1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes season

1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes
1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes
Division	3rd Central
Conference	5th Western
1996–97 record	38–37–7
Home record	15–19–7
Road record	23–18–0
Goals for	240
Goals against	243
Team information
General manager	John Paddock (Oct–Dec); Bobby Smith (Dec–Apr)
Coach	Don Hay
Captain	Keith Tkachuk
Arena	America West Arena
Average attendance	15,585
Minor league affiliate(s)	Springfield Falcons; Mississippi Sea Wolves
Team leaders
Goals	Keith Tkachuk (52)
Assists	Oleg Tverdovsky (45)
Points	Keith Tkachuk (86)
Penalty minutes	Keith Tkachuk (228)
Plus/minus	Jayson More (+10)
Wins	Nikolai Khabibulin (30)
Goals against average	Nikolai Khabibulin (2.83)

The 1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes' season was the team's first season in the National Hockey League (NHL) since relocating from Winnipeg the season prior. The franchise's 25th season since its founding in 1972, and 18th season in the National Hockey League since 1979.

Off-season

The Winnipeg Jets team was sold to Phoenix businessmen Steven Gluckstern and Richard Burke, and in 1996, the club moved to Arizona and became the Phoenix Coyotes.

In the summer that the move took place, the franchise saw the exit of Jets stars like Teemu Selanne and Alexei Zhamnov, while the team added established superstar Jeremy Roenick from the Chicago Blackhawks.

Regular season

Phoenix's first logo (1996–2003).

Roenick teamed up with power wingers Keith Tkachuk and Rick Tocchet to form a dynamic 1–2–3 offensive punch that led the Coyotes through their first years in Arizona. Also impressive were young players like Shane Doan (the last remaining original Jet still active in the NHL), Oleg Tverdovsky and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, whom the fans nicknamed the "Bulin Wall."

Forward Keith Tkachuk was renamed captain, replacing Kris King.

Final standings

Central Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Dallas Stars	82	48	26	8	252	198	104
2	3	Detroit Red Wings	82	38	26	18	253	197	94
3	5	Phoenix Coyotes	82	38	37	7	240	243	83
4	6	St. Louis Blues	82	36	35	11	236	239	83
5	8	Chicago Blackhawks	82	34	35	13	223	210	81
6	11	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	230	273	68

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[1]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	PAC	82	49	24	9	277	205	107
2	Dallas Stars	CEN	82	48	26	8	252	198	104
3	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	82	38	26	18	253	197	94
4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PAC	82	36	33	13	245	233	85
5	Phoenix Coyotes	CEN	82	38	37	7	240	243	83
6	St. Louis Blues	CEN	82	36	35	11	236	239	83
7	Edmonton Oilers	PAC	82	36	37	9	252	247	81
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	82	34	35	13	223	210	81

9	Vancouver Canucks	PAC	82	35	40	7	257	273	77
10	Calgary Flames	PAC	82	32	41	9	214	239	73
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	CEN	82	30	44	8	230	273	68
12	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	82	28	43	11	214	268	67
13	San Jose Sharks	PAC	82	27	47	8	211	278	62

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy

Playoffs

In their first year, the Coyotes managed to make the playoffs. However, they lost to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4 games to 3 in round one.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1996–97 regular season[2]

October: 4–6–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 2–3–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	L	October 5, 1996	0–1	@ Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	0–1–0	Recap
2	W	October 7, 1996	5–2	@ Boston Bruins (1996–97)	1–1–0	Recap
3	W	October 10, 1996	4–1	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	2–1–0	Recap
4	W	October 12, 1996	4–2	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	3–1–0	Recap
5	L	October 14, 1996	3–6	Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	3–2–0	Recap
6	L	October 18, 1996	1–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	3–3–0	Recap
7	T	October 20, 1996	1–1 OT	Florida Panthers (1996–97)	3–3–1	Recap
8	L	October 22, 1996	1–2	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	3–4–1	Recap
9	L	October 26, 1996	2–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	3–5–1	Recap
10	W	October 28, 1996	5–4 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	4–5–1	Recap
11	L	October 30, 1996	1–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	4–6–1	Recap

