2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season

The 2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes season was the franchise's 33rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL), their 40th overall and the 16th in Phoenix, Arizona.

2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes
Pacific Division champions
Division	1st Pacific
Conference	3rd Western
2011–12 record	42–27–13
Home record	22–13–6
Road record	20–14–7
Goals for	216
Goals against	204
Team information
General manager	Don Maloney
Coach	Dave Tippett
Captain	Shane Doan
Alternate captains	Martin Hanzal Keith Yandle
Arena	Jobing.com Arena
Average attendance	12,420 (73%)
Team leaders
Goals	Radim Vrbata (35)
Assists	Ray Whitney (53)
Points	Ray Whitney (77)
Penalty minutes	Raffi Torres (83)
Plus/minus	Ray Whitney (+26)
Wins	Mike Smith (38)
Goals against average	Mike Smith (2.21)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Off-season

See also: Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy and sale

On May 10, 2011, the Glendale City Council voted (by a 5–2 count) to keep the Coyotes in Arizona for the 2011–12 season on an interim basis while it tried to find a new owner to keep the team in Glendale. Before this vote, there was widespread speculation that the team would be re-locating back to Winnipeg as the Jets before the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.^[1] Potential owner Matthew Hulsizer ended his bid to purchase the Coyotes on June 27, leaving no current potential buyers of the team, once again leaving the Coyotes' future in question.^[2]

Pending free agent goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers prior to the start of free agency.

The Coyotes ended their minor-league affiliation with the San Antonio Rampage and signed an affiliation with the Portland Pirates.^[3]

Regular season

The Coyotes finished with their third straight 90-point season, with 97 points. On April 7, 2012, the Coyotes defeated the Minnesota Wild with a score of 4–1 to win the Pacific Division title—their first and only division title as an NHL team.^[4]

Playoffs

Main article: 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs

As Pacific Division champions, the Coyotes were the third seed in the Western Conference. They faced the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round, and defeated them in six games for the franchise's first playoff series win since 1987, when as the Winnipeg Jets, they defeated the Calgary Flames in the first round. The Coyotes defeated the fourth-seeded Nashville Predators in five games to advance to the first Western Conference Final in franchise history. The eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings knocked the Coyotes out of the playoffs in five games. This was the only season where the Coyotes won two playoff series and reached the Conference Finals before eventually suspending operations in 2024.

Standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
2	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95
4	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
5	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80

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

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	NW	p – Vancouver Canucks	82	51	22	9	43	249	198	+51	111
2	CE	y – St. Louis Blues	82	49	22	11	45	210	165	+45	109
3	PA	y – Phoenix Coyotes	82	42	27	13	36	216	204	+12	97
4	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	48	26	8	43	237	210	+27	104
5	CE	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	48	28	6	39	248	203	+45	102
6	CE	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	45	26	11	38	248	238	+10	101
7	PA	x – San Jose Sharks	82	43	29	10	34	228	210	+18	96
8	PA	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	34	194	179	+15	95
9	NW	Calgary Flames	82	37	29	16	34	202	226	−24	90
10	PA	Dallas Stars	82	42	35	5	35	211	222	−11	89
11	NW	Colorado Avalanche	82	41	35	6	32	208	220	−12	88
12	NW	Minnesota Wild	82	35	36	11	24	177	226	−49	81
13	PA	Anaheim Ducks	82	34	36	12	31	204	231	−27	80
14	NW	Edmonton Oilers	82	32	40	10	27	212	239	−27	74
15	CE	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	29	46	7	25	202	262	−60	65

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record
1	September 20	Phoenix Coyotes	7–4	Anaheim Ducks		Visentin	12,544	1–0–0
2	September 21	Los Angeles Kings (SS)	3–2	Phoenix Coyotes (SS)		Labarbera	5,047	1–1–0
3	September 21	Phoenix Coyotes (SS)	2–1	Los Angeles Kings (SS)	SO	Domingue	10,641	2–1–0
4	September 24	Phoenix Coyotes	0–1	San Jose Sharks		Labarbera	16,221	2–2–0
5	September 27	Phoenix Coyotes	2–3	Edmonton Oilers		Smith	16,218	2–3–0
6	September 29	Phoenix Coyotes	2–4	Calgary Flames		Labarbera	19,289	2–4–0
7	October 1	San Jose Sharks	1–3	Phoenix Coyotes		Smith	6,203	3–4–0
(SS) = Split-squad games.

