2015–16 Arizona Coyotes season

2015–16 Arizona Coyotes
Division	4th Pacific
Conference	10th Western
2015–16 record	35–39–8
Home record	22–15–4
Road record	13–24–4
Goals for	209
Goals against	245
Team information
General Manager	Don Maloney
Coach	Dave Tippett
Captain	Shane Doan
Alternate captains	Oliver Ekman-Larsson Martin Hanzal
Arena	Gila River Arena
Minor league affiliations	Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) Rapid City Rush (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Shane Doan (28)
Assists	Max Domi Oliver Ekman-Larsson (34)
Points	Oliver Ekman-Larsson (55)
Penalties in minutes	Shane Doan (99)
Plus/minus	(+): Anthony Duclair (+12) (–): Mikkel Boedker (–28)
Wins	Louis Domingue Mike Smith (15)
Goals against average	Mike Smith (2.63)
<2014–15 2016–17>

The 2015–16 Arizona Coyotes season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 20th season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season,^[1] and the 44th overall, including the World Hockey Association years.

The season began its regular games on October 9, 2015 against the Los Angeles Kings.^[2]

Off-season

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Anaheim Ducks	82	46	25	11	43	218	192	+26	103
2	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	48	28	6	46	225	195	+30	102
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	30	6	42	241	210	+31	98
4	Arizona Coyotes	82	35	39	8	34	209	245	−36	78
5	Calgary Flames	82	35	40	7	33	231	260	−29	77
6	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	38	13	26	191	243	−52	75
7	Edmonton Oilers	82	31	43	8	27	203	245	−42	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Dallas Stars	82	50	23	9	48	267	230	+37	109
2	x – St. Louis Blues	82	49	24	9	44	224	201	+23	107
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	47	26	9	46	235	209	+26	103

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Top 3 (Pacific Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Anaheim Ducks	82	46	25	11	43	218	192	+26	103
2	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	48	28	6	46	225	195	+30	102
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	30	6	42	241	210	+31	98

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	41	27	14	37	228	215	+13	96
2	CE	x – Minnesota Wild	82	38	33	11	35	216	206	+10	87
3	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	39	4	35	216	240	−24	82
4	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	35	39	8	34	209	245	−36	78
5	CE	Winnipeg Jets	82	35	39	8	32	215	239	−24	78
6	PA	Calgary Flames	82	35	40	7	33	231	260	−29	77
7	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	38	13	26	191	243	−52	75
8	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	31	43	8	27	203	245	−42	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-Season Game Log: 0–5–1 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 0–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1^[a]	September 21	Los Angeles	5–1	Arizona		Lindback	––	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 22	Arizona	2–3	Los Angeles	OT	Treutle	12,996	0–1–1	Recap
3	September 25	Arizona	1–4	San Jose		Lindback	14,048	0–2–1	Recap
4	September 28	Arizona	0–1	Vancouver		Smith	––	0–3–1	Recap
5	September 29	Arizona	0–4	Edmonton		Lindback	16,839	0–4–1	Recap
6	October 2	San Jose	3–0	Arizona		Smith	9,530	0–5–1	Recap
Notes: ^a Game was played in at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.

