2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers season
2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers | |
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Southeast Division champions | |
Division | 1st Southeast |
Conference | 3rd Eastern |
2006–07 record | 43–28–11 |
Home record | 23–12–6 |
Road record | 20–16–5 |
Goals for | 246 |
Goals against | 245 |
Team information | |
General manager | Don Waddell |
Coach | Bob Hartley |
Captain | Scott Mellanby |
Alternate captains | Niclas Havelid Bobby Holik Marian Hossa Vyacheslav Kozlov |
Arena | Philips Arena |
Average attendance | 16,229 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Marian Hossa (43) |
Assists | Marian Hossa (57) |
Points | Marian Hossa (100) |
Penalty minutes | Bobby Holik (86) |
Plus/minus | Marian Hossa (+18) |
Wins | Kari Lehtonen (34) |
Goals against average | Kari Lehtonen (2.79) |
The 2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers season began with the highest expectations in franchise history, even with the off-season loss of their second-leading scorer, Marc Savard, to the Boston Bruins. Veteran centers Steve Rucchin, Niko Kapanen and Jon Sim were acquired in hopes help fill the loss of Savard. With NHL superstars Marian Hossa and Ilya Kovalchuk and a healthy goaltender, Kari Lehtonen, the Thrashers clinched the first playoff berth in franchise history following the Toronto Maple Leafs' 7–2 loss to the New York Rangers on April 1. They were eliminated from the playoffs on April 18, being swept by the Rangers in four straight games in the quarterfinals.
Regular season
Season standings
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 3 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
2 | 7 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
3 | 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
4 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
5 | 14 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | P - Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
2 | Y - New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
3 | Y - Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
4 | X - Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
5 | X - Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
6 | X - New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
7 | X - Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
8 | X - New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
15 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast |
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Playoffs
The Thrashers qualified for the post-season for the first time in franchise history, while also capturing their first Southeast Division championship. Atlanta headed into the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference. The Thrashers had a highly disappointing playoff series against the New York Rangers, as they were upset in a four-game sweep with losses of 4–3, 2–1, 7–0, and 4–2.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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October: 8–2–3 (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–1–2)
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November: 8–5–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 4–2–1)
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December: 7–4–2 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–3–0)
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January: 6–5–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 3–3–1)
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February: 3–7–2 (home: 0–3–2; road: 3–4–0)
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March: 9–4–1 (home: 8–1–0; road: 1–3–1)
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April: 2–1–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–0–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) New York Rangers – Rangers win 4–0
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Scoring
- 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 | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
18 | Marian Hossa | RW | 82 | 43 | 57 | 100 | 18 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 6 |
13 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | LW | 81 | 28 | 52 | 80 | 9 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 6 |
17 | Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | 82 | 42 | 34 | 76 | −2 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 19 |
19 | Scott Mellanby | RW | 69 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −9 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
14 | Jon Sim | LW | 77 | 17 | 12 | 29 | −1 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
16 | Bobby Holik | C | 82 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −3 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Glen Metropolit‡ | C | 57 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | Greg de Vries | D | 82 | 3 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
20 | Steve Rucchin | C | 47 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Niclas Havelid | D | 77 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −2 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 0 |
23 | Jim Slater | C | 74 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
5 | Steve McCarthy | D | 46 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | Andy Sutton | D | 55 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10 |
22 | Eric Belanger† | C | 24 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −6 | 12 |
8 | Keith Tkachuk† | LW | 18 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
