Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Team Move: Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg
The Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL are moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnipeg previously was home to an NHL team, the Jets.
The Atlanta Thrashers began play in the 1999-2000 season. The 2010-2011 season was its last in Atlanta. The Thrashers name most likely will not be used in Winnipeg. Atlanta also hosted the Atlanta Flames of the NHL from the 1972-1973 season through the 1979-1980 season. The Flames then moved to Calgary, Alberta and became the Calgary Flames.
Winnipeg was home to the Winnipeg Jets professional hockey team. The Jets began play in the 1972-1973 season with the World Hockey Association. In 1979 they began play in the NHL. After the 1995-1996 season the team moved to Phoenix, Arizona and became the Phoenix Coyotes. Winnipeg is currently the home of the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League, the league one level below the NHL. What is to become of the Moose is not yet known.
The Atlanta Thrashers began play in the 1999-2000 season. The 2010-2011 season was its last in Atlanta. The Thrashers name most likely will not be used in Winnipeg. Atlanta also hosted the Atlanta Flames of the NHL from the 1972-1973 season through the 1979-1980 season. The Flames then moved to Calgary, Alberta and became the Calgary Flames.
Winnipeg was home to the Winnipeg Jets professional hockey team. The Jets began play in the 1972-1973 season with the World Hockey Association. In 1979 they began play in the NHL. After the 1995-1996 season the team moved to Phoenix, Arizona and became the Phoenix Coyotes. Winnipeg is currently the home of the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League, the league one level below the NHL. What is to become of the Moose is not yet known.
