Click here to go back to Hockey section of I-Sportsbook.com Click here to download our full play for fun and play for real casino Maybe you want to try our online version of casino games Thrashers Timeline June 25, 1997: The NHL awards the city of Atlanta an expansion franchise to begin play in the 1999-2000 NHL regular season. April 23, 1998: The Atlanta Thrashers unveil their official team logo in an NHL-first live Internet launch and simultaneously at the CNN Center in Atlanta. May, 8, 1998: The Thrashers began converting deposits to season tickets. June 23, 1998: Don Waddell named as the club's general manager. Waddell, the second youngest GM in the NHL at 39, comes to the club from the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings, where he served as assistant general manager for the 1997-98 season. August 10, 1998: Waddell names Bob Owen Director of Player Evaluation and Development. Owen, 48, joins the Thrashers after establishing RHO Hockey, North America's first independent professional scouting service, in 1995. Prior to that, he worked for the L.A. Kings from 1984-1994. August 25, 1998: Waddell announces John Gill as Western Scout, the first of six full-time scouts who will report directly to Owen. Gill, 45, established his amateur scouting background with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1984-95, then worked with the NHL's Colorado Avalanche from 1995-97. | |
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