1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1999–2000
Year:	1999
Team:	Atlanta Thrashers
Conferencerank:	15th
Divisionrank:	5th
Record:	14–57–7–4
Homerecord:	9–26–3–3
Roadrecord:	5–31–4–1
Goalsfor:	170
Goalsagainst:	313
Captain:	Kelly Buchberger (Oct-Mar) Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Attendance:	17,206
Goalsleader:	Andrew Brunette (23)
Assistsleader:	Andrew Brunette (27)
Pointsleader:	Andrew Brunette (50)
Plusminusleader:	Donald Audette (-4)
Pimleader:	Denny Lambert (219)
Winsleader:	Damian Rhodes (5)
Gaaleader:	Scott Fankhouser (3.20)

The 1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season was the inaugural campaign for the franchise that would play in Atlanta for 11 seasons.

The Thrashers finished their inaugural season with an NHL-worst record of 14–57–7–4 for 39 points. To date, it is the worst season in the history of the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets franchise. In addition, it represents the lowest full-season point total since the beginning of the NHL's "three-point" standings system in 1999–2000, as well as the lowest point total for any team playing an 82-game season. The rebuilding Detroit Red Wings tied the mark 19 seasons later. But, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Wings played 71 games, 11 less than the Thrashers. Their .238 points percentage was the lowest by an NHL team since the 1993–94 Ottawa Senators.

Offseason

The newly formed Thrashers selected Patrik Stefan with the first overall selection in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Regular season

The players who were introduced to the NHL as members of the expansion Thrashers, along with Stefan were Bryan Adams, Scott Fankhouser, Andreas Karlsson, Geordie Kinnear, Per Svartvadet, and Sergei Vyshedkevich. Éric Bertrand and Frantisek Kaberle played their rookie campaigns as members of the Thrashers, too, but they weren't Thrashers to begin with, with Bertrand getting traded from the New Jersey Devils, the eventual Stanley Cup champions, and Kaberle getting traded from the Los Angeles Kings.

They played their first game on October 2, 1999, losing 4–1 to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the New Jersey Devils. Captain Kelly Buchberger scored the franchise's first goal in the loss.^[1] The Thrashers would not get their first win until two weeks later. Damian Rhodes blanked the New York Islanders 2–0 on the road.^[1] The Thrashers would not get their first victory in Atlanta until October 26 when they beat the Calgary Flames in their return to Atlanta 2–1.^[2] Andrew Brunette led the team in scoring with 50 points as the Thrashers finished last in the Southeast Division with an NHL worst record of 14–57–7–4.

In addition to being shut out a league-high 12 times, the Thrashers struggled offensively and defensively, scoring the fewest goals (170) and allowing the most goals (313) out of all 28 teams. They also tied the Chicago Blackhawks for most short-handed goals allowed, with 13.^{[3] [4]}

