2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes season

NHL hockey team season

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)

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.

Preseason

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.

2008 Preseason Game Log: 2–5–1 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 22 Phoenix 4–6 Los Angeles Montoya 8,221 0–1–0 [1]
2 September 24 Calgary 3–2 Phoenix ? 15,015 (Winnipeg) 0–2–0 [2]
3 September 25 Phoenix 1–3 Calgary Tellqvist 19,289 0–3–0 [3]
4 September 27 Anaheim 3–1 Phoenix Bryzgalov 8,417 0–4–0 [4]
5 September 29 San Jose 1–5 Phoenix Bryzgalov 7,305 1–4–0 [5]
6 September 30 Phoenix 3–4 San Jose OT Montoya 15,843 1–4–1 [6]
7 October 3 Phoenix 1–4 Anaheim Tellqvist 16,371 1–5–1 [7]
8 October 4 Los Angeles 2–5 Phoenix Bryzgalov 8,621 2–5–1 [8]

Regular season

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

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

[3]

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

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

2008–09 Game Log
October: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 11 Columbus 1–3 Phoenix Bryzgalov 17,125 1–0–0 2 [9]
2 October 12 Phoenix 4–2 Anaheim Bryzgalov 17,174 2–0–0 4 [10]
3 October 15 Phoenix 1–4 Chicago Bryzgalov 20,522 2–1–0 4 [11]
4 October 17 Phoenix 3–6 Ottawa Bryzgalov 20,179 2–2–0 4 [12]
5 October 18 Phoenix 1–4 Montreal Bryzgalov 21,273 2–3–0 4 [13]
6 October 23 Washington 1–2 Phoenix Tellqvist 14,722 3–3–0 6 [14]
7 October 25 Calgary 4–1 Phoenix Tellqvist 15,038 3–4–0 6 [15]
8 October 30 Pittsburgh 1–4 Phoenix Bryzgalov 15,178 4–4–0 8 [16]
November: 6–7–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 3–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
9 November 1 Minnesota 3–2 Phoenix Bryzgalov 14,817 4–5–0 8 [17]
10 November 4 Phoenix 4–2 Calgary Bryzgalov 19,289 5–5–0 10 [18]
11 November 6 Phoenix 0–1 Vancouver Bryzgalov 18,630 5–6–0 10 [19]
12 November 8 Florida 1–4 Phoenix Bryzgalov 14,807 6–6–0 12 [20]
13 November 9 San Jose 2–4 Phoenix Bryzgalov 15,056 7–6–0 14 [21]
14 November 12 Phoenix 5–2 Columbus Bryzgalov 11,350 8–6–0 16 [22]
15 November 13 Phoenix 0–4 Minnesota Bryzgalov 18,568 8–7–0 16 [23]
16 November 15 Dallas 3–2 Phoenix Bryzgalov 15,508 8–8–0 16 [24]
17 November 18 Chicago 3–2 Phoenix SO Bryzgalov 14,682 8–8–1 17 [25]
18 November 21 Phoenix 2–5 Carolina Bryzgalov 14,848 8–9–1 17 [26]
19 November 22 Phoenix 3–4 Philadelphia OT Tellqvist 19,520 8–9–2 18 [27]
20 November 24 Phoenix 1–4 NY Rangers Bryzgalov 18,200 8–10–2 18 [28]
21 November 26 Phoenix 3–2 Columbus Tellqvist 14,569 9–10–2 20 [29]
22 November 28 Colorado 1–2 Phoenix Tellqvist 14,031 10–10–2 22 [30]
23 November 29 San Jose 3–2 Phoenix Tellqvist 14,007 10–11–2 22 [31]
December: 8–4–3 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 2 Los Angeles 2–4 Phoenix Tellqvist 11,473 11–11–2 24 [32]
25 December 4 Toronto 3–6 Phoenix Bryzgalov 13,777 12–11–2 26 [33]
26 December 6 Phoenix 3–4 St. Louis Bryzgalov 19,150 12–12–2 26 [34]
27 December 7 Phoenix 1–7 Chicago Bryzgalov 21,217 12–13–2 26 [35]
28 December 10 Phoenix 5–3 Dallas Bryzgalov 16,374 13–13–2 28 [36]
29 December 11 Minnesota 1–3 Phoenix Bryzgalov 13,296 14–13–2 30 [37]
30 December 13 Detroit 5–4 Phoenix SO Bryzgalov 16,339 14–13–3 31 [38]
31 December 16 Phoenix 1–2 Dallas OT Bryzgalov 15,387 14–13–4 32 [39]
32 December 18 Nashville 1–2 Phoenix Bryzgalov 14,193 15–13–4 34 [40]
33 December 20 Columbus 0–2 Phoenix Bryzgalov 16,125 16–13–4 36 [41]
34 December 22 Phoenix 2–4 Edmonton Tellqvist 16,839 16–14–4 36 [42]