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 5–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 1 October 8 Phoenix Coyotes 3–6 San Jose Sharks Smith 17,562 0–1–0 0 2 October 10 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Dallas Stars SO Smith 6,306 0–1–1 1 3 October 13 Phoenix Coyotes 5–2 Nashville Predators LaBarbera 17,113 1–1–1 3 4 October 15 Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,132 2–1–1 5 5 October 18 Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes LaBarbera 11,051 2–2–1 5 6 October 20 Los Angeles Kings 2–0 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 7,128 2–3–1 5 7 October 23 Phoenix Coyotes 5–4 Anaheim Ducks Smith 13,240 3–3–1 7 8 October 25 Dallas Stars 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes SO Smith 6,948 3–3–2 8 9 October 27 New Jersey Devils 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 7,434 4–3–2 10 10 October 29 Los Angeles Kings 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 10,379 5–3–2 12
November: 8–4–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 11 November 2 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Colorado Avalanche Smith 12,141 6–3–2 14 12 November 3 Nashville Predators 3–0 Phoenix Coyotes LaBarbera 6,738 6–4–2 14 13 November 5 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 13,381 7–4–2 16 14 November 10 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 14,138 7–4–3 17 15 November 12 Phoenix Coyotes 3–0 San Jose Sharks Smith 17,562 8–4–3 19 16 November 15 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs SO Smith 19,522 9–4–3 21 17 November 17 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Philadelphia Flyers Smith 19,610 9–5–3 21 18 November 19 Phoenix Coyotes 4–2 Buffalo Sabres Smith 18,690 10–5–3 23 19 November 21 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Washington Capitals LaBarbera 18,506 10–6–3 23 20 November 23 Anaheim Ducks 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 9,124 11–6–3 25 21 November 25 Vancouver Canucks 5–0 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 14,569 11–7–3 25 22 November 26 Dallas Stars 0–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 10,036 12–7–3 27 23 November 29 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks Smith 21,183 13–7–3 29
December: 6–9–1 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 5–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 24 December 1 Phoenix Coyotes 0–1 Winnipeg Jets Smith 15,004 13–8–3 29 25 December 3 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 14,913 13–9–3 29 26 December 5 Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 Chicago Blackhawks SO Smith 21,079 14–9–3 31 27 December 6 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Nashville Predators LaBarbera 15,638 15–9–3 33 28 December 8 Phoenix Coyotes 2–5 Detroit Red Wings Smith 20,066 15–10–3 33 29 December 10 Minnesota Wild 4–1 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 10,976 15–11–3 33 30 December 14 Phoenix Coyotes 1–4 Anaheim Ducks Smith 13,428 15–12–3 33 31 December 15 Edmonton Oilers 2–4 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 9,397 16–12–3 35 32 December 17 New York Rangers 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 12,172 16–13–3 35 33 December 20 Phoenix Coyotes 2–1 Florida Panthers Smith 17,711 17–13–3 37 34 December 21 Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 Carolina Hurricanes LaBarbera 15,848 18–13–3 39 35 December 23 St. Louis Blues 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes LaBarbera 12,650 18–14–3 39 36 December 26 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Los Angeles Kings LaBarbera 18,118 18–15–3 39 37 December 28 Boston Bruins 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes OT LaBarbera 17,459 18–15–4 40 38 December 29 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 Colorado Avalanche LaBarbera 17,389 18–16–4 40 39 December 31 Phoenix Coyotes 4–2 Minnesota Wild McElhinney 19,297 19–16–4 42
January: 3–5–4 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 0–3–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 40 January 3 Phoenix Coyotes 1–4 St. Louis Blues Smith 18,112 19–17–4 42 41 January 5 Phoenix Coyotes 0–1 Los Angeles Kings OT Smith 18,118 19–17–5 43 42 January 7 New York Islanders 1–5 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 13,350 20–17–5 45 43 January 10 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 New York Rangers SO Smith 18,200 20–17–6 46 44 January 12 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 Detroit Red Wings SO Smith 20,066 20–17–7 47 45 January 13 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Columbus Blue Jackets LaBarbera 14,119 20–18–7 47 46 January 16 Colorado Avalanche 1–6 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 12,757 21–18–7 49 47 January 18 Phoenix Coyotes 2–6 Anaheim Ducks Smith 12,281 21–19–7 49 48 January 19 Detroit Red Wings 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes SO Smith 15,067 21–19–8 50 49 January 21 Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 12,714 21–20–8 50 50 January 24 Ottawa Senators 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 8,061 22–20–8 52 51 January 31 Anaheim Ducks 4–1 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 10,579 22–21–8 52
February: 11–0–1 (Home: 7–0–0 ; Road: 4–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 52 February 4 San Jose Sharks 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 12,979 23–21–8 54 53 February 6 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 12,687 24–21–8 56 54 February 7 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Dallas Stars Smith 11,162 25–21–8 58 55 February 9 Calgary Flames 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 10,048 26–21–8 60 56 February 11 Chicago Blackhawks 0–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,353 27–21–8 62 57 February 13 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Vancouver Canucks SO LaBarbera 18,890 27–21–9 63 58 February 16 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0 Los Angeles Kings Smith 18,118 28–21–9 65 59 February 18 Dallas Stars 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 16,604 29–21–9 67 60 February 21 Los Angeles Kings 4–5 Phoenix Coyotes SO Smith 10,842 30–21–9 69 61 February 23 Phoenix Coyotes 4–3 Calgary Flames SO Smith 19,289 31–21–9 71 62 February 25 Phoenix Coyotes 3–1 Edmonton Oilers Smith 16,839 32–21–9 73 63 February 28 Vancouver Canucks 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes SO Smith 16,691 33–21–9 75
March: 6–6–4 (Home: 4–3–2 ; Road: 2–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 64 March 1 Calgary Flames 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 10,989 33–22–9 75 65 March 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 13,579 33–23–9 75 66 March 5 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Smith 18,540 33–24–9 75 67 March 6 Phoenix Coyotes 2–3 Columbus Blue Jackets LaBarbera 10,915 33–25–9 75 68 March 8 Minnesota Wild 3–2 Phoenix Coyotes SO LaBarbera 11,716 33–25–10 76 69 March 10 San Jose Sharks 0–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 14,994 34–25–10 78 70 March 12 Nashville Predators 5–4 Phoenix Coyotes SO Smith 11,518 34–25–11 79 71 March 14 Phoenix Coyotes 5–4 Vancouver Canucks Smith 18,890 35–25–11 81 72 March 15 Phoenix Coyotes 1–4 Calgary Flames Smith 19,289 35–26–11 81 73 March 18 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Edmonton Oilers SO Smith 16,839 36–26–11 83 74 March 20 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 Dallas Stars SO Smith 17,012 36–26–12 84 75 March 22 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 14,938 37–26–12 86 76 March 24 Phoenix Coyotes 3–4 San Jose Sharks SO Smith 17,562 37–26–13 87 77 March 25 St. Louis Blues 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes LaBarbera 12,585 37–27–13 87 78 March 29 San Jose Sharks 0–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 14,446 38–27–13 89 79 March 31 Anaheim Ducks 0–4 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 15,856 39–27–13 91
April: 3–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts 80 April 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 0–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 13,263 40–27–13 93 81 April 6 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 St. Louis Blues Smith 19,150 41–27–13 95 82 April 7 Phoenix Coyotes 4–1 Minnesota Wild Smith 18,864 42–27–13 97
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Key:   Win   Loss

