By Bud L. Ellis
Maybe this will be the year where the Atlanta Thrashers begin building a winning tradition.
For a franchise that’s entering its second decade of existence, Atlanta has a woeful history: one playoff appearance (in 2006-07) and zero playoff victories. (Read More…)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 7:12 pm by bud
Tags: Atlanta Thrashers news, Atlanta Thrashers schedule, Atlanta Thrashers tickets, Brent Sopel, Chris Mason, Craig Ramsay, Dustin Byfuglien, Freddy Meyer, John Anderson, National Hockey League
By Bud L. Ellis
For the sixth consecutive season, the Atlanta Thrashers will skate on Sports Radio 680 The Fan.
Cumulus Media and Dickey Broadcasting Company announced Monday the Thrashers will once again call 680 AM its flagship station, anchoring an 18-station radio network throughout Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. (Read More…)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 4:20 am by bud
Tags: Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Craig Ramsay, Cumulus Media, Dan Kamal, Dickey Broadcasting Company, National Hockey League, Sports Radio 680 The Fan
By Bud L. Ellis
The offseason makeover of the Atlanta Thrashers continued Monday, with the hiring of Mike Stothers to finish out the coaching staff.
Stothers comes to Atlanta after a career spent coaching mostly in the minor leagues. He did spent 2000-02 behind the bench with the Philadelphia Flyers, serving as an assistant along with newly named Thrashers’ head coach Craig Ramsay. (Read More…)
Monday, July 12, 2010 at 8:25 pm by bud
Tags: American Hockey League, Atlanta Thrashers news, Atlanta Thrashers tickets, Craig Ramsay, Grand Rapids Griffins, John Anderson, John Torchetti, Mike Stothers, National Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, Owen Sound, Philadelphia Flyers
By Bud L. Ellis
Fans of the Atlanta Thrashers are accustomed to seeing the team make a bevy of moves in the offseason, only to be disappointed with the results on the ice the following winter.
That comes with the territory when you’ve made the NHL playoffs just once in a decade of existence.
With that said, it’s easy to get excited about what the Thrashers have done this summer. (Read More…)
Friday, July 9, 2010 at 10:00 am by bud
Tags: Akim Aliu, Atlanta Thrashers, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel, Chris Mason, Craig Ramsay, Dustin Byfuglien, John Torchetti, National Hockey League, Rick Dudley
