2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season

NHL hockey team season

2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference3rd Western
2011–12 record42–27–13
Home record22–13–6
Road record20–14–7
Goals for216
Goals against204
Team information
General managerDon Maloney
CoachDave Tippett
CaptainShane Doan
Alternate captainsMartin Hanzal
Keith Yandle
ArenaJobing.com Arena
Average attendance12,420 (73%)
Team leaders
GoalsRadim Vrbata (35)
AssistsRay Whitney (53)
PointsRay Whitney (77)
Penalty minutesRaffi Torres (83)
Plus/minusRay Whitney (+26)
WinsMike Smith (38)
Goals against averageMike Smith (2.21)

The 2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL), their 40th overall and the 16th in Phoenix, Arizona.

Off-season

On May 10, 2011, the Glendale City Council voted (by a 5–2 count) to keep the Coyotes in Arizona for the 2011–12 season on an interim basis while it tried to find a new owner to keep the team in Glendale. Before this vote, there was widespread speculation that the team would be re-locating back to Winnipeg before the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.[1] Potential owner Matthew Hulsizer ended his bid to purchase the Coyotes on June 27, leaving no current potential buyers of the team, once again leaving the Coyotes' future in question.[2]

Pending free agent goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers prior to the start of free agency.

The Coyotes ended their minor-league affiliation with the San Antonio Rampage and signed an affiliation with the Portland Pirates.[3]

Regular season

The Coyotes finished with their third straight 90-point season, with 97 points. On April 7, 2012, the Coyotes defeated the Minnesota Wild with a score of 4–1 to win the Pacific Division title—their first division title as an NHL team.[4]

Playoffs

As Pacific Division champions, the Coyotes were the third seed in the Western Conference. They faced the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, and defeated them in six games for the franchise's first playoff series win since 1987, when as the Winnipeg Jets, they defeated the Calgary Flames in the first round. The Coyotes defeated the fourth-seeded Nashville Predators in five games to advance to the first Western Conference Final in franchise history. The eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings knocked the Coyotes out of the playoffs in five games. This was the only season where the Coyotes won two playoff series and reached the Conference Finals before suspending operations.

Standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Phoenix Coyotes 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 +12 97
2 x – San Jose Sharks 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 +18 96
3 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 +15 95
4 Dallas Stars 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 −11 89
5 Anaheim Ducks 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 −27 80
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 NW p – Vancouver Canucks 82 51 22 9 43 249 198 +51 111
2 CE y – St. Louis Blues 82 49 22 11 45 210 165 +45 109
3 PA y – Phoenix Coyotes 82 42 27 13 36 216 204 +12 97
4 CE x – Nashville Predators 82 48 26 8 43 237 210 +27 104
5 CE x – Detroit Red Wings 82 48 28 6 39 248 203 +45 102
6 CE x – Chicago Blackhawks 82 45 26 11 38 248 238 +10 101
7 PA x – San Jose Sharks 82 43 29 10 34 228 210 +18 96
8 PA x – Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 34 194 179 +15 95
9 NW Calgary Flames 82 37 29 16 34 202 226 −24 90
10 PA Dallas Stars 82 42 35 5 35 211 222 −11 89
11 NW Colorado Avalanche 82 41 35 6 32 208 220 −12 88
12 NW Minnesota Wild 82 35 36 11 24 177 226 −49 81
13 PA Anaheim Ducks 82 34 36 12 31 204 231 −27 80
14 NW Edmonton Oilers 82 32 40 10 27 212 239 −27 74
15 CE Columbus Blue Jackets 82 29 46 7 25 202 262 −60 65
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record
1 September 20 Phoenix Coyotes 7–4 Anaheim Ducks Visentin 12,544 1–0–0
2 September 21 Los Angeles Kings (SS) 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes (SS) Labarbera 5,047 1–1–0
3 September 21 Phoenix Coyotes (SS) 2–1 Los Angeles Kings (SS) SO Domingue 10,641 2–1–0
4 September 24 Phoenix Coyotes 0–1 San Jose Sharks Labarbera 16,221 2–2–0
5 September 27 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 Edmonton Oilers Smith 16,218 2–3–0
6 September 29 Phoenix Coyotes 2–4 Calgary Flames Labarbera 19,289 2–4–0
7 October 1 San Jose Sharks 1–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 6,203 3–4–0
(SS) = Split-squad games.