77 | Alexei Zhitnik† | D | 18 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
29 | Brad Larsen | LW | 72 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −11 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
11 | J. P. Vigier | RW | 72 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | Niko Kapanen‡ | C | 60 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Shane Hnidy | D | 72 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
3 | Vitaly Vishnevski‡ | D | 52 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −5 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Garnet Exelby | D | 58 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
36 | Eric Boulton | LW | 45 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 24 |
9 | Pascal Dupuis† | LW | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Jason Krog‡† | C | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | Braydon Coburn‡ | D | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | Denis Hamel†‡ | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | Johan Hedberg | G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | Kari Lehtonen | G | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | Mark Popovic | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | Darren Haydar | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Derek MacKenzie | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltending
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GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
32 | Kari Lehtonen | 68 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 2075 | 183 | 2.79 | .912 | 4 | 3934 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 11 | 5.59 | .849 | 0 | 118 |
1 | Johan Hedberg | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 51 | 2.89 | .898 | 0 | 1057 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 5 | 2.55 | .928 | 0 | 117 |
Awards and records
Awards
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Bob Hartley (coach) | [4] |
Marian Hossa | |||
NHL First Star of the Week | Ilya Kovalchuk (October 29) | [5] | |
Vyacheslav Kozlov (November 12) | |||
Kari Lehtonen (March 4) | |||
NHL Second Star of the Month | Ilya Kovalchuk (October) | [6] | |
Marian Hossa (November) | |||
NHL Third Star of the Week | Marian Hossa (December 3) | [5] | |
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Kari Lehtonen | [7] | |
Team | Community Service Award | Scott Mellanby | [8] |
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy | Vyacheslav Kozlov | [8] | |
Players' Player Award | Johan Hedberg | [8] | |
Team MVP | Marian Hossa | [8] | |
Three Stars of the Game Award | Marian Hossa | [8] |
Transactions
Trades
June 24, 2006 | To Dallas Stars Jaroslav Modry Patrik Stefan | To Atlanta Thrashers Niko Kapanen 7th round pick in 2006 |
February 1, 2007 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Kyle Wanvig Stephen Baby | To Atlanta Thrashers Andy Delmore Andre Deveaux |
February 10, 2007 | To Nashville Predators Vitali Vishnevski | To Atlanta Thrashers Eric Belanger |
February 24, 2007 | To Philadelphia Flyers Braydon Coburn | To Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik |
February 25, 2007 | To St. Louis Blues Glen Metropolit 1st round pick in 2007 3rd round pick in 2007 2nd round pick in 2008 Conditional 1st round pick in 2008 (if Tkachuk re-signs) | To Atlanta Thrashers Keith Tkachuk |
February 27, 2007 | To New York Rangers Alex Bourret 3rd round pick in 2007 | To Atlanta Thrashers Pascal Dupuis |
Free agents acquired
Player | Former Team |
F Jon Sim | Florida Panthers |
G Johan Hedberg | Dallas Stars |
F Steve Rucchin | New York Rangers |
F Glen Metropolit | HC Lugano (Swiss-A League) |
Free agents lost
Player | Current Team |
G Mike Dunham | New York Islanders |
F Marc Savard | Boston Bruins |
F Peter Bondra | Chicago Blackhawks |
F Ronald Petrovicky | Pittsburgh Penguins |
F Ramzi Abid | Nashville Predators |
Waiver losses
Player | Current Team |
F Jason Krog | New York Rangers |
F Denis Hamel | Philadelphia Flyers |
Draft picks
Atlanta's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[9] Atlanta had the 12th overall draft pick.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 12 | Bryan Little (C) | Canada | Atlanta Thrashers | Barrie Colts (OHL) |
2 | 43 | Riley Holzapfel (C) | Canada | Atlanta Thrashers | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
3 | 80 | Michael Forney (LW) | United States | Atlanta Thrashers (from Edmonton) | Thief River Falls High School (USHS–MS) |
5 | 135 | Alex Kangas (G) | United States | Buffalo Sabres | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
6 | 165 | Jonas Enlund (C) | Finland | Atlanta Thrashers | HIFK Jr. (Finland) |
7 | 195 | Jesse Martin (C) | Canada | Atlanta Thrashers | Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) |
7 | 200 | Arturs Kulda (D) | Latvia | Atlanta Thrashers (from Edmonton) | CSKA Moscow (RSL) |
7 | 210 | Will O'Neill (D) | United States | Atlanta Thrashers (from Dallas) | Tabor Academy (USHS–MA) |
See also
References
- "Atlanta Thrashers 2006-07 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- "2006-07 Atlanta Thrashers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "2006-07 Atlanta Thrashers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2007". NHL.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "NHL Three Stars of the Week". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "NHL Three Stars of the Month". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "2006-07 NHL Young Stars Rosters". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e 2014–15 Winnipeg Jets Media Guide, p.223
- ^ "2006 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.