label|OT|a|a}}Beginning with the 1999–2000 season, teams received one point for losing a regular season game in overtime.<ref>{{cite news | last = Lapointe | first = Joe | title = Hockey: Preview '99-'00; Overtime Is Now Five Minutes in Hockey Heaven | work = The New York Times | date = September 30, 1999 | url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DEEDE153EF933A0575AC0A96F958260 | accessdate = December 6, 2008 }}</ref>
*{{note label|Shootout|b|b}}Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a [[Overtime (ice hockey)#Shootout|penalty shootout]] for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.<ref>{{cite news | title = Shootouts are fan-friendly | work = [[The Washington Times]] | date = October 19, 2005 | url = http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2005/oct/18/20051018-114500-9318r/ | accessdate = December 5, 2008 }}</ref>

==References==
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*{{cite web | title = Atlanta Thrashers | work = Hockey-Reference | publisher = Sports Reference LLC | url = https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/ATL/ | accessdate = June 5, 2011 }}
*{{cite web | title = Atlanta Thrashers Statistics | publisher = Hockey Database | url = http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=4682 | accessdate = June 5, 2011 }}

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