Regular season

Game Log[2]
October: 5–5–1 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Arizona 4–1 Los Angeles Smith 18,230 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 10 Pittsburgh 1–2 Arizona Smith 17,125 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 14 Arizona 4–0 Anaheim Smith 15,172 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 15 Minnesota 4–3 Arizona Smith 12,029 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 17 Boston 5–3 Arizona Smith 13,411 3–2–0 6 Recap 6 October 20 Arizona 2–3 New Jersey OT Smith 12,171 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 22 Arizona 1–4 NY Rangers Smith 18,006 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 24 Arizona 4–1 Ottawa Lindback 17,270 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 26 Arizona 4–3 Toronto Smith 18,944 5–3–1 11 Recap 10 October 27 Arizona 0–6 Boston Smith 17,565 5–4–1 11 Recap 11 October 30 Vancouver 4–3 Arizona Lindback 12,166 5–5–1 11 Recap
November: 8–4–0 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 5 Colorado 2–4 Arizona Smith 10,270 6–5–1 13 Recap 13 November 7 NY Rangers 4–1 Arizona Smith 13,029 6–6–1 13 Recap 14 November 9 Arizona 4–3 Anaheim OT Lindback 13,864 7–6–1 15 Recap 15 November 10 Arizona 3–2 Los Angeles Smith 18,230 8–6–1 17 Recap 16 November 12 Edmonton 1–4 Arizona Smith 15,545 9–6–1 19 Recap 17 November 14 Arizona 2–5 Columbus Smith 13,702 9–7–1 19 Recap 18 November 16 Arizona 2–5 NY Islanders Lindback 11,841 9–8–1 19 Recap 19 November 19 Arizona 3–2 Montreal Smith 21,288 10–8–1 21 Recap 20 November 21 Arizona 2–3 Winnipeg Lindback 15,294 10–9–1 21 Recap 21 November 25 Anaheim 2–4 Arizona Smith 11,578 11–9–1 23 Recap 22 November 27 Calgary 1–2 Arizona OT Smith 11,495 12–9–1 25 Recap 23 November 28 Ottawa 3–4 Arizona Lindback 12,727 13–9–1 27 Recap
December: 5–7–2 (Home: 4–2–2 ; Road: 1–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Arizona 2–5 Nashville Smith 15,091 13–10–1 27 Recap 25 December 3 Arizona 1–5 Detroit Smith 20,027 13–11–1 27 Recap 26 December 4 Arizona 2–5 Buffalo Smith 18,204 13–12–1 27 Recap 27 December 6 Arizona 4–5 Carolina Lindback 9,021 13–13–1 27 Recap 28 December 8 Arizona 1–4 St. Louis Smith 16,301 13–14–1 27 Recap 29 December 11 Minnesota 1–2 Arizona OT Lindback 14,404 14–14–1 29 Recap 30 December 12 Carolina 5–4 Arizona OT Lindback 12,668 14–14–2 30 Recap 31 December 17 Columbus 7–5 Arizona Lindback 11,120 14–15–2 30 Recap 32 December 19 NY Islanders 0–1 Arizona Domingue 11,878 15–15–2 32 Recap 33 December 22 Toronto 2–3 Arizona Domingue 12,234 16–15–2 34 Recap 34 December 26 Los Angeles 4–3 Arizona OT Domingue 15,277 16–15–3 35 Recap 35 December 27 Arizona 2–1 Colorado OT Lindback 18,064 17–15–3 37 Recap 36 December 29 Chicago 7–5 Arizona Domingue 17,197 17–16–3 37 Recap 37 December 31 Winnipeg 2–4 Arizona Domingue 14,027 18–16–3 39 Recap
January: 6–4–2 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 3–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Arizona 3–4 Edmonton SO Domingue 16,839 18–16–4 40 Recap 39 January 4 Arizona 3–2 Vancouver Domingue 18,377 19–16–4 42 Recap 40 January 7 Arizona 2–1 Calgary Domingue 19,272 20–16–4 44 Recap 41 January 9 Nashville 0–4 Arizona Domingue 12,345 21–16–4 46 Recap 42 January 12 Edmonton 3–4 Arizona OT Domingue 11,391 22–16–4 48 Recap 43 January 14 Detroit 3–2 Arizona OT Domingue 12,014 22–16–5 49 Recap 44 January 16 New Jersey 2–0 Arizona Lindback 11,745 22–17–5 49 Recap 45 January 18 Buffalo 2–1 Arizona Domingue 11,134 22–18–5 49 Recap 46 January 21 San Jose 3–1 Arizona Domingue 12,251 22–19–5 49 Recap 47 January 23 Los Angeles 2–3 Arizona Domingue 14,195 23–19–5 51 Recap 48 January 25 Arizona 2–1 Minnesota SO Domingue 19,020 24–19–5 53 Recap 49 January 26 Arizona 2–5 Winnipeg Domingue 15,294 24–20–5 53 Recap
February: 3–10–1 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 0–7–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 2 Los Angeles 6–2 Arizona Domingue 12,261 24–21–5 53 Recap 51 February 4 Chicago 5–4 Arizona OT Domingue 17,125 24–21–6 54 Recap 52 February 5 Arizona 2–5 Anaheim Lindback 17,342 24–22–6 54 Recap 53 February 10 Vancouver 2–1 Arizona Domingue 14,436 24–23–6 54 Recap 54 February 12 Calgary 1–4 Arizona Domingue 13,643 25–23–6 56 Recap 55 February 13 Arizona 1–4 San Jose Domingue 17,562 25–24–6 56 Recap 56 February 15 Montreal 2–6 Arizona Domingue 14,338 26–24–6 58 Recap 57 February 18 Dallas 3–6 Arizona Domingue 13,165 27–24–6 60 Recap 58 February 20 St. Louis 6–4 Arizona Domingue 15,839 27–25–6 60 Recap 59 February 22 Arizona 2–3 Washington Domingue 18,506 27–26–6 60 Recap 60 February 23 Arizona 1–2 Tampa Bay Domingue 19,092 27–27–6 60 Recap 61 February 25 Arizona 2–3 Florida Domingue 13,134 27–28–6 60 Recap 62 February 27 Arizona 2–4 Philadelphia Domingue 19,773 27–29–6 60 Recap 63 February 29 Arizona 0–6 Pittsburgh Domingue 18,435 27–30–6 60 Recap
March: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 3 Anaheim 5–1 Arizona Treutle 11,999 27–31–6 60 Recap 65 March 5 Florida 1–5 Arizona Domingue 12,361 28–31–6 62 Recap 66 March 7 Arizona 1–3 Colorado Domingue 15,393 28–32–6 62 Recap 67 March 9 Arizona 2–3 Vancouver OT Domingue 18,374 28–32–7 63 Recap 68 March 11 Arizona 4–1 Calgary Domingue 19,289 29–32–7 65 Recap 69 March 12 Arizona 4–0 Edmonton Smith 16,839 30–32–7 67 Recap 70 March 17 San Jose 1–3 Arizona Smith 13,005 31–32–7 69 Recap 71 March 19 Tampa Bay 2–0 Arizona Domingue 14,183 31–33–7 69 Recap 72 March 20 Arizona 0–3 San Jose Smith 15,756 31–34–7 69 Recap 73 March 22 Edmonton 2–4 Arizona Smith 13,408 32–34–7 71 Recap 74 March 24 Dallas 1–3 Arizona Domingue 18,532 33–34–7 73 Recap 75 March 26 Philadelphia 1–2 Arizona Smith 16,002 34–34–7 75 Recap 76 March 28 Calgary 5–2 Arizona Domingue 14,347 34–35–7 75 Recap 77 March 31 Arizona 1–4 Dallas Smith 18,532 34–36–7 75 Recap
April: 1–3–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 0–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 Washington 0–3 Arizona Smith 17,125 35–36–7 77 Recap 79 April 4 Arizona 2–5 St. Louis Smith 19,465 35–37–7 77 Recap 80 April 5 Arizona 2–6 Chicago Domingue 21,884 35–38–7 77 Recap 81 April 7 Arizona 2–3 Nashville OT Smith 17,113 35–38–8 78 Recap 82 April 9 Arizona 0–1 San Jose Smith 17,562 35–39–8 78 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats