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (6) Chicago Blackhawks – Coyotes win series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 12 Chicago Blackhawks 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 17,138 1–0 2 April 14 Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 17,539 1–1 3 April 17 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks OT Smith 21,627 2–1 4 April 19 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks OT Smith 22,111 3–1 5 April 21 Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 17,746 3–2 6 April 23 Phoenix Coyotes 4–0 Chicago Blackhawks Smith 21,636 4–2 Western Conference Semi-finals: vs. (4) Nashville Predators – Coyotes win series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 27 Nashville Predators 3–4 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 17,187 1–0 2 April 29 Nashville Predators 3–5 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,217 2–0 3 May 2 Phoenix Coyotes 0–2 Nashville Predators Smith 17,113 2–1 4 May 4 Phoenix Coyotes 1–0 Nashville Predators Smith 17,113 3–1 5 May 7 Nashville Predators 1–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,182 4–1 Western Conference Finals: vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings – Kings win series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 13 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,134 0–1 2 May 15 Los Angeles Kings 4–0 Phoenix Coyotes Smith 17,149 0–2 3 May 17 Phoenix Coyotes 1–2 Los Angeles Kings Smith 18,367 0–3 4 May 20 Phoenix Coyotes 2–0 Los Angeles Kings Smith 18,402 1–3 5 May 22 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes OT Smith 17,148 1–4

