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| Phoenix Coyotes | |
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| Conference | Western |
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| Division | Pacific |
| Founded | 1972 |
| History | Winnipeg Jets 1972–1979 (WHA) 1979–1996 (NHL) Phoenix Coyotes 1996–present (NHL) |
| Home Arena | Jobing.com Arena |
| City | Glendale, Arizona |
| Colors | Brick Red, Sand, Black, and White |
| Media | FSN Arizona KAZT (Channel 27) KDUS (1060 AM) |
| Owner(s) |  Jerry Moyes Wayne Gretzky |
| General Manager | Don Maloney |
| Head Coach | Wayne Gretzky |
| Captain | Shane Doan |
| Minor League Affiliates | San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Arizona Sundogs (CHL) |
| Stanley Cups | None |
| Conference Championships | None |
| Division Championships | None |
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. The 2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes season will be the team's 36th season 29th season in the National Hockey League, and 11th season as the Phoenix Coyotes The National Hockey League 's Pacific Division is one of three divisions that make up the Western Conference. The 1972-73 WHA season was the first Regular season of the now defunct World Hockey Association (WHA The Winnipeg Jets were a professional Hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Jobingcom Arena is a Sports and entertainment Arena located in Glendale Arizona. Glendale ( is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net (FSN are a collection of cable TV Regional sports networks owned and operated by News AZTV redirects here For the Virginia network of stations see WAZT-CA. KDUS, now dubbed "The Fan 1060" is a sports talk radio station broadcasting out of Tempe Arizona and serving the Phoenix metropolitan radio market Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Donald Maloney (born 5 September 1958 in Lindsay Ontario) is a former NHL player and is now currently the General Manager of the Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Shane Doan (born October 10 1976, in Eston Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey forward with the Phoenix The San Antonio Rampage is an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio Texas. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary The Arizona Sundogs are a minor-league Ice hockey team based in Prescott Valley Arizona that began play in 2006. The Central Hockey League (CHL is a mid-level Professional hockey league owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Glendale ( is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The National Hockey League 's Pacific Division is one of three divisions that make up the Western Conference. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena. Jobingcom Arena is a Sports and entertainment Arena located in Glendale Arizona.
The Coyotes were founded in 1972 as the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association, joining the NHL in 1979 and moving to Phoenix in 1996. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Winnipeg Jets were a professional Hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Their home ice was at the US Airways Center (then known as America West Arena) for seven years, until 2003 when Jobing. US Airways Center (formerly America West Arena) is a sports and entertainment Arena located in Phoenix Arizona. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. com Arena opened.
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Franchise history
Winnipeg Years — WHA and NHL
The team began play as the Winnipeg Jets, one of the founding franchises in the World Hockey Association (WHA). The Winnipeg Jets were a professional Hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 The Jets were the most successful team in the short-lived WHA, winning three Avco World Trophies, the league's championship trophy, and making the finals five out of the WHA's seven seasons. The Avco World Trophy also known as the Avco Cup was the championship trophy of the original World Hockey Association ( 1972 - 1979) It then became one of the four teams admitted to the NHL when the rival leagues merged in 1979.
However, the club was never able to translate that success into the NHL after the merger, in part because they played in the same division as the powerful Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. The Calgary Flames are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. While they made the playoffs 11 times in 17 seasons, they only won two playoff series. Because of the way the playoffs were structured for much of their Winnipeg run, the Jets were all but assured of having to defeat either the Oilers or the Flames to make it to the conference finals.