November: 4–6–3 (home: 3–4–3; road: 1–2–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
12	W	November 1, 1996	3–2 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)	5–6–1	Recap
13	T	November 3, 1996	4–4 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1996–97)	5–6–2	Recap
14	L	November 6, 1996	2–3	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	5–7–2	Recap
15	L	November 8, 1996	1–4	Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	5–8–2	Recap
16	L	November 14, 1996	1–2	Hartford Whalers (1996–97)	5–9–2	Recap
17	W	November 16, 1996	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	6–9–2	Recap
18	T	November 18, 1996	2–2 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	6–9–3	Recap
19	L	November 20, 1996	0–6	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	6–10–3	Recap
20	L	November 21, 1996	3–4 OT	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	6–11–3	Recap
21	T	November 23, 1996	3–3 OT	New York Islanders (1996–97)	6–11–4	Recap
22	L	November 26, 1996	1–3	New York Rangers (1996–97)	6–12–4	Recap
23	W	November 28, 1996	4–3 OT	New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	7–12–4	Recap
24	W	November 30, 1996	3–1	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	8–12–4	Recap

December: 9–5–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 6–3–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
25	L	December 3, 1996	1–4	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	8–13–4	Recap
26	W	December 5, 1996	3–0	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	9–13–4	Recap
27	W	December 7, 1996	4–3 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1996–97)	10–13–4	Recap
28	L	December 9, 1996	2–5	@ New York Rangers (1996–97)	10–14–4	Recap
29	L	December 10, 1996	2–8	@ New York Islanders (1996–97)	10–15–4	Recap
30	W	December 13, 1996	4–2	@ Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	11–15–4	Recap
31	W	December 14, 1996	5–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	12–15–4	Recap
32	W	December 17, 1996	4–3	Washington Capitals (1996–97)	13–15–4	Recap
33	W	December 20, 1996	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	14–15–4	Recap
34	L	December 22, 1996	2–7	Calgary Flames (1996–97)	14–16–4	Recap
35	W	December 23, 1996	2–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	15–16–4	Recap
36	L	December 26, 1996	2–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	15–17–4	Recap
37	W	December 27, 1996	7–4	Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	16–17–4	Recap
38	W	December 30, 1996	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	17–17–4	Recap

January: 5–7–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 3–4–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
39	W	January 2, 1997	4–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	18–17–4	Recap
40	L	January 3, 1997	0–3	@ Washington Capitals (1996–97)	18–18–4	Recap
41	L	January 5, 1997	1–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	18–19–4	Recap
42	L	January 9, 1997	4–5 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	18–20–4	Recap
43	W	January 10, 1997	4–3	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	19–20–4	Recap
44	L	January 12, 1997	2–3 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1996–97)	19–21–4	Recap
45	L	January 13, 1997	4–5	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	19–22–4	Recap
46	L	January 15, 1997	1–4	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	19–23–4	Recap
47	W	January 23, 1997	6–3	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	20–23–4	Recap
48	W	January 25, 1997	4–0	Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	21–23–4	Recap
49	L	January 28, 1997	1–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1996–97)	21–24–4	Recap
50	W	January 29, 1997	3–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	22–24–4	Recap

February: 6–7–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 3–3–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
51	L	February 1, 1997	1–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	22–25–4	Recap
52	L	February 4, 1997	0–2	Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	22–26–4	Recap
53	W	February 6, 1997	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	23–26–4	Recap
54	L	February 8, 1997	4–5 OT	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	23–27–4	Recap
55	W	February 10, 1997	4–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	24–27–4	Recap
56	W	February 12, 1997	5–0	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	25–27–4	Recap
57	L	February 13, 1997	2–3	Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	25–28–4	Recap
58	W	February 15, 1997	5–4 OT	Boston Bruins (1996–97)	26–28–4	Recap
59	W	February 18, 1997	6–1	Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	27–28–4	Recap
60	L	February 22, 1997	2–4	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97)	27–29–4	Recap
61	L	February 24, 1997	3–5	Detroit Red Wings (1996–97)	27–30–4	Recap
62	W	February 26, 1997	5–2	@ Calgary Flames (1996–97)	28–30–4	Recap
63	L	February 27, 1997	2–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	28–31–4	Recap

