2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season explained

League:NHL
Season:2017–18
Year:2017
Team:Arizona Coyotes
Division:Pacific
Divisionrank:8th
Conference:Western
Conferencerank:15th
Record:29–41–12
Homerecord:16–21–4
Roadrecord:13–20–8
Goalsfor:208
Goalsagainst:256
Generalmanager:John Chayka
Coach:Rick Tocchet
Captain:Vacant
Altcaptain:Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Alex Goligoski
Niklas Hjalmarsson
Brad Richardson
Derek Stepan
Arena:Gila River Arena
Attendance:13,040[1]
Minorleague:Tucson Roadrunners (AHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Goalsleader:Clayton Keller (23)
Assistsleader:Clayton Keller
Derek Stepan (42)
Pointsleader:Clayton Keller (65)
Plusminusleader:Trevor Murphy (+5)
Pimleader:Max Domi (73)
Winsleader:Antti Raanta (21)
Gaaleader:Antti Raanta (2.24)

The 2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,[2] and the 46th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.

Off-season

On June 22, 2017, the Coyotes announced they have mutually parted ways with head coach Dave Tippett. He was named the team's 17th head coach on September 24, 2009. During his tenure, the team went 282–257–83, and made the postseason three times, but only won two series.[3]

Schedule and results

Preseason

The team's preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2017.[4]

Regular season

The team's regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[6]

2017–18 game log
Legend:

Player statistics

Final[7]

Skaters
Regular season[8]
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
82 23 42 65 −7 24
82 14 42 56 −7 26
82 9 36 45 −7 73
82 14 28 42 −28 44
78 15 22 37 −19 22
78 12 23 35 −31 26
79 15 18 33 −17 14
74 17 13 30 −2 28
73 11 10 21 3 20
69 6 14 20 −4 37
71 12 7 19 −7 31
35 8 11 19 4 12
58 8 11 19 −11 6
33 9 6 15 −5 10
81 6 9 15 −24 45
76 3 12 15 −24 45
50 4 10 14 2 16
39 5 6 11 −2 25
21 4 5 9 4 8
48 1 8 9 −3 18
53 5 2 7 −7 44
64 1 6 7 −12 35
18 2 2 4 −1 4
8 1 2 3 5 0
5 0 2 2 −1 2
11 1 0 1 −6 7
5 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 −1 0
2 0 0 0 −1 2
8 0 0 0 1 0
1 0 0 0 0 2
9 0 0 0 −2 0
Goaltenders
Regular season[9]
Player
style=white-space:nowrap47 46 2,599:07 21 17 6 97 2.24 1388 .930 3 0 0 0
style=white-space:nowrap 20 17 1,096:30 5 9 4 63 3.45 587 .893 1 0 0 2
style=white-space:nowrap 10 10 596:40 2 6 2 32 3.22 317 .899 1 0 0 0
style=white-space:nowrap4 4 240:45 1 3 0 14 3.49 129 .891 0 0 0 0
style=white-space:nowrap 7 5 387:45 0 6 0 28 4.33 194 .856 0 0 0 0
style=white-space:nowrap1 0 28:53 0 0 0 0 0.00 10 1.000 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 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
To Chicago Blackhawks
Laurent Dauphin
Connor Murphy
To Arizona Coyotes
Niklas Hjalmarsson
[10]
To New York Rangers
Tony DeAngelo
1st-round pick in 2017
To Arizona Coyotes
Derek Stepan
Antti Raanta
[11]
To New Jersey Devils
CGY's 5th-round pick in 2018
To Arizona Coyotes
Scott Wedgewood
[12]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Louis Domingue
To Arizona Coyotes
Michael Leighton
Tye McGinn
[13]
To New Jersey Devils
Michael Latta
To Arizona Coyotes
Ryan Kujawinski
[14]
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Michael Leighton
4th-round pick in 2019
To Arizona Coyotes
Josh Archibald
Sean Maguire
6th-round pick in 2019
[15]
To Chicago Blackhawks
Adam Clendening
Anthony Duclair
To Arizona Coyotes
Laurent Dauphin
Richard Panik
[16]
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Future considerations
To Arizona Coyotes
John Ramage
[17]
To Los Angeles Kings
Tobias Rieder
Scott Wedgewood
To Arizona Coyotes
Darcy Kuemper
[18]
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Kujawinski
To Arizona Coyotes
Jordan Maletta
[19]
To Nashville Predators
Tyler Gaudet
John Ramage
To Arizona Coyotes
Pierre-Cedric Labrie
Trevor Murphy
[20]
To Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Martinook
3rd-round pick in 2018
To Arizona Coyotes
Marcus Kruger
4th-round pick in 2018
[21]
To Buffalo Sabres
Rights to Brandon Hickey
Rights to Mike Sislo
To Arizona Coyotes
Hudson Fasching
[22]
To San Jose Sharks
Kyle Wood
To Arizona Coyotes
Adam Helewka
[23]
To Montreal Canadiens
Max Domi
To Arizona Coyotes
Alex Galchenyuk
[24]
Notes:

