When was Arizona Coyotes founded?

Arizona Coyotes was founded in 1996 in Tempe, AZ, USA, USA.

Where is Arizona Coyotes based?

Arizona Coyotes is based in Tempe, AZ, USA.

Who is the head coach of Arizona Coyotes?

The head coach of Arizona Coyotes is Jim Schoenfeld.

Who is the captain of Arizona Coyotes?

The captain of Arizona Coyotes is Keith Tkachuk.

What arena does Arizona Coyotes play in?

Arizona Coyotes play their home games at Mullett Arena in Tempe, AZ, USA.

Who is the general manager of Arizona Coyotes?

The general manager of Arizona Coyotes is Bobby Smith.

What are the team colors of Arizona Coyotes?

The team colors of Arizona Coyotes are Black + Green + Sedona Red + Desert Sand + White.

Phoenix Coyotes

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1998-1999 Season

Phoenix Coyotes were 39-31-12 in the 1998-99 NHL season with 90 points, 10th overall.

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1998-1999 Phoenix Coyotes Roster

Phoenix Coyotes — 1998-1999 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#42	Robert Esche (G)	48	1978	Whitesboro, NY, USA	6'2"	203	L
	#35	Nikolai Khabibulin (G)	53	1973	Yekaterinburg, RUS	6'1"	207	L
	#31	Scott Langkow (G)	51	1975	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'0"	194	L
	#30	Mikhail Shtalenkov (G)	60	1965	Moskva, RUS	6'1"	183	L
	#28	Jimmy Waite (G)	57	1969	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	6'1"	181	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Keith Carney (D)	56	1970	Providence, RI, USA	6'1"	207	L
	#33	Jean-Jacques Daigneault (D)	61	1965	Montréal, QC, CAN	5'11"	179	L
	#4	Gerald Diduck (D)	61	1965	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'2"	218	R
	#55	Jason Doig (D)	49	1977	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'4"	229	R
	#48	Sean Gagnon (D)	53	1973	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN	6'2"	216	L
	#2	Bryan Helmer (D)	54	1972	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN	6'1"	209	R
	#6	Jamie Huscroft (D)	59	1967	Creston, BC, CAN	6'3"	209	R
	#20	Jyrki Lumme (D)	60	1966	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	214	L
	#24	Stanislav Neckar (D)	50	1975	Ceske Budejovice, CZE	6'1"	212	L
	#27	Teppo Numminen (D)"A"	58	1968	Tampere, FIN	6'1"	198	R
	#5	Deron Quint (D)	50	1976	Durham, NH, USA	6'1"	203	L
	#39	Brad Tiley (D)	55	1971	Markdale, ON, CAN	6'0"	198	L
	#10	Oleg Tverdovsky (D)	50	1976	Donetsk, UKR	6'1"	209	L
FORWARDS
	#17	Greg Adams (LW)	63	1963	Nelson, BC, CAN	6'4"	196	L
	#8	Daniel Brière (C)	49	1977	Gatineau, QC, CAN	5'9"	174	R
	#21	Bob Corkum (C)	58	1967	Salisbury, MA, USA	6'0"	223	R
	#15	Jim Cummins (RW)	56	1970	Dearborn, MI, USA	6'2"	209	R
	#29	Louie DeBrusk (LW)	55	1971	Cambridge, ON, CAN	6'2"	238	L
	#19	Shane Doan (RW)	50	1976	Halkirk, AB, CAN	6'1"	223	R
	#11	Dallas Drake (LW)	57	1969	Trail, BC, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#49	Joe Dziedzic (LW)	54	1971	Minneapolis, MN, USA	6'3"	201	L
	#47	Tavis Hansen (RW)	51	1975	Prince Albert, SK, CAN	6'0"	205	R
	#16	Brad Isbister (LW)	49	1977	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'3"	220	R
	#46	Jean-François Jomphe (C)	53	1972	Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC, CAN	6'1"	194	L
	#23	Stephen Leach (RW)	60	1966	Cambridge, MA, USA	5'11"	201	R
	#50	Trevor Letowski (RW)	49	1977	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	5'10"	181	R
	#12	Rob Murray (C)	59	1967	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'1"	181	R
	#18	Brian Noonan (RW)	61	1965	Boston, MA, USA	6'1"	181	R
	#16	Robert Reichel (C)	55	1971	Most, CZE	5'10"	183	L
	#97	Jeremy Roenick (C)"A"	56	1970	Boston, MA, USA	6'1"	205	R
	#77	Cliff Ronning (C)	61	1965	Burnaby, BC, CAN	5'8"	168	L
	#14	Mike Stapleton (C)	60	1966	Sarnia, ON, CAN	5'9"	183	R
	#26	Mike Sullivan (C)	58	1968	Marshfield, MA, USA	6'2"	185	L
	#7	Keith Tkachuk (LW)"C"	54	1972	Melrose, MA, USA	6'2"	231	L
	#22	Rick Tocchet (RW)"A"	62	1964	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'0"	214	R
	#44	Andrei Vasilyev (C)	54	1972	Voskresensk, RUS	5'8"	181	R
	#36	Juha Ylönen (C)	54	1972	Helsinki, FIN	6'1"	185	L
Position: G: 2, D: 12, F: 21Av Age: 28.71 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 201 lbsCompare with other teams »

