2002–03 Atlanta Thrashers season

The Thrashers initially rotated the team captaincy among four players — Vyacheslav Kozlov, Uwe Krupp, Shawn McEachern, and Jeff Odgers.[1] After a poor start to the season saw the Thrashers with the worst record in the league, head coach Curt Fraser was fired on December 26.[2] Recently fired Colorado Avalanche head coach Bob Hartley was named his replacement on January 15.[3] The rotating captaincy was discontinued two days later when McEachern was named permanent captain.[5] [6] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
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