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|1||L||October 2, 1999||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||0–1–0–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|2||L||October 7, 1999||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||0–2–0–0 || |- style="text-align:center;"|3||T||October 9, 1999||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||0–2–1–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|4||W||October 14, 1999||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||1–2–1–0 || |- style="text-align:center;"|5||T||October 16, 1999||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||1–2–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|6||L||October 17, 1999||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||1–3–2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|7||OTL||October 23, 1999||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||1–3–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|8||W||October 26, 1999||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||2–3–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|9||L||October 27, 1999||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||2–4–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|10||L||October 31, 1999||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||2–5–2–1 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|11||W||November 3, 1999||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||3–5–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|12||L||November 6, 1999||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||3–6–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|13||L||November 10, 1999||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||3–7–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|14||L||November 12, 1999||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||3–8–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|15||L||November 13, 1999||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||3–9–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|16||W||November 17, 1999||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||4–9–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|17||L||November 19, 1999||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||4–10–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|18||L||November 20, 1999||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||4–11–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|19||W||November 22, 1999||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||5–11–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|20||L||November 25, 1999||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||5–12–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|21||L||November 27, 1999||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||5–13–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|22||L||November 28, 1999||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||5–14–2–1 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|23||W||December 3, 1999||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||6–14–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|24||W||December 4, 1999||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||7–14–2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|25||OTL||December 6, 1999||3–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||7–14–2–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|26||L||December 8, 1999||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||7–15–2–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|27||L||December 10, 1999||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||7–16–2–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|28||L||December 12, 1999||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||7–17–2–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|29||L||December 15, 1999||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||7–18–2–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|30||L||December 17, 1999||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||7–19–2–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|31||L||December 18, 1999||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||7–20–2–2 || |- style="text-align:center;"|32||T||December 22, 1999||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||7–20–3–2 || |- style="text-align:center;"|33||T||December 23, 1999||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||7–20–4–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|34||W||December 26, 1999||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||8–20–4–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|35||OTL||December 27, 1999||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||8–20–4–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|36||L||December 30, 1999||0–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||8–21–4–3 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|37||L||January 1, 2000||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||8–22–4–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|38||W||January 4, 2000||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||9–22–4–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|39||W||January 6, 2000||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||10–22–4–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|40||L||January 8, 2000||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||10–23–4–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|41||L||January 12, 2000||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||10–24–4–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|42||W||January 14, 2000||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||11–24–4–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|43||L||January 16, 2000||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||11–25–4–3 || |- style="text-align:center;"|44||T||January 17, 2000||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||11–25–5–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|45||L||January 19, 2000||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||11–26–5–3 || |- style="text-align:center;"|46||T||January 21, 2000||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||11–26–6–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|47||L||January 24, 2000||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||11–27–6–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|48||L||January 27, 2000||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||11–28–6–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|49||L||January 29, 2000||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||11–29–6–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FF6F6F;"|50||OTL||January 31, 2000||1–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||11–29–6–4 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|51||L||February 2, 2000||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||11–30–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|52||L||February 3, 2000||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||11–31–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|53||L||February 9, 2000||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||11–32–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|54||L||February 11, 2000||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||11–33–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|55||L||February 12, 2000||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||11–34–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|56||L||February 15, 2000||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||11–35–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|57||L||February 16, 2000||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||11–36–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|58||L||February 20, 2000||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||11–37–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|59||W||February 22, 2000||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||12–37–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|60||L||February 25, 2000||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||12–38–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|61||L||February 26, 2000||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||12–39–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|62||L||February 29, 2000||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||12–40–6–4 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|63||L||March 2, 2000||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||12–41–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|64||L||March 4, 2000||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||12–42–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|65||L||March 6, 2000||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||12–43–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|66||L||March 10, 2000||0–9 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||12–44–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|67||L||March 12, 2000||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||12–45–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|68||L||March 13, 2000||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||12–46–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|69||L||March 16, 2000||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||12–47–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|70||W||March 18, 2000||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||13–47–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|71||L||March 21, 2000||1–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) ||13–48–6–4 || |- style="text-align:center;"|72||T||March 22, 2000||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||13–48–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|73||L||March 24, 2000||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||13–49–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|74||L||March 26, 2000||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||13–50–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|75||L||March 28, 2000||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||13–51–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|76||L||March 29, 2000||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||13–52–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|77||L||March 31, 2000||0–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||13–53–7–4 || |-|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|78||W||April 2, 2000||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||14–53–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|79||L||April 4, 2000||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||14–54–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|80||L||April 6, 2000||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||14–55–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|81||L||April 8, 2000||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||14–56–7–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"|82||L||April 9, 2000||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||14–57–7–4 || |-|-| Legend:

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.

	Player		scope=colgroup colspan=6	Regular season
15		LW	81	23	27	50	−32	30
21		C	81	19	25	44	−33	88
19		RW	58	14	19	33	−24	47
38		D	75	10	21	31	−42	22
11		RW	52	16	10	26	−14	24
13		C	72	5	20	25	−20	30
14		C	62	10	12	22	−29	30
2		D	63	5	14	19	−22	41
8		D	49	5	13	18	−14	65
16		RW	68	5	12	17	−34	139
29		LW	73	2	14	16	−30	31
9		LW	27	6	9	15	−21	4
24		C	51	5	9	14	−17	14
12		C	20	4	9	13	−13	4
28		RW	14	7	4	11	−4	12
27		LW	73	5	6	11	−17	219
22		RW	33	4	7	11	−13	18
5		D	58	1	10	11	−26	38
4		D	69	2	8	10	−32	91
33		D	40	4	3	7	−12	20
39		C	38	3	4	7	−8	6
17		LW	64	2	5	7	−11	144
8		D	14	1	6	7	−13	6
42		RW	44	5	1	6	−5	44
6		D	44	0	6	6	−8	36
25		D	27	2	3	5	−5	66
18		LW	25	1	4	5	−7	17
3		D	7	1	3	4	−3	2
28		D	23	1	0	1	−5	14
36		D	27	1	0	1	−17	17
37		RW	7	1	0	1	−3	4
23		D	14	0	1	1	−12	4
23		RW	3	0	1	1	−1	0
26		C	2	0	0	0	−1	0
22		LW	8	0	0	0	−5	4
30		G	16	0	0	0		4
28		D	4	0	0	0	−1	13
35		G	15	0	0	0		0
34		G	32	0	0	0		0
7		D	3	0	0	0	−4	2
1		G	28	0	0	0		2
31		G	1	0	0	0		0
9		LW	3	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

• = 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.

