List of Atlanta Thrashers draft picks

They played in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).

[1] The franchise was founded in 1999 and existed for 12 years before relocating to Winnipeg, Manitoba to become the Jets in 2011.

[4] The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 14 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up a maximum of four positions in the entry draft.

He played seven seasons in the NHL, but has been called one of the biggest draft busts in league history.

[6][7] Two years after drafting Stefan, Atlanta again had the first overall pick and selected Ilya Kovalchuk.

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The Thrashers selected Ilya Kovalchuk first overall in 2001.
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The Thrashers selected Garnet Exelby 217th overall in 1999.
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Dany Heatley was drafted with the second overall pick in 2000.
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The Thrashers selected Michael Garnett 80th overall in 2001.
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The Thrashers selected Kari Lehtonen second overall in 2002.
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The Thrashers selected Boris Valabik 10th overall in 2004.
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Ondrej Pavelec , shown here with the Winnipeg Jets , was taken 41st overall, in 2005.
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The Thrashers selected Bryan Little 12th overall in 2006.
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Zach Bogosian , shown here with the Winnipeg Jets , was taken third overall, in 2008.
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The Thrashers selected Evander Kane with the fourth overall pick in 2009.
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Alexander Burmistrov was the Thrashers' final first round pick, selected eighth overall in 2010.