2011-12 Phoenix Coyotes season

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 they try 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.Glendale Votes to Keep Coyotes for 2011–12 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.HULSIZER WALKS AWAY FROM BID TO PURCHASE COYOTES
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.
== Regular season ==
The Coyotes finished with their third straight 90-point season, with 92 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.
==Playoffs==
As Pacific Division champions, the Coyotes were the #3 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 the defeated the #4 seed Nashville Predators in five games to advance to the first Western Conference Final in franchise history. The #8 seeded Los Angeles Kings knocked the Coyotes out of the playoffs in five games.
== Standings ==
== Schedule and results ==
=== Pre-season ===
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# 	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 	 	
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=== Regular season ===
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October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	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 	
===Playoffs===
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Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks - Coyotes win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks - Coyotes win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks - Coyotes win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks - Coyotes win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks - Coyotes win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks - Coyotes win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks - Coyotes win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks - Coyotes win series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks - Coyotes win series 4-2	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 	
2 	April 14 	Chicago Blackhawks 	4 - 3 	Phoenix Coyotes 	OT 	Smith 	17,539 	1-1 	
3 	April 17 	Phoenix Coyotes 	3 - 2 	Chicago Blackhawks 	OT 	Smith 	21,627 	2-1 	
4 	April 19 	Phoenix Coyotes 	3 - 2 	Chicago Blackhawks 	OT 	Smith 	22,111 	3-1 	
5 	April 21 	Chicago Blackhawks 	2 - 1 	Phoenix Coyotes 	OT 	Smith 	17,746 	3-2 	
6 	April 23 	Phoenix Coyotes 	4 - 0 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Smith 	21,636 	4-2 	
== Player stats ==
=== Skaters ===
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	24	53	77 	26 	28
 	77	35	27	62 	24 	24
 	79	22	28	50 	−8 	48
 	82	11	32	43 	5 	51
 	82	17	20	37 	3 	14
 	64	8 	26	34 	12 	63
 	82	13	19	32 	0 	32
 	73	11	19	30 	−4 	14
 	79	15	11	26 	2 	83
 	82	11	13	24 	−2 	12
 	75	8 	15	23 	9 	10
 	73	9 	10	19 	−4 	23
 	53	3 	13	16 	2 	42
 	33	5 	9 	14 	7 	11
 	65	3 	10	13 	13 	54
 	54	1 	12	13 	8 	34
 	46	1 	10	11 	7 	10
 	59	2 	9 	11 	−12	38
† 	22	3 	7 	10 	4 	16
 	64	2 	7 	9 	14 	42
†‡ 	22	2 	3 	5 	−5 	2
 	23	2 	2 	4 	−4 	2
 	13	0 	4 	4 	−2 	2
 	21	0 	3 	3 	−4 	11
 	13	1 	2 	3 	7 	2
† 	6 	0 	3 	3 	−1 	0
 	31	1 	0 	1 	−4 	41
‡ 	5 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	6
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
‡ 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	4
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	16	5	5	10 	-2 	24
 	16	5	4	9 	2 	41
 	16	1	8	9 	5 	10
 	15	2	6	8 	-2 	4
 	16	4	4	8 	1 	0
 	16	2	5	7 	-1 	10
 	16	1	6	7 	2 	4
 	16	2	4	6 	4 	24
 	16	4	2	6 	-5 	2
 	12	3	3	6 	2 	29
 	16	2	3	5 	-3 	8
 	15	1	3	4 	4 	7
 	16	1	3	4 	-3 	8
 	12	2	1	3 	1 	0
 	11	0	2	2 	4 	10
 	3 	1	1	2 	2 	2
 	16	0	2	2 	-2 	6
 	8 	1	1	2 	2 	2
 	15	0	0	0 	-3 	2
 	3 	0	0	0 	0 	15
 	11	0	0	0 	-3 	2
 	5 	0	0	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0	0	0 	-2 	0
=== Goaltenders ===
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	Min 	W 	L 	OTL	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	67	3903	38	18	10 	144	2.21	2066	.930	8 	0	2	16
 	19	1015	3 	9 	3 	43 	2.54	486 	.912	0 	0	0	2
‡ 	2 	72 	1 	0 	0 	2 	1.67	36 	.944	0 	0	0	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	Min 	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	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.