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Ray Whitney 82 24 53 77 26 28 Radim Vrbata 77 35 27 62 24 24 Shane Doan 79 22 28 50 −8 48 Keith Yandle 82 11 32 43 5 51 Lauri Korpikoski 82 17 20 37 3 14 Martin Hanzal 64 8 26 34 12 63 Oliver Ekman-Larsson 82 13 19 32 0 32 Daymond Langkow 73 11 19 30 −4 14 Raffi Torres 79 15 11 26 2 83 Mikkel Boedker 82 11 13 24 −2 12 Boyd Gordon 75 8 15 23 9 10 Taylor Pyatt 73 9 10 19 −4 23 Kyle Chipchura 53 3 13 16 2 42 Gilbert Brule 33 5 9 14 7 11 Rostislav Klesla 65 3 10 13 13 54 Michal Rozsival 54 1 12 13 8 34 David Schlemko 46 1 10 11 7 10 Derek Morris 59 2 9 11 −12 38 Antoine Vermette† 22 3 7 10 4 16 Adrian Aucoin 64 2 7 9 14 42 Cal O'Reilly†‡ 22 2 3 5 −5 2 Patrick O'Sullivan 23 2 2 4 −4 2 Marc-Antoine Pouliot 13 0 4 4 −2 2 Chris Summers 21 0 3 3 −4 11 Michael Stone 13 1 2 3 7 2 David Rundblad† 6 0 3 3 −1 0 Paul Bissonnette 31 1 0 1 −4 41 Petteri Nokelainen‡ 5 0 1 1 −1 0 Andy Miele 7 0 0 0 −3 6 Matt Watkins 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Alexandre Bolduc 2 0 0 0 −1 2 Kyle Turris‡ 6 0 0 0 −2 4

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Antoine Vermette 16 5 5 10 −2 24 Shane Doan 16 5 4 9 2 41 Keith Yandle 16 1 8 9 5 10 Rostislav Klesla 15 2 6 8 −2 4 Mikkel Boedker 16 4 4 8 1 0 Ray Whitney 16 2 5 7 −1 10 Daymond Langkow 16 1 6 7 2 4 Derek Morris 16 2 4 6 4 24 Taylor Pyatt 16 4 2 6 −5 2 Martin Hanzal 12 3 3 6 2 29 Radim Vrbata 16 2 3 5 −3 8 Kyle Chipchura 15 1 3 4 4 7 Oliver Ekman-Larsson 16 1 3 4 −3 8 Gilbert Brule 12 2 1 3 1 0 Adrian Aucoin 11 0 2 2 4 10 Raffi Torres 3 1 1 2 2 2 Boyd Gordon 16 0 2 2 −2 6 Marc-Antoine Pouliot 8 1 1 2 2 2 Michal Rozsival 15 0 0 0 −3 2 Paul Bissonnette 3 0 0 0 0 15 Lauri Korpikoski 11 0 0 0 −3 2 David Schlemko 5 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Stone 2 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OTL GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Mike Smith 67 3903 38 18 10 144 2.21 2066 .930 8 0 2 16 Jason LaBarbera 19 1015 3 9 3 43 2.54 486 .912 0 0 0 2 Curtis McElhinney‡ 2 72 1 0 0 2 1.67 36 .944 0 0 0 0

Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Mike Smith 16 1027 9 7 34 1.99 602 .944 3 0 1 14

^†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.

Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Mike Smith[5]	NHL First Star of the Week	February 13, 2012
Mike Smith[6]	NHL First Star of the Month	February 2012
Mike Smith[7]	NHL Third Star of the Week	April 2, 2012
Mike Smith[8]	NHL First Star of the Week	April 9, 2012

Records

Milestones

Regular season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Raffi Torres	100th Career NHL Assist	October 13, 2011
Andy Miele	1st Career NHL Game	October 23, 2011
Shane Doan	300th Career NHL Goal	October 25, 2011
Martin Hanzal	300th Career NHL Game	November 10, 2011
Keith Yandle	300th Career NHL Game	November 17, 2011
Taylor Pyatt	700th Career NHL Game	November 19, 2011
Ray Whitney	600th Career NHL Assist	December 8, 2011
Cal O'Reilly	100th Career NHL Game	December 26, 2011
David Schlemko	100th Career NHL Game	December 29, 2011
Shane Doan	1st Career NHL Hat Trick	January 7, 2012
Boyd Gordon	400th Career NHL Game	January 13, 2012
Boyd Gordon	100th Career NHL Point	January 16, 2012
Chris Summers	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 16, 2012
Kyle Chipchura	200th Career NHL Game	January 21, 2012
Mike Smith	200th Career NHL Game	January 24, 2012
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	100th Career NHL Game	February 4, 2012
Ray Whitney	1,200th Career NHL Game	February 6, 2012
Rostislav Klesla	100th Career NHL Assist	February 7, 2012
Michael Stone	1st Career NHL Game	February 18, 2012
Matt Watkins	1st Career NHL Game	February 21, 2012
Martin Hanzal	100th Career NHL Assist	February 25, 2012
Radim Vrbata	200th Career NHL Assist	March 5, 2012
Michael Stone	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 8, 2012
Michael Stone	1st Career NHL Goal	March 10, 2012
Dave Tippett[9]	400th Career NHL Win (coach)	March 19, 2012
Mikkel Boedker	200th Career NHL Game	March 20, 2012
Mike Smith	100th Career NHL Win	March 22, 2012
Lauri Korpikoski	100th Career NHL Point	March 24, 2012
Daymond Langkow	400th Career NHL Assist	March 24, 2012
Derek Morris	1,000th Career NHL Game	March 25, 2012
Ray Whitney	1,000th Career NHL Point	March 31, 2012
Lauri Korpikoski	300th Career NHL Game	April 7, 2012

Transactions

The Coyotes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades

Date	Details
May 8, 2011[10]	To New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg	To Phoenix Coyotes Ethan Werek
June 7, 2011[11]	To Philadelphia Flyers Ilya Bryzgalov[a]	To Phoenix Coyotes Matt Clackson 3rd-round pick in 2012 Future conditional draft pick
June 25, 2011[12]	To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2011	To Phoenix Coyotes Marc-Antoine Pouliot
August 29, 2011[13]	To Calgary Flames Lee Stempniak	To Phoenix Coyotes Daymond Langkow
September 8, 2011[14]	To Florida Panthers Justin Bernhardt	To Phoenix Coyotes Marc Cheverie
October 23, 2011[15]	To Montreal Canadiens Petteri Nokelainen Garrett Stafford	To Phoenix Coyotes Brock Trotter 7th-round pick in 2012
October 28, 2011[16]	To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2012	To Phoenix Coyotes Cal O'Reilly
December 17, 2012[17]	To Ottawa Senators Kyle Turris	To Phoenix Coyotes David Rundblad 2nd-round pick in 2012
February 22, 2012[18]	To Columbus Blue Jackets Curtis McElhinney 2nd-round pick in 2012 Conditional 5th-round pick in 2013[b]	To Phoenix Coyotes Antoine Vermette

