2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season

The 2017–18 Arizona Coyotes season was the 39th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 22nd season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 46th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.
==Off-season==
On June 22, 2017, the Coyotes announced they have mutually parted ways with head coach Dave Tippett. He was named the team's 17th head coach on September 24, 2009. During his tenure, the team went 282–257–83, and made the postseason three times, but only won two series.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The team's preseason schedule was released on June 15, 2017.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 18 	Los Angeles 	– 	Arizona 	Game was cancelled by the Coyotes due to poor ice conditions	Game was cancelled by the Coyotes due to poor ice conditions	Game was cancelled by the Coyotes due to poor ice conditions	Game was cancelled by the Coyotes due to poor ice conditions	Game was cancelled by the Coyotes due to poor ice conditions
2 	September 20 	Arizona 	5–1 	Anaheim 	 	Domingue 	13,447 	1–0–0 	Recap
3 	September 22 	Arizona 	2–4 	Calgary 	 	Domingue 	18,961 	1–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 23 	San Jose 	5–4 	Arizona 	SO 	Raanta 	6,703 	1–1–1 	Recap
5 	September 25 	Anaheim 	6–4 	Arizona 	 	— 	— 	1–2–1 	Recap
6 	September 28 	Arizona 	1–4 	Los Angeles 	 	Domingue 	11,214 	1–3–1 	Recap
7 	September 30 	Arizona 	4–0 	San Jose 	 	Domingue 	16,761 	2–3–1 	Recap
Notes:
Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
Notes:
Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona. 	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona. 	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona. 	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona. 	
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Game was played at Tucson Arena in Tucson, Arizona.
===Regular season===
The team's regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.
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October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)	October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)	October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)	October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)	October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)	October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)	October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)	October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)	October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)	October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)	October: 1–11–1 (Home: 0–4–1 ; Road: 1–7–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 5 	Arizona 	4–5 	Anaheim 	 	Domingue 	17,174 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 7 	Vegas 	2–1 	Arizona 	OT 	Raanta 	17,125 	0–1–1 	1 	Recap
3 	October 10 	Arizona 	2–5 	Vegas 	 	Raanta 	18,191 	0–2–1 	1 	Recap
4 	October 12 	Detroit 	4–2 	Arizona 	 	Domingue 	13,584 	0–3–1 	1 	Recap
5 	October 14 	Boston 	6–2 	Arizona 	 	Domingue 	14,810 	0–4–1 	1 	Recap
6 	October 17 	Arizona 	1–3 	Dallas 	 	Hill 	16,007 	0–5–1 	1 	Recap
7 	October 19 	Dallas 	5–4 	Arizona 	 	Hill 	11,225 	0–6–1 	1 	Recap
8 	October 21 	Chicago 	4–2 	Arizona 	 	Domingue 	13,777 	0–7–1 	1 	Recap
9 	October 24 	Arizona 	3–5 	NY Islanders 	 	Domingue 	9,795 	0–8–1 	1 	Recap
10 	October 26 	Arizona 	2–5 	NY Rangers 	 	Hill 	18,006 	0–9–1 	1 	Recap
11 	October 28 	Arizona 	3–4 	New Jersey 	 	Domingue 	15,132 	0–10–1 	1 	Recap
12 	October 30 	Arizona 	4–3 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Wedgewood 	18,731 	1–10–1 	3 	Recap
13 	October 31 	Arizona 	3–5 	Detroit 	 	Wedgewood 	19,515 	1–11–1 	3 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	23	42	65	−7 	24
 	82	14	42	56	−7 	26
 	82	9 	36	45	−7 	73
 	82	14	28	42	−28	44
 	78	15	22	37	−19	22
 	78	12	23	35	−31	26
 	79	15	18	33	−17	14
 	74	17	13	30	–2 	28
 	73	11	10	21	3 	20
 	69	6 	14	20	−4 	37
 	71	12	7 	19	–7 	31
† 	35	8 	11	19	4 	12
‡ 	58	8 	11	19	−11	6
‡ 	33	9 	6 	15	–5 	10
 	81	6 	9 	15	–24	45
 	76	3 	12	15	–24	45
 	50	4 	10	14	2 	16
† 	39	5 	6 	11	–2 	25
 	21	4 	5 	9 	4 	8
 	48	1 	8 	9 	–3 	18
 	53	5 	2 	7 	–7 	44
 	64	1 	6 	7 	–12	35
 	18	2 	2 	4 	−1 	4
 	8 	1 	2 	3 	5 	0
‡ 	5 	0 	2 	2 	–1 	2
 	11	1 	0 	1 	–6 	7
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
† 	8 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	47	46	2,599:07	21	17	6	97	2.24	1388	.930 	3	0	0	0
‡ 	20	17	1,096:30	5 	9 	4	63	3.45	587 	.893 	1	0	0	2
† 	10	10	596:40 	2 	6 	2	32	3.22	317 	.899 	1	0	0	0
 	4 	4 	240:45 	1 	3 	0	14	3.49	129 	.891 	0	0	0	0
‡ 	7 	5 	387:45 	0 	6 	0	28	4.33	194 	.856 	0	0	0	0
 	1 	0 	28:53 	0 	0 	0	0 	0.00	10 	1.000	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 2017–18 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Chicago BlackhawksLaurent DauphinConnor Murphy 	To Arizona CoyotesNiklas Hjalmarsson 	
 	To New York RangersAnthony DeAngelo1st-round pick in 2017 	To Arizona CoyotesDerek StepanAntti Raanta 	
 	To New Jersey DevilsCGY's 5th-round pick in 2018 	To Arizona CoyotesScott Wedgewood 	
 	To Tampa Bay LightningLouis Domingue 	To Arizona CoyotesMichael LeightonTye McGinn 	
 	To New Jersey DevilsMichael Latta 	To Arizona CoyotesRyan Kujawinski 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsMichael Leighton4th-round pick in 2019 	To Arizona CoyotesJosh ArchibaldSean Maguire6th-round pick in 2019	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksAdam ClendeningAnthony Duclair 	To Arizona CoyotesLaurent DauphinRichard Panik 	
 	To Columbus Blue JacketsFuture considerations 	To Arizona CoyotesJohn Ramage 	
 	To Los Angeles KingsTobias RiederScott Wedgewood 	To Arizona CoyotesDarcy Kuemper 	
 	To Columbus Blue JacketsRyan Kujawinski 	To Arizona CoyotesJordan Maletta 	
 	To Nashville PredatorsTyler GaudetJohn Ramage 	To Arizona CoyotesPierre-Cedric LabrieTrevor Murphy 	
 	To Carolina HurricanesJordan Martinook3rd-round pick in 2018 	To Arizona CoyotesMarcus Kruger4th-round pick in 2018 	
 	To Buffalo SabresRights to Brandon HickeyRights to Mike Sislo	To Arizona CoyotesHudson Fasching 	
 	To San Jose SharksKyle Wood 	To Arizona CoyotesAdam Helewka 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensMax Domi 	To Arizona CoyotesAlex Galchenyuk 	
Notes:
* Arizona to retain 15% of salary as part of trade.
