2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes season

The Phoenix Coyotes 2006–07 season began as a rebuilding stage for the team, as they tried to become good enough to be a factor in the increasingly competitive Western Conference. Not considered one of the "elite" teams in the West, the Phoenix Coyotes knew that they had to make some huge changes to reach that status. They tried to do so by acquiring defenseman Ed Jovanovski and former all-stars Jeremy Roenick and Owen Nolan. They hoped to get solid goaltending from Curtis Joseph, and with the former hockey great Wayne Gretzky as head coach, the Coyotes were looking to improve the game of their prospects with the leadership of their veteran players.

2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes
Division	5th Pacific
Conference	15th Western
2006–07 record	31–46–5
Home record	18–20–3
Road record	13–26–2
Goals for	216
Goals against	284
Team information
General manager	Mike Barnett
Coach	Wayne Gretzky
Captain	Shane Doan
Alternate captains	Ed Jovanovski Derek Morris Ladislav Nagy (Oct-Feb) Owen Nolan Steven Reinprecht (Feb-Apr)
Arena	Jobing.com Arena
Average attendance	17,799
Team leaders
Goals	Shane Doan (27)
Assists	Shane Doan (28)
Points	Shane Doan (55)
Penalty minutes	Josh Gratton (188)
Plus/minus	Travis Roche (+2)
Wins	Curtis Joseph (18)
Goals against average	Curtis Joseph (3.19)

Regular season

The Coyotes struggled in shorthanded situations, allowing 92 power-play goals: the most in the League.

Season standings

Pacific Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Anaheim Ducks	82	48	20	14	258	208	110
2	5	San Jose Sharks	82	51	26	5	258	199	107
3	6	Dallas Stars	82	50	25	7	226	197	107
4	14	Los Angeles Kings	82	27	41	14	227	283	68
5	15	Phoenix Coyotes	82	31	46	5	216	284	67

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Schedule and results

October

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 5	NY Islanders	3 – 6	Phoenix		Joseph	15,301	1–0–0	2
2	October 7	Anaheim	2 – 1	Phoenix		Joseph	15,897	1–1–0	2
3	October 9	Phoenix	1 – 5	Columbus		Morrison	16,298	1–2–0	2
4	October 11	Phoenix	2 – 9	Detroit		Joseph	20,066	1–3–0	2
5	October 14	Phoenix	1 – 4	Nashville		Joseph	13,770	1–4–0	2
6	October 17	Phoenix	5 – 2	St. Louis		Joseph	8,531	2–4–0	4
7	October 19	Los Angeles	4 – 0	Phoenix		Morrison	12,714	2–5–0	4
8	October 21	Dallas	4 – 0	Phoenix		Joseph	14,269	2–6–0	4
9	October 23	Phoenix	2 – 5	Edmonton		Joseph	16,839	2–7–0	4
10	October 24	Phoenix	1 – 6	Calgary		Morrison	19,289	2–8–0	4
11	October 26	Edmonton	2 – 6	Phoenix		LeNeveu	13,021	3–8–0	6
12	October 28	NY Rangers	7 – 3	Phoenix		LeNeveu	14,513	3–9–0	6

November

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
13	November 3	Phoenix	2 – 6	Anaheim		Joseph	14,833	3–10–0	6
14	November 4	Los Angeles	4 – 6	Phoenix		LeNeveu	14,631	4–10–0	8
15	November 9	Dallas	1 – 0	Phoenix		Joseph	13,197	4–11–0	8
16	November 11	San Jose	2 – 1	Phoenix		Joseph	15,036	4–12–0	8
17	November 14	Minnesota	3 – 4	Phoenix		Joseph	12,002	5–12–0	10
18	November 16	Chicago	2 – 3	Phoenix	SO	Joseph	15,963	6–12–0	12
19	November 18	Phoenix	3 – 5	Los Angeles		Joseph	14,487	6–13–0	12
20	November 19	Phoenix	4 – 6	Anaheim		Joseph	16,394	6–14–0	12
21	November 22	New Jersey	1 – 3	Phoenix		Joseph	12,883	7–14–0	14
22	November 24	Phoenix	0 – 4	Minnesota		Joseph	18,568	7–15–0	14
23	November 25	Phoenix	2 – 1	St. Louis		Joseph	13,440	8–15–0	16
24	November 30	Los Angeles	4 – 7	Phoenix		Joseph	11,526	9–15–0	18