	Player	scope=colgroup colspan=10	Regular season
1		28	5	19	3	803	101	3.88	.874	1	1561
34		32	4	19	2	852	94	3.49	.890	1	1618
35		15	3	11	0	395	55	4.31	.861	0	765
30		16	2	11	2	451	49	3.20	.891	0	920
31		1	0	1	0	32	4	4.07	.875	0	59

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Petr Buzek	^[5]
Team	Community Service Award	David Harlock	^[6]
	Players' Player Award	Denny Lambert
	Three Stars of the Game Award	Ray Ferraro

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Patrik Stefan	October 2, 1999	^[7]
	Per Svartvadet
	Andreas Karlsson	November 22, 1999
	Scott Fankhouser	December 23, 1999
	Bryan Adams	March 4, 2000
	Geordie Kinnear	March 6, 2000
	Sergei Vyshedkevich	March 29, 2000

Transactions

The Thrashers were involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season.^[8]

Trades

June 18, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Damian Rhodes	To Ottawa Senators Future considerations
June 21, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Andrew Brunette	To Nashville Predators 4th round pick in 2000 - Matt Hendricks
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers 4th round pick in 1999 - Rob Zepp 9th round pick in 1999 - Ray DiLauro	To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Andreas Karlsson	To Calgary Flames Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Dean Sylvester	To Buffalo Sabres Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Scott Langkow	To Phoenix Coyotes Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Sergei Vyshedkevich	To New Jersey Devils Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Ulf Samuelsson	To Detroit Red Wings Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers 1st round pick in 1999 - Patrik Stefan	To Vancouver Canucks 1st round pick in 1999 - Daniel Sedin 3rd round pick in 2000 - Max Birbraer
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Gord Murphy Herbert Vasiljevs Daniel Tjarnqvist 6th round pick in 1999 - Justin Cox	To Florida Panthers Trevor Kidd
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Randy Robitaille	To Boston Bruins Peter Ferraro
June 26, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Future considerations	To Nashville Predators Phil Crowe
June 26, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Per Svartvadet	To Dallas Stars 6th round pick in 1999 - Justin Cox
July 15, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Jason Botterill Cash	To Dallas Stars Jamie Pushor
July 15, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Martin Prochazka	To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th round pick in 2001 - Maxim Kondratiev
August 16, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Denny Lambert	To Nashville Predators Randy Robitaille
September 27, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers 8th round pick in 2000 - Evan Nielsen	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Ladislav Kohn
October 15, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Cash	To Philadelphia Flyers Jody Hull
October 29, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers 4th round pick in 2000 - Carl Mallette	To Vancouver Canucks Corey Schwab
October 29, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Mikko Kuparinen	To Tampa Bay Lightning Future considerations
November 1, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Eric Bertrand Wes Mason	To New Jersey Devils Jeff Williams Sylvain Cloutier 7th round pick in 2000 - Ken Magowan
December 8, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Shean Donovan	To Colorado Avalanche Rick Tabaracci
December 9, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Brian Wesenberg	To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Bertrand
December 14, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers 9th round pick in 2000 - Mark McRae	To Dallas Stars Kevin Dean
January 25, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers Bill Huard	To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations
February 11, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers Hnat Domenichelli Dmitri Vlasenkov	To Calgary Flames Jason Botterill Darryl Shannon
February 18, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers Joel Irving	To Calgary Flames Future considerations
March 11, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers Chris McAlpine	To Tampa Bay Lightning Mikko Kuparinen
March 13, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers Donald Audette Frantisek Kaberle	To Los Angeles Kings Kelly Buchberger Nelson Emerson
March 14, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers 6th round pick in 2000 - Jeff Dwyer 6th round pick in 2001 - Pasi Nurminen	To Philadelphia Flyers Kirby Law
March 14, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers 7th round pick in 2001 - Colin FitzRandolph	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Ed Ward
March 14, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers 6th round pick in 2000 - Jeff Dwyer 6th round pick in 2001 - Pasi Nurminen	To Philadelphia Flyers Kirby Law
June 2, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers 6th round pick in 2000 - Darcy Hordichuk	To Montreal Canadiens Future considerations

