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Atlanta Thrashers Draft Picks
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey franchise based in Atlanta. They played in the Southeast Division (NHL), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise was founded in 1999 and existed for 12 years before relocating to Winnipeg, Manitoba to become the Winnipeg Jets, Jets in 2011. During their existence the Thrashers drafted 107 players with the 2010 NHL entry draft, 2010 draft being their twelfth and final. The NHL entry draft is held each June, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The draft order is determined by the previous season's order of finish, with non-playoff teams drafting first, followed by the teams that made the playoffs, with the specific order determined by the number of points earned by each team. The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 14 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up a maximum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Kovalchuk
Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk (; born 15 April 1983) is a Russian former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger. He played for the Atlanta Thrashers, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as Ak Bars Kazan, Atlant Moscow Oblast, Khimik Moscow Oblast, SKA Saint Petersburg, Avangard Omsk, and HC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow in the Russian Superleague (RSL) and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Kovalchuk developed in the youth system of HC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow, joining their senior team in the Vysshaya Liga (1992–2010), Vysshaya Liga in 1999. After two seasons with Spartak, he joined the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL, who selected him List of first overall NHL draft picks, first overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. After eight seasons with the Thrashers, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils in 2010, with which he signed a 15-year, $100 million contract, after a 17-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