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 8 Phoenix Coyotes 3–6 San Jose Sharks Smith 17,562 0–1–0 0
2 October 10 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Dallas Stars SO Smith 6,306 0–1–1 1
3 October 13 Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 Nashville Predators LaBarbera 17,113 1–1–1 3
4 October 15 Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,132 2–1–1 5
5 October 18 Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes LaBarbera 11,051 2–2–1 5
6 October 20 Los Angeles Kings 2–0 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 7,128 2–3–1 5
7 October 23 Phoenix Coyotes 5–4 Anaheim Ducks Smith 13,240 3–3–1 7
8 October 25 Dallas Stars 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes SO Smith 6,948 3–3–2 8
9 October 27 New Jersey Devils 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 7,434 4–3–2 10
10 October 29 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 10,379 5–3–2 12
November: 8–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 5–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
11 November 2 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Smith 12,141 6–3–2 14
12 November 3 Nashville Predators 3–0 Phoenix Coyotes LaBarbera 6,738 6–4–2 14
13 November 5 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 13,381 7–4–2 16
14 November 10 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 14,138 7–4–3 17
15 November 12 Phoenix Coyotes 3–0 San Jose Sharks Smith 17,562 8–4–3 19
16 November 15 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs SO Smith 19,522 9–4–3 21
17 November 17 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers Smith 19,610 9–5–3 21
18 November 19 Phoenix Coyotes 4–2 Buffalo Sabres Smith 18,690 10–5–3 23
19 November 21 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Washington Capitals LaBarbera 18,506 10–6–3 23
20 November 23 Anaheim Ducks 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 9,124 11–6–3 25
21 November 25 Vancouver Canucks 5–0 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 14,569 11–7–3 25
22 November 26 Dallas Stars 0–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 10,036 12–7–3 27
23 November 29 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks Smith 21,183 13–7–3 29
December: 6–9–1 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 5–5–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
24 December 1 Phoenix Coyotes 0–1 Winnipeg Jets Smith 15,004 13–8–3 29
25 December 3 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 14,913 13–9–3 29
26 December 5 Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks SO Smith 21,079 14–9–3 31
27 December 6 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Nashville Predators LaBarbera 15,638 15–9–3 33
28 December 8 Phoenix Coyotes 2–5 Detroit Red Wings Smith 20,066 15–10–3 33
29 December 10 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 10,976 15–11–3 33
30 December 14 Phoenix Coyotes 1–4 Anaheim Ducks Smith 13,428 15–12–3 33
31 December 15 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 9,397 16–12–3 35
32 December 17 New York Rangers 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 12,172 16–13–3 35
33 December 20 Phoenix Coyotes 2–1 Florida Panthers Smith 17,711 17–13–3 37
34 December 21 Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 Carolina Hurricanes LaBarbera 15,848 18–13–3 39
35 December 23 St. Louis Blues 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes LaBarbera 12,650 18–14–3 39
36 December 26 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Los Angeles Kings LaBarbera 18,118 18–15–3 39
37 December 28 Boston Bruins 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes OT LaBarbera 17,459 18–15–4 40
38 December 29 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 Colorado Avalanche LaBarbera 17,389 18–16–4 40
39 December 31 Phoenix Coyotes 4–2 Minnesota Wild McElhinney 19,297 19–16–4 42
January: 3–5–4 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–3)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
40 January 3 Phoenix Coyotes 1–4 St. Louis Blues Smith 18,112 19–17–4 42
41 January 5 Phoenix Coyotes 0–1 Los Angeles Kings OT Smith 18,118 19–17–5 43
42 January 7 New York Islanders 1–5 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 13,350 20–17–5 45
43 January 10 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 New York Rangers SO Smith 18,200 20–17–6 46
44 January 12 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 Detroit Red Wings SO Smith 20,066 20–17–7 47
45 January 13 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets LaBarbera 14,119 20–18–7 47
46 January 16 Colorado Avalanche 1–6 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 12,757 21–18–7 49
47 January 18 Phoenix Coyotes 2–6 Anaheim Ducks Smith 12,281 21–19–7 49
48 January 19 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes SO Smith 15,067 21–19–8 50
49 January 21 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 12,714 21–20–8 50
50 January 24 Ottawa Senators 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 8,061 22–20–8 52
51 January 31 Anaheim Ducks 4–1 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 10,579 22–21–8 52
February: 11–0–1 (Home: 7–0–0 ; Road: 4–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
52 February 4 San Jose Sharks 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 12,979 23–21–8 54
53 February 6 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 12,687 24–21–8 56
54 February 7 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Dallas Stars Smith 11,162 25–21–8 58
55 February 9 Calgary Flames 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 10,048 26–21–8 60
56 February 11 Chicago Blackhawks 0–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,353 27–21–8 62
57 February 13 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Vancouver Canucks SO LaBarbera 18,890 27–21–9 63
58 February 16 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Smith 18,118 28–21–9 65
59 February 18 Dallas Stars 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 16,604 29–21–9 67
60 February 21 Los Angeles Kings 4–5 Phoenix Coyotes SO Smith 10,842 30–21–9 69
61 February 23 Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 Calgary Flames SO Smith 19,289 31–21–9 71
62 February 25 Phoenix Coyotes 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Smith 16,839 32–21–9 73
63 February 28 Vancouver Canucks 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes SO Smith 16,691 33–21–9 75
March: 6–6–4 (Home: 4–3–2 ; Road: 2–3–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
64 March 1 Calgary Flames 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 10,989 33–22–9 75
65 March 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 13,579 33–23–9 75
66 March 5 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Smith 18,540 33–24–9 75
67 March 6 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets LaBarbera 10,915 33–25–9 75
68 March 8 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes SO LaBarbera 11,716 33–25–10 76
69 March 10 San Jose Sharks 0–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 14,994 34–25–10 78
70 March 12 Nashville Predators 5–4 Phoenix Coyotes SO Smith 11,518 34–25–11 79
71 March 14 Phoenix Coyotes 5–4 Vancouver Canucks Smith 18,890 35–25–11 81
72 March 15 Phoenix Coyotes 1–4 Calgary Flames Smith 19,289 35–26–11 81
73 March 18 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Edmonton Oilers SO Smith 16,839 36–26–11 83
74 March 20 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Dallas Stars SO Smith 17,012 36–26–12 84
75 March 22 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 14,938 37–26–12 86
76 March 24 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 San Jose Sharks SO Smith 17,562 37–26–13 87
77 March 25 St. Louis Blues 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes LaBarbera 12,585 37–27–13 87
78 March 29 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 14,446 38–27–13 89
79 March 31 Anaheim Ducks 0–4 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 15,856 39–27–13 91
April: 3–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
80 April 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 13,263 40–27–13 93
81 April 6 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 St. Louis Blues Smith 19,150 41–27–13 95
82 April 7 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Minnesota Wild Smith 18,864 42–27–13 97