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
1-year, $650,000 [25]
1-year, $700,000 [26]
1-year, $650,000
1-year, $725,000
2-year, $1.3 million
1-year, $650,000 [27]
1-year, $850,000 [28]
3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [29]
2-year, $3.55 million entry-level contract [30]
1-year, $650,000 [31]
1-year, $1.35 million entry-level contract [32]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
1-year, $2.5 million contract [33]
1-year, $750,000 [34]
1-year [35]
1-year, $2.5 million [36]
2-year, $1.3 million [37]
1-year, $650,000 [38]
1-year, $650,000 [39]
2-year, $1.3 million [40]
1-year, $900,000 [41]
1-year [42]
Mitch Moroz 1-year [43]
1-year [44]
Unknown [45]
1-year [46]
Unknown [47]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref
[48]

Players released

Date Player Via Ref
Contract termination [49]

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref
[50]

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-year, $2 million [51]
Tyler Gaudet1-year, $650,000 [52]
2-year, $3.6 million [53]
Marek Langhamer1-year, $660,000 [54]
1-year, $1.2 million [55]
3-year, $3.4125 million entry-level contract [56]
2-year, $3.7 million contract extension [57]
3-year, $2.625 million contract extension [58]
2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract [59]
3-year, $12.75 million contract extension [60]
Mario Kempe1-year, $700,000 contract extension [61]

