2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes season began on October 4, 2007. It was the team's 35th season, 28th in the National Hockey League and 10th season as the Phoenix Coyotes.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
*The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio on June 22–23.
*The free agency period began on July 1.
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
====October====
Record: 4–6–0; Home: 1–5–0; Road: 3–1–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record	Pts
1 	October 4 	St. Louis	2 – 3	Phoenix 	 	Tellqvist	17,799 	1–0–0 	2
2 	October 6 	Boston 	3 – 1	Phoenix 	 	Tellqvist	14,087 	1–1–0 	2
3 	October 10	Phoenix 	0 – 3	Columbus 	 	Aebischer	11,944 	1–2–0 	2
4 	October 11	Phoenix 	6 – 3	Nashville	 	Auld 	12,155 	2–2–0 	4
5 	October 13	Minnesota	3 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Auld 	12,088 	2–3–0 	4
6 	October 18	Edmonton 	4 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Auld 	10,448 	2–4–0 	4
7 	October 20	Detroit 	5 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Tellqvist	14,154 	2–5–0 	4
8 	October 25	Phoenix 	1 – 0	Anaheim 	 	Auld 	17,174 	3–5–0 	6
9 	October 27	Dallas 	5 – 3	Phoenix 	 	Auld 	13,741 	3–6–0 	6
10	October 30	Phoenix 	2 – 1	St. Louis	 	Tellqvist	14,222 	4–6–0 	8
====November====
Record: 7–6–0; Home: 3–2–0; Road: 4–4–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
11	November 2 	Phoenix 	5 – 0	Dallas 	 	Tellqvist	18,203 	5–6–0 	10
12	November 3 	Anaheim 	5 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Auld 	15,888 	5–7–0 	10
13	November 7 	Phoenix 	6 – 5	Anaheim 	OT	Auld 	17,174 	6–7–0 	12
14	November 8 	Dallas 	2 – 5	Phoenix 	 	Tellqvist	12,027 	7–7–0 	14
15	November 10	Phoenix 	1 – 4	San Jose 	 	Auld 	17,496 	7–8–0 	14
16	November 12	Phoenix 	0 – 5	San Jose 	 	Tellqvist	17,496 	7–9–0 	14
17	November 15	San Jose 	6 – 0	Phoenix 	 	Auld 	12,953 	7–10–0 	14
18	November 17	Phoenix 	1 – 0	Los Angeles	 	Bryzgalov	15,659 	8–10–0 	16
19	November 21	Los Angeles	1 – 4	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	12,161 	9–10–0 	18
20	November 23	Phoenix 	4 – 3	Anaheim 	SO	Bryzgalov	17,174 	10–10–0	20
21	November 24	Toronto 	1 – 5	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	17,190 	11–10–0	22
22	November 28	Phoenix 	1 – 3	Minnesota 	 	Bryzgalov	18,568 	11–11–0	22
23	November 30	Phoenix 	1 – 6	Chicago 	 	Bryzgalov	16,234 	11–12–0	22
====December====
Record: 7–6–1; Home: 2–3–1; Road: 5–3–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
24	December 1 	Phoenix 	2 – 3	Detroit 	 	Bryzgalov	18,557 	11–13–0	22
25	December 3 	Phoenix 	1 – 3	Pittsburgh 	 	Bryzgalov	16,979 	11–14–0	22
26	December 5 	Los Angeles	1 – 4	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	11,401 	12–14–0	24
27	December 7 	San Jose 	1 – 0	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	12,972 	12–15–0	24
28	December 8 	Phoenix 	4 – 2	Los Angeles 	 	Bryzgalov	16,053 	13–15–0	26
29	December 13	Phoenix 	2 – 3	NY Islanders	 	Bryzgalov	9,581 	13–16–0	26
30	December 15	Phoenix 	4 – 1	New Jersey 	 	Tellqvist	16,636 	14–16–0	28
31	December 16	Phoenix 	5 – 1	NY Rangers 	 	Bryzgalov	18,200 	15–16–0	30
32	December 18	Phoenix 	3 – 2	Philadelphia	 	Bryzgalov	19,211 	16–16–0	32
33	December 20	Phoenix 	3 – 2	San Jose 	SO	Bryzgalov	17,136 	17–16–0	34
34	December 22	Vancouver 	2 – 1	Phoenix 	SO	Bryzgalov	17,471 	17–16–1	35
35	December 27	Minnesota 	3 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	13,756 	17–17–1	35
36	December 29	Detroit 	4 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	17,866 	17–18–1	35