December

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
25	December 4	Nashville	2 – 3	Phoenix		Tellqvist	11,735	10–15–0	20
26	December 6	Phoenix	0 – 3	Dallas		Joseph	16,927	10–16–0	20
27	December 7	Phoenix	2 – 1	Chicago	SO	Tellqvist	9,078	11–16–0	22
28	December 9	Dallas	4 – 3	Phoenix	OT	Tellqvist	15,320	11–16–1	23
29	December 11	Phoenix	0 – 4	San Jose		Joseph	16,717	11–17–1	23
30	December 12	Phoenix	2 – 5	Vancouver		Tellqvist	18,630	11–18–1	23
31	December 14	Columbus	4 – 5	Phoenix	SO	Tellqvist	11,301	12–18–1	25
32	December 16	Calgary	6 – 3	Phoenix		Tellqvist	15,551	12–19–1	23
33	December 21	Edmonton	3 – 2	Phoenix		Joseph	12,704	12–20–1	25
34	December 23	Anaheim	0 – 2	Phoenix		Tellqvist	14,843	13–20–1	27
35	December 26	Phoenix	3 – 4	Los Angeles	SO	Tellqvist	18,118	13–20–2	28
36	December 28	Phoenix	3 – 2	San Jose		Joseph	17,496	14–20–2	30
37	December 30	San Jose	0 – 8	Phoenix		Joseph	17,643	15–20–2	32

January

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
38	January 1	Phoenix	3 – 2	Washington		Tellqvist	12,579	16–20–2	34
39	January 4	Phoenix	2 – 0	Carolina		Joseph	15,096	17–20–2	36
40	January 5	Phoenix	5 – 4	Atlanta	OT	Joseph	18,545	18–20–2	38
41	January 7	Phoenix	4 – 2	Chicago		Tellqvist	11,079	19–20–2	40
42	January 9	Phoenix	5 – 2	Dallas		Tellqvist	18,532	20–20–2	42
43	January 11	Detroit	5 – 1	Phoenix		Tellqvist	14,386	20–21–2	42
44	January 13	San Jose	4 – 1	Phoenix		Joseph	16,642	20–22–2	42
45	January 15	St. Louis	4 – 5	Phoenix	SO	Tellqvist	15,533	21–22–2	44
46	January 17	Phoenix	3 – 4	Colorado		Joseph	17,183	21–23–2	44
47	January 18	Phoenix	2 – 5	San Jose		Tellqvist	17,496	21–24–2	44
48	January 20	Phoenix	3 – 2	Los Angeles		Tellqvist	18,346	22–24–2	46
49	January 26	Phoenix	5 – 4	Colorado	SO	Joseph	18,007	23–24–2	48
50	January 27	Pittsburgh	7 – 2	Phoenix		Tellqvist	18,495	23–25–2	48
51	January 31	Phoenix	1 – 2	Anaheim		Joseph	17,174	23–26–2	48