Draft picks

See also: List of Arizona Coyotes draft picks. Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
1231Pierre-Olivier JosephDCharlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
2442Filip WesterlundDFrölunda HC (SHL)
3693MacKenzie EntwistleCHamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
3754Nathan SchnarrCGuelph Storm (OHL)
3825Cameron CrottyDBrockville Braves (CCHL)
41086Noel HoefenmayerDOttawa 67's (OHL)
51267Michael KarowDYoungstown Phantoms (USHL)
5128Tyler SteenbergenCSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
7190Erik Walli WalterholmRWDjurgårdens IF (J18 Allsvenskan)
Notes:
  1. The Minnesota Wild's first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 26, 2017 that sent Martin Hanzal, Ryan White and a fourth-round pick in 2017 to Minnesota in exchange for Grayson Downing, a second-round pick in 2018, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[62]
  2. The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 (75th overall), the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) and this pick.[63]
  3. The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Maxim Letunov and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[64]
  4. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 (44th overall), the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) and this pick.
  5. The Calgary Flames' third-round pick will go to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 20, 2017 that sent Michael Stone to Calgary in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2018 and this pick.[65]
  6. The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second and third-round picks both in 2017 (44th and 75th overall) and this pick.
  7. The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent Calgary's third-round pick in 2017 (78th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for St. Louis' third-round pick in 2017 (82nd overall) and this pick.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-2018 NHL Attendance . ESPN.com . November 7, 2021.
  2. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 105. 978-1894801263.
  3. Web site: Coyotes and Tippett Part Ways. NHL.com. June 23, 2017. June 22, 2017.
  4. Web site: Coyotes Announce 2017-18 Preseason Schedule. NHL.com. September 13, 2017. June 15, 2017.
  5. Web site: Coyotes Announce Cancellation of Preseason Game vs. LA on Sept. 18. NHL.com. September 19, 2017. September 17, 2017.
  6. Web site: Coyotes Announce 2017–18 Schedule. NHL.com. September 13, 2017. June 22, 2017.
  7. Web site: Arizona Coyotes Stats – 2017–2018. NHL.com. October 27, 2017.
  8. Web site: 2017–18 Regular season – Arizona Coyotes Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . November 9, 2019.
  9. Web site: 2017–18 Regular season – Arizona Coyotes Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . November 9, 2019.
  10. Web site: Niklas Hjalmarsson traded to Coyotes by Blackhawks. NHL. June 23, 2016.
  11. Web site: Derek Stepan, Antti Raanta traded to Coyotes by Rangers. NHL. June 23, 2016.
  12. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Wedgewood from New Jersey. NHL.com. October 30, 2017. October 28, 2017.
  13. Web site: Coyotes Acquire McGinn, Leighton from Tampa Bay for Domingue. NHL.com. November 15, 2017. November 14, 2017.
  14. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Kujawinski. NHL.com. December 15, 2017. December 14, 2017.
  15. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Archibald and Maguire from Pittsburgh. NHL.com. December 19, 2017. December 19, 2017.
  16. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Panik, Dauphin from Chicago for Duclair, Clendening. NHL.com. January 11, 2018. January 10, 2018.
  17. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Ramage from Columbus. NHL.com. January 23, 2018. January 22, 2018.
  18. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Kuemper from LA in Exchange for Rieder, Wedgewood. NHL.com. February 21, 2018. February 21, 2018.
  19. Web site: Blue Jackets acquire Ryan Kujawinski from Arizona for Jordan Maletta. NHL.com. February 26, 2018. February 26, 2018.
  20. Web site: Preds Acquire Tyler Gaudet, John Ramage from Arizona. NHL.com. February 26, 2018. February 26, 2018.
  21. Web site: Canes Acquire Martinook in Exchange for Kruger. NHL.com. May 5, 2018. May 3, 2018.
  22. Web site: Sabres acquire Hickey from Coyotes. NHL.com. June 14, 2018. June 15, 2018.
  23. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Helewka from San Jose in Exchange for Wood. NHL.com. June 14, 2018. June 15, 2018.