Trade of negotiating rights to. Condition satisfied. Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Petteri Nokelainen[19] Jokerit 1 year, $550,000 Boyd Gordon[20] Washington Capitals 2 years, $2.65 million Mike Smith[21] Tampa Bay Lightning 2 years, $4 million Raffi Torres[22] Vancouver Canucks 2 years, $3.5 million Alexandre Bolduc[23] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $575,000 Tyler Eckford[24] New Jersey Devils 1 year, $525,000 Curtis McElhinney[25] Ottawa Senators 1 year, $625,000 Nathan Oystrick[26] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000 Dean Arsene[26] Peoria Rivermen 1 year, $725,000 Kyle Chipchura[27] Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $550,000 Justin Pogge[28] Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $575,000 Patrick O'Sullivan[29] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $625,000 Brendan Shinnimin[30] Tri-City Americans 3 years, $2.0025 million entry-level contract Scott Arnold[31] Niagara University 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract Mark Louis[32] Portland Pirates 1 year, $550,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Jonas Ahnelov[33] Modo Hockey 2 years Ed Jovanovski[34] Florida Panthers 4 years, $16.5 million Nolan Yonkman[35] Florida Panthers 2 years, $1.4 million Eric Belanger[36] Edmonton Oilers 3 years, $5.25 million Vernon Fiddler[37] Dallas Stars 3 years, $5.4 million Andrew Ebbett[38] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $525,000 Matt Climie[39] Vancouver Canucks 1 year, $525,000 Alexandre Picard[40] Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $600,000 Dane Byers[41] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $550,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Brett MacLean[42] Winnipeg Jets October 29, 2011 Gilbert Brule[43] Edmonton Oilers January 10, 2012

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Brett MacLean[44] Winnipeg Jets October 6, 2011 Cal O'Reilly[45] Pittsburgh Penguins February 1, 2012

Player signings Player Date Contract terms Ethan Werek[46] May 19, 2011 3 years, $2.17 million entry-level contract Louis Domingue[47] June 1, 2011 3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract Jordan Szwarz[47] June 1, 2011 3 years, $1.84006 million entry-level contract Justin Weller[48] June 2, 2011 3 years, $1.695 million entry-level contract Jason LaBarbera[49] June 6, 2011 2 years, $2.5 million Radim Vrbata[50] July 2, 2011 3 years, $9 million Keith Yandle[51] July 5, 2011 5 years, $26.5 million Matt Watkins[26] July 6, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Brett MacLean[27] July 19, 2011 1 year, $735,000 Marc-Antoine Pouliot[27] July 19, 2011 1 year, $605,000 Matt Beaudoin[27] July 19, 2011 1 year, $525,000 Lauri Korpikoski[52] July 20, 2011 2 years, $3.6 million Connor Murphy[53] August 4, 2011 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract Viktor Tikhonov[54] August 10, 2011 1 year, $826,875 Mikkel Boedker[55] August 18, 2011 2 years, $2.2 million Paul Bissonnette[56] October 5, 2011 2 years, $1.475 million contract extension Martin Hanzal[57] October 6, 2011 5 years, $15.5 million contract extension Kyle Turris[58] November 22, 2011 2 years, $2.8 million Chris Brown[59] March 29, 2012 3 years, $2.56 million entry-level contract Mike Lee[60] March 29, 2012 3 years, $1.92 million entry-level contract Phil Lane[61] May 29, 2012 3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Phoenix's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	20	Connor Murphy	D	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
2	51	Alexander Ruutu	C	Finland	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
2	56 (from Philadelphia)	Lucas Lessio	LW	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3	84 (from Pittsburgh)	Harrison Ruopp	D	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
4	111	Kale Kessy	LW	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
5	141	Darian Dziurzynski	LW	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
6	155 (from NY Islanders)	Andrew Fritsch	RW	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7	196 (from NY Rangers)	Zac Larraza	LW	United States	U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)