March: 7–4–2 (home: 1–3–2; road: 6–1–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
64	L	March 2, 1997	0–4	Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	28–32–4	Recap
65	W	March 5, 1997	3–0	@ Florida Panthers (1996–97)	29–32–4	Recap
66	W	March 6, 1997	5–0	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1996–97)	30–32–4	Recap
67	W	March 8, 1997	2–0	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	31–32–4	Recap
68	L	March 10, 1997	1–4	Ottawa Senators (1996–97)	31–33–4	Recap
69	T	March 12, 1997	5–5 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1996–97)	31–33–5	Recap
70	W	March 14, 1997	4–1	@ San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	32–33–5	Recap
71	W	March 17, 1997	3–2	St. Louis Blues (1996–97)	33–33–5	Recap
72	L	March 19, 1997	2–7	@ Dallas Stars (1996–97)	33–34–5	Recap
73	W	March 20, 1997	4–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1996–97)	34–34–5	Recap
74	W	March 22, 1997	3–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	35–34–5	Recap
75	T	March 27, 1997	1–1 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1996–97)	35–34–6	Recap
76	L	March 29, 1997	1–3	Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	35–35–6	Recap

April: 3–2–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 2–2–0)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
77	W	April 1, 1997	7–1	San Jose Sharks (1996–97)	36–35–6	Recap
78	W	April 3, 1997	5–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1996–97)	37–35–6	Recap
79	L	April 6, 1997	1–2	@ Colorado Avalanche (1996–97)	37–36–6	Recap
80	T	April 7, 1997	2–2 OT	Dallas Stars (1996–97)	37–36–7	Recap
81	L	April 9, 1997	4–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1996–97)	37–37–7	Recap
82	W	April 11, 1997	6–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1996–97)	38–37–7	Recap

Legend:

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1997 Stanley Cup playoffs[2]

Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim – Mighty Ducks win 4–3

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	L	April 16, 1997	2–4	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Mighty Ducks lead 1–0	Recap
2	L	April 18, 1997	2–4	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Mighty Ducks lead 2–0	Recap
3	W	April 20, 1997	4–1	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Mighty Ducks lead 2–1	Recap
4	W	April 22, 1997	2–0	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	W	April 24, 1997	5–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Coyotes lead 3–2	Recap
6	L	April 27, 1997	2–3 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Series tied 3–3	Recap
7	L	April 29, 1997	0–3	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	Mighty Ducks win 4–3	Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.

			Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
7	Keith Tkachuk	LW	81	52	34	86	−1	228	7	6	0	6	2	7
97	Jeremy Roenick	C	72	29	40	69	−7	115	6	2	4	6	6	4
22	Mike Gartner	RW	82	32	31	63	−11	38	7	1	2	3	−1	4
20	Oleg Tverdovsky	D	82	10	45	55	−5	30	7	0	1	1	0	0
15	Craig Janney	C	77	15	38	53	−1	26	7	0	3	3	1	4
77	Cliff Ronning	C	69	19	32	51	−9	26	7	0	7	7	2	12
11	Dallas Drake	RW	63	17	19	36	−11	52	7	0	1	1	−2	2
27	Teppo Numminen	D	82	2	25	27	−3	28	7	3	3	6	3	0
34	Darrin Shannon	LW	82	11	13	24	4	41	7	3	1	4	2	4
21	Bob Corkum	C	80	9	11	20	−7	40	7	2	2	4	−1	4
4	Dave Manson‡	D	66	3	17	20	−25	164	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Mike Stapleton	C	55	4	11	15	−4	36	7	0	0	0	−1	14
17	Kris King	LW	81	3	11	14	−7	185	7	0	0	0	−1	17
5	Deron Quint	D	27	3	11	14	−4	4	7	0	2	2	2	0
44	Norm Maciver	D	32	4	9	13	−11	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Shane Doan	RW	63	4	8	12	−3	49	4	0	0	0	−1	2
26	Jeff Finley	D	65	3	7	10	−8	40	1	0	0	0	−1	2
8	Jim Johnson	D	55	3	7	10	5	74	6	0	0	0	0	4
23	Igor Korolev	C	41	3	7	10	−5	28	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	Jim McKenzie	LW	65	5	3	8	−5	200	7	0	0	0	0	2
18	Chad Kilger	LW	24	4	3	7	−5	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Jay More†	D	23	1	6	7	10	37	7	0	0	0	1	7
10	Brad McCrimmon	D	37	1	5	6	2	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Mike Eastwood‡	C	33	1	3	4	−3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Gerald Diduck†	D	11	1	2	3	2	23	7	0	0	0	2	10
35	Nikolai Khabibulin	G	72	0	3	3		16	7	0	0	0		6
32	Jocelyn Lemieux†	RW	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4
43	Darcy Wakaluk	G	16	0	1	1		4	—	—	—	—	—	—
36[lower-alpha 1]	Murray Baron†	D	8	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	Kevin Dahl	D	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Parris Duffus	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Dallas Eakins‡	D	4	0	0	0	−3	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
47	Tavis Hansen	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Mike Hudson†	C	7	0	0	0	−4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
39[lower-alpha 2]	Pat Jablonski†	G	2	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	Jason Simon	LW	1	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Brent Thompson	D	1	0	0	0	−1	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Juha Ylonen	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.

		Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
35	Nikolai Khabibulin	72	30	33	6	2094	193	2.83	.908	7	4091	7	3	4	222	15	2.11	.932	1	426
43	Darcy Wakaluk	16	8	3	1	386	39	2.99	.899	1	782	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Parris Duffus	1	0	0	0	8	1	2.08	.875	0	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39[lower-alpha 2]	Pat Jablonski†	2	0	1	0	24	2	2.04	.917	0	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Keith Tkachuk[lower-alpha 3]	[4]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Oleg Tverdovsky	[4]
Team	Hardest Working Player Award	Dallas Drake	[5]
	Leading Scorer Award	Keith Tkachuk	[5]
	Man of the Year Award	Kris King	[5]
	Team MVP Award	Keith Tkachuk	[5]
	Three-Star Award	Keith Tkachuk	[5]

Transactions

Trades

June 22, 1996	To Toronto Maple Leafs 4th round pick in 1996 (Vladimir Antipov)	To Phoenix Coyotes Mike Gartner
July 1, 1996	To Calgary Flames 3rd round pick in 1997 (Erik Andersson)	To Phoenix Coyotes Compensation for head coach Don Hay
August 16, 1996	To Chicago Blackhawks Alexei Zhamnov Craig Mills 1st round pick in 1997 (Ty Jones)	To Phoenix Coyotes Jeremy Roenick
February 6, 1997	To New York Rangers Mike Eastwood Dallas Eakins	To Phoenix Coyotes Jay More
March 18, 1997	To Montreal Canadiens Dave Manson Steve Cheredaryk	To Phoenix Coyotes Murray Baron Pat Jablonski Chris Murray

Waivers

September 30, 1996	From Philadelphia Flyers Bob Corkum

Free agents

Joining the Coyotes:

Player	Former Team
Cliff Ronning	Vancouver Canucks
Brad McCrimmon	Hartford Whalers
Jim Johnson	Dallas Stars
Darcy Wakaluk	Dallas Stars
Reggie Savage	Colorado Avalanche
Kevin Dahl	Calgary Flames
Scott Levins	Ottawa Senators
Mike Hudson	St. Louis Blues
Jocelyn Lemieux	Calgary Flames

Leaving the Coyotes:

Player	New Team
Dominic Roussel	Philadelphia Flyers
Ed Olczyk	Los Angeles Kings
Craig Martin	Florida Panthers
Iain Fraser	San Jose Sharks
Denis Chasse	Ottawa Senators

Draft picks

Phoenix's draft picks at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft held at the Kiel Center in St. Louis, Missouri.[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team
1	11	Dan Focht (D)	Canada	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
1	24	Daniel Briere (C)	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
3	62	Per-Anton Lundstrom (D)	Sweden	MODO (Sweden)
5	119	Richard Lintner (D)	Slovakia	Dukla Trencin Jr. (Slovakia)
6	139	Robert Esche (G)	United States	Detroit Whalers (OHL)
7	174	Trevor Letowski (RW)	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
8	200	Nick Lent (RW)	United States	Omaha Lancers (USHL)
9	226	Marc-Etienne Hubert (C)	Canada	Laval Titan College Francais (QMJHL)

Notes

Baron wore number 2 in his first three games.
Jablonski wore number 46 in his first game.
Tkachuk was an injury replacement for Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars.[3]

References

"Phoenix Coyotes 1996-97 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
"1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

"1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.
"1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
"SPORTS BRIEFS". Deseret News. January 16, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
"NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1997". www.nhl.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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[3] Baron wore number 2 in his first three games.

[fn1-4] Jablonski wore number 46 in his first game.

[6] Tkachuk was an injury replacement for Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars.[3]

[1] "1996-1997 Conference Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". NHL.

[Gamelog-2] "1996-97 Phoenix Coyotes Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.

[5] "SPORTS BRIEFS". Deseret News. January 16, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[7] "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 1997". www.nhl.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[p290-8] Arizona Coyotes 2014–2015 Media Guide, p.290

[9] "1996 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

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