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1997–98 Phoenix Coyotes season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1997–98 |
| year | 1997 |
| Team | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Record | 35–35–12 |
| HomeRecord | 19–16–6 |
| RoadRecord | 16–19–6 |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 7th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| GoalsFor | 224 |
| GoalsAgainst | 227 |
| GeneralManager | Bobby Smith |
| Coach | Jim Schoenfeld |
| Captain | Keith Tkachuk |
| Arena | America West Arena |
| Attendance | 15,404 |
| MinorLeague | Springfield Falcons |
| Mississippi Sea Wolves | |
| GoalsLeader | Keith Tkachuk (40) |
| AssistsLeader | Cliff Ronning (44) |
| PointsLeader | Keith Tkachuk (66) |
| PIMLeader | Rick Tocchet (157) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Teppo Numminen (+25) |
| WinsLeader | Nikolai Khabibulin (30) |
| GAALeader | Jimmy Waite (2.12) |
Mississippi Sea Wolves The 1997–98 Phoenix Coyotes season was the Coyotes' second season in Phoenix, the franchise's 19th season in the NHL, its second season in Phoenix, and its 26th season overall. The Coyotes made the 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, losing in the first round to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings.
This was the team's final season of its original tenure in the Central Division, which it had joined while still based in Winnipeg, before being realigned into the Pacific Division the following season. The Coyotes would return to the Central in 2021.
Regular season
Final standings
Playoffs
The series began in Detroit. In Game 1, Detroit won 6–3, but in Game 2, the Coyotes came back and won 7–4. The series then shifted to Phoenix, where the Coyotes were victorious in Game 3, 3–2. However, the Coyotes' 2–1 series lead was short lived, as Detroit won 4–2 in Game 4. For Game 5 back in Detroit, the Red Wings won 3–1. In Game 6, the series went back to Phoenix, where Detroit won the game 5–2 and the series 4–2.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- |1||October 1, 1997||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||1–0–0 || |- |2||October 3, 1997||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) ||1–1–0 || |- |3||October 5, 1997||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) ||2–1–0 || |- |4||October 8, 1997||2–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1997–98) ||2–2–0 || |- |5||October 11, 1997||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) ||2–2–1 || |- |6||October 13, 1997||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) ||3–2–1 || |- |7||October 19, 1997||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (1997–98) ||4–2–1 || |- |8||October 21, 1997||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) ||4–3–1 || |- |9||October 23, 1997||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1997–98) ||4–3–2 || |- |10||October 26, 1997||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) ||5–3–2 || |- |11||October 29, 1997||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) ||5–4–2 || |- |12||October 30, 1997||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) ||5–5–2 ||
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 22, 1998 || 3–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 24, 1998 || 7–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Series tied 1–1 || |- | 3 || April 26, 1998 || 3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Coyotes lead 2–1 || |- | 4 || April 28, 1998 || 2–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Series tied 2–2 || |- | 5 || April 30, 1998 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings lead 3–2 || |- | 6 || May 3, 1998 || 2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || Red Wings win 4–2 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | LW | 69 | 40 | 26 | 66 | 9 | 147 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −1 | 10 | |||
| 97 | C | 79 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 5 | 103 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 77 | C | 80 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 5 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 15 | C | 68 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |||
| 27 | D | 82 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 25 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 92 | RW | 68 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 157 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 25 | |||
| 11 | RW | 60 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 17 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 2 | |||
| 22 | RW | 60 | 12 | 15 | 27 | −4 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 18 | |||
| 21 | C | 76 | 12 | 9 | 21 | −7 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 4 | |||
| 10 | D | 46 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −2 | 0 | |||
| 4 | D | 78 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 20 | |||
| 16 | LW | 66 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 26 | D | 55 | 3 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 24 | |||||||||
| 34 | LW | 58 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | |||
| 36 | C | 55 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −3 | 10 | |||||||||
| 19 | RW | 33 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −3 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 6 | |||
| 5 | D | 32 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −6 | 16 | |||||||||
| 6 | D | 41 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 53 | |||||||||
| 14 | C | 64 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −4 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 44 | D | 41 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −11 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 33 | LW | 64 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −7 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | D | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | |||
| 24 | D | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 | |||
| 32 | RW | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||
| 2 | D | 45 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −10 | 106 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 8 | D | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 18 | C | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 35 | G | 70 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 54 | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 55 | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 12 | |||||||||
| 48 | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||
| 18 | LW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 72 | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 | RW | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 31 | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 29 | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 39 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 70 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 1835 | 184 | 2.74 | .900 | 4 | 4026 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 106 | 13 | 4.21 | .877 | 0 | 185 | |||
| 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 322 | 28 | 2.12 | .913 | 1 | 793 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 11 | 3.85 | .887 | 0 | 171 | |||
| 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 4.39 | .833 | 0 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | League | |||||
| (in-season) | Team | |||||
| NHL Second All-Star Team | Keith Tkachuk (Left wing) | |||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](1998-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Nikolai Khabibulin | |||||
| Keith Tkachuk | ||||||
| Hardest Working Player Award | Dallas Drake | |||||
| Leading Scorer Award | Keith Tkachuk | |||||
| Man of the Year Award | Jim McKenzie | |||||
| Team MVP Award | Keith Tkachuk | |||||
| Three-Star Award | Keith Tkachuk |
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Isbister | October 1, 1997 | |||
| Sean Gagnon | November 8, 1997 | |||
| Brad Tiley | December 5, 1997 | |||
| Daniel Briere | March 19, 1998 |
Transactions
Trades
| June 27, 1998 | To San Jose Sharks5th round pick in [1999](1999-nhl-entry-draft) (Marc-Andre Thinel) | To Phoenix Coyotes5th round pick in [1998](1998-nhl-entry-draft) (Josh Blackburn) |
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Waivers
| September 28, 1997 | From Chicago BlackhawksJimmy Waite |
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Free agents
| Michel Petit | Philadelphia Flyers |
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| Igor Korolev | Toronto Maple Leafs |
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Draft picks
Phoenix's draft picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 43 | Juha Gustafsson | Kiekko-Espoo (Finland) | |
| 4 | 96 | Scott McCallum | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | |
| 5 | 123 | Curtis Suter | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) | |
| 6 | 151 | Robert Francz | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |
| 8 | 207 | Aleksandrs Andrejevs | Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) | |
| 9 | 233 | Wyatt Smith | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
References
References
- "1997-98 Phoenix Coyotes Schedule".
- "Postseason All-Star Teams".
- "1998 NHL All-Star Game Rosters".
- Arizona Coyotes 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.290
- "1997-98 NHL Debuts".
- "1997 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com".
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