37	December 31	Colorado 	4 – 3	Phoenix 	SO	Bryzgalov	12,973 	18–18–1	37
====January====
Record: 9–4–1; Home: 5–1–1; Road: 4–3–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
38	January 2 	Phoenix 	5 – 2	Colorado 	 	Bryzgalov	15,232 	19–18–1	39
39	January 3 	Chicago 	2 – 4	Phoenix 	 	Tellqvist	12,252 	20–18–1	41
40	January 5 	Anaheim 	2 – 3	Phoenix 	SO	Bryzgalov	16,159 	21–18–1	43
41	January 8 	Phoenix 	3 – 1	Calgary 	 	Bryzgalov	19,289 	22–18–1	45
42	January 10	Phoenix 	2 – 5	Edmonton 	 	Bryzgalov	16,839 	22–19–1	45
43	January 11	Phoenix 	4 – 3	Vancouver	 	Bryzgalov	18,630 	23–19–1	47
44	January 13	Phoenix 	1 – 4	Minnesota	 	Bryzgalov	18,568 	23–20–1	47
45	January 15	San Jose 	3 – 5	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	11,822 	24–20–1	49
46	January 17	Columbus 	4 – 3	Phoenix 	 	Tellqvist	11,114 	24–21–1	49
47	January 19	Chicago 	2 – 1	Phoenix 	SO	Bryzgalov	18,073 	24–21–2	50
48	January 21	Buffalo 	2 – 6	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	16,981 	25–21–2	52
49	January 24	Nashville	3 – 4	Phoenix 	OT	Bryzgalov	12,622 	26–21–2	54
50	January 29	Phoenix 	4 – 2	Columbus 	 	Bryzgalov	15,127 	27–21–2	56
51	January 30	Phoenix 	2 – 3	Detroit 	 	Bryzgalov	19,289 	27–22–2	56
====February====
Record: 6–5–3; Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–2–2 
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
52	February 2 	Phoenix 	2 – 3	Nashville 	OT	Bryzgalov	17,113 	27–22–3	57
53	February 4 	Phoenix 	4 – 3	Colorado 	OT	Tellqvist	14,381 	28–22–3	59
54	February 5 	Phoenix 	3 – 4	Calgary 	SO	Bryzgalov	19,289 	28–22–4	60
55	February 7 	Columbus 	2 – 1	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	13,918 	28–23–4	60
56	February 10	Nashville 	6 – 3	Phoenix 	 	Tellqvist	14,593 	28–24–4	60
57	February 11	Phoenix 	1 – 2	Dallas 	 	Bryzgalov	17,622 	28–25–4	60
58	February 14	Dallas 	2 – 5	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	12,885 	29–25–4	62
59	February 16	Los Angeles	3 – 5	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	17,997 	30–25–4	64
60	February 18	Phoenix 	4 – 0	Los Angeles	 	Tellqvist	16,617 	31–25–4	66
61	February 19	Calgary 	4 – 1	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	15,208 	31–26–4	66
62	February 22	Colorado 	3 – 2	Phoenix 	SO	Tellqvist	15,882 	31–26–5	67
63	February 24	St. Louis 	0 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	14,845 	32–26–5	69
64	February 27	Phoenix 	0 –1 	Chicago 	 	Bryzgalov	14,799 	32–27–5	69
65	February 28	Phoenix 	2 – 1	St. Louis 	 	Bryzgalov	17,867 	33–27–5	71
====March====
Record: 4–9–1; Home: 3–5–1; Road: 1–4–0
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
66	March 1 	Calgary 	3 – 1	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	17,529 	33–28–5	71
67	March 5 	Phoenix 	2 – 1	Dallas 	 	Bryzgalov	17,942 	34–28–5	73
68	March 6 	Montreal 	4 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Tellqvist	14,841 	34–29–5	73
69	March 8 	Ottawa 	4 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	16,922 	34–30–5	73
70	March 11	Anaheim 	2 – 3	Phoenix 	SO	Bryzgalov	14,683 	35–30–5	75
71	March 13	Vancouver 	0 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	15,562 	36–30–5	77
72	March 15	Edmonton 	5 – 2	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	17,947 	36–31–5	77
73	March 17	Phoenix 	1 – 3	Vancouver 	 	Bryzgalov	18,630 	36–32–5	77
74	March 18	Phoenix 	4 – 8	Edmonton 	 	Tellqvist	16,839 	36–33–5	77
75	March 20	Los Angeles	6 – 5	Phoenix 	SO	Tellqvist	14,852 	36–33–6	78
76	March 22	Anaheim 	2 – 1	Phoenix 	 	Bryzgalov	17,645 	36–34–6	78
77	March 25	San Jose 	4 – 5	Phoenix 	OT	Bryzgalov	15,991 	37–34–6	80
78	March 27	Phoenix 	0 – 4	Los Angeles	 	Tellqvist	17,331 	37–35–6	80
