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  1. NHL Trade Deadline 2007Read the original story

    Thursday Feb 9 | CBC News

    ... pick ended up back in Nashville's hands and the third was traded by the Flyers to the Caps. General manager Don Waddell went all in as the Thrashers pursued their first playoff berth. And he lost his shirt. Coburn is with the Flyers as of this day, ...

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  2. Thunder's Bourret stays true to identityRead the original story

    Dec 15, 2011 | The Wichita Eagle

    ... guru Bob McKenzie said Bourret "plays the game hard and with an edge, often to the point of being mean." So Don Waddell, then the Thrashers general manager, believed he had "hit the jackpot" when Bourret was still available with the 16th overall ...

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  3. Ownership kept low profile during Thrashers saleRead the original story

    Dec 14, 2011 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... keep the Coyotes in the Phoenix area for another season. The next day, team employees were informed by president Don Waddell that the news did not bode well for the Thrashers. Although Waddell continued to search for an interested local buyer, as he ...

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  4. Ex-Thrashers GM Don Waddell seeks NHL returnRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 13, 2011 | USA Today

    German forward Frank Mauer, left, and U.S. defenseman Andrew Hutchinson challenge for the puck during the Deutschland Cup on Sunday.

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  5. Ramsay, coaches wait to hear their futureRead the original story

    Jun 10, 2011 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... vice president and assistant general manager Larry Simmons has yet to be informed of his future. President Don Waddell said last week he will not be a part of the Winnipeg franchise. On a personal note: In case you folks thought I fell off the face ...

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  6. Cool your jets Thrasherville and remember four letters: WWGDRead the original story

    May 16, 2011 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... sports franchise would difficulty succeeding given the way the Great Octocluster, (the seven owners and Don Waddell) have run it and the empty seats in Philips Arena are the product of their ineptitude, not a weak fan base. Others simply see the ...

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  7. Waddell to work for 'wonderful' owner Levenson, Spirit even after Thrashers saleRead the original story

    Jul 1, 2011 | Examiner.com

    If running the Atlanta Thrashers was a game of "Survivor" former team president Don Waddell would have "outwitted, outplayed and outlasted" all of the other potential employees to remain on Thrashers island, despite a terrible track record as both the general manager and the president of the team.

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  8. Winnipeg makes coaching hire; opens season at homeRead the original story

    Jun 23, 2011 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... past four seasons with the Thrashers, will play for his fifth head coach. The forward played for Bob Hartley, Don Waddell, John Anderson and Ramsay in Atlanta. "I'm starting to get used to it," Thorburn said earlier this week after Ramsay was ...

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  9. Stewart will miss milestone as Thrashers move to WinnipegRead the original story

    Jun 16, 2011 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... to his longevity in such an unheralded, behind-the scenes position. "It's a no-reward job," Thrashers president Don Waddell said. "When we get home from the road at 1 a.m., he and Joey drive to the arena, put the equipment away and do laundry. A lot ...

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  10. Waddell's job, Thrashers name will end with saleRead the original story

    Jun 1, 2011 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Don Waddell, the Thrashers' only GM until his promotion to president last year, won't be going to Winnipeg with the franchise.

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  11. Former Thrashers assistant McCrimmon dies in Russian plane crashRead the original story

    Sep 7, 2011 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Don Waddell, who served as president, general manager and coach during the Thrashers tenure in Atlanta, was heartbroken when he heard of former assistant Brad McCrimmon's death.

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  12. Why the NHL could return to AtlantaRead the original story

    Oct 12, 2011 | ESPN

    Don Waddell couldn't get Sunday's Winnipeg Jets game on television from his cottage in Beaverton, Mich., so he tried to stream it online.

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  13. Former Stars winger Bill Guerin to help coach Team USARead the original story

    Oct 11, 2011 | Dallas Morning News

    ... USA Hockey's assistant executive director of hockey operations, will serve as general manager of the team, while Don Waddell, whose distinguished 25-year professional career has included stints as a head coach in both the National Hockey League and ...

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  14. Waddell to coach Team USA at Deutschland Cup; Chelios, Guerin to assistRead the original story

    Oct 11, 2011 | NHL.com

    USA Hockey announced Tuesday that former Atlanta Thrashers General Manager Don Waddell will coach Team USA at the four-team Deutschland Cup in Germany next month.

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  15. Dany Heatley happy for new start with Minnesota WildRead the original story

    Oct 7, 2011 | ScrippsNews

    ... to three years of probation and community service. Emotionally scarred, Heatley asked Atlanta General Manager Don Waddell if he could move on during the lockout, a lockout during which Heatley suffered a serious eye injury when struck with a puck ...

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  16. Waddell to work for 'wonderful' owner Levenson, Spirit even after Thrashers saleRead the original story

    Jul 1, 2011 | Examiner.com

    If running the Atlanta Thrashers was a game of "Survivor" former team president Don Waddell would have "outwitted, outplayed and outlasted" all of the other potential employees to remain on Thrashers island, despite a terrible track record as both the general manager and the president of the team.

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  17. EDITORIAL: Former Thrashers owners should sell Hawks, tooRead the original story

    Jun 24, 2011 | Examiner.com

    ... business to tell half-truths (or lies) to your customers like Bruce Levenson, Michael Gearon and their henchman Don Waddell did during the entire Thrashers sale process. They told half-truths (or lies) to their customers when they told reporters ...

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  18. Chipman: Potential purchases of Thrashers and Coyotes ran on 'parallel' tracksRead the original story

    Jun 17, 2011 | Examiner.com

    ... with TNSE until "mid-May." Gearon's "official" comments were echoed later in the day by Thrashers President Don Waddell, when he was asked when he started talking to the True North folks. "About two or three weeks ago when the situation was settled ...

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  19. Winnipeg NHL team names new GM; Thrashers partnership litigation still activeRead the original story

    Jun 8, 2011 | Examiner.com

    ... the Thrashers will go north without most of Atlanta's management team. Both Dudley and Thrashers President Don Waddell will not head to Winnipeg. Coach Craig Ramsay is not expected to join the team in Manitoba, however, a decision has not been ...

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  20. Thrashers GM Dudley will not go to Winnipeg; Winnipeg reaches ticket goalRead the original story

    Jun 5, 2011 | Examiner.com

    ... an assistant GM in the Stanley Cup-winning 2009-10 season. Dudley took over the reins from Thrashers President Don Waddell in the 2010-11 campaign and revamped Atlanta's lineup in the post- Ilya Kovalchuk -era. The former NHLer brought in Dustin ...

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