First Round Picks: No. 2
1999-2000 Record: 14-61-7 (4), 39 points (28th overall)
What they need
Atlanta's building process will continue by looking for a bit of everything.
The Thrashers were last in the NHL in offense (2.07 goals/gm.) and defense (3.78 team GAA).
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HOMEGROWN THRASHERS
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Thrashers draftees who played over 20 games with Atlanta in 1999-00: (All stats with Thrashers) |
| Name (drafted) |
GP |
G-A-Pts |
Patrik Stefan
(1st in '99) |
72 |
5-20-25 |
In their system
Last year's number-1 overall draft pick, center Patrik Stefan, had a tough
adjustment to the NHL game, scoring just five goals in 72 games. In the junior ranks, center Zdenek
Blatny (68th overall) had a fine year with WHL champion Kootenay, scoring 46 goals and 90 points
in 68 games.
Another forward of note is left wing/center Derek MacKenzie (128th overall in '99), who had 24 goals, 57 points, and 110 PIM's in 68 games for Sudbury (OHL). A prospect between the pipes is Rob Zepp (99th overall in '99), who had 36 wins and a 2.38 GAA in 53 games for OHL runner-up Plymouth.
Recent draft history
In their inaugural Entry Draft one year ago, the Thrashers selected 3 centers, 2 left wings, 1 right wing, a forward of undetermined position, 2 defensemen, & 1 goaltender.
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FIRST-ROUND SELECTIONS (LAST FIVE YEARS)
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| YEAR |
PICK |
PLAYER |
POS. |
'99 TEAM |
'99 G-A-Pts |
| 1999 |
1 |
Patrik Stefan |
C |
Atlanta (NHL) |
5-20-25 |
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ALSO SEE
Thrashers' first-round history
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