  24. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Galchenyuk from Montreal in Exchange for Domi. NHL.com. June 17, 2018. June 15, 2018.
  25. Web site: Coyotes Sign Clendening to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 1, 2017.
  26. Web site: Coyotes Sign Campbell, Hanley, Rinaldo and Sislo. nhl.com. July 1, 2017.
  27. Web site: Coyotes Sign Latta to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 4, 2017.
  28. Web site: Coyotes Sign Etem to One-Year, Two-Way Contract. nhl.com. July 5, 2017.
  29. Web site: Coyotes Sign Burke to Entry-Level Contract. NHL.com. March 2, 2018. March 1, 2018.
  30. Web site: Coyotes Sign Gross to Entry-Level Contract. NHL.com. April 15, 2018. April 12, 2018.
  31. Web site: Coyotes Sign Ullstrom to One-Year Contract. NHL.com. May 16, 2018. May 15, 2018.
  32. Web site: Coyotes Sign Lyubushkin to One-Year Contract. NHL.com. May 24, 2018. May 23, 2018.
  33. Web site: Sabres sign goaltender Chad Johnson to one-year contract. sportsnet.ca. July 1, 2017.
  34. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes sign winger Josh Jooris. sportsnet.ca. July 1, 2017.
  35. Web site: Oilers sign seven. NHL. July 1, 2017.
  36. Web site: Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Radim Vrbata. nhl.com. July 1, 2017.
  37. Web site: Canadiens agree to terms on a two-year contract with Peter Holland. nhl.com. July 1, 2017.
  38. Web site: Penguins Add Four New Faces to the Organization as Free Agents. nhl.com. July 1, 2017.
  39. Web site: Lightning sign defenseman Jamie McBain to one-year, two-way contract . nhl.com . July 1, 2017.
  40. Web site: Maple Leafs sign Chris Mueller to two-year contract . nhl.com . July 1, 2017.
  41. Web site: Alexander Burmistrov signed to one-year contract . nhl.com . July 1, 2017 .
  42. Web site: Jeremy Morin: Bound for Russia . cbssports.com . August 10, 2017.
  43. Web site: Steelheads Agree to Terms with Forward Mitch Moroz . https://web.archive.org/web/20170905113200/http://www.idahosteelheads.com/blog/steelheads-news/steelheads-agree-terms-forward-mitch-moroz/ . dead . September 5, 2017 . idahosteelheads.com . August 24, 2017 .
  44. Web site: Veteran Forward Joe Whitney Signs with Wolf Pack . hartfordwolfpack.com . September 7, 2017.
  45. Web site: Swamp Rabbits Add Experience with Troock . https://web.archive.org/web/20170909004422/http://www.echl.com/swamp-rabbits-add-experience-troock . dead . September 9, 2017 . echl.com . September 16, 2017 .
  46. Web site: Amerk Sign Garret Ross to AHL Deal . amerks.com . September 16, 2017.
  47. Web site: Přichází zkušený obránce Zbyněk Michálek!. www.hcsparta.cz. October 20, 2017. cs-CZ. October 19, 2017.
  48. Web site: Coyotes Claim Hamilton off Waivers, Assign Kempe to AHL. NHL.com. January 5, 2018. January 4, 2018.
  49. Web site: Vest. Dave. 'Yotes Notes: Hjalmarsson Nears Return to Lineup. NHL.com. January 3, 2018. January 2, 2018.
  50. Web site: Doan Announces Retirement from NHL. nhl.com. September 2, 2017.
  51. Web site: Coyotes sign Nick Cousins to two-year deal. nhl.com. July 22, 2017.
  52. Web site: Coyotes Sign Gaudet to Two-Way Contract. nhl.com. July 26, 2017.
  53. Web site: Coyotes Sign Martinook to Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. July 26, 2017.
  54. Web site: Coyotes Sign Langhamer to Two-Way Contract. nhl.com. July 26, 2017.
  55. Web site: Coyotes Sign Duclair to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. September 8, 2017.
  56. Web site: Coyotes Sign Joseph to Entry-Level Contract. NHL.com. December 6, 2017. December 4, 2017.
  57. Web site: LA Kings Acquire Tobias Rieder, Scott Wedgewood; Trade Kuemper to Coyotes. NHL.com. February 22, 2018. February 21, 2018.
  58. Web site: Coyotes Sign Steenbergen to Entry-Level Contract. NHL.com. March 27, 2018. March 6, 2018.
  59. Web site: Coyotes Sign Madsen to Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract. NHL.com. March 21, 2018. March 20, 2018.
  60. Web site: Coyotes Sign Raanta to Three-Year Contract. NHL.com. April 9, 2018. April 6, 2018.
  61. Web site: Coyotes Sign Kempe to One-Year Contract. NHL.com. May 29, 2018. May 28, 2018.
  62. Web site: Martin Hanzal traded to Wild by Coyotes. February 26, 2017. February 28, 2017.
  63. Web site: Vest. Dave. Coyotes Add Eight Players to Mix on Draft's Second Day. NHL.com. August 28, 2017. June 24, 2017.
  64. Web site: Coyotes Acquire Sharks' 2016 4th Round Draft Choice & 2017 3rd Round Draft Choice in Exchange for Letunov & 2017 6th Round Draft Choice. June 20, 2016. June 20, 2016.
  65. Web site: Coyotes trade Stone to Flames, kick off rental market. February 20, 2017. February 20, 2017.