2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes season was the team's 37th season, 30th season in the National Hockey League and 13th season as the Phoenix Coyotes. It saw the Coyotes attempt to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2002. However, during the month of March, they were eliminated from the playoffs, and ended up 13th in the NHL's Western Conference.

2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes
Division4th Pacific
Conference13th Western
2008–09 record36–39–7
Home record23–15–3
Road record13–24–4
Goals for208
Goals against252
Team information
General managerDon Maloney
CoachWayne Gretzky
CaptainShane Doan
Alternate captainsEd Jovanovski
Derek Morris (Oct.–Mar.)
Steven Reinprecht
ArenaJobing.com Arena
Average attendance14,876 (83.6%)
Total: 609,907
Team leaders
GoalsShane Doan (31)
AssistsShane Doan (42)
PointsShane Doan (73)
Penalty minutesDaniel Carcillo (174)
Plus/minusKen Klee (+9)
WinsIlya Bryzgalov (26)
Goals against averageAl Montoya (2.08)

Preseason

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The Phoenix Coyotes played eight preseason exhibition games to prepare for the regular season. Three games were at home, and the other five were on the road, including the franchise's first game back in Winnipeg, Manitoba, since the team moved from there to Phoenix in 1996. The Coyotes finished the preseason with a 2–5–1 record.

Regular season

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On December 23, the Toronto-based The Globe and Mail newspaper reported that the Phoenix Coyotes team was receiving financial assistance from the NHL in the form of advances on League revenues. The Coyotes have pledged all of their assets to New York company SOF Investments LP to cover an estimated debt of $80 million. The team has lost an estimated $200 million since 2001 and may lose $30 million this season. One of the team's owners, Jerry Moyes' principal source of revenue, Swift Transportation, is also in financial difficulty.[1] ESPN reported that the League has become involved with the operations of the Coyotes and their revenues. The NHL apparently wants to work with the City of Glendale, which owns Jobing.com Arena and receives revenues from the team. If no investors are interested in keeping the team in Phoenix, Kansas City, Winnipeg or Hamilton will likely be healthier destinations for the franchise to relocate. ESPN also reported that Moyes wants to sell his share of the team and that Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer is a possible interested purchaser.[2]

Divisional standings

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Pacific Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – San Jose Sharks 82 53 18 11 257 204 117
2 Anaheim Ducks 82 42 33 7 245 238 91
3 Dallas Stars 82 36 35 11 230 257 83
4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 36 39 7 208 252 79
5 Los Angeles Kings 82 34 37 11 207 234 79

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


Conference standings

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Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – San Jose Sharks PA 82 53 18 11 257 204 117
2 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 51 21 10 295 244 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 27 10 246 220 100
4 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 46 24 12 264 216 104
5 Calgary Flames NW 82 46 30 6 254 248 98
6 St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 31 10 233 233 92
7 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 41 31 10 226 230 92
8 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 42 33 7 245 238 91
8.5
9 Minnesota Wild NW 82 40 33 9 219 200 89
10 Nashville Predators CE 82 40 34 8 213 233 88
11 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 35 9 234 248 85
12 Dallas Stars PA 82 36 35 11 230 257 83
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 36 39 7 208 252 79
14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 34 37 11 207 234 79
15 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 32 45 5 199 257 69

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, pPresidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division


Schedule and results

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2008–09 Game Log

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

Playoffs

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The Coyotes failed to make the playoffs for the sixth straight season. They last made the playoffs in 2002. This season, they were officially eliminated from playoff contention in mid-March.

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = 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 

Goaltenders

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Note:  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;
Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Ilya Bryzgalov 65 3759 26 31 6 187 2.98 1994 1807 .906 3
Mikael Tellqvist 15 797 9 6 1 38 2.86 408 370 .907 0
Al Montoya 5 259 3 1 0 9 2.08 120 111 .925 1
Josh Tordjman 2 117 0 2 0 8 4.08 62 54 .871 0

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

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Records

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Milestones

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Regular season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

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Trades

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June 20, 2008 To Phoenix Coyotes
Olli Jokinen
To Florida Panthers
Nick Boynton
Keith Ballard
2nd-round pick in 2008 – Jared Staal
June 20, 2008 To Phoenix Coyotes
1st-round pick in 2008 – Viktor Tikhonov
To Anaheim Ducks
2nd-round pick in 2008 – Nicolas Deschamps
2nd-round pick in 2008 – Eric O'Dell
October 9, 2008 To Phoenix Coyotes
Future considerations
To Pittsburgh Penguins
Michael Zigomanis
November 3, 2008 To Phoenix Coyotes
Alexander Nikulin
To Ottawa Senators
Drew Fata
November 25, 2008 To Phoenix Coyotes
Wyatt Smith
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Future considerations
December 3, 2008 To Phoenix Coyotes
Joakim Lindstrom
To Dallas Stars
Logan Stephenson
March 4, 2009 To Phoenix Coyotes
Matthew Lombardi
Brandon Prust
1st-round pick in 2009 or 20101 – Brandon Gormley
To Calgary Flames
Olli Jokinen
3rd-round pick in 20092 – Josh Birkholz
March 4, 2009 To Phoenix Coyotes
4th-round pick in 20103 – Mark Macmillan
To Buffalo Sabres
Mikael Tellqvist
March 4, 2009 To Phoenix Coyotes
Scottie Upshall
2nd-round pick in 2011 – Lucas Lessio
To Philadelphia Flyers
Daniel Carcillo
March 4, 2009 To Phoenix Coyotes
Nigel Dawes
Petr Prucha
Dmitri Kalinin
To New York Rangers
Derek Morris
  1. Phoenix Coyotes elected to use the pick in the latter.
  2. Pick later traded to Calgary Flames.
  3. Pick later traded to Montreal Canadiens

Free agents

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Player Former team Contract terms
Player New team
Radim Vrbata Tampa Bay Lightning
Craig Weller Minnesota Wild

Claimed from waivers

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Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks

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Phoenix's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 8 Mikkel Boedker (LW)   Denmark Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
1 28 (from Dallas via Los Angeles via Anaheim) Viktor Tikhonov (RW)   Russia Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)
2 49 (from Ottawa via Phoenix and Florida) Jared Staal (RW)   Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3 69 Michael Stone (D)   Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
3 76 (from Nashville) Mathieu Brodeur (D)   Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
4 99 Colin Long (C)   United States Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
6 159 Brett Hextall (C)   United States Penticton Vees (BCHL)
7 189 Tim Billingsley (D)   Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)

See also

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Farm teams

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San Antonio Rampage

The San Antonio Rampage are the Coyotes American Hockey League affiliate in 2008–09.

Arizona Sundogs

The Arizona Sundogs are the Coyotes affiliate in the CHL.

References

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  1. ^ Shoalts, David (December 23, 2008). "globesports.com: Coyotes' financial situation gets uglier". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  2. ^ Burnside, Scott (December 23, 2008). "ESPN – NHL helping Phoenix Coyotes find investors or new owners because of financial problems". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
  3. ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. ^ "NHL.com – Recap: Ducks @ Coyotes – 04/11/2009". Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2009.