2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise’s 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), the 18th in Phoenix, Arizona and 42nd overall, including the World Hockey Association years. The Coyotes finished the season seated 9th in the Western Conference, missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
As part of the deal approved by the city of Glendale to keep the team in the desert on July 2, the team will change its name from the Phoenix Coyotes to the Arizona Coyotes by the start of the 2014–2015 season. Coyotes fans to take hit in the wallet
As a result of realignment, this was the first season in which the franchise had the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks as division rivals since the 1992–93 season, when the team was still known as the Winnipeg Jets and the Pacific Division was called the Smythe Division. During the "top 4 teams in each division in playoffs" era, the Jets had intense rivalries with the Flames, Oilers, and Canucks.
==Off-season==
After years of relocation rumors and speculation, the Coyotes were sold to IceArizona AcquisitionCo., LLC on August 5, 2013, keeping the Coyotes in Glendale, Arizona.IceArizona Finalizes Purchase of Coyotes Franchise
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 15 	Los Angeles 	2–4 	Phoenix 	 	Smith 	6,270 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 15 	Phoenix 	5–1 	Los Angeles 	 	Greiss 	12,988 	2–0–0 	Recap
3 	September 16 	Phoenix 	2–6 	Anaheim 	 	Visentin 	11,541 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 21 	Phoenix 	2–3 	San Jose 	OT 	Smith 	15,841 	2–1–1 	Recap
5 	September 23 	Phoenix 	1–6 	Vancouver 	 	Greiss 	18,910 	2–2–1 	Recap
6 	September 25 	Phoenix 	3–2 	Calgary 	OT 	Smith 	19,289 	3–2–1 	Recap
7 	September 27 	San Jose 	1–2 	Phoenix 	 	Greiss 	7,757 	4–2–1 	Recap
===Regular season===
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October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–0–1 ; Road: 3–3–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	NY Rangers 	1–4 	Phoenix 	 	Smith 	17,125 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 5 	Phoenix 	1–4 	San Jose 	 	Smith 	17,562 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 8 	Phoenix 	1–6 	NY Islanders 	 	Smith 	10,288 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 10 	Phoenix 	4–2 	Detroit 	 	Smith 	20,066 	2–2–0 	4 	Recap
5 	October 11 	Phoenix 	2–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Greiss 	19,713 	3–2–0 	6 	Recap
6 	October 13 	Phoenix 	5–3 	Carolina 	 	Smith 	15,384 	4–2–0 	8 	Recap
7 	October 15 	Ottawa 	4–3 	Phoenix 	OT 	Smith 	10,594 	4–2–1 	9 	Recap
8 	October 18 	Phoenix 	2–3 	Anaheim 	SO 	Smith 	13,206 	4–2–2 	10 	Recap
9 	October 19 	Detroit 	2–5 	Phoenix 	 	Smith 	14,624 	5–2–2 	12 	Recap
10 	October 22 	Calgary 	2–4 	Phoenix 	 	Smith 	10,141 	6–2–2 	14 	Recap
11 	October 24 	Phoenix 	4–7 	Los Angeles 	 	Greiss 	18,118 	6–3–2 	14 	Recap
12 	October 26 	Edmonton 	4–5 	Phoenix 	 	Smith 	11,684 	7–3–2 	16 	Recap
13 	October 29 	Los Angeles 	1–3 	Phoenix 	 	Smith 	10,452 	8–3–2 	18 	Recap
13 	October 31 	Nashville 	4–5 	Phoenix 	SO 	Greiss 	7,401 	9–3–2 	20 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final Stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	8 	45	53	 	63
 	80	20	31	51	 	22
 	82	19	32	51	 	20
 	69	23	24	47	 	34
 	80	16	31	47	 	52
 	82	24	21	45	0	44
 	80	15	29	44	 	50
 	65	15	25	40	 	73
 	64	9 	16	25	 	24
 	79	8 	14	22	 	18
 	70	8 	13	21	 	38
 	80	5 	15	20	3	45
 	72	11	9 	20	6	19
 	63	5 	12	17	 	41
 	69	5 	7 	12	 	24
 	59	2 	8 	10	6	24
 	48	1 	8 	9 	2	18
 	39	2 	6 	8 	6	53
 	37	2 	6 	8 	0	4
 	30	1 	7 	8 	5	10
 	22	2 	4 	6 	0	4
 	17	2 	3 	5 	4	6
 	25	1 	3 	4 	 	24
 	18	2 	1 	3 	0	15
 	26	3 	0 	3 	 	19
 	7 	0 	2 	2 	4	5
 	12	0 	1 	1 	 	6
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	 	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0	17
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	62	61	3,609:58	27	21	10	159	2.64	1871	.915	3	1	3	14
 	25	20	1,312:20	10	8 	5 	50 	2.29	626 	.920	2	0	0	0
 	1 	1 	58:49 	0 	1 	0 	3 	3.05	32 	.906	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 2013–14 season.
