2016–17 Arizona Coyotes season explained

League:NHL
Season:2016–17
Year:2016
Team:Arizona Coyotes
Conference:Western
Conferencerank:12th
Division:Pacific
Divisionrank:6th
Record:30–42–10
Homerecord:18–18–5
Roadrecord:12–24–5
Goalsfor:197
Goalsagainst:260
Generalmanager:John Chayka
Coach:Dave Tippett
Captain:Shane Doan
Altcaptain:Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Martin Hanzal (Oct.–Feb.)
Radim Vrbata (Feb.–Apr.)
Arena:Gila River Arena
Attendance:12,648 (74%)
Minorleague:Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)
Rapid City Rush (ECHL)
Goalsleader:Radim Vrbata (20)
Assistsleader:Radim Vrbata (35)
Pointsleader:Radim Vrbata (55)
Plusminusleader:Christian Dvorak (+7)
Pimleader:Luke Schenn (85)
Winsleader:Mike Smith (19)
Gaaleader:Mike Smith (2.92)

The 2016–17 Arizona Coyotes season was the 38th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 21st season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,[1] and the 45th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.

This season marked the end of the Shane Doan era, as he retired from the NHL after playing 21 seasons for the Winnipeg Jets-Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes franchise. Doan was the last remaining active player from the original Winnipeg Jets team, following Teemu Selanne's retirement in 2014.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2016–17 game log[3]
Legend:

Playoffs

The Coyotes missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.

Player statistics

Final stats

Regular season[4]
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
81 20 35 55 −18 16
79 12 27 39 −25 48
59 9 29 38 −9 40
82 6 30 36 −9 28
80 16 18 34 −8 6
78 15 18 33 7 22
74 6 21 27 −3 48
51 16 10 26 −15 43
77 11 14 25 −8 40
57 14 7 21 −4 20
68 7 13 20 −14 47
72 9 8 17 −23 23
77 2 15 17 −13 45
58 5 10 15 −7 14
39 5 9 14 −13 37
26 5 9 14 −1 6
46 7 6 13 −8 70
72 5 7 12 −20 48
40 5 6 11 −14 18
42 3 7 10 −3 10
16 5 4 9 −1 15
45 1 8 9 −5 12
78 1 7 8 −9 85
7 3 0 3 0 0
24 2 1 3 −2 12
3 0 2 2 −3 0
4 1 0 1 −1 4
24 0 1 1 −1 24
4 0 1 1 0 0
7 0 1 1 −5 0
3 0 0 0 −1 0
3 0 0 0 1 0
Goaltenders
Regular season[5]
Player
55 55 3202:08 19 26 9 156 2.92 1819 .914 3 0 0 14
31 26 1598:41 11 15 1 82 3.08 888 .908 0 0 0 0
3 1 132:55 0 1 0 7 3.16 70 .900 0 0 0 0
1 0 15:31 0 0 0 1 3.75 8 .875 0 0 0 0
Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

DateRef
To Detroit Red Wings
Joe Vitale
NYR's 1st-round pick in 2016
compensatory 2nd-round pick in 2016
To Arizona Coyotes
contract of Pavel Datsyuk
1st-round pick in 2016
[6]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2016
To Arizona Coyotes
Anthony DeAngelo
[7]
To Florida Panthers
3rd-round pick in 2017
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2018
To Arizona Coyotes
Lawson Crouse
Dave Bolland
[8]
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2018
To Arizona Coyotes
Peter Holland
[9]
To Dallas Stars
Justin Peters
Justin Hache
To Arizona Coyotes
Brendan Ranford
Branden Troock
[10]
To Edmonton Oilers
Henrik Samuelsson
To Arizona Coyotes
Mitch Moroz
[11]
To Calgary Flames
Michael Stone
To Arizona Coyotes
3rd-round pick in 2017
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2018
[12]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Stefan Fournier
To Arizona Coyotes
Jeremy Morin
[13]
To Edmonton Oilers
Henrik Samuelsson
To Arizona Coyotes
Mitch Moroz
To Minnesota Wild
Martin Hanzal
Ryan White
4th-round pick in 2017
To Arizona Coyotes
1st-round pick in 2017
2nd-round pick in 2018
conditional 4th-round pick in 2019
Grayson Downing
[14]
To Minnesota Wild
Future considerations
To Arizona Coyotes
Teemu Pulkkinen
[15]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
3 years, $10 million [16]
1 year, $600,000 [17]
1 year, $650,000 [18]
1 year, $600,000
1 year, $600,000 [19]
1 year, $1 million [20]
2 years, $2.5 million [21]
1 year, $1 million [22]
3 years, $1.98 million entry-level contract [23]
3 years, $1.965 million entry-level contract [24]
2 years, $3.55 million entry-level [25]
1 year, $650,000 [26]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
1 year, Undisclosed [27]
1 year, $950,000 [28]
2 years, Undisclosed [29]
1 year, $600,000 [30]
1 year, Undisclosed [31]
1 year, Undisclosed [32]
1 year, Undisclosed [33]
2 years, $3.5 million [34]
1 year, $600,000 [35]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref
Josh JoorisNew York RangersDecember 11, 2016[36]
Alexander BurmistrovWinnipeg JetsJanuary 2, 2017[37]

