2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise's 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), the 17th in Arizona, and 41st overall, including its play in the World Hockey Association. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
==Off-season==
==Regular season==
The Coyotes concluded the regular season having been shut-out nine times, tied with the Nashville Predators for the most in the NHL.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013_games.html
==Schedule and results==
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January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)	January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)	January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)	January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)	January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)	January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)	January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)	January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)	January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)	January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)	January: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	January 19 	Phoenix Coyotes 	3–4 	Dallas Stars 	— 	Smith 	18,532 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	January 20 	Chicago Blackhawks 	6–4 	Phoenix Coyotes 	— 	Smith 	17,363 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	January 23 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–5 	Phoenix Coyotes 	— 	LaBarbera 	8,355 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	January 24 	Phoenix Coyotes 	3–5 	San Jose Sharks 	— 	LaBarbera 	17,562 	1–3–0 	2 	Recap
5 	January 26 	Los Angeles Kings 	4–2 	Phoenix Coyotes 	— 	LaBarbera 	14,780 	1–4–0 	2 	Recap
6 	January 28 	Nashville Predators 	0–4 	Phoenix Coyotes 	— 	Johnson 	8,581 	2–4–0 	4 	Recap
7 	January 30 	Edmonton Oilers 	2–1 	Phoenix Coyotes 	OT 	Johnson 	12,955 	2–4–1 	5 	Recap
==Playoffs==
For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Coyotes failed to make the playoffs.
==Player statistics==
Final stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	48 	10 	20 	30 	4 	54
 	34 	12 	16 	28 	6 	14
 	48 	13 	14 	27 	6 	37
 	48 	7 	19 	26 	0 	12
 	48 	3 	21 	24 	5 	26
 	39 	11 	12 	23 	2 	24
 	48 	13 	8 	21 	−3	36
 	45 	5 	15 	20 	3 	21
 	48 	4 	10 	14 	0 	8
 	46 	5 	9 	14 	1 	50
‡ 	33 	5 	7 	12 	−8	20
‡ 	28 	5 	7 	12 	−1	13
 	39 	0 	11 	11 	−6	36
 	36 	6 	5 	11 	−3	12
 	22 	5 	6 	11 	7 	10
 	40 	5 	4 	9 	2 	16
 	38 	2 	6 	8 	0 	22
‡ 	21 	4 	4 	8 	0 	4
 	28 	0 	6 	6 	2 	36
 	17 	4 	2 	6 	3 	0
 	30 	1 	5 	6 	8 	12
 	34 	0 	2 	2 	4 	14
 	12 	1 	1 	2 	3 	2
 	8 	0 	1 	1 	−5	0
 	14 	0 	0 	0 	−4	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	−3	9
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
Total 	Total	121	211	332	24	492
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	34 	34	1955:33	15	12	5	84 	2.58	938 	0.910	5	0	0	0
 	15 	10	725:55 	4 	6 	2	32 	2.64	418 	0.923	0	0	0	0
 	4 	4 	246:37 	2 	0 	2	5 	1.21	108 	0.954	1	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	48	2928:05	21	18	9	121	2.48	1464	0.917	6	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 2012–13 season.
=== Trades ===
June 22, 2012Coyotes Acquire Michalek from Pittsburgh 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Harrison RuoppMarc Cheverie3rd-round pick in 2012 – Oskar Sundqvist	To Phoenix Coyotes Zbynek Michalek
January 16, 2013Coyotes Acquire Lombardi from Toronto 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Conditional 4th-round pick in 2014 – J. J. Piccinich 	To Phoenix Coyotes Matthew Lombardi
March 29, 2013Coyotes Acquire Tobias Rieder 	To Edmonton Oilers Kale Kessy 	To Phoenix Coyotes Tobias Rieder
April 2, 2013Capitals Acquire Joel Rechlicz from Phoenix 	To Washington Capitals Joel Rechlicz 	To Phoenix Coyotes Matt Clackson
April 3, 2013Coyotes Trade Sullivan to New Jersey for Seventh-Round Draft Choice in 2014	To New Jersey Devils Steve Sullivan 	To Phoenix Coyotes 7th-round pick in 2014 – Jared Fiegl
April 3, 2013Coyotes Trade Torres to San Jose for Third-Round Draft Choice in 2013 	To San Jose Sharks Raffi Torres 	To Phoenix Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2013 – Yan-Pavel Laplante
April 3, 2013Coyotes Acquire McMillan from Anaheim for Lombardi 	To Anaheim Ducks Matthew Lombardi 	To Phoenix Coyotes Brandon McMillan
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