79	March 30	Phoenix 	1 – 3	San Jose 	 	Bryzgalov	17,496 	37–36–6	80
====April====
Record: 1–1–1; Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–0–1
# 	Date 	Visitor	Score	Home 	OT	Decision 	Attendance	Record 	Pts
80	April 3	Dallas 	4 – 2	Phoenix	 	Bryzgalov	18,340 	37–37–6	80
81	April 4	Phoenix	4 – 2	Dallas 	 	Tellqvist	18,584 	38–37–6	82
82	April 6	Phoenix	2 – 3	Anaheim	SO	Bryzgalov	17,269 	38–37–7	83
==Playoffs==
The Coyotes failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 
Player 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 
Shane Doan 	 	80 	28 	50 	78 	59 	 
Radim Vrbata 	 	76 	27 	29 	56 	14 	 
Ed Jovanovski 	 	80 	12 	39 	51 	73 	 
Steve Reinprecht	 	81 	16 	30 	46 	26 	 
Martin Hanzal 	 	72 	8 	27 	35 	28 	 
Peter Mueller 	 	81 	22 	32 	54 	32 	 
Fredrik Sjostrom	 	51 	10 	9 	19 	14 	 
Niko Kapanen 	 	79 	10 	18 	28 	34 	 
Daniel Carcillo 	 	57 	13 	11 	24 	324 	 
Mike York 	 	63 	6 	8 	14 	4 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 
Player 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	OT 	SO 	Sv% 	GA 	GAA 	 
Ilya Bryzgalov 	 	55 	3167 	26 	22 	5 	3 	.921 	128 	2.42 	 
Mikael Tellqvist	 	22 	1224 	9 	8 	2 	2 	.908 	56 	2.74 	 
Alex Auld 	 	9 	509 	3 	6 	0 	1 	.880 	30 	3.54 	 
David Aebischer 	 	1 	60 	0 	1 	0 	0 	.909 	3 	3.00 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
==Awards and records==
===Records===
===Milestones===
For the second straight season, the Phoenix Coyotes are last in revenue in the NHL, losing $300,000 a game, or $30 million this season. Phoenix has never had a money-making season since the franchise left the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba in the 1996-97 season.
==Transactions==
The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.
===Trades===
August 11, 2007	To Chicago Blackhawks Kevyn Adams	To Phoenix Coyotes Radim Vrbata
===Free Agents===
{|class="wikitable"	 	
Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms
Mike York 	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $1 million
Jon DiSalvatore	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $525,000
Joey Tenute 	Washington Capitals	1 year, $475,000
David Aebischer	Montreal Canadiens 	1 year, $600,000
Matt Murley 	Pittsburgh Penguins	
Craig Weller 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $475,000
===Waivers===
November 17, 2007	To Phoenix Coyotes Ilya Bryzgalov	To Anaheim Ducks claimed off waivers
==Draft picks==
Phoenix' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Coyotes have the 3rd overall selection.
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	3 	Kyle Turris 	C 	 	Burnaby Express (BCHL)
1 	30	Nick Ross 	 	 	Regina Pats (WHL)
2 	32	Brett MacLean	 	 	
3 	63	 	 	 	
==Farm teams==
;San Antonio Rampage
The San Antonio Rampage are the Coyotes American Hockey League affiliate in 2007–08.
;Arizona Sundogs
The Arizona Sundogs are the Coyotes affiliate in the CHL.
==Roster==
						
Goaltenders
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Injured Reserve 
* Currently vacant		
Defensemen
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Wingers
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* - C
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Centers
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*GM: Don Maloney
*Coach: Wayne Gretzky
==See also==
*2007–08 NHL season
==References==
* Player stats: Phoenix Coyotes player stats on espn.com
* Game log: Phoenix Coyotes game log on espn.com
* Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
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