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks – Coyotes win series 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 12 Chicago Blackhawks 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 17,138 1–0 [1]
2 April 14 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 17,539 1–1 [2]
3 April 17 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks OT Smith 21,627 2–1 [3]
4 April 19 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks OT Smith 22,111 3–1 [4]
5 April 21 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 17,746 3–2 [5]
6 April 23 Phoenix Coyotes 4–0 Chicago Blackhawks Smith 21,636 4–2 [6]
Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Nashville Predators – Coyotes win series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 27 Nashville Predators 3–4 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 17,187 1–0 [7]
2 April 29 Nashville Predators 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,217 2–0 [8]
3 May 2 Phoenix Coyotes 0–2 Nashville Predators Smith 17,113 2–1 [9]
4 May 4 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0 Nashville Predators Smith 17,113 3–1 [10]
5 May 7 Nashville Predators 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,182 4–1 [11]
Western Conference Finals: vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings – Kings win series 4–1
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 13 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,134 0–1 [12]
2 May 15 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,149 0–2 [13]
3 May 17 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Los Angeles Kings Smith 18,367 0–3 [14]
4 May 20 Phoenix Coyotes 2–0 Los Angeles Kings Smith 18,402 1–3 [15]
5 May 22 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 17,148 1–4 [16]

