2014–15 Arizona Coyotes season

2014–15 Arizona Coyotes
Division 7th Pacific
Conference 14th Western
2014–15 record 24–50–8
Home record 11–25–5
Road record 13–25–3
Goals for 170
Goals against 272
Team information
General Manager Don Maloney
Coach Dave Tippett
Captain Shane Doan
Alternate captains Kyle Chipchura (Mar-Apr)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Mar-Apr)
Martin Hanzal
Keith Yandle (Oct-Mar)
Arena Gila River Arena
Average attendance 13,345 (41 Games)
Team leaders
Goals Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23)
Assists Sam Gagner (26)
Points Oliver Ekman-Larsson (43)
Penalties in minutes Kyle Chipchura (82)
Plus/minus (+): Six players tied (–1)
(- ): Shane Doan (-29 29)
Wins Mike Smith (14)
Goals against average Louis Domingue (2.73)
<2013–14

The 2014–15 Arizona Coyotes season was the 36th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 19th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,[1] and the 43rd overall, including the World Hockey Association years. For the third straight year, the Coyotes failed to make the playoffs.

Off-season

The club officially changed their team name to the "Arizona Coyotes" on June 27, 2014, at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[2] The name change was part of the deal approved by the City of Glendale to keep the team from relocating.[3]

Training camp

The Coyotes will compete in eight preseason exhibition games before the start of the 2014–15 regular season.[2]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z Anaheim Ducks 82 51 24 7 43 236 226 +10 109
2 x Vancouver Canucks 82 48 29 5 42 242 222 +20 101
3 x Calgary Flames 82 45 30 7 41 241 216 +25 97
4 Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 38 220 205 +15 95
5 San Jose Sharks 82 40 33 9 36 228 232 4 89
6 Edmonton Oilers 82 24 44 14 19 198 283 85 62
7 Arizona Coyotes 82 24 50 8 19 170 272 102 56
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; z Clinched conference.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y St. Louis Blues 82 51 24 7 42 248 201 +47 109
2 x Nashville Predators 82 47 25 10 41 232 208 +24 104
3 x Chicago Blackhawks 82 48 28 6 39 229 189 +40 102
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division.
Top 3 (Pacific Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z Anaheim Ducks 82 51 24 7 43 236 226 +10 109
2 x Vancouver Canucks 82 48 29 5 42 242 222 +20 101
3 x Calgary Flames 82 45 30 7 41 241 216 +25 97
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; z Clinched conference.
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x Minnesota Wild 82 46 28 8 42 231 201 +30 100
2 CE x Winnipeg Jets 82 43 26 13 36 230 210 +20 99
3 PA Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 38 220 205 +15 95
4 CE Dallas Stars 82 41 31 10 37 261 260 +1 92
5 CE Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 12 29 219 227 8 90
6 PA San Jose Sharks 82 40 33 9 36 228 232 4 89
7 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 24 44 14 19 198 283 85 62
8 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 24 50 8 19 170 272 102 56
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Game log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats[4]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Ekman-Larsson, OliverOliver Ekman-Larsson 82 23 20 43 -18 18 40
Gagner, SamSam Gagner 81 15 26 41 -28 28 28
Yandle, KeithKeith Yandle 63 4 37 41 -32 32 32
Doan, ShaneShane Doan 79 14 22 36 -29 29 65
Vermette, AntoineAntoine Vermette 62 13 22 35 -22 22 34
Erat, MartinMartin Erat 79 9 23 32 -16 16 48
Boedker, MikkelMikkel Boedker 45 14 14 28 -10 10 6
Hanzal, MartinMartin Hanzal 37 8 16 24 -1 1 31
Korpikoski, LauriLauri Korpikoski 69 6 15 21 -27 27 12
Rieder, TobiasTobias Rieder 72 13 8 21 -19 19 14
Stone, MichaelMichael Stone 81 3 15 18 -24 24 60
Arcobello, MarkMark Arcobello 27 9 7 16 -4 4 6
Chipchura, KyleKyle Chipchura 70 4 10 14 -23 23 82
Moss, DavidDavid Moss 60 4 8 12 -18 18 24
Vitale, JoeJoe Vitale 70 3 6 9 -11 11 36
Michalek, ZbynekZbynek Michalek 53 2 6 8 -6 6 12
Murphy, ConnorConnor Murphy 73 4 3 7 -27 27 42
Crombeen, B. J.B. J. Crombeen 58 3 3 6 -6 6 79
Moore, JohnJohn Moore 19 1 4 5 -11 11 11
Lessio, LucasLucas Lessio 26 2 3 5 -10 10 8
Cunningham, CraigCraig Cunningham 19 1 3 4 -3 3 2
Gormley, BrandonBrandon Gormley 27 2 2 4 -7 7 10
Schlemko, DavidDavid Schlemko 20 1 3 4 -5 5 4
Dahlbeck, KlasKlas Dahlbeck 19 0 3 3 -7 7 6
Klinkhammer, RobRob Klinkhammer 19 3 0 3 3 4
McMillan, BrandonBrandon McMillan 50 1 2 3 -18 18 16
Summers, ChrisChris Summers 17 0 3 3 -12 12 8
McGinn, TyeTye McGinn 18 1 1 2 -1 1 10
Campbell, AndrewAndrew Campbell 33 0 1 1 -13 13 10
Hodgman, JustinJustin Hodgman 5 1 0 1 -2 2 2
Szwarz, JordanJordan Szwarz 9 1 0 1 -2 2 2
Shinnimin, BrendanBrendan Shinnimin 12 0 1 1 -1 1 8
Martinook, JordanJordan Martinook 8 0 1 1 -3 3 0
Bolduc, AlexandreAlexandre Bolduc 3 0 0 0 -1 1 2
Reese, DylanDylan Reese 1 0 0 0 -1 1 0
Samuelsson, PhilipPhilip Samuelsson 4 0 0 0 -3 3 0
Samuelsson, HenrikHenrik Samuelsson 3 0 0 0 -2 2 2
Gaudet, TylerTyler Gaudet 2 0 0 0 -1 1 0

