2015–16 Arizona Coyotes season

The 2015–16 Arizona Coyotes season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 20th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 44th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.
The season began its regular games on October 9, 2015 against the Los Angeles Kings.
Despite being unable to play since 2011 following career-ending injuries, the Coyotes acquired Chris Pronger's contract from the Philadelphia Flyers in a trade that sent Pronger and Nicklas Grossmann to Phoenix in exchange for Sam Gagner and a conditional pick.
==Off-season==
== Schedule and results ==
=== Pre-season ===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 21 	Los Angeles 	5–1 	Arizona 	 	Lindback 	–– 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 22 	Arizona 	2–3 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Treutle 	12,996 	0–1–1 	Recap
3 	September 25 	Arizona 	1–4 	San Jose 	 	Lindback 	14,048 	0–2–1 	Recap
4 	September 28 	Arizona 	0–1 	Vancouver 	 	Smith 	–– 	0–3–1 	Recap
5 	September 29 	Arizona 	0–4 	Edmonton 	 	Lindback 	16,839 	0–4–1 	Recap
6 	October 2 	San Jose 	3–0 	Arizona 	 	Smith 	9,530 	0–5–1 	Recap
Notes:
Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.	
Notes:
Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.	
Notes:
Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.	
Notes:
Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.	
Notes:
Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.	
Notes:
Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.	
Notes:
Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.	
Notes:
Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.	
Notes:
Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.	
Notes:
Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.
=== Regular season ===
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October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)	October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)	October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)	October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)	October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)	October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)	October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)	October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)	October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)	October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)	October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	Arizona 	4–1 	Los Angeles 	 	Smith 	18,230 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 10 	Pittsburgh 	1–2 	Arizona 	 	Smith 	17,125 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	October 14 	Arizona 	4–0 	Anaheim 	 	Smith 	15,172 	3–0–0 	6 	Recap
4 	October 15 	Minnesota 	4–3 	Arizona 	 	Smith 	12,029 	3–1–0 	6 	Recap
5 	October 17 	Boston 	5–3 	Arizona 	 	Smith 	13,411 	3–2–0 	6 	Recap
6 	October 20 	Arizona 	2–3 	New Jersey 	OT 	Smith 	12,171 	3–2–1 	7 	Recap
7 	October 22 	Arizona 	1–4 	NY Rangers 	 	Smith 	18,006 	3–3–1 	7 	Recap
8 	October 24 	Arizona 	4–1 	Ottawa 	 	Lindback 	17,270 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 26 	Arizona 	4–3 	Toronto 	 	Smith 	18,944 	5–3–1 	11 	Recap
10 	October 27 	Arizona 	0–6 	Boston 	 	Smith 	17,565 	5–4–1 	11 	Recap
11 	October 30 	Vancouver 	4–3 	Arizona 	 	Lindback 	12,166 	5–5–1 	11 	Recap
== Player statistics ==
Final stats
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	75	21	34	55	−6 	96
 	81	18	34	52	3 	72
 	72	28	19	47	4 	98
 	81	20	24	44	12 	49
 	64	13	28	41	−5 	77
‡ 	62	13	26	39	−28	10
 	76	17	21	38	−14	93
 	82	14	23	37	−21	10
 	75	6 	30	36	−10	62
 	82	11	20	31	8 	46
 	81	9 	15	24	−9 	18
 	78	6 	11	17	5 	48
† 	18	4 	9 	13	5 	8
 	70	4 	8 	12	−10	38
† 	38	4 	5 	9 	−3 	39
 	71	2 	6 	8 	−5 	28
 	70	2 	5 	7 	3 	20
 	58	3 	4 	7 	−3 	24
 	26	3 	3 	6 	1 	53
† 	39	3 	3 	6 	−6 	14
‡ 	19	2 	4 	6 	−2 	4
 	65	2 	2 	4 	−7 	10
 	14	1 	2 	3 	−2 	0
† 	11	0 	2 	2 	−4 	10
‡ 	7 	1 	1 	2 	2 	2
 	10	0 	1 	1 	−1 	2
 	8 	1 	0 	1 	0 	4
† 	13	0 	1 	1 	0 	4
‡ 	11	0 	1 	1 	0 	25
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	5
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	7
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
† 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
† 	7 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	12
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	39	36	2,206 	15	18	5	101	2.75	1142	0.912	2	0	1	0
 	32	32	1,754 	15	13	2	77 	2.63	921 	0.916	3	0	1	2
 	19	13	906:08	5 	7 	1	47 	3.11	443 	0.894	0	0	1	0
 	2 	1 	50 	0 	1 	0	5 	6.00	20 	.750 	0	0	0	2
†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
==Awards and honours==
=== Awards ===
 Regular season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL Third Star of the Week 	October 12, 2015
 	NHL All-Star game captain 	January 2, 2016
 	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 4, 2016
 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	February 1, 2016
=== Milestones ===
 Regular season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st career NHL game1st career NHL assist1st career NHL goal1st career NHL point	October 9, 2015
 	1st career NHL goal 	October 10, 2015
 	1st career NHL hat-trick 	October 14, 2015
 	900th career NHL point 	October 17, 2015
 	100th career NHL assist 	October 17, 2015
S. Doan	1,400th career NHL game 	October 20, 2015
 	500th career NHL game 	October 22, 2015
 	400th career NHL game 	November 10, 2015
 	400th career NHL game 	November 14, 2015
 	100th career NHL point 	December 1, 2015
 	100th career NHL game 	December 8, 2015
 	1st career NHL shutout 	December 19, 2015
== Transactions ==
The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.