The Jets ran into financial trouble when player salaries began spiraling up in the 1990s. This hit the Canadian teams particularly hard. Winnipeg was the second-smallest market in the NHL for most of the Jets' existence, and after the Quebec Nordiques were forced to move to Denver as the Colorado Avalanche it became the smallest market. The Quebec Nordiques (Nordiques de Québec pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated into English as "Northerners" were The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States In addition, their home arena, Winnipeg Arena, was one of the smallest in the league. Winnipeg Arena was an indoor arena located at 1430 Maroons Road in Winnipeg Manitoba, across the street from Canad Inns Despite strong fan support, several attempts to keep the team in Winnipeg ultimately fell through. In the spring of 1996, Phoenix businessmen Steven Gluckstern, Richard Burke along with a local investor group bought the team with plans to move it to Phoenix for the 1996–97 season. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The 1996–97 NHL season was the 80th Regular season of the National Hockey League. A name-the-team contest yielded the nickname "Coyotes. The coyote (kaɪˈoʊti ˈkaɪoʊt ( Canis latrans) also known as the prairie wolf, is a Mammal of the order Carnivora "
The early Phoenix years (1996–2005)
In the summer that the move took place, the franchise saw the exit of Jets stars like Teemu Selanne and Alexei Zhamnov, while the team added established superstar Jeremy Roenick from the Chicago Blackhawks. Teemu Ilmari Selänne (ˈteːmu ˈilmɑri ˈselænːe (born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Alexei Yuryevich Zhamnov (Алексей Юрьевич Жамнов born 1 October 1970 in Moscow, U Jeremy James Roenick (born January 17, 1970, in Boston Massachusetts, United States) is a professional Ice hockey player currently Roenick teamed up with power wingers Keith Tkachuk and Rick Tocchet to form a dynamic 1–2–3 offensive punch that led the Coyotes through their first years in Arizona. Keith Matthew Tkachuk (born March 28 1972, in Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American professional Ice hockey player in Richard Tocchet (born on April 9, 1964 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey player Also impressive were young players like Shane Doan (as of the current season the last remaining Coyote dating to the team's days in Winnipeg), Oleg Tverdovsky, and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, whom the fans nicknamed the "Bulin Wall. Shane Doan (born October 10 1976, in Eston Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey forward with the Phoenix Oleg Tverdovsky (born May 18, 1976, in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Professional Ice hockey Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin (Николай Иванович Хабибулин Nikolaj Ivanovič Chabibulin; born January 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk "
Another key addition to the squad was fleet sniper Mike Gartner, who had come over from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Michael Alfred Gartner (born October 29 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey right winger who played 19 seasons "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St Despite his speed, and scoring his 700th career goal on December 15, 1997, Gartner battled injuries as 1997 became 1998, and the Coyotes did not renew his contract. This is a list of National Hockey League (NHL statistical leaders through the end of the 2007–08 season. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of The 1997–98 NHL season was the 81st Regular season of the National Hockey League. He retired at the end of the season.
After arriving in Phoenix, the team posted six consecutive . 500 or better seasons, making the playoffs in every year but one. They were tremendously popular, in part because of the large number of Northern expatriates in the Phoenix area. The one year they missed the playoffs, the Coyotes became the first team in NHL history to post 90 points — long the standard of excellence in the NHL — and yet still miss the playoffs.
However, their home during their first eight years in Phoenix, America West Arena, was completely inadequate for hockey. US Airways Center (formerly America West Arena) is a sports and entertainment Arena located in Phoenix Arizona. Although it was considered a state-of-the-art facility (it was built in 1992), the arena's floor was just barely large enough to fit a hockey rink. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In several locations, the nets couldn't be seen. As a result, listed capacity had to be cut down to just over 16,000 — the second-smallest in the league at the time — after the first season. Even then, a stretch of the upper deck actually hung over the boards, obstructing the views of around 3,000 spectators. Some fans even claimed that they saw places where the original concrete had been sheared off to create retractable seats for hockey.
Burke bought out Gluckstern in 1998, but was unable to attract more investors to alleviate the team's financial woes (see below). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Finally, in 2001, Burke sold the team to Phoenix-area developer Steve Ellman, with Wayne Gretzky as a part-owner and head of hockey operations. Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Ellman has since sold controlling interest to trucking company executive Jerry Moyes, who is also a part-owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona.
To this day, however, the Coyotes have never made it out of the first round of the playoffs. The franchise has not won a playoff series since 1987, when it was still in Winnipeg. The 1986–87 NHL season was the 70th season of the National Hockey League. The closest that they came to advancing past the first round was during the 1999 playoffs, when they lost a heartbreaking Game 7 to the St. Louis Blues. The 1998–99 NHL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Hockey League. The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St In 2002, the Coyotes posted 95 points, one point behind their best total as an NHL team, but made a rather meek first-round exit from the playoffs, being eliminated in five games by the San Jose Sharks. The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.