Lost via retirement

DatePlayerRef
[39]

Player signings

The following players were signed by the Coyotes. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
2 years, $2.1 million [40]
2 years, $2 million [41]
1 year, $700,000
1 year, $750,000 [42]
1 year, $5 million [43]
1 year, $874,125 [44]
Stefan Fournier 1 year, $632,500 [45]
6 years, $23.1 million [46]
1 year, $4 million [47]
3 years, $4.05 million entry-level contract [48]
2 years, $4.45 million [49]
3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [50]
3 years, $5.0125 million entry-level contract [51]
3 years, $2.775 million entry-level [52]
3 years, $2.775 million entry-level [53]

Draft picks

See also: List of Arizona Coyotes draft picks. Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
17Clayton KellerC United StatesU.S. NTDP (USHL)
116Jakob ChychrunD CanadaSarnia Sting (OHL)
368Cam DineenD United StatesNorth Bay Battalion (OHL)
6158Patrick KudlaD CanadaOakville Blades (OJHL)
7188Dean StewartD CanadaPortage Terriers (MJHL)
Draft notes[54]

Arizona previously received this pick as compensation for not signing 2014 first-round draft pick Conner Bleackley, whom they acquired in an earlier trade with Colorado.[57]

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 105. 978-1894801263.
  2. Web site: Coyotes Announce 2016 Preseason Schedule. Arizona Coyotes. June 24, 2016. June 16, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2016–2017 Regular Season Schedule/Results . Arizona Coyotes. June 24, 2016.
  4. Web site: NHL.com – Stats. NHL.com.
  5. Web site: NHL.com - Stats. NHL.com.
  6. Web site: Coyotes Select Chychrun 16th Overall at 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Arizona Coyotes. June 24, 2016.
  7. Web site: Coyotes Acquire DeAngelo from Tampa Bay in Exchange for 2016 2nd-Round Draft Choice. Arizona Coyotes. June 24, 2016.
  8. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Crouse & Bolland from Florida in Exchange for Draft Choices. Arizona Coyotes. August 25, 2016.
  9. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Holland from Toronto for Draft Pick. Arizona Coyotes. December 9, 2016.
  10. Web site: Stars acquire G Justin Peters and D Justin Hache. nhl.com. February 1, 2017.
  11. Web site: Oilers acquire Samuelsson. sportsnet.ca. February 1, 2017.
  12. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Draft Picks from Calgary for Stone. nhl.com. February 23, 2017.
  13. Web site: Lightning acquire RW Stefan Fournier from Arizona. Lightning. Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay Lightning.com. February 25, 2017. February 27, 2017.
  14. Web site: Coyotes Trade Hanzal, White to Wild for Draft Picks. nhl.com. February 27, 2017.
  15. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Pulkkinen From Minnesota. NHL.com. February 27, 2017.
  16. Web site: Coyotes Sign McGinn to Three-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
  17. Web site: Coyotes Sign Peters to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
  18. Web site: Coyotes Sign McBain, Ross & Tinordi. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
  19. Web site: Coyotes Sign Mueller to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
  20. Web site: Coyotes Sign White to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
  21. Web site: Coyotes Sign Schenn to Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. August 2, 2016.
  22. Web site: Coyotes Sign Vrbata to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. August 16, 2016.
  23. Web site: Coyotes Sign Pederson To Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. May 28, 2017.