February

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
52	February 1	Nashville	2 – 3	Phoenix		Joseph	14,047	24–26–2	50
53	February 3	Minnesota	1 – 0	Phoenix		Joseph	17,115	24–27–2	50
54	February 6	Phoenix	3 – 0	Columbus		Joseph	13,825	25–27–2	52
55	February 7	Phoenix	2 – 4	Detroit		Joseph	20,066	25–28–2	52
56	February 10	Phoenix	2 – 5	Florida		Joseph	15,312	25–29–2	52
57	February 13	Phoenix	3 – 5	Tampa Bay		Tellqvist	18,019	25–30–2	52
58	February 15	Anaheim	5 – 4	Phoenix	OT	Joseph	15,038	25–30–3	53
59	February 17	Detroit	4 – 1	Phoenix		Tellqvist	16,940	25–31–3	53
60	February 19	Phoenix	1 – 4	Nashville		Joseph	15,862	25–32–3	53
61	February 22	Calgary	2 – 3	Phoenix	OT	Tellqvist	15,805	26–32–3	55
62	February 26	Phoenix	2 – 5	Calgary		Tellqvist	19,289	26–33–3	55
63	February 27	Phoenix	3 – 0	Edmonton		Joseph	16,839	27–33–3	57

March

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
64	March 1	Phoenix	3 – 4	Vancouver		Joseph	18,630	27–34–3	57
65	March 3	Columbus	4 – 3	Phoenix		Joseph	16,207	27–35–3	57
66	March 7	Phoenix	1 – 2	Anaheim		Tellqvist	17,174	27–36–3	57
67	March 8	Vancouver	4 – 2	Phoenix		Joseph	13,841	27–37–3	57
68	March 10	Chicago	7 – 5	Phoenix		Joseph	17,086	27–38–3	57
69	March 12	Philadelphia	0 – 4	Phoenix		Tellqvist	14,799	28–38–3	59
70	March 15	San Jose	5 – 1	Phoenix		Tellqvist	14,744	28–39–3	59
71	March 17	Colorado	6 – 3	Phoenix		Joseph	17,179	28–40–3	59
72	March 18	Phoenix	4 – 5	Dallas	OT	Tellqvist	18,318	28–40–4	60
73	March 20	Phoenix	2 – 3	Minnesota		Joseph	18,568	28–41–4	60
74	March 22	Anaheim	1 – 2	Phoenix		Joseph	15,593	29–41–4	62
75	March 24	Dallas	4 – 3	Phoenix	SO	Joseph	17,522	29–41–5	63
76	March 27	Phoenix	0 – 6	Dallas		Tellqvist	18,532	29–42–5	63
77	March 29	Colorado	3 – 4	Phoenix		Joseph	16,110	29–43–5	63
78	March 30	Phoenix	2 – 4	San Jose		Joseph	17,496	29–44–5	63

April

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
79	April 3	St. Louis	5 – 2	Phoenix		Joseph	14,016	29–45–4	63
80	April 5	Los Angeles	2 – 3	Phoenix		Joseph	15,965	30–45–5	65
81	April 7	Phoenix	1 – 2	Los Angeles		Joseph	18,118	30–46–5	65
82	April 8	Vancouver	1 – 3	Phoenix		Joseph	17,406	31–46–5	67

• Green background indicates win.
• Red background indicates regulation loss.
• White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

