2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2002–03
Year:	2002
Team:	Atlanta Thrashers
Record:	31–39–7–5
Homerecord:	15–19–4–3
Roadrecord:	16–20–3–2
Divisionrank:	3rd
Conferencerank:	11th
Goalsfor:	226
Goalsagainst:	284
Coach:	Curt Fraser (Oct-Dec) Don Waddell (Dec-Jan) Bob Hartley (Jan-Apr)
Captain:	Rotating (Oct-Jan) Shawn McEachern (Jan-Apr)
Altcaptain:	Dany Heatley (Jan-Apr) Tony Hrkac (Jan-Apr) Vyacheslav Kozlov (Jan-Apr) Jeff Odgers (Jan-Apr)
Attendance:	13,476
Goalsleader:	Dany Heatley (41)
Assistsleader:	Vyacheslav Kozlov (49)
Pointsleader:	Dany Heatley (89)
Pimleader:	Jeff Odgers (171)
Plusminusleader:	Lubos Bartecko (+3)
Winsleader:	Pasi Nurminen (21)
Gaaleader:	Pasi Nurminen (2.88)

The 2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers season was the Thrashers' fourth season. The Thrashers placed third in the Southeast, and eleventh in the East to miss the playoffs.

Offseason

The Thrashers initially rotated the team captaincy among four players — Vyacheslav Kozlov, Uwe Krupp, Shawn McEachern, and Jeff Odgers.^[1]

Regular season

After a poor start to the season saw the Thrashers with the worst record in the league, head coach Curt Fraser was fired on December 26.^[2] Recently fired Colorado Avalanche head coach Bob Hartley was named his replacement on January 15.^[3] The rotating captaincy was discontinued two days later when McEachern was named permanent captain.^[4]

The Thrashers struggled defensively, allowing the most goals (284) and the most short-handed goals (14) of any team in the league.^[5]