=== Trades ===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Philadelphia FlyersSam GagnerConditional 4th-round pick in 2016 	To Arizona CoyotesNicklas Grossmanninjured contract of Chris Pronger	
 	To Calgary FlamesNYR's 2nd-round pick in 2015 	To Arizona Coyotes3rd-round pick in 2015WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2015	
 	To Edmonton OilersLauri Korpikoski 	To Arizona CoyotesBoyd Gordon 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheBrandon Gormley 	To Arizona CoyotesStefan Elliott 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensLucas Lessio 	To Arizona CoyotesChristian Thomas 	
 	To Nashville PredatorsStefan Elliott 	To Arizona CoyotesVictor Bartley 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensVictor BartleyJohn Scott 	To Arizona CoyotesJarred TinordiStefan Fournier 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsMatthias Plachtaconditional 7th-round pick in 2017	To Arizona CoyotesSergei Plotnikov 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheMikkel Boedker 	To Arizona CoyotesAlex TanguayConner BleackleyKyle Wood 	
 	To Nashville PredatorsCorey Potter 	To Arizona CoyotesFuture Considerations 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsDustin JeffreyDan O'DonoghueJames Melindy 	To Arizona CoyotesMatia Marcantuoni 	
 	To Dallas Stars5th-round pick in 2016 	To Arizona CoyotesAlex Goligoski (negotiating rights) 	
 	To San Jose SharksMaxim Letunov6th-round pick in 2017 	To Arizona Coyotes4th-round pick in 2016DET's 3rd-round pick in 2017	
=== Free agents acquired ===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Brad Richardson 	Vancouver Canucks 	3 years, $6.25 million 	
 	Zbynek Michalek 	St. Louis Blues 	2 years, $6.4 million 	
 	Anders Lindback 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 years, $875,000 	
 	Steve Downie 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1 year, $1.75 million 	
 	Dakota Mermis 	Oshawa Generals 	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Dustin Jeffrey 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	3 years, entry-level contract 	
 	Antoine Vermette	Chicago Blackhawks 	2 years, $7.5 million 	
 	Alex Grant 	Binghamton Senators 	1 year, $600,000* 	
 	Eric Selleck 	Portland Pirates 	1 year, $575,000* 	
 	Derek Smith 	ZSC Lions 	1 year, $650,000* 	
 	John Scott 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Niklas Treutle 	EHC Munchen 	1 year, entry-level contract 	
 	Corey Potter 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $650,000 	
=== Free agents lost ===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Mike McKenna 	Florida Panthers 	2 years, $1.15 million 	
 	Mark Arcobello 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $1.1 million 	
 	John Moore 	New Jersey Devils 	3 years, $5 million 	
 	Justin Hodgman 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $575,000 	
 	Tye McGinn 	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 year, $660,000 	
 	Martin Erat 	Avangard Omsk 	undisclosed 	
 	Andrew Campbell	Toronto Maple Leafs	2 years, $1.15 million 	
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
Viktor Tikhonov	Chicago Blackhawks 	December 6, 2015 	
Kevin Connauton	Columbus Blue Jackets	January 13, 2016 	
Jiri Sekac 	Chicago Blackhawks 	February 27, 2016 	
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers	Ref
=== Player signings ===
The following players were signed by the Coyotes. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Craig Cunningham 	1 year, $600,000* 	
 	Dylan Reese 	1 year, $575,000* 	
 	Dylan Strome 	3 years, entry-level contract* 	
 	Mikkel Boedker 	1 year, $3.75 million 	
 	Philip Samuelsson	1 year, $600,000* 	
 	Brendan Shinnimin	1 year, $600,000* 	
 	Klas Dahlbeck 	1 year, $605,000* 	
 	Jordan Martinook 	1 year, $600,000* 	
 	Michael Bunting 	3 years, entry-level contract* 	
 	Nick Merkley 	3 years, entry-level contract* 	
 	Louis Domingue 	1 year, $605,000 	
 	Conor Garland 	3 years, entry-level contract* 	
 	Dysin Mayo 	3 years, entry-level contract* 	
 	Kyle Wood 	3 years, entry-level contract* 	
 	Adin Hill 	3 years, entry-level contract* 	
 	Craig Cunningham 	1 year* 	
 	Alex Goligoski 	5 years, $27.375 million 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	3 	Dylan Strome 	C 	 	Erie Otters (OHL)
1 	30 	Nicholas Merkley 	RW 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
2 	32 	Christian Fischer	RW 	 	USA U-18 (USHL)
3 	63 	Kyle Capobianco 	D 	 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3 	76 	Adin Hill 	G 	 	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3 	81 	Brendan Warren 	LW 	 	USA U-18 (USHL)
3 	83 	Jens Looke 	RW 	 	Brynäs IF (SHL)
5 	123	Conor Garland 	RW 	 	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
7 	183	Erik Kallgren 	G 	 	Linköpings HC (SHL)
;Draft notes
* The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Antoine Vermette to Chicago in exchange for Klas Dahlbeck and this pick.
* The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a 2015 second-round pick to Calgary in exchange for a 2013 third round pick (from Washington) and this pick.
* The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on January 14, 2015 that sent Devan Dubnyk to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
* The Washington Capitals' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 (60th overall) to Calgary in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 (76th overall) and this pick.
:Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
* The Arizona Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Tim Gleason to Washington in exchange for Jack Hillen and this pick.
:Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Martin Erat and John Mitchell to Phoenix in exchange for Rostislav Klesla, Chris Brown and this pick.
*The Arizona Coyotes' sixth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2014 that sent Sam Gagner and B. J. Crombeen to Arizona in exchange for this pick.
==References==
Category:Arizona Coyotes seasons
Arizona Coyotes season, 2015-16