The Atlana Thrashers joined the National Hockey League as an expansion team in 1999, it was awarded to Turner Broadcasting Station which also owns the Atlanta Hawks (NBA) as well as the Atlanta Braves (MLB).

They have not yet made the playoffs although they have been improving fast thanks to young stars such as Ilya Kovalchuk and Danny Heatley. Tragedy struck the team at the start of the 2003-04 season when Danny Heatley had an accident while driving as teammate Dan Snyder was killed...