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|1||L||October 11, 2002||3–5 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||0–1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|2||OTL||October 12, 2002||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||0–1–0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|3||L||October 16, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||0–2–0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|4||L||October 18, 2002||5–8 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||0–3–0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|5||L||October 19, 2002||4–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2002–03) ||0–4–0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|6||L||October 21, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||0–5–0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|7||L||October 23, 2002||1–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||0–6–0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|8||L||October 26, 2002||3–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||0–7–0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|9||L||October 29, 2002||0–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) ||0–8–0–1 || |- align="center" |10||T||October 31, 2002||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||0–8–1–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |11||W||November 2, 2002||3–1 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||1–8–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|12||L||November 7, 2002||0–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) ||1–9–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |13||W||November 9, 2002||6–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) ||2–9–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||November 11, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2002–03) ||3–9–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |15||W||November 13, 2002||3–2 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2002–03) ||4–9–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|16||L||November 15, 2002||1–5 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||4–10–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|17||L||November 17, 2002||1–5 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) ||4–11–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |18||W||November 19, 2002||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||5–11–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|19||L||November 22, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||5–12–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|20||L||November 23, 2002||3–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||5–13–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|21||L||November 26, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||5–14–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |22||W||November 28, 2002||7–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2002–03) ||6–14–1–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |23||W||December 1, 2002||5–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||7–14–1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|24||OTL||December 5, 2002||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||7–14–1–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|25||OTL||December 6, 2002||6–7 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||7–14–1–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|26||L||December 8, 2002||0–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) ||7–15–1–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|27||L||December 11, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||7–16–1–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|28||L||December 13, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||7–17–1–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|29||L||December 14, 2002||0–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) ||7–18–1–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |30||W||December 16, 2002||1–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||8–18–1–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|31||L||December 18, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||8–19–1–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|32||OTL||December 20, 2002||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||8–19–1–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|33||L||December 23, 2002||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||8–20–1–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |34||W||December 27, 2002||5–3 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||9–20–1–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|35||L||December 28, 2002||0–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||9–21–1–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |36||W||December 30, 2002||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||10–21–1–4 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|37||L||January 2, 2003||1–8 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||10–22–1–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|38||L||January 3, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||10–23–1–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|39||L||January 5, 2003||4–5 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||10–24–1–4 || |- align="center" |40||T||January 7, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||10–24–2–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |41||W||January 9, 2003||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||11–24–2–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|42||L||January 11, 2003||3–7 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2002–03) ||11–25–2–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |43||W||January 13, 2003||7–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||12–25–2–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |44||W||January 15, 2003||1–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||13–25–2–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |45||W||January 17, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||14–25–2–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|46||L||January 19, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2002–03) ||14–26–2–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |47||W||January 21, 2003||8–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2002–03) ||15–26–2–4 || |- align="center" |48||T||January 23, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||15–26–3–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |49||W||January 25, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2002–03) ||16–26–3–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |50||W||January 28, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2002–03) ||17–26–3–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|51||L||January 30, 2003||2–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||17–27–3–4 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |52||W||February 4, 2003||4–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||18–27–3–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |53||W||February 7, 2003||4–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||19–27–3–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|54||L||February 8, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||19–28–3–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|55||L||February 12, 2003||1–5 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||19–29–3–4 || |- align="center" |56||T||February 14, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||19–29–4–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|57||L||February 15, 2003||2–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) ||19–30–4–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |58||W||February 17, 2003||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) ||20–30–4–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|59||L||February 19, 2003||0–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||20–31–4–4 || |- align="center" |60||T||February 23, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) ||20–31–5–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|61||L||February 25, 2003||0–8 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) ||20–32–5–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |62||W||February 27, 2003||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) ||21–32–5–4 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|63||L||March 1, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) ||21–33–5–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |64||W||March 2, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) ||22–33–5–4 || |- align="center" |65||T||March 6, 2003||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||22–33–6–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|66||L||March 7, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||22–34–6–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|67||L||March 9, 2003||4–6 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||22–35–6–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |68||W||March 11, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||23–35–6–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|69||L||March 13, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||23–36–6–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |70||W||March 15, 2003||5–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) ||24–36–6–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |71||W||March 17, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||25–36–6–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|72||OTL||March 19, 2003||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||25–36–6–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|73||L||March 21, 2003||1–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||25–37–6–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |74||W||March 22, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||26–37–6–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|75||L||March 24, 2003||2–6 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||26–38–6–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |76||W||March 26, 2003||5–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||27–38–6–5 || |- align="center" |77||T||March 28, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||27–38–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |78||W||March 29, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2002–03) ||28–38–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |79||W||March 31, 2003||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2002–03) ||29–38–7–5 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|80||L||April 2, 2003||3–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) ||29–39–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |81||W||April 5, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2002–03) ||30–39–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |82||W||April 6, 2003||6–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||31–39–7–5 || |-|-| 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	77	41	48	89	−8	58
13		LW	79	21	49	70	−10	66
17		LW	81	38	29	67	−24	57
9		C	57	16	31	47	−11	77
27		C	71	13	21	34	−10	12
38		D	75	8	22	30	−27	32
19		RW	46	10	16	26	−27	28
12		C	80	9	17	26	−16	14
8		D	79	7	19	26	−19	32
25		D	53	3	18	21	−8	114
23		LW	37	7	9	16	3	8
36		D	75	3	12	15	−20	26
37		C	36	10	4	14	−4	34
18		RW	35	10	4	14	2	23
26		C	56	4	9	13	−8	24
42		D	43	2	9	11	−4	16
4		D	72	1	9	10	−10	118
16		LW	66	3	5	8	−15	115
39		C	62	1	7	8	−11	8
3		C	23	5	2	7	−8	6
20		RW	74	2	4	6	−13	171
7		C	27	4	1	5	−11	7
22		C	3	3	2	5	4	2
43		D	40	0	5	5	−5	20
29		D	32	2	2	4	−10	14
31		G	52	0	3	3		4
10		LW	16	2	0	2	−5	8
50		D	3	1	1	2	3	0
2		D	15	0	2	2	0	41
14		LW	5	0	2	2	−2	4
6		RW	18	0	2	2	1	61
45		LW	10	0	1	1	0	9
49		LW	4	0	0	0	−1	0
35		G	2	0	0	0		0
34		G	17	0	0	0		0
28		RW	3	0	0	0	−1	0
47		D	2	0	0	0	−2	0
41		C	2	0	0	0	−1	2
33		G	21	0	0	0		2
44		D	4	0	0	0	−2	10
11		RW	13	0	0	0	−13	4

Goaltending

• = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.

