The 2014–15 Arizona Coyotes season was the 36th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 19th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,[1] and the 43rd overall, including the World Hockey Association years. It was also their first season as the "Arizona Coyotes" – the team had been called the "Phoenix Coyotes" for the previous 18 years. The team finished in last place in the Western Conference and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight year. The Coyotes earned only 56 points – their worst-ever performance in Arizona and second worst in franchise history after the 1980–81 season.
2014–15 Arizona Coyotes | |
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Division | 7th Pacific |
Conference | 14th Western |
2014–15 record | 24–50–8 |
Home record | 11–25–5 |
Road record | 13–25–3 |
Goals for | 170 |
Goals against | 272 |
Team information | |
General manager | Don Maloney |
Coach | Dave Tippett |
Captain | Shane Doan |
Alternate captains | Kyle Chipchura (Mar.–Apr.) Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Mar.–Apr.) Martin Hanzal Keith Yandle (Oct.–Mar.) |
Arena | Gila River Arena |
Average attendance | 13,345 (77.9%) 41 Games |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Portland Pirates (AHL) Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23) |
Assists | Sam Gagner (26) |
Points | Oliver Ekman-Larsson (43) |
Penalty minutes | Kyle Chipchura (82) |
Plus/minus | Rob Klinkhammer (+3) |
Wins | Mike Smith (14) |
Goals against average | Louis Domingue (2.73) |
Off-season
editThe club officially changed their team name to the "Arizona Coyotes" on June 27, 2014, at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[2] The name change was part of the deal approved by the City of Glendale to keep the team from relocating.[3]
Training camp
editThe Coyotes competed in eight preseason exhibition games before the start of the 2014–15 regular season.[2]
Standings
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 43 | 236 | 226 | +10 | 109 |
2 | x – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 48 | 29 | 5 | 42 | 242 | 222 | +20 | 101 |
3 | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 241 | 216 | +25 | 97 |
4 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 95 |
5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 228 | 232 | −4 | 89 |
6 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 198 | 283 | −85 | 62 |
7 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 272 | −102 | 56 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 231 | 201 | +30 | 100 |
2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 230 | 210 | +20 | 99 |
3 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 95 |
4 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 37 | 261 | 260 | +1 | 92 |
5 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 219 | 227 | −8 | 90 |
6 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 228 | 232 | −4 | 89 |
7 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 198 | 283 | −85 | 62 |
8 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 272 | −102 | 56 |
Schedule and results
editPre-season
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 22 | Los Angeles | 4–5 | Arizona | SO | Smith | 6,917 | 1–0–0 | Recap |
2 | September 22 | Arizona | 3–4 | Los Angeles | SO | Dubnyk | 12,989 | 1–0–1 | Recap |
3 | September 23 | Arizona | 4–0 | Anaheim | Domingue | 14,104 | 2–0–1 | Recap | |
4[a] | September 24 | Arizona | 3–4 | Calgary | OT | Burke | 2–0–2 | Recap | |
5 | September 26 | Arizona | 2–1 | San Jose | SO | Dubnyk | 15,452 | 3–0–2 | Recap |
6 | September 29 | Arizona | 4–2 | Vancouver | Smith | 18,050 | 4–0–2 | Recap | |
7 | October 1 | Arizona | 2–3 | Edmonton | Dubnyk | 16,839 | 4–1–2 | Recap | |
8 | October 3 | San Jose | 3–1 | Arizona | Smith | 7,873 | 4–2–2 | Recap | |
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Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
editFinal stats[4]
- Skaters
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- Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Mike Smith | 62 | 61 | 3,556 | 14 | 42 | 5 | 187 | 3.16 | 1955 | .904 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Devan Dubnyk‡ | 19 | 16 | 1035 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 2.72 | 561 | .916 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louis Domingue | 7 | 4 | 308 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2.73 | 158 | .911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McKenna | 1 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 | 34 | .853 | 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
Notable achievements
editAwards
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Milestones
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Transactions
editThe Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.
