# 2016–17 Arizona Coyotes season

The 2016–17 Arizona Coyotes season was the 38th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 21st season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 45th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.
This season marked the end of the Shane Doan era, as he retired from the NHL after playing 21 seasons for the Winnipeg Jets-Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes franchise. Doan was the last remaining active player from the original Winnipeg Jets team, following Teemu Selanne's retirement in 2014.

## Standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 43 | 223 | 200 | +23 | 105 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 43 | 247 | 212 | +35 | 103 |
| 3 | x – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 44 | 221 | 201 | +20 | 99 |
| 4 | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 41 | 226 | 221 | +5 | 94 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 37 | 201 | 205 | −4 | 86 |
| 6 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 30 | 42 | 10 | 24 | 197 | 260 | −63 | 70 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 30 | 43 | 9 | 26 | 182 | 243 | −61 | 69 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Calgary Flames | 82 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 41 | 226 | 221 | +5 | 94 |
| 2 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 240 | 224 | +16 | 94 |
| 3 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 37 | 249 | 256 | −7 | 87 |
| 4 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 37 | 201 | 205 | −4 | 86 |
| 5 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 33 | 223 | 262 | −39 | 79 |
| 6 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 30 | 42 | 10 | 24 | 197 | 260 | −63 | 70 |
| 7 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 30 | 43 | 9 | 26 | 182 | 243 | −61 | 69 |
| 8 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 22 | 56 | 4 | 21 | 166 | 278 | −112 | 48 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2016–17 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Coyotes missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.

## Player statistics

Final stats
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Radim Vrbata | 81 | 20 | 35 | 55 | −18 | 16 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 79 | 12 | 27 | 39 | −25 | 48 |
| Max Domi | 59 | 9 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 40 |
| Alex Goligoski | 82 | 6 | 30 | 36 | −9 | 28 |
| Tobias Rieder | 80 | 16 | 18 | 34 | −8 | 6 |
| Christian Dvorak | 78 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 22 |
| Shane Doan | 74 | 6 | 21 | 27 | −3 | 48 |
| Martin Hanzal$^‡$ | 51 | 16 | 10 | 26 | −15 | 43 |
| Jordan Martinook | 77 | 11 | 14 | 25 | −8 | 40 |
| Brendan Perlini | 57 | 14 | 7 | 21 | −4 | 20 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 68 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −14 | 47 |
| Jamie McGinn | 72 | 9 | 8 | 17 | −23 | 23 |
| Connor Murphy | 77 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −13 | 45 |
| Anthony Duclair | 58 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −7 | 14 |
| Anthony DeAngelo | 39 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −13 | 37 |
| Alexander Burmistrov$^†$ | 26 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −1 | 6 |
| Ryan White$^‡$ | 46 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −8 | 70 |
| Lawson Crouse | 72 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −20 | 48 |
| Peter Holland$^†$ | 40 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −14 | 18 |
| Josh Jooris$^†$ | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 10 |
| Brad Richardson | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −1 | 15 |
| Michael Stone$^‡$ | 45 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −5 | 12 |
| Luke Schenn | 78 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −9 | 85 |
| Christian Fischer | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurent Dauphin | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 12 |
| Clayton Keller | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Teemu Pulkkinen$^†$ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Kevin Connauton | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 24 |
| Tyler Gaudet | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
| Jamie McBain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Zbynek Michalek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Mike Smith | 55 | 55 | 3202:08 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 156 | 2.92 | 1819 | .914 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Louis Domingue | 31 | 26 | 1598:41 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 82 | 3.08 | 888 | .908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Peters$^‡$ | 3 | 1 | 132:55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.16 | 70 | .900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marek Langhamer | 1 | 0 | 15:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.75 | 8 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) | To Detroit Red WingsJoe Vitale NYR's 1st-round pick in 2016 compensatory 2nd-round pick in 2016 | To Arizona Coyotescontract of Pavel Datsyuk 1st-round pick in 2016 |
| June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) | To Tampa Bay Lightning2nd-round pick in 2016 | To Arizona CoyotesAnthony DeAngelo |
| August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25) | To Florida Panthers3rd-round pick in 2017 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2018 | To Arizona CoyotesLawson Crouse Dave Bolland |
| December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09) | To Toronto Maple LeafsConditional 6th-round pick in 2018 | To Arizona CoyotesPeter Holland |
| February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01) | To Dallas Stars Justin Peters Justin Hache | To Arizona Coyotes Brendan Ranford Branden Troock |
| February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01) | To Edmonton Oilers Henrik Samuelsson | To Arizona Coyotes Mitch Moroz |
| February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20) | To Calgary Flames Michael Stone | To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2017 Conditional 5th-round pick in 2018 |
| February 25, 2017 (2017-02-25) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Stefan Fournier | To Arizona Coyotes Jeremy Morin |
| February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01) | To Edmonton Oilers Henrik Samuelsson | To Arizona Coyotes Mitch Moroz |
| February 26, 2017 (2017-02-26) | To Minnesota Wild Martin Hanzal Ryan White 4th-round pick in 2017 | To Arizona Coyotes 1st-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018 conditional 4th-round pick in 2019 Grayson Downing |
| February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) | To Minnesota Wild Future considerations | To Arizona Coyotes Teemu Pulkkinen |

### Lost via retirement

| Date | Player | Ref |
| May 28, 2017 (2017-05-28) | Craig Cunningham | |

### 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) |
| June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) | Louis Domingue | 2 years, $2.1 million |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Kevin Connauton | 2 years, $2 million |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Jarred Tinordi | 1 year, $700,000 |
| July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) | Klas Dahlbeck | 1 year, $750,000 |
| July 12, 2016 (2016-07-12) | Shane Doan | 1 year, $5 million |
| July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) | Tyler Gaudet | 1 year, $874,125 |
| July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) | Stefan Fournier | 1 year, $632,500 |
| July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28) | Connor Murphy | 6 years, $23.1 million |
| July 28, 2016 (2016-07-28) | Michael Stone | 1 year, $4 million |
| July 30, 2016 (2016-07-30) | Jakob Chychrun | 3 years, $4.05 million entry-level contract |
| October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04) | Tobias Rieder | 2 years, $4.45 million |
| October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31) | Kyle Capobianco | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26) | Clayton Keller | 3 years, $5.0125 million entry-level contract |
| April 12, 2016 (2016-04-12) | Jens Looke | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level |
| May 1, 2016 (2016-05-01) | Cam Dineen | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level |

## Draft picks

Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Clayton Keller | C | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 1 | 16 | Jakob Chychrun | D | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 3 | 68 | Cam Dineen | D | United States | North Bay Battalion (OHL) |
| 6 | 158 | Patrick Kudla | D | Canada | Oakville Blades (OJHL) |
| 7 | 188 | Dean Stewart | D | Canada | Portage Terriers (MJHL) |

### Draft notes

* The Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick and a compensatory second-round pick both in 2016 (20th and 53rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for Pavel Datsyuk and this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016, that sent Anthony DeAngelo to Arizona in exchange for this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' compensatory second-round pick (53rd overall) went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick in 2016 (20th overall) and this pick.
    Arizona previously received this pick as compensation for not signing 2014 first-round draft pick Conner Bleackley, whom they acquired in an earlier trade with Colorado.
* The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015, that sent John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 and a conditional first-round pick in 2016 to Arizona in exchange for Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' fifth-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a trade on June 16, 2016, that sent Alex Goligoski to Arizona in exchange for this pick.