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Adam Clendening	New York Rangers 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Zac Rinaldo 	Boston Bruins 	1-year, $700,000 	
 	Mike Sislo 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Joel Hanley 	Montreal Canadiens 	1-year, $725,000 	
 	Andrew Campbell	Toronto Maple Leafs 	2-year, $1.3 million 	
 	Michael Latta 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Emerson Etem 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year, $850,000 	
 	Brayden Burke 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Jordan Gross 	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2-year, $3.55 million entry-level contract 	
 	David Ullstrom 	HV71 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Ilya Lyubushkin	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 	1-year, $1.35 million entry-level contract 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Chad Johnson 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year, $2.5 million contract 	
 	Josh Jooris 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year, $750,000 	
 	Grayson Downing 	Edmonton Oilers 	1-year 	
 	Radim Vrbata 	Florida Panthers 	1-year, $2.5 million 	
 	Peter Holland 	Montreal Canadiens 	2-year, $1.3 million 	
 	Jarred Tinordi 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Jamie McBain 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Chris Mueller 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	2-year, $1.3 million 	
 	Alexander Burmistrov	Vancouver Canucks 	1-year, $900,000 	
 	Jeremy Morin 	Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk 	1-year 	
 	Mitch Moroz 	Idaho Steelheads 	1-year 	
 	Joe Whitney 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	1-year 	
 	Branden Troock 	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Unknown 	
 	Garret Ross 	Rochester Americans 	1-year 	
 	Zbynek Michalek 	Sparta Praha 	Unknown 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Previous team 	Date	Ref
Freddie Hamilton	Calgary Flames	 	
===Lost via waivers===
Player	New team	Date	Ref
 	 	 	
===Players released===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Emerson Etem	Contract termination	
===Lost via retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Shane Doan	
===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
 	Nick Cousins 	2-year, $2 million 	
 	Tyler Gaudet* 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Jordan Martinook 	2-year, $3.6 million 	
 	Marek Langhamer* 	1-year, $660,000 	
 	Anthony Duclair 	1-year, $1.2 million 	
 	Pierre-Olivier Joseph	3-year, $3.4125 million entry-level contract	
 	Darcy Kuemper 	2-year, $3.7 million contract extension 	
 	Tyler Steenbergen 	3-year, $2.625 million contract extension 	
 	Merrick Madsen 	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
 	Antti Raanta 	3-year, $12.75 million contract extension 	
 	Mario Kempe* 	1-year, $700,000 contract extension 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	231 	Pierre-Olivier Joseph	D 	Canada 	Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
2 	442 	Filip Westerlund 	D 	Sweden 	Frolunda HC (SHL)
3 	693 	MacKenzie Entwistle 	C 	Canada 	Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
3 	754 	Nathan Schnarr 	C 	Canada 	Guelph Storm (OHL)
3 	825 	Cameron Crotty 	D 	Canada 	Brockville Braves (CCHL)
4 	1086	Noel Hoefenmayer 	D 	Canada 	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
5 	1267	Michael Karow 	D 	USA 	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)
5 	128 	Tyler Steenbergen 	C 	Canada 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 	190 	Erik Walli Walterholm	RW 	Sweden 	Djurgårdens IF (J18 Allsvenskan)
Notes:
# The Minnesota Wild's first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 26, 2017 that sent Martin Hanzal, Ryan White and a fourth-round pick in 2017 to Minnesota in exchange for Grayson Downing, a second-round pick in 2018, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
# The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 (75th overall), the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) and this pick.
# The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 20, 2016 that sent Maxim Letunov and a sixth-round pick in 2017 to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
# The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 (44th overall), the Islanders' fourth-round pick in 2017 (108th overall) and this pick.
# The Calgary Flames' third-round pick will go to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 20, 2017 that sent Michael Stone to Calgary in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2018 and this pick.
# The New York Islanders' fourth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent a second-round pick in 2017 (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second and third-round picks both in 2017 (44th and 75th overall) and this pick.
# The Vancouver Canucks' fifth-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2017 that sent Calgary's third-round pick in 2017 (78th overall) to Edmonton in exchange for St. Louis' third-round pick in 2017 (82nd overall) and this pick.
==References==
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