By Chris Vivlamore
Craig Ramsay turned to another familiar face in Mike Stothers to round out his Thrashers coaching staff.
Stothers coached alongside Ramsay as an assistant in Philadelphia in 2000-02. He joins associate head coach John Torchetti on the Thrashers' staff.
Stothers also has served as a head and assistant coach in the American Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League. He most recently served as head coach of AHL Grand Rapids in 2007-08, leading the Griffins to a 31-41-0 record. He spent the five previous seasons as head coach of the OHL Owen Sound, compiling a 160-134-21-25 record. He was an assistant coach in the AHL with Hersey (1991-96) and Philadelphia (1996-2000).
Stothers appeared in 30 NHL games in his playing career with Philadelphia and Toronto. He was a first-round draft pick (21st overall) of the Flyers in the 1980 draft.
Thrashers general manager Rick Dudley has said the team might hire a goaltender coach to join the staff. However, hiring a consultant to work with goaltenders also remains a possibility.