Free agents signed

June 28, 1999	From Owen Sound Platers (OHL) Dan Snyder
July 1, 1999	From Michigan State (CCHA) Bryan Adams
July 6, 1999	From Ohio State (CCHA) Hugo Boisvert
July 6, 1999	From Adirondack Red Wings (AHL) Kirby Law
July 13, 1999	From Indianapolis Ice (IHL) Bob Lachance
July 19, 1999	From HC Vítkovice (ECH) Vladimír Vůjtek
July 20, 1999	From Ottawa Senators Nelson Emerson
August 2, 1999	From Los Angeles Kings Ray Ferraro
August 12, 1999	From University of Michigan (CCHA) Sean Ritchlin
August 12, 1999	From New Jersey Devils Geordie Kinnear
August 24, 1999	From Massachusetts-Lowell (HE) Scott Fankhouser
November 3, 1999	From Washington Capitals Rick Tabaracci
March 24, 2000	From Northern Michigan (WCHA) J.P. Vigier
March 27, 2000	From R.P.I. (ECAC) Brian Pothier
April 11, 2000	From R.P.I. (ECAC) Brad Tapper

Free agents lost

October 18, 1999

To Philadelphia Flyers Ulf Samuelsson

Waivers claims

September 27, 1999	From New Jersey Devils Jeff Williams
September 27, 1999	From Toronto Maple Leafs Ladislav Kohn
December 11, 1999	From New York Rangers Rumun Ndur
March 1, 2000	From Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Guolla

Lost on waivers

September 27, 1999

To St. Louis Blues Terry Yake

Draft picks

NHL Expansion Draft

See main article: 1999 NHL Expansion Draft. These results are numbered 1–26 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Thrashers were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.

	Player	Drafted from
1.	Trevor Kidd (G)	Carolina Hurricanes
2.	Norm Maracle (G)	Detroit Red Wings
3.	Corey Schwab (G)	Tampa Bay Lightning
4.	Petr Buzek (D)	Dallas Stars
5.	Brett Clark (D)	Montreal Canadiens
6.	Kevin Dean (D)	New Jersey Devils
7.	Maxim Galanov (D)	Pittsburgh Penguins
8.	David Harlock (D)	New York Islanders
9.	Jamie Pushor (D)	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
10.	Darryl Shannon (D)	Buffalo Sabres
11.	Chris Tamer (D)	New York Rangers
12.	Mark Tinordi (D)	Washington Capitals
13.	Yannick Tremblay (D)	Toronto Maple Leafs
14.	Kelly Buchberger (RW)	Edmonton Oilers
15.	Sylvain Cloutier (C)	Chicago Blackhawks
16.	Phil Crowe (RW)	Ottawa Senators
17.	Peter Ferraro (RW)	Boston Bruins
18.	Johan Garpenlov (LW)	Florida Panthers
19.	Jody Hull (RW)	Philadelphia Flyers
20.	Matt Johnson (LW)	Los Angeles Kings
21.	Tomi Kallio (LW)	Colorado Avalanche
22.	Steve Staios (RW/D)	Vancouver Canucks
23.	Mike Stapleton (C)	Phoenix Coyotes
24.	Ed Ward (RW)	Calgary Flames
25.	Terry Yake (C)	St. Louis Blues
26.	Alexei Yegorov (RW)	San Jose Sharks

NHL Entry Draft

Atlanta's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.^[9]

Round		Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	1		Center		Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL)
2	30		Defense		Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3	68	Zdenek Blatny	Left wing		Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4	98	David Kaczowka	Left wing		Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4	99	Rob Zepp	Goaltender		Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
5	128	Derek MacKenzie	Center		Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6	159	Yuri Dobryshkin	Right wing		Krylya Sovetov Moscow (Russia)
7	188	Stephen Baby	Right wing		Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
8	217	Garnet Exelby	Defense		Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
9	245	Tommi Santala	Center		Jokerit (Finland)
9	246	Ray DiLauro	Defense		St. Lawrence University (ECAC)

See also

• 1999–2000 NHL season

References

• Web site: Atlanta Thrashers 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . May 30, 2023.
• Web site: 1999-00 Atlanta Thrashers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts . Hockey-Reference.com . May 30, 2023.

Notes and References

1. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/atlanta/thrashers.html Atlanta Thrashers (1999-Present)
2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/ATL/2000_games.html Atlanta Thrashers 1999-2000 Schedule & Results
3. Web site: 1999-00 NHL Schedule and Results.
4. Web site: 1999-00 NHL Summary.
5. Web site: 2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
6. 2014–15 Winnipeg Jets Media Guide, p.223
7. Web site: 1999-00 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 10, 2024.
8. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results.
9. Web site: 1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 10, 2023.