Regular season[3] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Ekman-Larsson, OliverOliver Ekman-Larsson 75 21 34 55 −6 96 Domi, MaxMax Domi 81 18 34 52 3 72 Doan, ShaneShane Doan 72 28 19 47 4 98 Duclair, AnthonyAnthony Duclair 81 20 24 44 12 49 Hanzal, MartinMartin Hanzal 64 13 28 41 −5 77 Boedker, MikkelMikkel Boedker^‡ 62 13 26 39 −28 10 Vermette, AntoineAntoine Vermette 76 17 21 38 −14 93 Rieder, TobiasTobias Rieder 82 14 23 37 −21 10 Stone, MichaelMichael Stone 75 6 30 36 −10 62 Richardson, BradBrad Richardson 82 11 20 31 8 46 Martinook, JordanJordan Martinook 81 9 15 24 −9 18 Murphy, ConnorConnor Murphy 78 6 11 17 5 48 Tanguay, AlexAlex Tanguay^† 18 4 9 13 5 8 Chipchura, KyleKyle Chipchura 70 4 8 12 −10 38 Connauton, KevinKevin Connauton^† 38 4 5 9 −3 39 Dahlbeck, KlasKlas Dahlbeck 71 2 6 8 −5 28 Michalek, ZbynekZbynek Michalek 70 2 5 7 3 20 Grossmann, NicklasNicklas Grossmann 58 3 4 7 −3 24 Downie, SteveSteve Downie 26 3 3 6 1 53 Tikhonov, ViktorViktor Tikhonov^† 39 3 3 6 −6 14 Elliott, StefanStefan Elliott^‡ 19 2 4 6 −2 4 Gordon, BoydBoyd Gordon 65 2 2 4 −7 10 Gaudet, TylerTyler Gaudet 14 1 2 3 −2 0 Sekac, JiriJiri Sekac^† 11 0 2 2 −4 10 Jeffrey, DustinDustin Jeffrey^‡ 7 1 1 2 2 2 Cunningham, CraigCraig Cunningham 10 0 1 1 −1 2 Dauphin, LaurentLaurent Dauphin 8 1 0 1 0 4 Plotnikov, SergeiSergei Plotnikov^† 13 0 1 1 0 4 Scott, JohnJohn Scott^‡ 11 0 1 1 0 25 Vitale, JoeJoe Vitale 1 0 0 0 1 5 Grant, AlexAlex Grant 5 0 0 0 −2 7 Selleck, EricEric Selleck 1 0 0 0 0 5 Samuelsson, PhilipPhilip Samuelsson 4 0 0 0 0 2 Thomas, ChristianChristian Thomas^† 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tinordi, JarredJarred Tinordi^† 7 0 0 0 −2 12