However, since then the Coyotes have been barely competitive. Aside from the 2005–06 season, the team hasn't broken the 80–point barrier. The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. Attendance levels dropped considerably, worrying many league executives. In addition, an unfavorable lease with the city of Phoenix (owner of America West Arena) had the team bleeding red ink; [1] the Coyotes have never really recovered from the resulting financial problems.
In 2003, the team opened Glendale Arena (now known as Jobing.com Arena), and moved there in 2003. Jobingcom Arena is a Sports and entertainment Arena located in Glendale Arizona. The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Ellman had committed to building the new arena after numerous proposals to improve the hockey sight lines in America West Arena came to nothing. Simultaneously, the team changed its logo and uniforms, moving from the previous multi-colored kit to a more streamlined look.
Gretzky Era (2005 – present)
On 6 August 2005, Brett Hull, son of former Jet Bobby Hull, was signed and assigned the elder Hull's retired # 9. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario and raised in Chicago, Winnipeg and Vancouver) is a Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Two days later, Gretzky named himself head coach, replacing Rick Bowness, despite the fact that he had never coached at any level of hockey. Rick Bowness (born on January 25, 1955 in Moncton New Brunswick) is a Canadian former National Hockey League leftwinger and currently The Coyotes Ring of Honor was unveiled on 8 October, inducting Gretzky and Bobby Hull. One week later, Brett Hull announced his retirement. On 21 January 2006, Jets great Thomas Steen was the third inductee to the Ring of Honor. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Steen (born June 8, 1960 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional Ice hockey player and federal Canadian politician On 13 April, Steve Ellman announced an agreement for Jerry Moyes to assume majority ownership control of the Coyotes, Glendale Arena and the National Lacrosse League's Arizona Sting. The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. The Arizona Sting were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2004 to 2007. Also in the 2005–06 season, the Coyotes were planning to host the NHL All-Star Game, which was canceled because of the 2006 Winter Olympics. The National Hockey League All-Star Game (Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey is an exhibition Ice hockey game that traditionally marks the midway The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in
The team returned to Winnipeg on 17 September, 2006 to play a pre-season game against the Edmonton Oilers, but were shut-out 5–0 before a sellout crowd of 15,015. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
On 11 April 2007, CEO Jeff Shumway announced that general manager Michael Barnett (Gretzky's agent for over 20 years), senior executive vice president of hockey operations Cliff Fletcher, and San Antonio Rampage's general manager and Coyotes' assistant general manager Laurence Gilman "have been relieved of their duties. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. George Clifford Fletcher (born 16 August 1935 in Montreal, Quebec) is a National Hockey League executive and current General manager for the The San Antonio Rampage is an Ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio Texas. " The Coyotes finished the 2006–2007 season 31–46–5, its worst record since relocating to Phoenix. The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL [2]
On May 29, 2007, Jeff Shumway announced that Don Maloney had agreed to a multi-year contract to become General Manager of the Coyotes. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Donald Maloney (born 5 September 1958 in Lindsay Ontario) is a former NHL player and is now currently the General Manager of the As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. [3] However, as has been the case with all general managers since 2001, Maloney serves in an advisory role to Gretzky.
The 2007–08 season has been something of a resurgence for the Phoenix Coyotes. After their disastrous 2006–07 campaign, the Coyotes looked to rebuild the team by relying on their drafted talent such as Peter Mueller and Martin Hanzal to make the team successful as opposed to using free agency. Peter Müller or Peter Mueller is the name of Peter Mueller (student pilot (1990-2005 of Tampa Florida died in airplane crash at Culver Academies Martin Hanzal (born February 20, 1987 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player The Coyotes also acquired Radim Vrbata from the Chicago Blackhawks for Kevyn Adams in an effort to provide the team with more offense. Radim Vrbata (born June 13, 1981 in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia) is a Professional Ice hockey player currently Kevyn Adams (born October 8, 1974, in Washington DC) is a professional Ice hockey center in the National Hockey League The team signed both Alex Auld and David Aebischer to compete for the starting goaltender position with Mikael Tellqvist acting as the backup goaltender. Alexander Auld (born January 7 1981 in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, but raised in Thunder Bay Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey David Aebischer (born February 7 1978 in Fribourg Switzerland) is a professional Ice hockey Goaltender for HC Lugano of Nationalliga Mikael Tellqvist (born September 19, 1979, in Sundbyberg, Sweden) is a professional Swedish Ice hockey Goaltender Neither Auld or Aebischer were able to hold on to the starting position, leaving the Coyotes to turn to the waiver wire for assistance. On 17 November 2007, the Coyotes were able to claim Ilya Bryzgalov off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks. Ilya Nikolayevich Bryzgalov (Илья Николаевич Брызгалов (b The Anaheim Ducks are a professional Ice hockey team based in Anaheim California, USA. Bryzgalov responded by not only starting in goal the day he was acquired, but posing a shutout in his Coyotes debut against the Los Angeles Kings. The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles California. Bryzgalov was soon given a 3–year contract extension because of his high level of play. Despite predictions of another disastrous season, the Coyotes played competitive hockey for most of the season. However, they finished eight points short of the last playoff spot, with 83 points.