	Player	scope=colgroup colspan=10	Regular season
31		52	21	19	5	1452	137	2.88	.906	2	2856
34		17	5	11	1	472	65	4.36	.862	0	895
33		21	4	13	1	605	65	3.56	.893	0	1097
35		2	1	1	0	58	11	5.37	.810	0	123

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Dany Heatley	^[6]
	NHL Player of the Week	Dany Heatley (March 31)	^[7]
Team	Community Service Award	Chris Tamer	^[8]
	Players' Player Award	Jeff Odgers	^[9]
	Team MVP	Dany Heatley
	Three Stars of the Game Award	Dany Heatley

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Simon Gamache	March 7, 2003	^[10]
	Garnet Exelby	March 11, 2003
	Zdenek Blatny	March 19, 2003
	Kurtis Foster	March 31, 2003
	Joe DiPenta	April 2, 2003

Transactions

The Thrashers were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.^[11]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
	To Atlanta Thrashers	To Florida Panthers	^[12]
To Atlanta Thrashers	To Buffalo Sabres
To Atlanta Thrashers	To Columbus Blue Jackets
	To Atlanta Thrashers	To San Jose Sharks
	To Atlanta Thrashers	To Ottawa Senators	^[13]
	To Atlanta Thrashers	To Dallas Stars	^[14]
	To Atlanta Thrashers	To Calgary Flames	^[15]
	To Atlanta Thrashers	To Columbus Blue Jackets	^[16]
	To Atlanta Thrashers	To Vancouver Canucks	^[17]
	To Atlanta Thrashers	To New Jersey Devils	^[18]
	To Atlanta Thrashers	To New Jersey Devils	^[19]
	To Atlanta Thrashers	To Dallas Stars	^[20]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
				Free agency	^[21]
				Free agency	^[22]
				Free agency	^[23]
				Free agency	^[24]
					^[25]
				Free agency	^[26]
	Brian Maloney	Michigan State University (CCHA)		Free agency	^[27]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
			Buyout	^[28]
			Free agency (UFA)	^[29]
			Free agency (VI)	^[30]
		Reading Royals (ECHL)	Free agency (VI)	^[31]
			Retirement (III)	^[32]
N/A		Iserlohn Roosters (DEL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[33]
			Retirement	^[34]
		Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)	Free agency	^[35]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
			Re-signing	^[36]
		Re-signing
			Entry-level	^[37]
			Re-signing	^[38]
		Re-signing
		Re-signing
	Paul Flache		Entry-level
		Entry-level
		2-year	Re-signing	^[39]
			Re-signing
	1-year	Re-signing
		Re-signing
			Re-signing	^[40]
			Re-signing	^[41]
			Re-signing	^[42]
			Re-signing	^[43]
		Re-signing
			Re-signing	^[44]
			Re-signing	^[45]
		multi-year	Extension	^[46]
			Entry-level	^[47]

Draft picks

Atlanta's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.^[48]

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	2	Kari Lehtonen		Jokerit (Finland)
1	30	Jim Slater		Michigan State University (CCHA)
4	116	Patrick Dwyer		Western Michigan University (CCHA)
4	124	Lane Manson		Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5	144	Paul Flache		Brampton Battalion (OHL)
6	167	Brad Schell		Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7	198	Nathan Oystrick		Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
8	230	Colton Fretter		Chatham Maroons (WOHL)
8	236	Tyler Boldt		Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
8	257	Pauli Levokari		HIFK (Finland)

