Phoenix Coyotes

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Lore & Background

The Coyotes concluded the regular season having been shut-out nine times, tied with the Nashville Predators for the most in the NHL. For the first time since the 2008–09 season, the Coyotes failed to make the playoffs.

In Their Own Story

The ice at Jobing.com Arena felt colder than usual as the season wound down. A Coyotes forward skated into the offensive zone, stick low, but the puck never found the net—another game, another shutout. The scoreboard told the story: nine times this season, the Coyotes had been held scoreless, tying Nashville for the league lead. The playoff drought, absent since 2008–09, was now a reality. In the front office, the draft board from Pittsburgh still hung on the wall, a reminder of the picks—some traded away, some acquired—that would shape the future.

Reader's Guide

The source does not specify the location of the 2012 NHL entry draft. The source does not specify the date of the trade for Daniel Winnik or the conditions of the pick. The source states the Coyotes' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of an October 28, 2011 trade that sent Cal O'Reilly to the Coyotes. The source states the Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the Coyotes as a result of an October 23, 2011 trade that sent Petteri Nokelainen and Garrett Stafford to the Canadiens in exchange for Brock Trotter and this pick.

Did You Know?

• The Coyotes were shut out nine times in the regular season, tied for most in the NHL.
• The Coyotes missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2008–09 season.