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Ray Whitney 82 24 53 77 26 28
Radim Vrbata 77 35 27 62 24 24
Shane Doan 79 22 28 50 −8 48
Keith Yandle 82 11 32 43 5 51
Lauri Korpikoski 82 17 20 37 3 14
Martin Hanzal 64 8 26 34 12 63
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 82 13 19 32 0 32
Daymond Langkow 73 11 19 30 −4 14
Raffi Torres 79 15 11 26 2 83
Mikkel Boedker 82 11 13 24 −2 12
Boyd Gordon 75 8 15 23 9 10
Taylor Pyatt 73 9 10 19 −4 23
Kyle Chipchura 53 3 13 16 2 42
Gilbert Brule 33 5 9 14 7 11
Rostislav Klesla 65 3 10 13 13 54
Michal Rozsival 54 1 12 13 8 34
David Schlemko 46 1 10 11 7 10
Derek Morris 59 2 9 11 −12 38
Antoine Vermette† 22 3 7 10 4 16
Adrian Aucoin 64 2 7 9 14 42
Cal O'Reilly†‡ 22 2 3 5 −5 2
Patrick O'Sullivan 23 2 2 4 −4 2
Marc-Antoine Pouliot 13 0 4 4 −2 2
Chris Summers 21 0 3 3 −4 11
Michael Stone 13 1 2 3 7 2
David Rundblad† 6 0 3 3 −1 0
Paul Bissonnette 31 1 0 1 −4 41
Petteri Nokelainen‡ 5 0 1 1 −1 0
Andy Miele 7 0 0 0 −3 6
Matt Watkins 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Alexandre Bolduc 2 0 0 0 −1 2
Kyle Turris‡ 6 0 0 0 −2 4


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Antoine Vermette 16 5 5 10 −2 24
Shane Doan 16 5 4 9 2 41
Keith Yandle 16 1 8 9 5 10
Rostislav Klesla 15 2 6 8 −2 4
Mikkel Boedker 16 4 4 8 1 0
Ray Whitney 16 2 5 7 −1 10
Daymond Langkow 16 1 6 7 2 4
Derek Morris 16 2 4 6 4 24
Taylor Pyatt 16 4 2 6 −5 2
Martin Hanzal 12 3 3 6 2 29
Radim Vrbata 16 2 3 5 −3 8
Kyle Chipchura 15 1 3 4 4 7
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 16 1 3 4 −3 8
Gilbert Brule 12 2 1 3 1 0
Adrian Aucoin 11 0 2 2 4 10
Raffi Torres 3 1 1 2 2 2
Boyd Gordon 16 0 2 2 −2 6
Marc-Antoine Pouliot 8 1 1 2 2 2
Michal Rozsival 15 0 0 0 −3 2
Paul Bissonnette 3 0 0 0 0 15
Lauri Korpikoski 11 0 0 0 −3 2
David Schlemko 5 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Stone 2 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OTL GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Mike Smith 67 3903 38 18 10 144 2.21 2066 .930 8 0 2 16
Jason LaBarbera 19 1015 3 9 3 43 2.54 486 .912 0 0 0 2
Curtis McElhinney‡ 2 72 1 0 0 2 1.67 36 .944 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Mike Smith 16 1027 9 7 34 1.99 602 .944 3 0 1 14

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
‡Traded mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Mike Smith[5] NHL First Star of the Week February 13, 2012
Mike Smith[6] NHL First Star of the Month February 2012
Mike Smith[7] NHL Third Star of the Week April 2, 2012
Mike Smith[8] NHL First Star of the Week April 9, 2012