  24. Web site: Coyotes Sign Smereck. nhl.com. May 28, 2017.
  25. Web site: Coyotes Sign Miska to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. June 2, 2017.
  26. Web site: Coyotes Sign Kempe to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. June 2, 2017.
  27. Web site: "Ak Bars" has signed a contract with Jiri Sekac. Ak Barz Kazan. August 26, 2016.
  28. Web site: Flyers sign Dale Weise and Boyd Gordon. nhl.com. July 6, 2016.
  29. Web site: SKA have signed a contract with Sergei Plotnikov. SKA Ice Hockey Club. August 26, 2016.
  30. Web site: Recent news on Alex Grant – Boston Bruins. Rotoworld.com. August 26, 2016.
  31. Web site: Viktor Tikhonov is a SKA player!. SKA Ice Hockey Club. August 26, 2016.
  32. Web site: Slovan acquired an NHL forward!. HC Slovan. August 26, 2016.
  33. Web site: Roadrunners Sign Selleck. Arizona Coyotes. August 26, 2016.
  34. Web site: Ducks Sign C Vermette to Two-Year Contract. Anaheim Ducks. August 15, 2016.
  35. Web site: Bruins Sign Dominic Moore, Chris Casto, Brian Ferlin And Alex Grant To One-Year Contracts. nhl.com. August 31, 2016.
  36. Web site: Coyotes Claim Jooris off Waivers. Arizona Coyotes. December 21, 2016.
  37. Web site: Coyotes Claim Burmistrov off Waivers. Arizona Coyotes. January 3, 2017.
  38. Web site: Canes Claim Klas Dahlbeck on Waivers. . October 11, 2016 . July 6, 2016.
  39. Web site: Coyotes Add Cunningham as Pro Scout. nhl.com. June 2, 2017.
  40. Web site: Coyotes Sign Domingue to Multi-Year Contract. coyotes.nhl.com. June 27, 2016.
  41. Web site: Coyotes Sign Connauton to Two-Year Contract. coyotes.nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
  42. Web site: Coyotes Sign Dahlbeck to One-Year Contract. coyotes.nhl.com. July 5, 2016.
  43. Web site: Coyotes Sign Doan to One-Year Contract. coyotes.nhl.com. July 13, 2016.
  44. Web site: Coyotes Sign Gaudet to One-Year Contract. coyotes.nhl.com. July 18, 2016.
  45. Web site: Coyotes Sign Fournier to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 22, 2016.
  46. Web site: Cooper. Josh. Arizona Coyotes lock up Connor Murphy with six-year, $23.1M contract. Yahoo! Sports. Puck Daddy. 28 July 2016. 28 July 2016.
  47. Web site: Coyotes Sign Stone to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. August 2, 2016.
  48. Web site: Coyotes Sign Chychrun to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. August 2, 2016.
  49. Web site: Coyotes Sign Rieder to Tow-Year Contract. nhl.com. October 5, 2016.
  50. Web site: Coyotes Sign Capobianco To Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. May 28, 2017.
  51. Web site: Coyotes Sign Keller to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. March 27, 2017.
  52. Web site: Coyotes Sign Looke to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. June 2, 2017.
  53. Web site: Coyotes Sign Dineen to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. June 2, 2017.
  54. Web site: 2016 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions. Pro Sports Transactions. June 27, 2016.
  55. Web site: Red Wings trade Datsyuk, pick to Coyotes. June 24, 2016. June 24, 2016.
  56. Web site: Coyotes Acquire DeAngelo from Tampa Bay in Exchange for 2016 2nd-Round Draft Choice. June 25, 2016. June 25, 2016.
  57. Web site: Coyotes Won't Sign Bleackley, Will Get Supplemental Draft Pick. June 1, 2016. June 1, 2016.
  58. Web site: Rangers acquire defenseman Yandle from Coyotes. March 1, 2015. March 1, 2015.
  59. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Negotiating Rights to Goligoski. National Hockey League. June 16, 2016. June 16, 2016.