References

• Web site: Atlanta Thrashers 2002-03 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . December 12, 2022.
• Web site: 2002-03 Atlanta Thrashers Roster and Statistics . Hockey-Reference.com . December 12, 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thrashers to Rotate Team Captaincy Among Four Players . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021220122135/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View/0,8874,7%7c0%7c0%5e9238,00.html . December 20, 2002 . October 10, 2002.
2. Web site: Thrashers fire Fraser . UPI . November 22, 2022 . December 26, 2002.
3. Web site: In Sports from United Press International . UPI . November 22, 2022 . January 15, 2003.
4. Web site: Atlanta Thrashers Name Shawn McEachern Team Captain Jeff Odgers, Dany Heatley, Yyacheslav Kozlov and Tony Hrkac Named Assistant Captains . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325163627/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=f904b59e-4c81-4fdd-b76e-c6881a9dc107 . March 25, 2006 . January 17, 2003.
5. Web site: 2002-03 NHL Summary.
6. Web site: 2003 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
7. Web site: Dany Heatley Named NHL Player Of The Week . Atlanta Thrashers . December 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325161524/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=b38b844c-d4e5-4a58-ad6a-6a7677a4e518 . March 25, 2006 . March 31, 2003.
8. Web site: Thrashers Present Gilner-Reeves Community Service Award to Defenseman Chris Tamer . Atlanta Thrashers . December 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325170302/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/Community.aspx?Levels=5%7C7%7C0&CID01=af943d74-9580-44ca-b1e6-097d379fbf04 . March 25, 2006 . March 28, 2003.
9. Web site: Thrashers Forward Dany Heatley Wins Bud Light 3 Stars Award And Chevrolet MVP Award . Atlanta Thrashers . December 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325165257/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=4b4b0e76-a8ea-4d3a-87a0-56db0239b4ac . March 25, 2006 . April 6, 2003.
10. Web site: 2002-03 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 13, 2024.
11. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . www.prosportstransactions.com . December 1, 2022.
12. Web site: THRASHERS PICK UP 10 PLAYERS IN DRAFT; ACQUIRE KOZLOV . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021004082815/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View/0,8874,7%7c0%7c0%5e8302,00.html . October 4, 2002 . June 23, 2002.
13. Web site: McEachern traded to Thrashers . UPI . December 1, 2022 . June 29, 2002.
14. Web site: +SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4+ . UPI . December 1, 2022 . October 4, 2002 . Dallas Stars - Acquired defenseman Stephane Robidas from the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations..
15. Web site: Thrashers Acquire Forward Marc Savard from Calgary in Exchange for Forward Ruslan Zainullen . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325163913/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=e5baf041-d5d4-4604-a636-1464b791fd36 . March 25, 2006 . November 15, 2002.
16. Web site: Thrashers Acquire Chris Nielsen and Petteri Nummelin from Columbus in Exchange for Tomi Kallio and Pauli Levokari . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325165201/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=d666a22f-7c3e-4585-b051-479a43540c28 . March 25, 2006 . December 2, 2002.
17. Web site: Thrashers Acquire Forward Jeff Farkas from Vancouver in Exchange for Forwards Chris Herperger, Chris Nielsen . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325161534/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=ebf76bc9-8ea1-4066-b63c-e3ddeeeb50c2 . March 25, 2006 . January 20, 2003.
18. Web site: Thrashers Trade Forward Pascal Rheaume to New Jersey in Exchange for a 2004 Conditional Draft Pick . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325161217/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=b83d7f90-7352-47a5-8ec7-ff4f104ff870 . March 25, 2006 . February 24, 2003.
19. Web site: Thrashers Trade Smehlik and a 2004 Draft Pick to New Jersey for Fourth-Round Selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft; Reassign Gamache to Chicago (AHL) . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325164956/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=3a053b14-cc19-492e-9546-f223cb6816cd . March 25, 2006 . March 10, 2003.
20. Web site: Thrashers Acquire Forward Anthony Aquino From Dallas . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325160956/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=09e5e38b-bec3-4548-ac32-8c3163aabbda . March 25, 2006 . March 11, 2003.