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Raffi Torres 100th Career NHL Assist October 13, 2011
Andy Miele 1st Career NHL Game October 23, 2011
Shane Doan 300th Career NHL Goal October 25, 2011
Martin Hanzal 300th Career NHL Game November 10, 2011
Keith Yandle 300th Career NHL Game November 17, 2011
Taylor Pyatt 700th Career NHL Game November 19, 2011
Ray Whitney 600th Career NHL Assist December 8, 2011
Cal O'Reilly 100th Career NHL Game December 26, 2011
David Schlemko 100th Career NHL Game December 29, 2011
Shane Doan 1st Career NHL Hat Trick January 7, 2012
Boyd Gordon 400th Career NHL Game January 13, 2012
Boyd Gordon 100th Career NHL Point January 16, 2012
Chris Summers 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 January 16, 2012
Kyle Chipchura 200th Career NHL Game January 21, 2012
Mike Smith 200th Career NHL Game January 24, 2012
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 100th Career NHL Game February 4, 2012
Ray Whitney 1,200th Career NHL Game February 6, 2012
Rostislav Klesla 100th Career NHL Assist February 7, 2012
Michael Stone 1st Career NHL Game February 18, 2012
Matt Watkins 1st Career NHL Game February 21, 2012
Martin Hanzal 100th Career NHL Assist February 25, 2012
Radim Vrbata 200th Career NHL Assist March 5, 2012
Michael Stone 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point		 March 8, 2012
Michael Stone 1st Career NHL Goal March 10, 2012
Dave Tippett[9] 400th Career NHL Win (coach) March 19, 2012
Mikkel Boedker 200th Career NHL Game March 20, 2012
Mike Smith 100th Career NHL Win March 22, 2012
Lauri Korpikoski 100th Career NHL Point March 24, 2012
Daymond Langkow 400th Career NHL Assist March 24, 2012
Derek Morris 1,000th Career NHL Game March 25, 2012
Ray Whitney 1,000th Career NHL Point March 31, 2012
Lauri Korpikoski 300th Career NHL Game April 7, 2012

Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date
Details
May 8, 2011[10] To New York Rangers
Oscar Lindberg 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Ethan Werek
June 7, 2011[11] To Philadelphia Flyers
Ilya Bryzgalov[a] 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Matt Clackson
3rd-round pick in 2012
Future conditional draft pick
June 25, 2011[12] To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2011 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Marc-Antoine Pouliot
August 29, 2011[13] To Calgary Flames
Lee Stempniak 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Daymond Langkow
September 8, 2011[14] To Florida Panthers
Justin Bernhardt 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Marc Cheverie
October 23, 2011[15] To Montreal Canadiens
Petteri Nokelainen
Garrett Stafford 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Brock Trotter
7th-round pick in 2012
October 28, 2011[16] To Nashville Predators
4th-round pick in 2012 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Cal O'Reilly
December 17, 2012[17] To Ottawa Senators
Kyle Turris 		To Phoenix Coyotes
David Rundblad
2nd-round pick in 2012
February 22, 2012[18] To Columbus Blue Jackets
Curtis McElhinney
2nd-round pick in 2012
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2013[b] 		To Phoenix Coyotes
Antoine Vermette
  1. ^ Trade of negotiating rights to.
  2. ^ Condition satisfied.