Team Information
Jerseys
The Coyotes updated their jerseys for the 2007–08 season, along with all NHL teams, as part of the switchover to Rbk Edge jerseys. The changes made were adding an NHL crest just below the neck opening, removing the stripes that were previously just above the lower hem, and moving the "PHX" patch from the right to the left shoulder. The white jersey also gained red shoulder coloring and laces at the collar.
Mascot
Howler is the coyote-suited mascot of the Phoenix Coyotes. He was introduced on October 15, 2005. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Season-by-season record
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Coyotes. For the full season-by-season history, see Phoenix Coyotes seasons
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Records as of April 8, 2007. This is a list of seasons completed by the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [4]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2001–02 | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 95 | 228 | 210 | 1154 | 2nd, Pacific | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Sharks) |
| 2002–03 | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 78 | 204 | 230 | 1433 | 4th, Pacific | Did not qualify |
| 2003–04 | 82 | 22 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 68 | 188 | 245 | 1300 | 5th, Pacific | Did not qualify |
| 2004–05 | Season cancelled because of 2004–05 NHL lockout | ||||||||||
| 2005–061 | 82 | 38 | 39 | — | 5 | 81 | 246 | 271 | 1493 | 5th, Pacific | Did not qualify |
| 2006–07 | 82 | 31 | 46 | — | 5 | 67 | 216 | 284 | 1038 | 5th, Pacific | Did not qualify |
| 2007–08 | 82 | 38 | 37 | — | 7 | 83 | 214 | 231 | 1193 | 4th, Pacific | Did not qualify |
- 1 As of the 2005–06 NHL season, all games will have a winner; the OTL column includes SOL (Shootout losses). The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The San Jose Sharks are a professional Ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. The 2002–03 NHL season was the 86th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. The 2004–05 NHL season was the 88th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 2004–05 NHL lockout resulted in the cancellation of what would have been the 88th season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League.
Notable players
Current roster
Updated April 2, 2008. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [1]
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Ilya Bryzgalov | L | 2007 | Tolyatti, U.S.S.R. |
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Mikael Tellqvist | L | 2006 | Sundbyberg, Sweden |
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Keith Ballard | L | 2004 | Baudette, Minnesota |
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Keith Yandle | L | 2005 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Zbynek Michalek | R | 2005 | Jindrichuv Hradec, Czechoslovakia |
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Matt Jones | L | 2002 | Downers Grove, Illinois |
| 44 | |
Nick Boynton | R | 2006 | Nobleton, Ontario |
| 53 | |
Derek Morris – A | R | 2004 | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 55 | |
Ed Jovanovski – A | L | 2006 | Windsor, Ontario |
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Jonas Ahnelöv | R | 2006 | Huddinge, |Sweden |
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Martin Hanzal | LW | L | 2005 | Pisek, Czechoslovakia |
| 12 | |
Craig Weller | RW | R | 2007 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 13 | |
Daniel Carcillo | LW | L | 2007 | King City, Ontario |
| 16 | |
Mike York | LW | R | 2007 | Waterford, Michigan |
| 17 | |
Radim Vrbata | RW | R | 2007 | Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia |
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Enver Lisin | RW | L | 2004 | Moscow, U.S.S.R. |
| 19 | |
Shane Doan – C | RW | R | 1995 | Halkirk, Alberta |
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Mathias Tjarnqvist | LW | L | 2007 | Umeå, Sweden |
| 26 | |
Joel Perrault | C | R | 2006 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 28 | |
Steven Reinprecht – A | C | L | 2006 | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 34 | |
Daniel Winnik | C | R | 2004 | Toronto, Ontario |
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Niko Kapanen | C | L | 2007 | Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| 81 |  |
Marcel Hossa | LW | L | 2008 | Ilava, Czechoslovakia |
| 88 | |
Peter Mueller | C | R | 2006 | Bloomington, Minnesota |
| 91 | |
Kyle Turris | C | R | 2008 | New Westminster, British Columbia |
Team captains