See also

• 2011–12 NHL season
• Phoenix Coyotes bankruptcy

References

1. Glendale Votes to Keep Coyotes for 2011–12
2. Hulsizer Walks Away from Bid to Purchase Coyotes
3. "Florida returns as NHL parent of Rampage". Retrieved July 5, 2011.
4. Myers, Dan (April 7, 2012). "Coyotes clinch Pacific with 4–1 win". NHL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
5. Smith, Malkin, Perron are NHL's Three Stars
6. February's stars: Smith, Karlsson, Stamkos
7. Simmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week
8. Smith, Stamkos and Crosby earn Three Star honors
9. Tippett Notches 400th NHL Victory
10. Coyotes Acquire Werek from Rangers for Lindberg
11. Coyotes Trade Negotiating Rights of Bryzgalov to Philadelphia
12. Coyotes Select Seven Players on Second Day of 2011 NHL Draft
13. Coyotes Acquire Langkow from Calgary for Stempniak
14. Coyotes Acquire Goaltender Marc Cheverie from the Florida Panthers in Exchange for Center Justin Bernhardt
15. Coyotes Acquire Trotter from Montreal
16. Coyotes Acquire O'Reilly from Nashville for 2012 Draft Pick
17. Coyotes Acquire Rundblad and 2012 Draft Pick from Ottawa for Turris
18. Coyotes Acquire Vermette From Columbus
19. Coyotes Sign Nokelainen to One-Year Contract
20. Coyotes Sign Boyd Gordon to Multi-Year Contract
21. Coyotes Sign Goaltender Mike Smith to a Multi-Year Contract
22. Coyotes Sign Forward Raffi Torres to Multi-Year Contract
23. Coyotes Sign Bolduc to One-Year Contract
24. Coyotes Sign Defenseman Tyler Eckford to One-Year Contract
25. Coyotes Sign Goaltender Curtis McElhinney to One-Year Contract
26. Coyotes Sign Oystrick, Arsene & Watkins to one-year contracts
27. Coyotes Sign MacLean, Chipchura, Pouliot and Beaudoin to One-Year Contracts
28. Coyotes Sign Pogge to One-Year Contract
29. Coyotes Sign Patrick O'Sullivan to a One-Year Contract
30. Coyotes Sign Shinnimin to Entry-Level Contract
31. Coyotes Sign NCAA Free-Agent Forward Scott Arnold to Entry-Level Contract
32. Coyotes Sign Defenseman Mark Louis to a One-Year Contract
33. "Jonas Ahnelöv ready for MODO" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. June 1, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
34. Panthers Sign D Ed Jovanovski
35. Panthers Sign D Nolan Yonkman
36. Oilers agree to terms with Belanger
37. Dallas Stars Agree To Terms With Six Players On First Day Of Free Agency
38. Vancouver Canucks sign centre Andrew Ebbett
39. Canucks sign goaltender Matt Climie
40. Lightning Sign Free Agent LW Alexandre Picard
41. Blue Jackets Sign Forwards Dane Byers and Martin St. Pierre to One-Year, Two-Way NHL-AHL Contracts
42. Coyotes Re-Acquire MacLean
43. Coyotes Claim Brule off Re-Entry Waivers
44. Jets Claim Brett Maclean off Waivers
45. Penguins Claim Forward Cal O’Reilly Off Re-Entry Waivers
46. Coyotes Sign Werek to Entry-Level Contract
47. Coyotes Sign Szwarz, Domingue to Entry-Level Deals
48. Coyotes Sign Weller to Entry-Level Contract
49. Coyotes Sign LaBarbera to Two-Year Contract
50. Coyotes Sign Vrbata to Multi-Year Contract
51. Coyotes Sign Yandle to Five-Year Contract
52. Coyotes Re-sign Korpikoski to Two-Year Contract
53. Coyotes Sign 2011 First Round Pick Connor Murphy to Entry Level Contract
54. Coyotes Re-Sign Tikhonov to One-Year Contract
55. Coyotes Re-Sign Boedker to Two-Year Contract
56. Coyotes Sign Bissonnette to a Two-Year Contract Extension
57. Coyotes Sign Hanzal to Five-Year Contract Extension
58. Coyotes Re-sign Turris to Multi-Year Contract
59. Coyotes Sign Forward Chris Brown
60. Coyotes Sign Goaltender Mike Lee
61. Coyotes Sign Lane to Entry-Level Contract