David MossCoyotes Sign Moss to Two-Year Contract 	Calgary Flames 	2 years, $4.2 million
Chad JohnsonCoyotes Sign Johnson to One-Year Contract 	Connecticut Whale 	1 year, $600,000
Chris ConnerCoyotes Sign Conner to One-Year, Two-Way Contract 	Detroit Red Wings 	1 year, $650,000
Rob KlinkhammerCoyotes Sign Klinkhammer to One-Year, Two-Way Contract	Ottawa Senators 	1 year, $650,000
Steve SullivanCoyotes Sign Sullivan to One-Year Contract 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1 year, $1.85 million
Joel RechliczCoyotes Agree to Terms with Rechlicz 	Washington Capitals 	1 year, $550,000
Nick JohnsonCoyotes Sign Johnson to One-Year, Two-Way Contract 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $725,000
Mathieu BriseboisCoyotes Sign Brisebois to Entry-Level Contract 	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	3 years, $1.965 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Adrian AucoinColumbus Blue Jackets, Defenseman Adrian Aucoin Agree To Terms On A One-Year Contract For 2012–13 Season	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $2 million
Ray WhitneyDallas Stars Sign Forward Ray Whitney to Two-Year Contract 	Dallas Stars 	2 years, $9 million
Taylor PyattBig winger Taylor Pyatt joins Blueshirts 	New York Rangers 	2 years, $3.1 million
Matt WatkinsJuly Transactions 	New York Islanders 	1 year, $700,000
Michal RozsivalBlackhawks agree to terms with defenseman Rozsival 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, $2 million
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Andy MieleCoyotes Re-Sign Miele to One-Year Contract 	June 29, 2012 	1 year, $850,500
Alexandre BolducCoyotes Re-Sign Bolduc to One-Year, Two-Way Contract	July 2, 2012 	1 year, $650,000
Kyle ChipchuraCoyotes Re-Sign Chipchura to One-Year Contract 	July 5, 2012 	1 year, $675,000
Chris SummersCoyotes Re-Sign Summers 	July 18, 2012 	1 year, $803,250
Jordan MartinookCoyotes Sign Martinook to Entry-Level Contract 	September 3, 2012 	3 years, $1.95 million entry-level contract
Lucas LessioCoyotes Sign Lessio to Entry-Level Contract 	September 4, 2012 	3 years, $2.585 million entry-level contract
Shane DoanCoyotes Re-Sign Doan to Four-Year Contract 	September 14, 2012	4 years, $21.2 million
David SchlemkoCoyotes Sign Schlemko to Two-Year Deal 	February 25, 2013 	2 years, $2.375 million contract extension
Darian DziurzynskiCoyotes Sign Dziurzynski to Entry-Level Contract 	March 11, 2013 	2 years, $1.28 million entry-level contract
Henrik SamuelssonCoyotes Sign Samuelsson to Entry-Level Contract 	March 11, 2013 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Oliver Ekman-LarssonCoyotes Sign Ekman-Larsson to Six-Year Contract 	March 15, 2013 	6 years, $33 million contract extension
Tobias RiederCoyotes Sign Rieder to Entry-Level Contract 	April 15, 2013 	3 years, $2.56 million entry-level contract
Rob KlinkhammerCoyotes Sign Klinkhammer to Two-Year Deal 	May 16, 2013 	2 years, $1.25 million contract extension
James MelindyCoyotes Sign Melindy to Entry-Level Contract 	May 29, 2013 	3 years, $1.925 million entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
Phoenix Coyotes' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	27 	Henrik Samuelsson	C 	 	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
2 	58 	Jordan Martinook 	LW 	 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
3 	88 	James Melindy 	D 	 	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
4 	102	Rhett Holland 	D 	 	Okotoks (AJHL)
5 	148	Niklas Tikkinen 	D 	 	Blues U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
6 	178	Samuel Fejes 	LW 	 	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA)
7 	184	Marek Langhamer 	G 	 	HC Pardubice (Noen ELJ)
7 	208	Justin Hache 	D 	 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
;Draft notes
* The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as a result of a June 28, 2010, trade that sent Daniel Winnik to the Avalanche in exchange for this pick.
* The Phoenix Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of an October 28, 2011, trade that sent Cal O'Reilly to the Coyotes in exchange for this pick.
* The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the Phoenix Coyotes as a result of an October 23, 2011, trade that sent Petteri Nokelainen and Garrett Stafford to the Canadiens in exchange for Brock Trotter and this pick.
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
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