Note: This list does not include captains from the Winnipeg Jets (NHL & WHA). Ilya Nikolayevich Bryzgalov (Илья Николаевич Брызгалов (b The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Tolyatti or Togliatti (Толья́тти tɘlʲ'jati is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Mikael Tellqvist (born September 19, 1979, in Sundbyberg, Sweden) is a professional Swedish Ice hockey Goaltender The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL Sundbyberg Municipality ( Sundbybergs kommun or Sundbybergs stad) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Keith Ballard (born November 26, 1982, in Baudette, Minnesota) is a Professional Ice hockey defenseman who currently plays The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Baudette is a city in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. Keith Yandle (born September 9, 1986 in Milton, Massachusetts) is an American Ice hockey defenseman. The 2004–05 NHL season was the 88th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL Zbyněk Michálek (born 23 December 1982 in Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia) nicknamed "Z" is a Professional The 2005–06 NHL season was the 88th season of the National Hockey League. Jindřichův Hradec 'ɦradɛts (Neuhaus is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Matt Jones (born August 8, 1983 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is a Professional Ice hockey player who currently plays for The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Downers Grove is a Suburb located west of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. Nicholas Boynton (born January 14 1979, in Nobleton, Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL Nobleton (Census Tract N° 535046101 ( 2006 population 3513 is an unincorporated village in southwestern King, Ontario, Canada Derek Morris (born August 24, 1978 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is a Professional Ice hockey defenceman In Ice hockey, each team has a designated captain, who normally wears a "C" on his or her jersey. The 2003–04 NHL season was the 87th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Ed Jovanovski (Ед Јовановски (born June 26, 1976 in Windsor Ontario, Canada) is a Macedonian Canadian Professional In Ice hockey, each team has a designated captain, who normally wears a "C" on his or her jersey. The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Jonas Peter Ahnelöv (born December 11, 1987, in Huddinge, Sweden) is a professional Swedish Ice hockey player The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, on June 24 Huddinge Municipality ( Huddinge kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Martin Hanzal (born February 20, 1987 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on See other locations named Písek. Písek (ˈpiːsɛk is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Craig Weller (born March 17, 1981 in Calgary Alberta) is a professional Ice hockey right winger playing for the Minnesota Wild The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Daniel Carcillo (born January 28, 1985 in King City Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey player The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL King City is an affluent unincorporated village in King Township, Ontario, Canada, located just north of Toronto. Mike York (born January 3, 1978 in Waterford, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey left winger who is currently The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Waterford Township is a Charter township of Oakland County in the U Radim Vrbata (born June 13, 1981 in Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia) is a Professional Ice hockey player currently The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Mladá Boleslav (ˈmladaː ˈbolɛslaf German: Jungbunzlau, Hebrew, Latin: Bumsla) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Enver Lisin (born April 22, 1986 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian ice hockey player currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh North Carolina. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Shane Doan (born October 10 1976, in Eston Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey forward with the Phoenix In Ice hockey, each team has a designated captain, who normally wears a "C" on his or her jersey. The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. Halkirk is a Village in Central Alberta, Canada. 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- Keith Tkachuk, 1996–2001
- Teppo Numminen, 2001–03
- Shane Doan, 2003– present
Hall of Famers
- Bobby Hull, LW, 1972–79 (WHA) & 1979–80 (NHL), inducted 1983
- Serge Savard, D, 1981–83, inducted 1986
- Dale Hawerchuk, C, 1981–90, inducted 2001
- Mike Gartner, RW, 1996–98, inducted 2001
