The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. They play in the National Hockey League. The nickname "Thrashers", after Georgia's state bird, the brown thrasher, was selected from a fan poll. "Thrashers" had actually been runner-up to "Flames" for Atlanta's first NHL team, and Philips Arena, the Thrashers' new home, was built on the site of the former Omni, which had been home to the Atlanta Flames. The Thrashers have never made the playoffs in their short history. Their best season was this past year 2005-06, where they missed the playoffs by 2 games.