Goaltenders

Regular season^[4]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Domingue, LouisLouis Domingue	39	36	2,206	15	18	5	101	2.75	1142	0.912	2	0	1	0
Smith, MikeMike Smith	32	32	1,754	15	13	2	77	2.63	921	0.916	3	0	1	2
Lindback, AndersAnders Lindback	19	13	906:08	5	7	1	47	3.11	443	0.894	0	0	1	0
Treutle, NiklasNiklas Treutle	2	1	50	0	1	0	5	6.00	20	.750	0	0	0	2

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Coyotes. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Roster

Updated December 3, 2016.^[5]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
6		Chychrun, JakobJakob Chychrun	D	L	18	2016	Boca Raton, Florida
44		Connauton, KevinKevin Connauton	D	L	26	2016	Edmonton, Alberta
67		Crouse, LawsonLawson Crouse	LW	L	19	2016	Mount Brydges, Ontario
76		Dauphin, LaurentLaurent Dauphin	C	L	21	2013	Repentigny, Quebec
77		DeAngelo, AnthonyAnthony DeAngelo	D	R	21	2016	Sewell, New Jersey
19		Doan, ShaneShane Doan (C)	RW	R	40	1995	Halkirk, Alberta
16		Domi, MaxMax Domi	LW	L	21	2013	Winnipeg, Manitoba
35		Domingue, LouisLouis Domingue	G	R	24	2010	Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
10		Duclair, AnthonyAnthony Duclair	LW	L	21	2015	Pointe-Claire, Quebec
18		Dvorak, ChristianChristian Dvorak	C	L	20	2014	Frankfort, Illinois
23		Ekman-Larsson, OliverOliver Ekman-Larsson (A)	D	L	25	2009	Karlskrona, Sweden
32		Gaudet, TylerTyler Gaudet	C	L	23	2014	Hamilton, Ontario
33		Goligoski, AlexAlex Goligoski	D	L	31	2016	Grand Rapids, Minnesota
11		Hanzal, MartinMartin Hanzal (A)	C	L	29	2005	Písek, Czechoslovakia
48		Martinook, JordanJordan Martinook	LW	L	24	2012	Brandon, Manitoba
88		McGinn, JamieJamie McGinn	LW	L	28	2016	Fergus, Ontario
5		Murphy, ConnorConnor Murphy	D	R	23	2011	Boston, Massachusetts
15		Richardson, BradBrad Richardson	RW	L	31	2015	Belleville, Ontario
8		Rieder, TobiasTobias Rieder	RW	L	23	2013	Landshut, Germany
2		Schenn, LukeLuke Schenn	D	R	27	2016	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
41		Smith, MikeMike Smith	G	L	34	2011	Kingston, Ontario
26		Stone, MichaelMichael Stone	D	R	26	2008	Winnipeg, Manitoba
17		Vrbata, RadimRadim Vrbata	RW	R	35	2016	Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
25		White, RyanRyan White	C	R	28	2016	Brandon, Manitoba