Note: Hawerchuk, Hull and Savard played for Winnipeg. Keith Matthew Tkachuk (born March 28 1972, in Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American professional Ice hockey player in Teppo Numminen (born July 3, 1968 in Tampere, Finland) is a Professional hockey defenceman for the Shane Doan (born October 10 1976, in Eston Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey forward with the Phoenix The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Serge Aubrey Savard OC (born January 22, 1946 in Landrienne, Quebec) is a former professional Ice hockey defenceman, most Dale "Ducky" Hawerchuk (born April 4 1963 in Toronto Canada is a retired professional Ice hockey player Michael Alfred Gartner (born October 29 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey right winger who played 19 seasons
Retired numbers
- 9 Bobby Hull, LW, 1972–80, number retired by Winnipeg February 19, 1989; Hull's #9 was unretired briefly upon his request at the beginning of the 2005–06 season for his son, Brett, before he retired five games into the season. Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario and raised in Chicago, Winnipeg and Vancouver) is a
- 10 Dale Hawerchuk, C, 1981–90, number retired by Phoenix April 5, 2007
- 25 Thomas Steen, RW, 1981–95, number retired by Winnipeg May 6, 1995
- 99 Wayne Gretzky, number retired league-wide February 6, 2000
The Coyotes continue to honor the retired numbers of the Winnipeg Jets franchise; the banners for Hull and Steen at Jobing. Dale "Ducky" Hawerchuk (born April 4 1963 in Toronto Canada is a retired professional Ice hockey player Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Thomas Steen (born June 8, 1960 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional Ice hockey player and federal Canadian politician Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player The 50th National Hockey League All-Star Game was part of the 1999–2000 NHL season, and took place in Toronto 's Air Canada Centre 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Winnipeg Jets were a professional Hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. com Arena are in the Jets' blue, white and red. Furthermore, Hawerchuk played for the Jets well before the move to Arizona.
First-round draft picks
Note: This list does not include selections of the Winnipeg Jets. The Winnipeg Jets were a professional Hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- 1996: Dan Focht (11th overall) & Daniel Briere (24th overall)
- 1997: None
- 1998: Patrick DesRochers (14th overall)
- 1999: Scott Kelman (15th overall) & Kirill Safronov (19th overall)
- 2000: Krystofer Kolanos (19th overall)
- 2001: Fredrik Sjostrom (11th overall)
- 2002: Jakub Koreis (19th overall) & Ben Eager (23rd overall)
- 2003: None
- 2004: Blake Wheeler (5th overall)
- 2005: Martin Hanzal (17th overall)
- 2006: Peter Mueller (8th overall) & Chris Summers (29th overall)
- 2007: Kyle Turris (3rd overall) & Nick Ross (30th overall)
Franchise scoring leaders
These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise (Winnipeg & Phoenix) history. The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Arena (now called the Scottrade Center in St Dan Focht (born December 31, 1977 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian Ice hockey defenceman. Daniel Brière (born October 6, 1977, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) is a French Canadian professional Ice hockey The 1997 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, on 21 June 1997. The 1998 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo New York, New York. Patrick DesRochers (born October 27, 1979 in Penetanguishene Ontario, Canada is a Canadian Ice hockey goaltender who has played The 1999 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26th at the FleetCenter in Boston Massachusetts. Scott Kelman (born May 7, 1981 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is a Canadian Ice hockey player who plays for the Coventry Blaze Kirill Safronov (born February 26, 1981 in Leningrad, USSR) is a Russian professional Ice hockey defenceman The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary Alberta following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft Krystofer Kolanos is a professional Ice hockey player He was selected in the first round (19th overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise Florida. Fredrik Sjöström (born May 6, 1983, in Färgelanda, Sweden) is a Swedish Professional Ice hockey right winger The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22 - 23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario, Canada. Jakub Koreis (born June 26, 1984, in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional Ice hockey centre. Ben Eager (born January 22, 1984 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left winger who currently plays The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville Tennessee. The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh North Carolina. Blake Wheeler (born August 31, 1986 in Plymouth, Minnesota, U The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on Martin Hanzal (born February 20, 1987 in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, on June 24 Peter Mueller (born April 14, 1988 in Bloomington, Minnesota) is a professional Ice hockey player Chris Summers (born February 25, 1988 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American Ice hockey defenseman. The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus Ohio, United States Kyle Turris (born August 14, 1989, in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a professional Ice hockey player for the Phoenix Nick Ross (born February 10, 1989 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an ice hockey defenceman for the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Coyotes player