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike SmithSmith, Malkin, Perron are NHL's Three Stars 	NHL First Star of the Week 	February 13, 2012	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike SmithFebruary's stars: Smith, Karlsson, Stamkos 	NHL First Star of the Month	February 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike SmithSimmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week	NHL Third Star of the Week 	April 2, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike SmithSmith, Stamkos and Crosby earn Three Star honors 	NHL First Star of the Week 	April 9, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	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 Assist1st 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 Assist1st Career NHL Point	March 8, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Michael Stone 	1st Career NHL Goal 	March 10, 2012 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dave TippettTippett Notches 400th NHL Victory	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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Final roster ==
Updated April 23, 2012.
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== Transactions ==
The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
May 8, 2011Coyotes Acquire Werek from Rangers for Lindberg 	To New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg 	To Phoenix Coyotes Ethan Werek
June 7, 2011Coyotes Trade Negotiating Rights of Bryzgalov to Philadelphia 	To Philadelphia Flyers Ilya Bryzgalov (negotiating rights) 	To Phoenix Coyotes Matt Clackson3rd-round pick in 2012Future Conditional Draft Pick
June 25, 2011Coyotes Select Seven Players on Second Day of 2011 NHL Draft 	To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick (#201 overall) in 2011 	To Phoenix Coyotes Marc-Antoine Pouliot
August 29, 2011Coyotes Acquire Langkow from Calgary for Stempniak 	To Calgary Flames Lee Stempniak 	To Phoenix Coyotes Daymond Langkow
September 8, 2011Coyotes Acquire Goaltender Marc Cheverie from the Florida Panthers in Exchange for Center Justin Bernhardt	To Florida Panthers Justin Bernhardt 	To Phoenix Coyotes Marc Cheverie
October 23, 2011Coyotes Acquire Trotter from Montreal 	To Montreal Canadiens Petteri NokelainenGarrett Stafford 	To Phoenix Coyotes Brock Trotter7th-round pick in 2012
October 28, 2011Coyotes Acquire O'Reilly from Nashville for 2012 Draft Pick 	To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2012 	To Phoenix Coyotes Cal O'Reilly
December 17, 2012Coyotes Acquire Rundblad and 2012 Draft Pick from Ottawa for Turris 	To Ottawa Senators Kyle Turris 	To Phoenix Coyotes David Rundblad2nd-round pick in 2012
February 22, 2012Coyotes Acquire Vermette From Columbus 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Curtis McElhinney2nd-round pick in 2012Conditional 5th-round pick in 2013	To Phoenix Coyotes Antoine Vermette
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Petteri NokelainenCoyotes Sign Nokelainen to One-Year Contract 	Jokerit 	1 year, $550,000
Boyd GordonCoyotes Sign Boyd Gordon to Multi-Year Contract 	Washington Capitals	2 years, $2.65 million
Mike SmithCoyotes Sign Goaltender Mike Smith to a Multi-Year Contract 	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 years, $4 million
Raffi TorresCoyotes Sign Forward Raffi Torres to Multi-Year Contract 	Vancouver Canucks 	2 years, $3.5 million
Alexandre BolducCoyotes Sign Bolduc to One-Year Contract 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $575,000
Tyler EckfordCoyotes Sign Defenseman Tyler Eckford to One-Year Contract 	New Jersey Devils 	1 year, $525,000
Curtis McElhinneyCoyotes Sign Goaltender Curtis McElhinney to One-Year Contract 	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $625,000
Nathan OystrickCoyotes Sign Oystrick, Arsene & Watkins to one-year contracts 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $600,000
Dean Arsene 	Peoria Rivermen 	1 year, $725,000
Kyle ChipchuraCoyotes Sign MacLean, Chipchura, Pouliot and Beaudoin to One-Year Contracts	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $550,000
Justin PoggeCoyotes Sign Pogge to One-Year Contract 	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $575,000
Patrick O'SullivanCoyotes Sign Patrick O'Sullivan to a One-Year Contract 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $625,000
Brendan ShinniminCoyotes Sign Shinnimin to Entry-Level Contract 	Tri-City Americans 	3 years, $2.0025 million entry-level contract
