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The Greatest Atlanta Thrashers of All Time

All-time greats by position · era-adjusted

Updated 2026-07-09

The greatest Atlanta Thrashers of all time — the forwards, defensemen and goaltenders who defined the franchise. Each is ranked by their finest era-adjusted season, weighted by how long they anchored the roster, so a dominant year from any era is measured fairly.

Top forwards

  1. Marian Hossa Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2006 · 43G 57A 100P · +18 · 82 GP
    67Peak
  2. Dany Heatley Left Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2002 · 44G 51A 95P · -9 · 77 GP
    62Peak
  3. Ilya Kovalchuk Left Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2005 · 55G 48A 103P · -6 · 78 GP
    60Peak
  4. Donald Audette Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2000 · 41G 50A 91P · -4 · 64 GP
    57Peak
  5. Marc Savard Center
    1 season sampled · peak 2005 · 28G 69A 97P · +7 · 82 GP
    56Peak
  6. Nik Antropov Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2009 · 26G 46A 72P · +14 · 76 GP
    50Peak
  7. Vyacheslav Kozlov Left Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2006 · 28G 53A 81P · +9 · 81 GP
    51Peak
  8. Ray Ferraro Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2000 · 29G 48A 77P · -11 · 81 GP
    47Peak
  9. Todd White Center
    1 season sampled · peak 2008 · 22G 51A 73P · -9 · 82 GP
    43Peak
  10. Andrew Brunette Left Wing
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2000 · 16G 47A 63P · -5 · 77 GP
    38Peak
  11. Bryan Little Center
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2010 · 19G 32A 52P · +12 · 76 GP
    37Peak
  12. Mark Recchi Right Wing
    1 season sampled · peak 2007 · 19G 43A 62P · -25 · 53 GP
    38Peak

On defense

  1. Toby Enstrom Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2010 · 11G 47A 58P · -11 · 72 GP
    34Peak
  2. Dustin Byfuglien Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2010 · 20G 33A 54P · -2 · 81 GP
    33Peak
  3. Jiri Slegr Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2000 · 7G 40A 47P · -2 · 33 GP
    27Peak
  4. Ron Hainsey Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2008 · 6G 33A 39P · -16 · 81 GP
    22Peak
  5. Yannick Tremblay Defenseman
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2002 · 9G 24A 33P · -30 · 75 GP
    21Peak
  6. Pavel Kubina Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2009 · 6G 35A 41P · +0 · 76 GP
    24Peak
  7. Frantisek Kaberle Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2003 · 4G 32A 35P · +2 · 67 GP
    23Peak
  8. Jaroslav Modry Defenseman
    1 season sampled · peak 2005 · 7G 32A 39P · -9 · 79 GP
    21Peak

In goal

  1. Ondrej Pavelec Goaltender
    2 seasons sampled · peak 2010 · 21W · 2.73 GAA · .914 SV% · 4 SO
    51Peak
  2. Johan Hedberg Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2009 · 21W · 2.62 GAA · .915 SV% · 3 SO
    54Peak
  3. Kari Lehtonen Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2007 · 17W · 2.9 GAA · .916 SV% · 4 SO
    56Peak
  4. Pasi Nurminen Goaltender
    1 season sampled · peak 2002 · 21W · 2.88 GAA · .906 SV% · 2 SO
    47Peak
How this ranks: a player’s best season with the Atlanta Thrashers is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then nudged up for how many standout seasons they gave the club — rewarding peak brilliance and franchise tenure together.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the greatest Atlanta Thrashers player of all time?
By All-Time Hockey's era-adjusted peak-season ranking, Marian Hossa leads the Atlanta Thrashers all-time greats; the top three overall are Marian Hossa, Ondrej Pavelec, Johan Hedberg. Each player is scored on his finest season relative to the league around him.
Who is the best Atlanta Thrashers goaltender of all time?
Ondrej Pavelec ranks as the top Atlanta Thrashers goaltender by peak era-adjusted season, weighted by win volume so durable starters outrank one-year standouts.
How are the all-time Atlanta Thrashers rankings calculated?
Each player's best season with the Atlanta Thrashers is scored on era-adjusted offense, defense and goaltending, then weighted by how many standout seasons he gave the club. Data spans the 1960s to today.

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