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Petteri Nokelainen[19] Jokerit 1 year, $550,000
Boyd Gordon[20] Washington Capitals 2 years, $2.65 million
Mike Smith[21] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $4 million
Raffi Torres[22] Vancouver Canucks 2 years, $3.5 million
Alexandre Bolduc[23] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $575,000
Tyler Eckford[24] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $525,000
Curtis McElhinney[25] Ottawa Senators 1 year, $625,000
Nathan Oystrick[26] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000
Dean Arsene[26] Peoria Rivermen 1 year, $725,000
Kyle Chipchura[27] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $550,000
Justin Pogge[28] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $575,000
Patrick O'Sullivan[29] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $625,000
Brendan Shinnimin[30] Tri-City Americans 3 years, $2.0025 million entry-level contract
Scott Arnold[31] Niagara University 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Mark Louis[32] Portland Pirates 1 year, $550,000

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Jonas Ahnelov[33] Modo Hockey 2 years
Ed Jovanovski[34] Florida Panthers 4 years, $16.5 million
Nolan Yonkman[35] Florida Panthers 2 years, $1.4 million
Eric Belanger[36] Edmonton Oilers 3 years, $5.25 million
Vernon Fiddler[37] Dallas Stars 3 years, $5.4 million
Andrew Ebbett[38] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $525,000
Matt Climie[39] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $525,000
Alexandre Picard[40] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $600,000
Dane Byers[41] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $550,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Brett MacLean[42] Winnipeg Jets October 29, 2011
Gilbert Brule[43] Edmonton Oilers January 10, 2012

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Brett MacLean[44] Winnipeg Jets October 6, 2011
Cal O'Reilly[45] Pittsburgh Penguins February 1, 2012

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Ethan Werek[46] May 19, 2011 3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract
Louis Domingue[47] June 1, 2011 3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract
Jordan Szwarz[47] June 1, 2011 3 years, $1.84006 million entry-level contract
Justin Weller[48] June 2, 2011 3 years, $1.695 million entry-level contract
Jason LaBarbera[49] June 6, 2011 2 years, $2.5 million
Radim Vrbata[50] July 2, 2011 3 years, $9 million
Keith Yandle[51] July 5, 2011 5 years, $26.5 million
Matt Watkins[26] July 6, 2011 1 year, $550,000
Brett MacLean[27] July 19, 2011 1 year, $735,000
Marc-Antoine Pouliot[27] July 19, 2011 1 year, $605,000
Matt Beaudoin[27] July 19, 2011 1 year, $525,000
Lauri Korpikoski[52] July 20, 2011 2 years, $3.6 million
Connor Murphy[53] August 4, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Viktor Tikhonov[54] August 10, 2011 1 year, $826,875
Mikkel Boedker[55] August 18, 2011 2 years, $2.2 million
Paul Bissonnette[56] October 5, 2011 2 years, $1.475 million contract extension
Martin Hanzal[57] October 6, 2011 5 years, $15.5 million contract extension
Kyle Turris[58] November 22, 2011 2 years, $2.8 million
Chris Brown[59] March 29, 2012 3 years, $2.56 million entry-level contract
Mike Lee[60] March 29, 2012 3 years, $1.92 million entry-level contract
Phil Lane[61] May 29, 2012 3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Phoenix's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 20 Connor Murphy D  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2 51 Alexander Ruutu C  Finland Jokerit (SM-liiga)
2 56 (from Philadelphia) Lucas Lessio LW  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 84 (from Pittsburgh) Harrison Ruopp D  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4 111 Kale Kessy LW  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
5 141 Darian Dziurzynski LW  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6 155 (from NY Islanders) Andrew Fritsch RW  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 196 (from NY Rangers) Zac Larraza LW  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)