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded Smith, M.M. Smith NHL Third Star of the Week[6] October 12, 2015 Scott, J.J. Scott NHL All-Star game captain[7] January 2, 2016 Doan, S.S. Doan NHL Second Star of the Week[8] January 4, 2016 Domingue, L.L. Domingue NHL Rookie of the Month[9] February 1, 2016

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached Domi, M.M. Domi 1st career NHL game 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point October 9, 2015 Martinook, J.J. Martinook 1st career NHL goal October 10, 2015 Duclair, A.A. Duclair 1st career NHL hat-trick October 14, 2015 Doan, S.S. Doan 900th career NHL point October 17, 2015 Ekman-Larsson, O.O. Ekman-Larsson 100th career NHL assist October 17, 2015 S. Doan 1,400th career NHL game October 20, 2015 Hanzal, M.M. Hanzal 500th career NHL game October 22, 2015 Smith, M.M. Smith 400th career NHL game November 10, 2015 Boedker, M.M. Boedker 400th career NHL game November 14, 2015 Chipchura, K.K. Chipchura 100th career NHL point December 1, 2015 Rieder, T.T. Rieder 100th career NHL game December 8, 2015 Domingue, L.L. Domingue 1st career NHL shutout December 19, 2015

Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 27, 2015	To Philadelphia Flyers Sam Gagner Conditional 4th-round pick in 2016	To Arizona Coyotes Nicklas Grossmann injured contract of Chris Pronger	[10]
June 27, 2015	To Calgary Flames NYR's 2nd-round pick in 2015	To Arizona Coyotes 3rd-round pick in 2015 WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2015	[11]
June 30, 2015	To Edmonton Oilers Lauri Korpikoski	To Arizona Coyotes Boyd Gordon	[12]
September 9, 2015	To Colorado Avalanche Brandon Gormley	To Arizona Coyotes Stefan Elliott	[13]
December 15, 2015	To Montreal Canadiens Lucas Lessio	To Arizona Coyotes Christian Thomas	[14]
January 15, 2016	To Nashville Predators Stefan Elliott	To Arizona Coyotes Victor Bartley	[15]
January 15, 2016	To Montreal Canadiens Victor Bartley John Scott	To Arizona Coyotes Jarred Tinordi Stefan Fournier	[15]
February 29, 2016	To Pittsburgh Penguins Matthias Plachta conditional 7th-round pick in 2017	To Arizona Coyotes Sergei Plotnikov	[16]
February 29, 2016	To Colorado Avalanche Mikkel Boedker	To Arizona Coyotes Alex Tanguay Conner Bleackley Kyle Wood	[17]
February 29, 2016	To Nashville Predators Corey Potter	To Arizona Coyotes Future Considerations	[18]
February 29, 2016	To Pittsburgh Penguins Dustin Jeffrey Dan O'Donoghue James Melindy	To Arizona Coyotes Matia Marcantuoni	[19]
June 16, 2016	To Dallas Stars 5th-round pick in 2016	To Arizona Coyotes Alex Goligoski (negotiating rights)	[20]
June 20, 2016	To San Jose Sharks Maxim Letunov 6th-round pick in 2017	To Arizona Coyotes 4th-round pick in 2016 DET's 3rd-round pick in 2017	[21]