=== Trades ===
June 30, 2013Coyotes Select Six Players in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft 	To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick in 20133rd-round pick in 2013 	To Phoenix Coyotes 2nd-round pick in 2013
March 4, 2014Coyotes Trade Rundblad, Brisebois to Chicago for Second Round Draft Choice in 2014	To Chicago Blackhawks David RundbladMathieu Brisebois 	To Phoenix Coyotes 2nd-round pick in 2014
March 4, 2014Coyotes Acquire Erat and Mitchell From Washington 	To Washington CapitalsChris BrownRostislav Klesla4th-round pick in 2015	To Phoenix CoyotesMartin EratJohn Mitchell
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Thomas GreissCoyotes Sign Greiss to One-Year Contract 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $750,000
Mike RibeiroCoyotes Sign Ribeiro to Four-Year Contract 	Washington Capitals 	4 years, $22 million
Tim KennedyCoyotes Sign Kennedy to One-Year Contract 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $700,000
Brandon YipCoyotes Sign Yip to One-Year Contract 	Nashville Predators 	1 year, $675,000
Jeff HalpernCoyotes Sign Halpern to One-Year, Two-Way Contract 	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $600,000
Tyler GaudetCoyotes Sign Gaudet to Entry-Level Contract 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Gilbert BruleCoyotes Sign Brule to One-Year, Two-Way Contract 	Portland Pirates 	1 year, $685,000
Greg CareyCoyotes Sign Carey to Entry-Level Contract 	St. Lawrence University 	1 year, $1.1375 million entry-level contract
Dan O'DonoghueCoyotes Recall Gaudet from OHL, Sign O'Donoghue to Entry-Level Contract	Mercyhurst College 	2 years, $1.27 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Boyd GordonOilers Agree to Terms with Boyd Gordon 	Edmonton Oilers 	3 years, $9 million
Jason LaBarberaOilers Agree to Terms with Jason LaBarbera 	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $1 million
Alexandre BolducBlues Sign Forward Alexandre Bolduc 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $550,000
Chris ConnerPenguins Sign Forward Chris Conner 	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $550,000
Chad JohnsonThe Signing of Iginla Highlights B's Transactions on 7/5	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $600,000
Nick Johnson 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $600,000
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Mike SmithCoyotes Re-Sign Smith to Six-Year Contract 	July 1, 2013 	6 years, $34 million
Kyle ChipchuraCoyotes Re-Sign Chipchura to Multi-Year Contract 	July 5, 2013 	3 years, $2.625 million
Chris SummersCoyotes Re-Sign Summers to One-Year Contract 	July 5, 2013 	1 year, $550,000
Michael StoneCoyotes Re-Sign Stone to Three-Year Contract 	July 5, 2013 	3 years, $3.45 million
Andy MieleCoyotes Re-Sign Miele to One-Year Contract 	July 9, 2013 	1 year, $675,000
Lauri KorpikoskiCoyotes Re-Sign Korpikoski to Four-Year Contract	July 11, 2013 	4 years, $10 million
Max DomiCoyotes Sign Domi to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract 	July 14, 2013 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
David RundbladCoyotes Sign Rundblad to Two-Year Contract 	July 22, 2013 	2 years, $1.57 million
Brandon McMillan 	July 22, 2013 	1 year, $709,500
Mark Louis 	July 22, 2013 	2 years, $1.1 million
Mathieu Brodeur 	July 22, 2013 	1 year, $605,000
Brett Hextall 	July 22, 2013 	1 year, $687,500
Mikkel BoedkerCoyotes Re-Sign Boedker to Two-Year Contract 	September 7, 2013	2 years, $5.1 million
Justin HacheCoyotes Sign Hache to Entry-Level Contract 	April 7, 2014 	3 years, $2.085 million entry-level contract
Marek LanghamerCoyotes Sign Langhamer to Entry-Level Contract 	May 8, 2014 	3 years, $1.945 million entry-level contract
Chris SummersCoyotes Sign Summers to Two-Year Contract 	May 12, 2014 	2 years, $1.2 million contract extension
==Draft picks==
Phoenix Coyotes' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, that was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	12 	Max Domi 	C 	Canada 	London Knights (OHL)
2 	39 	Laurent Dauphin 	C 	Canada 	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
3 	62 	Yan-Pavel Laplante	C 	Canada 	PEI Rocket (QMJHL)
5 	133	Connor Clifton 	D 	United States	USA U-18 (USHL)
6 	163	Brendan Burke 	G 	United States	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
7 	193	Jedd Soleway 	C 	Canada 	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
;Draft notes
* The New Jersey Devils’ second-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent second and third-round picks in 2013 (42nd and 73rd overall) to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes (via NY Rangers and San Jose) as a result of an April 3, 2013 trade that sent Raffi Torres to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
* The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings (via Columbus and Philadelphia), Phoenix traded this pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a February 22, 2012 trade that sent Antoine Vermette to the Coyotes in exchange for Curtis McElhinney, a 2012 second-round pick and this pick.
==References==
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