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2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 2008–09 |
| year | 2008 |
| Team | Phoenix Coyotes |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 13th |
| Division | Pacific |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 36–39–7 |
| HomeRecord | 23–15–3 |
| RoadRecord | 13–24–4 |
| GoalsFor | 208 |
| GoalsAgainst | 252 |
| GeneralManager | Don Maloney |
| Coach | Wayne Gretzky |
| Captain | Shane Doan |
| AltCaptain | Ed Jovanovski |
| Derek Morris (Oct.–Mar.) | |
| Steven Reinprecht | |
| Arena | Jobing.com Arena |
| Attendance | 14,876 (83.6%) |
| Total: 609,907 | |
| GoalsLeader | Shane Doan (31) |
| AssistsLeader | Shane Doan (42) |
| PointsLeader | Shane Doan (73) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Ken Klee (+9) |
| PIMLeader | Daniel Carcillo (174) |
| WinsLeader | Ilya Bryzgalov (26) |
| GAALeader | Al Montoya (2.08) |
Derek Morris (Oct.–Mar.) Steven Reinprecht Total: 609,907
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) |
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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. 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.
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results
| October: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0) |
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| November: 6–7–2 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 3–4–1) |
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| December: 8–4–3 (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 2–3–2) |
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| January: 6–7–0 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–4–0) |
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| February: 3–9–0 (Home: 1–5–0; Road: 2–4–0) |
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| March: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 1–5–1) |
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| April: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–1–0) |
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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
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 82 | 31 | 42 | 73 | +5 | 72 | |
| ‡ | 57 | 21 | 21 | 42 | -5 | 49 |
| 73 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 20 | |
| 82 | 9 | 27 | 36 | -15 | 106 | |
| 72 | 13 | 23 | 36 | -7 | 24 | |
| 74 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -4 | 40 | |
| 69 | 4 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 37 | |
| 78 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -6 | 18 | |
| 82 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -13 | 28 | |
| 48 | 13 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 24 | |
| 44 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 28 | |
| 63 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 21 | |
| † | 19 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +2 | 14 |
| 61 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 20 | |
| 72 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 72 | |
| † | 19 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +2 | 26 |
| ‡ | 57 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 24 |
| † | 68 | 1 | 10 | 11 | +9 | 24 |
| † | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +1 | 6 |
| ‡ | 54 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -13 | 174 |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 4 | |
| 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 36 | |
| 68 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 36 | |
| 49 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 63 | |
| † | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 24 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| † | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| † | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 29 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 12 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
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Goaltenders
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV | Sv% | SO |
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| 65 | 3759 | 26 | 31 | 6 | 187 | 2.98 | 1994 | 1807 | .906 | 3 | |
| ‡ | 15 | 797 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 2.86 | 408 | 370 | .907 | 0 |
| 5 | 259 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2.08 | 120 | 111 | .925 | 1 | |
| 2 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.08 | 62 | 54 | .871 | 0 |
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†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
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
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Transactions
Trades
| March 4, 2009 | To Phoenix Coyotes Nigel Dawes |
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| Petr Prucha | |
| Dmitri Kalinin | To New York Rangers Derek Morris |
- Phoenix Coyotes elected to use the pick in the latter.
- Pick later traded to Calgary Flames.
- Pick later traded to Montreal Canadiens
Free agents
| Craig Weller | Minnesota Wild |
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Claimed from waivers
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Draft picks
Phoenix's picks at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 8 | Mikkel Boedker | (LW) | 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) |
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
References
- Shoalts, David. (December 23, 2008). "globesports.com: Coyotes' financial situation gets uglier". The Globe and Mail.
- Burnside, Scott. (December 23, 2008). "ESPN – NHL helping Phoenix Coyotes find investors or new owners because of financial problems". ESPN.
- "NHL.com – Recap: Ducks @ Coyotes – 04/11/2009".
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