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Dale Hawerchuk | C | 713 | 379 | 550 | 929 | 1. Dale "Ducky" Hawerchuk (born April 4 1963 in Toronto Canada is a retired professional Ice hockey player 30 |
| Thomas Steen | RW | 950 | 264 | 553 | 817 | . Thomas Steen (born June 8, 1960 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional Ice hockey player and federal Canadian politician 86 |
| Keith Tkachuk | LW | 640 | 323 | 300 | 623 | . Keith Matthew Tkachuk (born March 28 1972, in Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American professional Ice hockey player in 97 |
| Shane Doan* | RW | 883 | 227 | 323 | 550 | . Shane Doan (born October 10 1976, in Eston Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey forward with the Phoenix 63 |
| Teppo Numminen | D | 1098 | 108 | 426 | 534 | . Teppo Numminen (born July 3, 1968 in Tampere, Finland) is a Professional hockey defenceman for the 49 |
| Paul MacLean | RW | 527 | 248 | 270 | 518 | . Paul MacLean (born 9 March, 1958 in Grostenquin, France and raised in Antigonish, Nova Scotia) is a retired professional 98 |
| Doug Smail | LW | 691 | 189 | 208 | 397 | . Doug Smail (born 2 September, 1957 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey left winger 58 |
| Laurie Boschman | LW | 526 | 152 | 227 | 379 | . Laurie Boschman (born on June 4, 1960 in Major, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey centre who played 72 |
| Jeremy Roenick | C | 384 | 141 | 210 | 351 | . Jeremy James Roenick (born January 17, 1970, in Boston Massachusetts, United States) is a professional Ice hockey player currently 91 |
| Morris Lukowich | LW | 431 | 168 | 177 | 345 | . Morris Eugene Lukowich (born June 1, 1956 in Speers, Saskatchewan) was a member of the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association 80 |
NHL awards and trophies
Franchise records
Individual
- Most Goals in a season: Teemu Selanne, 76 (1992–93)
- Most Assists in a season: Phil Housley, 79 (1992–93)
- Most Points in a season: Teemu Selanne, 132 (1992–93)
- Most Penalty Minutes in a season: Tie Domi, 347 (1993–94)
- Most Points in a season, defenseman: Phil Housley, 97 (1992–93)
- Most Points in a season, rookie: Teemu Selanne, 132 (1992–93)
- Most Wins in a season: Brian Hayward; Bob Essensa; Sean Burke, 33 (1984–85; 1992–93; 2001–02)
- Fastest goal making his NHL debut: Yanick Lehoux,1:05 (November 8, 2005)
Team
References
- ^ Duhatschek, Eric et al. The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success Robert "Bob" Francis (born December 5, 1958 in North Battleford Saskatchewan, Canada) was an Ice hockey head coach of the Phoenix The 2001–02 NHL season was the 85th Regular season of the National Hockey League. Teemu Ilmari Selänne (ˈteːmu ˈilmɑri ˈselænːe (born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Phillip F Housley (born March 9, 1964 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a former Ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres Teemu Ilmari Selänne (ˈteːmu ˈilmɑri ˈselænːe (born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Tahir "Tie" Domi (born November 1, 1969 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player of Phillip F Housley (born March 9, 1964 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a former Ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres Teemu Ilmari Selänne (ˈteːmu ˈilmɑri ˈselænːe (born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Brian Hayward (b June 25, 1960 in Georgetown, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender and Robert "Bob" Essensa (born January 14 1965 in Toronto Ontario, Canada) is a Retired professional Ice hockey Goaltender Sean Burke (born January 29, 1967 in Windsor Ontario) is a former Canadian professional Ice hockey goaltender Yanick Lehoux (born April 8, 1982, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian hockey player for the Montreal Canadiens of the (2001). Hockey Chronicles. New York City: Checkmark Books. ISBN 0816046972.
- ^ General Manager Michael Barnett & Staff Relieved of Duties.
- ^ Former Rangers’ Assistant GM Agrees To Multi-Year Contract.
- ^ Hockeydb. com, Phoenix Coyotes season statistics and records.
See also
External links
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