21. Web site: Thrashers pick up Smehlik . CBC.ca . December 1, 2022 . July 10, 2002.
22. Web site: Atlanta Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Uwe Krupp . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020806021717/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View/0,8874,7%7c0%7c0%5e8505,00.html . August 6, 2002 . July 19, 2002.
23. Web site: Thrashers Agree to Terms with Michael Garnett, Paul Flache and Dallas Eakins . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020806022929/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View/0,8874,7%7c0%7c0%5e8530,00.html . August 6, 2002 . July 23, 2002.
24. Web site: Thrashers agree to terms with Kozlov, Kallio, Simon and unrestricted free agent Herperger . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021019234859/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View/0,8874,7%7c0%7c0%5e8591,00.html . October 19, 2002 . August 1, 2002.
25. Web site: NO ACTIVITY WHATSOEVER FOR SABRES ON DRAFT DAY . Buffalo News . November 30, 2022 . October 5, 2002.
26. Web site: Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Goaltender Byron Dafoe . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325165514/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=53925356-b16f-4387-9cb2-e9dd6e0cf9f0 . March 25, 2006 . November 22, 2002.
27. Web site: Thrashers Agree to Terms with Michigan State University Forward Brian Maloney . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325162014/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=aea83f11-4c5b-41f7-8680-79cd629399db . March 25, 2006 . March 28, 2003.
28. Web site: Thrashers buy out Damian Rhodes . CBC.ca . December 1, 2022 . July 4, 2002.
29. Web site: SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 17+ . UPI . December 1, 2022 . July 18, 2002 . Mighty Ducks of Anaheim -- Agreed to terms on two-year contracts with defenseman Todd Reirden and center Jason Krog..
30. Web site: Sports transactions . Deseret News . December 1, 2022 . August 6, 2002 . DETROIT RED WINGS—Signed LW Bryan Adams.
31. Web site: Royals Sign Goaltender . OurSports Central . December 1, 2022 . August 21, 2002.
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36. Web site: Thrashers re-sign Cowan, Sutton . UPI . December 1, 2022 . June 27, 2002.
37. Web site: +SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 11+ . UPI . December 1, 2022 . July 11, 2002 . Atlanta Thrashers -- Agreed to terms with defenseman Pauli Levokari..
38. Web site: Thrashers re-sign Rheaume, 2 others . UPI . December 1, 2022 . July 18, 2002.
39. Web site: Thrashers re-sign restricted free agent forward Patrik Stefan . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020802063425/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View/0,8874,7%7c0%7c0%5e8544,00.html . August 2, 2002 . July 25, 2002.
40. Web site: Thrashers Agree To Terms With Defenseman Tremblay . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020811161503/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View/0,8874,7%7c0%7c0%5e8676,00.html . August 11, 2002 . August 8, 2002.
41. Web site: +SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 9+ . UPI . December 1, 2022 . August 10, 2002 . Atlanta Thrashers -- Agreed to terms with restricted free agent center Mark Hartigan..
42. Web site: +SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 19+ . UPI . December 1, 2022 . August 19, 2002 . Atlanta Thrashers - Re-signed defenseman Francis Lessard..
43. Web site: Thrashers sign two . UPI . December 1, 2022 . August 27, 2002.
44. Web site: Thrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Forward Yuri Butsayev . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021220121323/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View/0,8874,7%7c0%7c0%5e8834,00.html . December 20, 2002 . September 10, 2002.
45. Web site: Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Goaltender Milan Hnilicka . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020916201125/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View/0,8874,7%7c0%7c0%5e8849,00.html . September 16, 2002 . September 11, 2002.
46. Web site: Thrashers Agree to Terms With Forward Shawn McEachern . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325170053/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=98bcf5d0-c52c-41e3-9f67-211cfdcb72fc . March 25, 2006 . March 11, 2003.
47. Web site: Thrashers Agree To Terms With Goaltender Kari Lehtonen . Atlanta Thrashers . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060325163728/http://www.atlantathrashers.com/View.aspx?CID01=db646057-44ed-408a-9a81-14802a88cad8 . March 25, 2006 . June 4, 2003.
48. Web site: 2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . hockeyDB.com . December 23, 2022.