35 December 23 Phoenix 4–5 Colorado OT Bryzgalov 14,625 16–14–5 37 [43]
36 December 26 Phoenix 2–1 Los Angeles Bryzgalov 18,118 17–14–5 39 [44]
37 December 27 Los Angeles 4–0 Phoenix Bryzgalov 16,199 17–15–5 39 [45]
38 December 31 Colorado 1–3 Phoenix Tellqvist 15,008 18–15–5 41 [46]
January: 6–7–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 2 NY Islanders 4–5 Phoenix Tellqvist 14,547 19–15–5 43 [47]
40 January 4 Phoenix 0–2 Anaheim Bryzgalov 16,878 19–16–5 43 [48]
41 January 6 Chicago 6–0 Phoenix Tellqvist 14,651 19–17–5 43 [49]
42 January 8 Tampa Bay 2–3 Phoenix Bryzgalov 13,736 20–17–5 45 [50]
43 January 10 Dallas 0–1 Phoenix SO Bryzgalov 14,557 21–17–5 47 [51]
44 January 13 Phoenix 3–6 Minnesota Bryzgalov 18,568 21–18–5 47 [52]
45 January 15 Phoenix 4–1 Vancouver Bryzgalov 18,630 22–18–5 49 [53]
46 January 17 Phoenix 4–3 Calgary Bryzgalov 19,289 23–18–5 51 [54]
47 January 18 Phoenix 3–6 Edmonton Bryzgalov 16,839 23–19–5 51 [55]
48 January 20 Detroit 3–6 Phoenix Bryzgalov 16,368 24–19–5 53 [56]
49 January 27 Anaheim 7–3 Phoenix Bryzgalov 15,383 24–20–5 53 [57]
50 January 29 Phoenix 0–2 San Jose Bryzgalov 17,496 24–21–5 53 [58]
51 January 31 Buffalo 2–0 Phoenix Bryzgalov 16,253 24–22–5 53 [59]
February: 3–9–0 (Home: 1–5–0 ; Road: 2–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
52 February 3 Phoenix 1–2 Nashville Bryzgalov 13,195 24–23–5 53 [60]
53 February 4 Phoenix 4–5 Detroit Bryzgalov 19,821 24–24–5 53 [61]
54 February 7 Carolina 7–2 Phoenix Bryzgalov 15,229 24–25–5 53 [62]
55 February 11 Phoenix 1–0 Dallas Bryzgalov 16,440 25–25–5 55 [63]
56 February 12 Vancouver 4–3 Phoenix Bryzgalov 14,872 25–26–5 55 [64]
57 February 14 Calgary 7–5 Phoenix Bryzgalov 16,981 25–27–5 55 [65]
58 February 16 Edmonton 3–1 Phoenix Tellqvist 14,547 25–28–5 55 [66]
59 February 19 Atlanta 3–4 Phoenix SO Tellqvist 15,341 26–28–5 57 [67]
60 February 21 Phoenix 6–3 Los Angeles Bryzgalov 17,177 27–28–5 59 [68]
61 February 24 Phoenix 1–2 St. Louis Bryzgalov 17,512 27–29–5 59 [69]
62 February 26 Phoenix 1–4 Nashville Bryzgalov 14,954 27–30–5 59 [70]
63 February 28 St. Louis 3–1 Phoenix Bryzgalov 15,893 27–31–5 59 [71]
March: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 1–5–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 5 Phoenix 2–1 Boston Bryzgalov 16,818 28–31–5 61 [72]
65 March 6 Phoenix 1–5 Buffalo Bryzgalov 18,690 28–32–5 61 [73]
66 March 8 Phoenix 2–3 NY Islanders Tordjman 13,413 28–33–5 61 [74]
67 March 10 Phoenix 2–3 Detroit OT Bryzgalov 20,066 28–33–6 62 [75]
68 March 12 Phoenix 2–5 New Jersey Tordjman 14,578 28–34–6 62 [76]
69 March 14 Nashville 2–0 Phoenix Bryzgalov 13,197 28–35–6 62 [77]
70 March 17 San Jose 3–4 Phoenix Bryzgalov 15,563 29–35–6 64 [78]
71 March 19 Anaheim 3–2 Phoenix SO Bryzgalov 12,739 29–35–7 65 [79]
72 March 21 Vancouver 1–5 Phoenix Bryzgalov 17,125 30–35–7 67 [80]
73 March 22 Phoenix 2–6 Anaheim Bryzgalov 17,215 30–36–7 67 [81]
74 March 26 Edmonton 2–3 Phoenix Bryzgalov 14,337 31–36–7 69 [82]
75 March 28 Phoenix 2–3 San Jose Bryzgalov 17,496 31–37–7 69 [83]
76 March 30 Dallas 5–6 Phoenix OT Bryzgalov 13,831 32–37–7 71 [84]
April: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
77 April 1 Phoenix 3–0 Colorado Montoya 13,437 33–37–7 73 [85]
78 April 2 Los Angeles 1–2 Phoenix Montoya 13,177 34–37–7 75 [86]
79 April 4 Phoenix 1–6 Los Angeles Montoya 18,118 34–38–7 75 [87]
80 April 7 St. Louis 5–1 Phoenix Bryzgalov 13,761 34–39–7 75 [88]
81 April 9 Phoenix 4–1 San Jose Montoya 17,496 35–39–7 77 [89]
82 April 11 Anaheim 4–5 Phoenix SO Bryzgalov 16,438 36–39–7 79 [4]