See also

References

  1. ^ Glendale Votes to Keep Coyotes for 2011–12
  2. ^ Hulsizer Walks Away from Bid to Purchase Coyotes
  3. ^ "Florida returns as NHL parent of Rampage". Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  4. ^ Myers, Dan (April 7, 2012). "Coyotes clinch Pacific with 4–1 win". NHL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  5. ^ Smith, Malkin, Perron are NHL's Three Stars
  6. ^ February's stars: Smith, Karlsson, Stamkos
  7. ^ Simmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week
  8. ^ Smith, Stamkos and Crosby earn Three Star honors
  9. ^ Tippett Notches 400th NHL Victory
  10. ^ Coyotes Acquire Werek from Rangers for Lindberg
  11. ^ Coyotes Trade Negotiating Rights of Bryzgalov to Philadelphia
  12. ^ Coyotes Select Seven Players on Second Day of 2011 NHL Draft
  13. ^ Coyotes Acquire Langkow from Calgary for Stempniak
  14. ^ Coyotes Acquire Goaltender Marc Cheverie from the Florida Panthers in Exchange for Center Justin Bernhardt
  15. ^ Coyotes Acquire Trotter from Montreal
  16. ^ Coyotes Acquire O'Reilly from Nashville for 2012 Draft Pick
  17. ^ Coyotes Acquire Rundblad and 2012 Draft Pick from Ottawa for Turris
  18. ^ Coyotes Acquire Vermette From Columbus
  19. ^ Coyotes Sign Nokelainen to One-Year Contract
  20. ^ Coyotes Sign Boyd Gordon to Multi-Year Contract
  21. ^ Coyotes Sign Goaltender Mike Smith to a Multi-Year Contract
  22. ^ Coyotes Sign Forward Raffi Torres to Multi-Year Contract
  23. ^ Coyotes Sign Bolduc to One-Year Contract
  24. ^ Coyotes Sign Defenseman Tyler Eckford to One-Year Contract
  25. ^ Coyotes Sign Goaltender Curtis McElhinney to One-Year Contract
  26. ^ a b c Coyotes Sign Oystrick, Arsene & Watkins to one-year contracts
  27. ^ a b c d Coyotes Sign MacLean, Chipchura, Pouliot and Beaudoin to One-Year Contracts
  28. ^ Coyotes Sign Pogge to One-Year Contract
  29. ^ Coyotes Sign Patrick O'Sullivan to a One-Year Contract
  30. ^ Coyotes Sign Shinnimin to Entry-Level Contract
  31. ^ Coyotes Sign NCAA Free-Agent Forward Scott Arnold to Entry-Level Contract
  32. ^ Coyotes Sign Defenseman Mark Louis to a One-Year Contract
  33. ^ "Jonas Ahnelöv ready for MODO" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. June 1, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  34. ^ Panthers Sign D Ed Jovanovski
  35. ^ Panthers Sign D Nolan Yonkman
  36. ^ Oilers agree to terms with Belanger
  37. ^ Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
  38. ^ Vancouver Canucks sign centre Andrew Ebbett
  39. ^ Canucks sign goaltender Matt Climie
  40. ^ Lightning Sign Free Agent LW Alexandre Picard
  41. ^ Blue Jackets Sign Forwards Dane Byers and Martin St. Pierre to One-Year, Two-Way NHL-AHL Contracts
  42. ^ Coyotes Re-Acquire MacLean
  43. ^ Coyotes Claim Brule off Re-Entry Waivers
  44. ^ Jets Claim Brett Maclean off Waivers
  45. ^ Penguins Claim Forward Cal O’Reilly Off Re-Entry Waivers
  46. ^ Coyotes Sign Werek to Entry-Level Contract
  47. ^ a b Coyotes Sign Szwarz, Domingue to Entry-Level Deals
  48. ^ Coyotes Sign Weller to Entry-Level Contract
  49. ^ Coyotes Sign LaBarbera to Two-Year Contract
  50. ^ Coyotes Sign Vrbata to Multi-Year Contract
  51. ^ Coyotes Sign Yandle to Five-Year Contract
  52. ^ Coyotes Re-sign Korpikoski to Two-Year Contract
  53. ^ Coyotes Sign 2011 First Round Pick Connor Murphy to Entry Level Contract
  54. ^ Coyotes Re-Sign Tikhonov to One-Year Contract
  55. ^ Coyotes Re-Sign Boedker to Two-Year Contract
  56. ^ Coyotes Sign Bissonnette to a Two-Year Contract Extension
  57. ^ Coyotes Sign Hanzal to Five-Year Contract Extension
  58. ^ Coyotes Re-sign Turris to Multi-Year Contract
  59. ^ Coyotes Sign Forward Chris Brown
  60. ^ Coyotes Sign Goaltender Mike Lee
  61. ^ Coyotes Sign Lane to Entry-Level Contract
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