Category Archives: Draft

The Thrashers started the week with nine picks, traded three of them on Wednesday, used one on Friday, and then picked up three more on Saturday to f allow them to draft nine total players in the 2010 NHL Entry … Continue reading →

Here are the straight facts on Alexander Burmistrov: He scored 23 goals and 43 assists for 65 points in 62 games with the Barrie Colts last season and added another eight goals and eight assists in 17 playoff games. He … Continue reading →

In a somewhat surprising turn of events the Thrashers used the 8th overall pick to select Russian forward Alexander Burmistov. Defensemen were expected to go early and often but teams bucked expectations and went with forwards early on, likely surprising … Continue reading →

We have a draft liveblog up and running on the Draft Central page. Feel free to follow along or join in.  If/when any news breaks it will be in there as well as on the Blueland Blog. Once we make … Continue reading →

Happy draft day everyone. Thanks to the Chicago trade the Thrashers currently have one pick in the first round and if you believe what the folks from TSN and other outlets are saying GM Rick Dudley may be interested in … Continue reading →

The NHL sent out the official draft order today for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and the Thrashers have nine picks including two in the first round and two in the fifth. Here is the team’s draft order: Round 1 … Continue reading →

It’s not always easy to keep track of which draft picks have been traded and acquired over the course of the season, so here is a list of the picks that the Thrashers have in this year’s NHL Entry Draft … Continue reading →

If you were wondering what New Jersey’s elimination last night means for the Thrashers and the draft pick they got from the Devils in the Kovalchuk trade, here is a helpful link. Basically, the Cup finalists get the 30th and … Continue reading →