Goaltenders
Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Smith, MikeMike Smith 62 61 3,556 14 42 5 187 3.16 1955 .904 0 0 1 10
Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk 19 16 1035 9 5 2 47 2.72 561 .916 1 0 0 0
Domingue, LouisLouis Domingue 7 4 308 1 2 1 14 2.73 158 .911 0 0 0 0
McKenna, MikeMike McKenna 1 1 60 0 1 0 5 5.00 34 .853 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

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Gagner, S.S. Gagner NHL Third Star of the Week[5] December 29, 2014
Ekman-Larsson, O.O. Ekman-Larsson NHL All-Star game selection[6] January 10, 2015

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Hodgman, J.J. Hodgman 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
October 25, 2014
Vermette, A.A. Vermette 400th career NHL point October 28, 2014
Rieder, T.T. Rieder 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
November 2, 2014
Smith, M.M. Smith 150th career NHL win November 4, 2014
Michalek, Z.Z. Michalek 500th career NHL game November 8, 2014
Crombeen, B.B. Crombeen 400th career NHL game November 14, 2014
Gagner, S.S. Gagner 300th career NHL point November 14, 2014
Gormley, B.B. Gormley 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
November 16, 2014
Dubnyk, D.D. Dubnyk 10,000 career NHL minutes November 16, 2014
S. Gagner 500th career NHL game November 18, 2014
S. Gagner 200th career NHL assist November 20, 2014
Boedker, M.M. Boedker 100th career NHL assist November 22, 2014
Shinnimin, B.B. Shinnimin 1st career NHL game November 29, 2014
Schlemko, D.D. Schlemko 200th career NHL game December 1, 2014
Martinook, J.J. Martinook 1st career NHL game December 6, 2014
Gaudet, T.T. Gaudet 1st career NHL game December 29, 2014
Vitale, J.J. Vitale 200th career NHL game January 6, 2015
Smith, M.M. Smith 20,000 career NHL minutes January 8, 2015
Yandle, K.K. Yandle 300th career NHL point January 20, 2015
A. Vermette 800th career NHL game January 29, 2015
Domingue, L.L. Domingue 1st career NHL game January 31, 2015
L. Domingue 1st career NHL win February 1, 2015
B. Shinnimin 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
February 3, 2015
Arcobello, M.M. Arcobello 100th career NHL game February 28, 2015
Korpikoski, L.L. Korpikoski 400th career NHL game March 22, 2015


Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

June 28, 2014[7] To Montreal Canadiens
3rd-round pick in 2014
To Arizona Coyotes
3rd-round pick in 2014
4th-round pick in 2014
June 29, 2014[8] To Tampa Bay Lightning
6th-round pick in 2015
To Arizona Coyotes
Sam Gagner
B. J. Crombeen
December 5, 2014[9] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Rob Klinkhammer
conditional 5th-round pick in 2016
To Arizona Coyotes
Philip Samuelsson
January 14, 2015[10] To Minnesota Wild
Devan Dubnyk
To Arizona Coyotes
3rd-round pick in 2015
February 28, 2015[11] To Chicago Blackhawks
Antoine Vermette
To Arizona Coyotes
Klas Dahlbeck
1st-round pick in 2015
March 1, 2015[12] To New York Rangers
Keith Yandle
Chris Summers
4th-round pick in 2016
To Arizona Coyotes
John Moore
Anthony Duclair
2nd-round pick in 2015
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2016
March 2, 2015[13] To St. Louis Blues
Zbynek Michalek
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2015
To Arizona Coyotes
Maxim Letunov
March 2, 2015[14] To New York Islanders
Mark Louis
To Arizona Coyotes
David Leggio

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014 Devan Dubnyk Nashville Predators 1 year, $800,000 [15]
July 1, 2014 Mike McKenna Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $550,000 [16]
July 1, 2014 Andrew Campbell Manchester Monarchs 1 year, $550,000 [16]
July 1, 2014 Alexandre Bolduc St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000 [16]
July 1, 2014 Justin Hodgman Metallurg Magnitogorsk 1 year, $550,000 [16]
July 1, 2014 Dylan Reese Amur Khabarovsk 1 year, $550,000 [16]
July 1, 2014 Joe Vitale Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $3.3 million [17]
July 5, 2014 Patrick McNeill Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $550,000 [18]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2014 Thomas Greiss Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $1 million [19]
July 1, 2014 Andy Miele Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $600,000 [20]
July 2, 2014 Radim Vrbata Vancouver Canucks 2 years, $10 million [21]
July 4, 2014 Tim Kennedy Washington Capitals 1 year, $550,000 [22]
July 15, 2014 Mike Ribeiro Nashville Predators 1 year, $1.05 million [23]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Mark Arcobello[24] Pittsburgh Penguins February 11, 2015
Tye McGinn[25] San Jose Sharks March 2, 2015
Craig Cunningham[25] Boston Bruins March 2, 2015

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Brandon McMillan[26] Vancouver Canucks February 12, 2015

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
July 11, 2014 David Moss 1 year, $800,000 [27]
July 15, 2014 Brandon McMillan 1 year, $625,000* [28]
July 15, 2014 Jordan Szwarz 2 years, $1.26 million* [28]
July 18, 2014 Brendan Perlini 3 year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [29]
October 5, 2014 Laurent Dauphin 3 year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [30]
April 10, 2015 Ryan MacInnis 3 year, entry-level contract [31]
April 17, 2015 Christian Dvorak 3 year, entry-level contract [32]