Trades
editJune 28, 2014[7] | To Montreal Canadiens 3rd-round pick in 2014 |
To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2014 |
June 29, 2014[8] | To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 2015 |
To Arizona Coyotes Sam Gagner B. J. Crombeen |
December 5, 2014[9] | To Pittsburgh Penguins Rob Klinkhammer conditional 5th-round pick in 2016 |
To Arizona Coyotes Philip Samuelsson |
January 14, 2015[10] | To Minnesota Wild Devan Dubnyk |
To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
February 28, 2015[11] | To Chicago Blackhawks Antoine Vermette |
To Arizona Coyotes Klas Dahlbeck 1st-round pick in 2015 |
March 1, 2015[12] | To New York Rangers Keith Yandle Chris Summers 4th-round pick in 2016 |
To Arizona Coyotes John Moore Anthony Duclair 2nd-round pick in 2015 Conditional 1st-round pick in 2016 |
March 2, 2015[13] | To St. Louis Blues Zbynek Michalek Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015 |
To Arizona Coyotes Maxim Letunov |
March 2, 2015[14] | To New York Islanders Mark Louis |
To Arizona Coyotes David Leggio |
Free agents acquirededit
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Free agents lostedit
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Claimed via waiversedit
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Lost via waiversedit
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Player signings
editThe following players were signed by the Coyotes. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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July 11, 2014 | David Moss | 1 year, $800,000 | [28] |
July 15, 2014 | Brandon McMillan | 1 year, $625,000* | [29] |
July 15, 2014 | Jordan Szwarz | 2 years, $1.26 million* | [29] |
July 18, 2014 | Brendan Perlini | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [30] |
October 5, 2014 | Laurent Dauphin | 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [31] |
April 10, 2015 | Ryan MacInnis | 3-year, entry-level contract | [32] |
April 17, 2015 | Christian Dvorak | 3-year, entry-level contract | [33] |
Draft picks
editThe 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[34]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 12 | Brendan Perlini | LW | Canada | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) |
2 | 43 | Ryan MacInnis | C | United States | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
2 | 58[a] | Christian Dvorak | LW | United States | London Knights (OHL) |
3 | 87[b] | Anton Karlsson | RW | Sweden | Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr) |
4 | 117[b] | Michael Bunting | LW | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
5 | 133 | Dysin Mayo | D | Canada | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) |
6 | 163 | David Westlund | D | Sweden | Brynas IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.) |
7 | 191[c] | Jared Fiegl | LW | United States | USA U–18 (USHL) |
7 | 193 | Edgars Kulda | LW | Latvia | Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) |
- Draft notes[35]
- a The Chicago Blackhawks second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014, that sent David Rundblad, Mathieu Brisebois to the Blackhawks in exchange for this pick.[36]
- b The Arizona Coyotes third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a third and fourth-round pick in 2014 to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[7]
- The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on January 16, 2013, that sent Matthew Lombardi to the Coyotes in exchange for this pick.[37]
- c The New Jersey Devils seventh-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Steve Sullivan to the Devils in exchange for this pick.[38]
References
edit- ^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 105. ISBN 978-1894801263.
- ^ a b "Coyotes Announce 2014-15 Schedule".
- ^ Coyotes fans to take hit in the wallet
- ^ "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Phoenix Coyotes – Statistics". Phoenix Coyotes. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Gaudreau, Wilson, Gagner named 'Three Stars'". NHL. December 29, 2014.
- ^ "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
- ^ a b "Coyotes Select Eight Players on Second Day of 2014 NHL Entry Draft". Arizona Coyotes. June 28, 2014.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Gagner, Crombeen". Arizona Coyotes. June 29, 2014.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Samuelsson from Pittsburgh". Arizona Coyotes. December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire a 2015 Third Round Draft Choice from Minnesota in Exchange for Dubnyk". Arizona Coyotes. January 14, 2015.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Dahlbeck & 2015 First Round Draft Choice from Chicago in Exchange for Vermette". Arizona Coyotes. February 28, 2015.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Duclair, J. Moore, 1st & 2nd Round Draft Choices from Rangers in Exchange for Yandle, Summers & 2016 Draft Choice". Arizona Coyotes. March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Letunov from St. Louis in Exchange for Michalek & 2015 Draft Choice". Arizona Coyotes. March 2, 2015.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Leggio from Islanders in Exchange for Louis". Arizona Coyotes. March 2, 2015.
- ^ Coyotes Sign Dubnyk to One-Year Contract
- ^ a b c d e Coyotes Sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna & Reese
- ^ Coyotes Sign Vitale to Three-Year Contract
- ^ "Patrick McNeill NHL Salary Contract History". Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ Coyotes Sign Plachta to Entry-Level Contract
- ^ Penguins Sign Goaltender Thomas Greiss
- ^ Wings sign another Hobey Baker winner
- ^ Canucks sign Radim Vrbata to two-year deal
- ^ Capitals Sign Tim Kennedy and Kris Newbury
- ^ Nashville Predators Sign Mike Ribeiro to a One-Year Contract
- ^ Coyotes Claim Arcobello off Waivers
- ^ a b Coyotes Claim McGinn & Cunningham off Waivers
- ^ Canucks claim Brandon McMillan from waivers
- ^ Coyotes Sign Moss to One-Year Contract
- ^ a b Coyotes Sign McMillan and Szwarz
- ^ Coyotes Sign Perlini to Entry-Level Contract
- ^ Coyotes Sign Dauphin to Entry-Level Contract
- ^ Coyotes Sign MacInnis to Entry-Level Contract
- ^ Coyotes Sign Dvorak to Entry-Level Contract
- ^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ "Coyotes Trade Rundblad, Brisebois to Chicago for Second Round Draft Choice in 2014". Phoenix Coyotes. March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Coyotes Acquire Lombardi from Toronto". Phoenix Coyotes. January 16, 2013.
- ^ "Coyotes Trade Sullivan to New Jersey for Seventh-Round Draft Choice in 2014". Phoenix Coyotes. April 3, 2013.