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Atlanta Thrashers Relocation to Winnipeg
The Atlanta Thrashers were an NHL team from the 1999-00 NHL season to the 2010-11 season. After the 2010-11 season, the Thrashers were relocated to Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Jets played their first season in the NHL in 2011-12. The Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg due to financial losses and ownership struggles. This was the second NHL team that Atlanta was once home to. Atlanta used to be home to the Atlanta Flames, which was a part of the NHL from 1972-1980.

Atlanta Thrashers History
The city of Atlanta was granted an NHL team in the summer of 1997, along with St. Paul, Nashville, and Columbus. The Thrashers would not play their first game in the NHL until the 1999-00 season. During their first season, the Thrashers finished with a 14-57-7-4 record which gave them 39 points. This resulted in the Thrashers finishing last in the Eastern Conference and missing the playoffs. The Thrashers would miss the playoffs for the next five years. The Thrashers made the playoffs for the first time in their franchise history in the 2006-07 season. They would go on to lose to the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs in four games. This would be the last time that the Thrashers would make the playoffs. The Thrashers would play their final season in the NHL in the 2010-11 season. They would finish with a 34-36-12 record with 80 points and a twelfth-place finish in the conference.

Relocation
During the 2010-11 NHL season, the Atlanta Thrashers majority owner, Michael Gearon, announced that the team was looking for new investors. Many groups of investors were interested. Following the conclusion of the 2010-11 NHL regular season, the Thrashers were purchased by True North Sports & Entertainment. After the purchase of the franchise the True North Sports & Entertainment company decided that they were relocating the Franchise from Atlanta to Winnipeg, where the team would become the Winnipeg Jets.

Ownership Issues
During the franchise's time in Atlanta, there were several ongoing issues with the ownership group. The ownership announced during their final season of play, the 2010-11 season, that they have been battling an ongoing lawsuit since 2006 with co-owner Steve Belkin. This lawsuit drained much of the owner's time and resources, as it saw the Thrashers owners lose more than $130 million during this six-year span. This legal battle with Belkin would see the ownership group settling with buying out his shares in the team.

Winnipeg Jets History
After the relocation, the Winnipeg Jets' first season in the NHL came in the 2011-12 season. They finished the regular season with a 37-35-10 record with 84 points and an eleventh-place finish in the Eastern Conference, resulting in the Jets missing the playoffs. The Jets would continue to miss the playoffs for the next two years but in the 2014-15 season, they would make playoffs for the first since their relocation. The Jets would play the Anaheim Ducks in the first round where they would lose the series in four games. The Jet's best season would come during 2017-18, which saw the team finish with a 52-20-10 record with 114 points and a second-place finish in the league. This set a franchise record for wins and points in a season. The Jets were able to win their first two playoff matchups, against the Minnesota Wild and the Nashville Predators, but they would lose to the Inaugural Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Finals in five games. This years current Winnipeg Jets team has started the season with a 12-6-1 record, which puts them third in the Central Division.

Winnipeg Jets 1979-1996
This is not the first time that Winnipeg Jets were a part of the NHL. The original Jets played in the NHL from 1979-1996. The Jets played in the World Hockey Association from 1972-1979 but following the 1978-79 season many teams in the WHA folded and the teams that were still financially afloat were absorbed by the NHL. This version of the Jets saw them make the playoffs many times but only had one playoff series victory which came against the Calgary Flames in 1987. The 1995-96 season would become the Jet's last season in the NHL as they would be purchased by a new set of owners and be relocated to Phoenix where they would become the Coyotes. The Jets were sold due to financial issues amongst the owners and not having a suitable NHL arena.