For the fourth consecutive year, the Coyotes failed to make the playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Shane Doan	RW	73	27	28	55	73	-14	11	0	7
Ladislav Nagy	LW	55	8	33	41	48	-2	2	0	0
Owen Nolan	RW	76	16	24	40	56	-2	2	3	1
Oleg Saprykin	LW	59	14	20	34	54	8	2	0	2
Yanic Perreault	C	49	19	14	33	30	-2	7	0	5
Steve Reinprecht	C	49	9	24	33	28	-3	2	0	1
Ed Jovanovski	D	54	11	18	29	63	-6	6	0	1
Jeremy Roenick	C	70	11	17	28	32	-18	4	0	1
Zbynek Michalek	D	82	4	24	28	34	-20	3	0	0
Keith Ballard	D	69	5	22	27	59	-7	2	0	0
Derek Morris	D	82	6	19	25	115	-18	2	0	1
Michael Zigomanis	C	75	14	9	23	46	-8	2	1	0
Georges Laraque	RW	56	5	17	22	52	7	1	0	0
Mike Comrie	C	24	7	13	20	20	1	4	0	1
Travis Roche	D	50	6	13	19	22	2	2	0	1
Fredrik Sjostrom	RW	78	9	9	18	48	-11	2	0	1
Bill Thomas	RW	24	8	6	14	2	-6	4	0	1
Nick Boynton	D	59	2	9	11	138	-13	1	0	0
Patrick Fischer	C	27	4	6	10	24	0	0	0	1
Mathias Tjarnqvist	RW	26	5	4	9	2	-2	0	1	0
Niko Kapanen	C	19	2	7	9	8	-11	1	0	1
Dave Scatchard	C	46	3	5	8	72	-18	0	0	1
Kevyn Adams	C	33	1	7	8	8	-10	0	0	0
Daniel Carcillo	LW	18	4	3	7	74	-7	3	0	0
Matt Jones	D	45	1	6	7	39	-12	0	0	0
Jeff Taffe	C	17	4	2	6	2	-7	1	0	0
Yanick Lehoux	C	7	1	2	3	4	-1	1	0	0
Joel Perrault	C	15	1	2	3	14	-3	0	0	0
Josh Gratton	LW	52	1	1	2	188	-9	0	0	0
Enver Lisin	RW	17	1	1	2	16	-18	1	0	0
Don MacLean	C	9	1	1	2	0	-4	0	0	0
Dennis Seidenberg	D	32	1	1	2	16	-4	0	0	0
Brendan Bell	D	14	0	2	2	8	-8	0	0	0
Keith Yandle	D	7	0	2	2	8	0	0	0	0
Mike Ricci	C	7	0	1	1	4	-1	0	0	0
Mikael Tellqvist	G	30	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Joseph	G	55	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0
David LeNeveu	G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Morrison	G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T/OT	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Curtis Joseph	2993	55	18	31	2	159	3.19	4	1481	1322	.893
Mikael Tellqvist	1591	30	11	11	3	90	3.39	2	780	690	.885
David LeNeveu	233	6	2	1	0	15	3.86	0	142	127	.894
Mike Morrison	127	4	0	3	0	13	6.14	0	62	49	.790
Team:	4944	82	31	46	5	277	3.36	6	2465	2188	.888

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

•Mikael Tellqvist was acquired on November 28, 2006, from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.

Transactions

Free agents acquired

Player	Former Team
D Ed Jovanovski	Vancouver Canucks
G Mike Morrison	Ottawa Senators
F Jeremy Roenick	Los Angeles Kings
F Georges Laraque	Edmonton Oilers
F Don MacLean	Detroit Red Wings
F Michael Zigomanis	St. Louis Blues
F Owen Nolan	Toronto Maple Leafs

Free agents lost

Player	New Team
F Geoff Sanderson	Philadelphia Flyers
D Jamie Rivers	St. Louis Blues

Draft picks

Phoenix's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	8	Peter Mueller (C)	United States	Phoenix Coyotes	Everett (WHL)
1	29	Chris Summers (D)	United States	Phoenix Coyotes (from Detroit)	US Under-18 (Int'l)
3	88	Jonas Ahnelov (D)	Sweden	Phoenix Coyotes (from New Jersey)	Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
5	130	Brett Bennett (G)	United States	Phoenix Coyotes (from NY Islanders)	US Under-18 (Int'l)
5	131	Martin Latal (RW)	Czech Republic	Phoenix Coyotes	HC Rabat Kladno (Czech Republic)
5	152	Jordan Bendfeld (D)	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes (from Detroit)	Medicine Hat (WHL)
7	188	Chris Frank (D)	United States	Phoenix Coyotes (from Boston)	Western Michigan (CCHA)
7	196	Benn Ferriero (C/RW)	United States	Phoenix Coyotes (from Toronto)	Boston College (Hockey East)

See also

• 2006–07 NHL season

References

• Game log: Phoenix Coyotes game log on ESPN.com
• Team standings: NHL standings on ESPN.com
• Player stats: Phoenix Coyotes player stats on ESPN.com