Scott ArnoldCoyotes Sign NCAA Free-Agent Forward Scott Arnold to Entry-Level Contract 	Niagara University 	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Mark LouisCoyotes Sign Defenseman Mark Louis to a One-Year Contract 	Portland Pirates 	1 year, $550,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Jonas Ahnelov 	Modo Hockey 	2 years
Ed JovanovskiPanthers Sign D Ed Jovanovski 	Florida Panthers 	4 years, $16.5 million
Nolan YonkmanPanthers Sign D Nolan Yonkman 	Florida Panthers 	2 years, $1.4 million
Eric BelangerOilers agree to terms with Belanger 	Edmonton Oilers 	3 years, $5.25 million
Vernon FiddlerDallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency 	Dallas Stars 	3 years, $5.4 million
Andrew EbbettVancouver Canucks sign centre Andrew Ebbett 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $525,000
Matt ClimieCanucks sign goaltender Matt Climie 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $525,000
Alexandre PicardLightning Sign Free Agent LW Alexandre Picard 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year, $600,000
Dane ByersBlue Jackets Sign Forwards Dane Byers and Martin St. Pierre to One-Year, Two-Way NHL-AHL Contracts	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $550,000
=== Claimed via Waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Brett MacLeanCoyotes Re-Acquire MacLean 	Winnipeg Jets 	October 29, 2011
Gilbert BruleCoyotes Claim Brule off Re-Entry Waivers	Edmonton Oilers	January 10, 2012
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Brett MacLeanJets Claim Brett Maclean off Waivers 	Winnipeg Jets 	October 6, 2011
Cal O'ReillyPenguins Claim Forward Cal O’Reilly Off Re-Entry Waivers	Pittsburgh Penguins	February 1, 2012
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Ethan WerekCoyotes Sign Werek to Entry-Level Contract 	May 19, 2011 	3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract
Louis DomingueCoyotes Sign Szwarz, Domingue to Entry-Level Deals 	June 1, 2011 	3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract
Jordan Szwarz 	June 1, 2011 	3 years, $1.84006 million entry-level contract
Justin WellerCoyotes Sign Weller to Entry-Level Contract 	June 2, 2011 	3 years, $1.695 million entry-level contract
Jason LaBarberaCoyotes Sign LaBarbera to Two-Year Contract 	June 6, 2011 	2 years, $2.5 million
Radim VrbataCoyotes Sign Vrbata to Multi-Year Contract 	July 2, 2011 	3 years, $9 million
Keith YandleCoyotes Sign Yandle to Five-Year Contract 	July 5, 2011 	5 years, $26.5 million
Matt Watkins 	July 6, 2011 	1 year, $550,000
Brett MacLean 	July 19, 2011 	1 year, $735,000
Marc-Antoine Pouliot 	July 19, 2011 	1 year, $605,000
Mathieu Beaudoin 	July 19, 2011 	1 year, $525,000
Lauri KorpikoskiCoyotes Re-sign Korpikoski to Two-Year Contract 	July 20, 2011 	2 years, $3.6 million
Connor MurphyCoyotes Sign 2011 First Round Pick Connor Murphy to Entry Level Contract	August 4, 2011 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Viktor TikhonovCoyotes Re-Sign Tikhonov to One-Year Contract 	August 10, 2011 	1 year, $826,875
Mikkel BoedkerCoyotes Re-Sign Boedker to Two-Year Contract 	August 18, 2011 	2 years, $2.2 million
Paul BissonnetteCoyotes Sign Bissonnette to a Two-Year Contract Extension 	October 5, 2011 	2 years, $1.475 million contract extension
Martin HanzalCoyotes Sign Hanzal to Five-Year Contract Extension 	October 6, 2011 	5 years, $15.5 million contract extension
Kyle TurrisCoyotes Re-sign Turris to Multi-Year Contract 	November 22, 2011	2 years, $2.8 million
Chris BrownCoyotes Sign Forward Chris Brown 	March 29, 2012 	3 years, $2.56 million entry-level contract
Mike LeeCoyotes Sign Goaltender Mike Lee 	March 29, 2012 	3 years, $1.92 million entry-level contract
Phil LaneCoyotes Sign Lane to Entry-Level Contract 	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 	 	US NTSP (USHL)
2 	51 	Alexander Ruutuu 	C 	 	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
2 	56 (from Philadelphia) 	Lucas Lessio 	LW 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 	84 (from Pittsburgh) 	Harrison Ruopp 	D 	 	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4 	111 	Kale Kessy 	LW 	 	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
5 	141 	Darian Dziurzynski	LW 	 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6 	155 (from NY Islanders)	Andrew Fritsch 	RW 	 	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 	196 (from NY Rangers) 	Zac Larraza 	LW 	 	US NTDP (USHL)
== See also ==
* 2011–12 NHL season
* Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy
== References ==
Category:Phoenix Coyotes seasons
Phoenix Coyotes season, 2011–12