Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
2000 neAtlanta Thrashers senzvimbo yechi180 yose mukutenderera kwechitanhatu. Hordichuk akazivikanwa zvikuru muNHL nokuda kwekutamba kwake kwemuviri uye kurwisana. Paakanyorwa, akagoverwa kune Thrashers 'diki ligi yakabatana, iyo Orlando Solar Bears yeInternational Hockey League (IHL). Akapedzisa mwaka wake wekutanga wehunyanzvi zvakare achionekwa mumitambo gumi nerimwe yeTrashers sekudaidzwa. Akachengetedza nzvimbo yechikwata nekirabhu mugore rake rechipiri, asi akaendeswa panguva yekutengesa nguva yekuenda kuPhoenix Coyotes pamwe nechishanu-kutenderera dhizaini muna 2002 mukutsinhana netarisiro Kirill Safronov naRuslan Zainullin. Mumwaka unotevera, akaendeswa kuFlorida Panthers pamwe chete nekusarudzwa kwechipiri-kutenderera mukutsinhana nemudziviriri Brad Ference. Sezvo akachinjwa pakati pemapoka mumwaka wake wekutanga mitatu, Hordichuk akatamba zvakanyanya mumakwikwi madiki.