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[33]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 12 Brendan Perlini LW  Canada Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
2 43 Ryan MacInnis C  United States Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 58[a] Christian Dvorak LW  United States London Knights (OHL)
3 87[b] Anton Karlsson RW  Sweden Frolunda HC Jr. (Sweden Jr)
4 117[b] Michael Bunting LW  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
5 133 Dysin Mayo D  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
6 163 David Westlund D  Sweden Brynas IF Jr. (Sweden Jr.)
7 191[c] Jared Fiegl LW  United States USA U–18 (USHL)
7 193 Edgars Kulda LW  Latvia Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
Draft notes[34]
  • b The Arizona Coyotes third-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a third and fourth-round pick in 2014 to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[7]
  • c The New Jersey Devils seventh-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013, that sent Steve Sullivan to the Devils in exchange for this pick.[37]

References

  1. National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. 2.0 2.1 http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=723375
  3. Coyotes fans to take hit in the wallet
  4. "2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – Phoenix Coyotes – Statistics". Phoenix Coyotes. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  5. "Gaudreau, Wilson, Gagner named 'Three Stars'". NHL. December 29, 2014.
  6. "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Coyotes Select Eight Players on Second Day of 2014 NHL Entry Draft". Arizona Coyotes. June 28, 2014.
  8. "Coyotes Acquire Gagner, Crombeen". Arizona Coyotes. June 29, 2014.
  9. "Coyotes Acquire Samuelsson from Pittsburgh". Arizona Coyotes. December 5, 2014.
  10. "Coyotes Acquire a 2015 Third Round Draft Choice from Minnesota in Exchange for Dubnyk". Arizona Coyotes. January 14, 2015.
  11. "Coyotes Acquire Dahlbeck & 2015 First Round Draft Choice from Chicago in Exchange for Vermette". Arizona Coyotes. February 28, 2015.
  12. "Coyotes Acquire Duclair, J. Moore, 1st & 2nd Round Draft Choices from Rangers in Exchange for Yandle, Summers & 2016 Draft Choice". Arizona Coyotes. March 1, 2015.
  13. "Coyotes Acquire Letunov from St. Louis in Exchange for Michalek & 2015 Draft Choice". Arizona Coyotes. March 2, 2015.
  14. "Coyotes Acquire Leggio from Islanders in Exchange for Louis". Arizona Coyotes. March 2, 2015.
  15. Coyotes Sign Dubnyk to One-Year Contract
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Coyotes Sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna & Reese
  17. Coyotes Sign Vitale to Three-Year Contract
  18. http://www.capgeek.com/player/1255
  19. Penguins Sign Goaltender Thomas Greiss
  20. Wings sign another Hobey Baker winner
  21. Canucks sign Radim Vrbata to two-year deal
  22. CAPITALS SIGN TIM KENNEDY AND KRIS NEWBURY
  23. Nashville Predators Sign Mike Ribeiro to a One-Year Contract
  24. Coyotes Claim Arcobello off Waivers
  25. 25.0 25.1 Coyotes Claim McGinn & Cunningham off Waivers
  26. Canucks claim Brandon McMillan from waivers
  27. Coyotes Sign Moss to One-Year Contract
  28. 28.0 28.1 Coyotes Sign McMillan and Szwarz
  29. Coyotes Sign Perlini to Entry-Level Contract
  30. Coyotes Sign Dauphin to Entry-Level Contract
  31. Coyotes Sign MacInnis to Entry-Level Contract
  32. Coyotes Sign Dvorak to Entry-Level Contract
  33. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  34. "2014 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  35. "Coyotes Trade Rundblad, Brisebois to Chicago for Second Round Draft Choice in 2014". Phoenix Coyotes. March 4, 2014.
  36. "Coyotes Acquire Lombardi from Toronto". Phoenix Coyotes. January 16, 2013.
  37. "Coyotes Trade Sullivan to New Jersey for Seventh-Round Draft Choice in 2014". Phoenix Coyotes. April 3, 2013.