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Brad Richardson Vancouver Canucks 3 years, $6.25 million [22] July 1, 2015 Zbynek Michalek St. Louis Blues 2 years, $6.4 million [23] July 1, 2015 Anders Lindback Buffalo Sabres 1 years, $875,000 [24] July 1, 2015 Steve Downie Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $1.75 million [25] July 1, 2015 Dakota Mermis Oshawa Generals 3 years, entry-level contract [26] July 1, 2015 Dustin Jeffrey Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3 years, entry-level contract [27] July 1, 2015 Antoine Vermette Chicago Blackhawks 2 years, $7.5 million [28] July 2, 2015 Alex Grant Binghamton Senators 1 year, $600,000* [29] July 3, 2015 Eric Selleck Portland Pirates 1 year, $575,000* [30] July 3, 2015 Derek Smith ZSC Lions 1 year, $650,000* [31] July 10, 2015 John Scott San Jose Sharks 1 year, $575,000 [32] July 29, 2015 Niklas Treutle EHC Munchen 1 year, entry-level contract [33] October 2, 2015 Corey Potter Calgary Flames 1 year, $650,000 [34]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Mike McKenna Florida Panthers 2 years, $1.15 million [35] July 1, 2015 Mark Arcobello Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $1.1 million [36] July 1, 2015 John Moore New Jersey Devils 3 years, $5 million [37] July 7, 2015 Justin Hodgman St. Louis Blues 1 year, $575,000 [38] July 21, 2015 Tye McGinn Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $660,000 [39] September 17, 2015 Martin Erat Avangard Omsk undisclosed [40] September 29, 2015 Andrew Campbell Toronto Maple Leafs 2 years, $1.15 million [41]

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref Viktor Tikhonov Chicago Blackhawks December 6, 2015 [42] Kevin Connauton Columbus Blue Jackets January 13, 2016 [43] Jiri Sekac Chicago Blackhawks February 27, 2016 [44]

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref

Player signings The following players were signed by the Coyotes. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*). Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 30, 2015 Craig Cunningham 1 year, $600,000* [45] July 1, 2015 Dylan Reese 1 year, $575,000* [46] July 6, 2015 Dylan Strome 3 years, entry-level contract* [47] July 7, 2015 Mikkel Boedker 1 year, $3.75 million [48] July 15, 2015 Philip Samuelsson 1 year, $600,000* [49] July 15, 2015 Brendan Shinnimin 1 year, $600,000* [49] July 20, 2015 Klas Dahlbeck 1 year, $605,000* [50] July 20, 2015 Jordan Martinook 1 year, $600,000* [50] July 23, 2015 Michael Bunting 3 years, entry-level contract* [51] September 3, 2015 Nick Merkley 3 years, entry-level contract* [52] September 5, 2015 Louis Domingue 1 year, $605,000 [53] December 23, 2015 Conor Garland 3 years, entry-level contract* [54] December 26, 2015 Dysin Mayo 3 years, entry-level contract* [55] March 30, 2016 Kyle Wood 3 years, entry-level contract* [56] April 5, 2016 Adin Hill 3 years, entry-level contract* [57] June 17, 2016 Craig Cunningham 1 year* [58] June 22, 2016 Alex Goligoski 5 years, $27.375 million [59] Draft picks Below are the Arizona Coyotes' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 3 Dylan Strome C  Canada Erie Otters (OHL) 1 30^[a] Nicholas Merkley RW  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 2 32 Christian Fischer RW  United States USA U-18 (USHL) 3 63 Kyle Capobianco D  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL) 3 76^[b] Adin Hill G  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 3 81^[c] Brendan Warren LW  United States USA U-18 (USHL) 3 83^[d] Jens Looke RW  Sweden Brynäs IF (SHL) 5 123 Conor Garland RW  United States Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) 7 183 Erik Kallgren G  Sweden Linköpings HC (SHL) Draft notes[60] ^a The Chicago Blackhawks' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015 that sent Antoine Vermette to Chicago in exchange for Klas Dahlbeck and this pick.[61] ^b The Calgary Flames' third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a 2015 second-round pick to Calgary in exchange for a 2013 third round pick (from Washington) and this pick.[11] ^c The Minnesota Wild's third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on January 14, 2015 that sent Devan Dubnyk to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[62] ^d The Washington Capitals’ third-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent Tampa Bay’s second-round pick in 2015 (60th overall) to Calgary in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 (76th overall) and this pick.[11] Calgary previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Curtis Glencross to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick in 2015 and this pick. 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