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

Playoffs

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

Skaters

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 
Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Shane Doan 82 31 42 73 +5 72
Olli Jokinen 57 21 21 42 -5 49
Steven Reinprecht 73 14 27 41 0 20
Ed Jovanovski 82 9 27 36 -15 106
Peter Mueller 72 13 23 36 -7 24
Martin Hanzal 74 11 20 31 -4 40
Keith Yandle 69 4 26 30 -4 37
Mikkel Boedker 78 11 17 28 -6 18
Zbynek Michalek 82 6 21 27 -13 28
Enver Lisin 48 13 8 21 -13 24
Joakim Lindstrom 44 9 11 20 -6 28
Kyle Turris 63 8 12 20 -15 21
Matthew Lombardi 19 5 11 16 +2 14
Viktor Tikhonov 61 8 8 16 -3 20
Todd Fedoruk 72 6 7 13 -9 72
Scottie Upshall 19 8 5 13 +2 26
Derek Morris 57 5 7 12 -13 24
Ken Klee 68 1 10 11 +9 24
Petr Prucha 19 2 8 10 +1 6
Daniel Carcillo 54 3 7 10 -13 174
Kevin Porter 34 5 5 10 -2 4
David Hale 48 3 6 9 -11 36
Kurt Sauer 68 1 6 7 -1 36
Daniel Winnik 49 3 4 7 +1 63
Dmitri Kalinin 15 1 3 4 -2 6
Steven Goertzen 16 2 2 4 -2 24
Joel Perrault 7 2 1 3 +2 4
Nigel Dawes 12 0 2 2 -4 0
Brandon Prust 11 0 1 1 -4 29
Jeff Hoggan 4 0 1 1 -1 7
David Schlemko 3 0 1 1 -2 0
Brian McGrattan 5 0 0 0 -2 22
Garth Murray 10 0 0 0 -2 12
Alexander Nikulin 1 0 0 0 -1 0

Goaltenders

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

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached

Transactions

Trades

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

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

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Draft picks

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

Farm teams

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

  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.
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