1998-1999 Phoenix Coyotes Staff

Head CoachJim Schoenfeld
Asst. CoachGordie Roberts
Asst. CoachJohn Tortorella
Goaltending CoachBenoît Allaire
General ManagerBobby Smith
Asst. General ManagerTaylor Burke
Amateur ScoutConnell Broden
Amateur ScoutTerry Doran
Amateur ScoutVaughn Karpan
Amateur ScoutBlair MacKasey
Asst. Equipment ManagerTony DaCosta
Asst. Equipment ManagerAdam Sheehan
Asst. Equipment ManagerTony Silva
BroadcasterDoug Cannon
BroadcasterBob Heethuis
BroadcasterCharlie Simmer

1998-1999 Phoenix Coyotes Captains

"C"

Keith Tkachuk

"A"

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1998-1999 Arizona Coyotes Demographics

Arizona Coyotes Facts

Plays in: -
Team Colors: Black + Green + Sedona Red + Desert Sand + White
Town: Tempe, AZ, USA Map
Founded: 1996

1998-1999 Phoenix Coyotes Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
11 players
4 players
3 players
2 players

Experience

Phoenix Coyotes: 3 352 GP
NHL: 14 809 GP
WC: 215 GP
OG: 82 GP
Liiga: 462 GP
Czechia: 12 GP
AHL: 3 794 GP
DEL: 70 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Mullett Arena
Location: Tempe, AZ, USA
Capacity: 5 000
Construction Year: 2022

Arizona Coyotes Games

Arizona Coyotes — 1998-1999 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
04/18/2024 02:00 AM UTC	Arizona Coyotes	Edmonton Oilers	5 - 2	NHL
04/15/2024 12:00 AM UTC	Calgary Flames	Arizona Coyotes	6 - 5	NHL
04/13/2024 01:00 AM UTC	Edmonton Oilers	Arizona Coyotes	2 - 3 (OT)	NHL
04/11/2024 02:30 AM UTC	Vancouver Canucks	Arizona Coyotes	3 - 4 (OT)	NHL
04/10/2024 02:00 AM UTC	Seattle Kraken	Arizona Coyotes	5 - 0	NHL

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Latest Transactions

Arizona Coyotes — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/08/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Travis Dermott (D)	Edmonton Oilers	Details
07/09/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Ryan McGregor (F)	Tucson Roadrunners	Details
07/03/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Justin Kirkland (F)	Calgary Flames	Details
07/02/2024	Confirmed	leaving	John Leonard (F)	Charlotte Checkers	Details
07/01/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Cameron Crotty (D)	Minnesota Wild	Details
07/01/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Travis Boyd (F)	Minnesota Wild	Details
04/23/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Jakub Voráček (F)	Retired	Details
03/08/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Matt Dumba (D)	Tampa Bay Lightning	Details

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Arizona Coyotes History and Standings

Arizona Coyotes — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Arizona Coyotes
2023-2024	NHL	82	28	41	-	8	5	256	274	77	0.94	13	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NHL	82	20	40	-	8	14	228	299	70	0.85	13	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NHL	82	18	50	-	7	7	207	313	57	0.7	16	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NHL	56	24	26	-	-	6	153	176	54	0.96	22	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	70	33	29	-	-	8	195	187	74	1.06	22	Conference QF loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	39	35	-	-	8	213	223	86	1.05	18	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	29	41	-	-	12	208	256	70	0.85	29	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	30	42	-	-	10	197	260	70	0.85	28	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NHL	82	35	39	-	-	8	209	245	78	0.95	24	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NHL	82	24	50	-	-	8	170	272	56	0.68	29	Did not make playoffs
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2013-2014	NHL	82	37	30	-	-	15	216	231	89	1.09	18	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NHL	48	21	18	-	-	9	125	131	51	1.06	19	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	NHL	82	42	27	-	-	13	216	204	97	1.18	11	Conference Final loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	43	26	-	-	13	231	226	99	1.21	11	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	50	25	-	-	7	225	202	107	1.3	4	Conference QF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	36	39	-	-	7	208	252	79	0.96	25	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	NHL	82	38	37	-	-	7	214	231	83	1.01	23	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	NHL	82	31	46	-	-	5	216	284	67	0.82	29	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	38	39	-	-	5	246	271	81	0.99	23	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NHL	82	22	36	18	-	6	188	245	68	0.83	26	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	31	35	11	-	5	204	230	78	0.95	19	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	40	27	9	-	6	228	210	95	1.16	11	Conference QF loss
2000-2001	NHL	82	35	27	17	-	3	214	212	90	1.1	16	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	39	31	8	-	4	232	228	90	1.1	12	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	39	31	12	-	-	205	197	90	1.1	10	Conference QF loss
1997-1998	NHL	82	35	35	12	-	-	224	227	82	1	14	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	38	37	7	-	-	240	243	83	1.01	11	Conference QF loss

Arizona Coyotes Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Arizona Coyotes — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Sergei Plotnikov (F)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	15	9	6	15	4
2.	Nick Schmaltz (F)	2026-2027	Utah Mammoth	NHL	8	6	5	11	2
3.	Drake Caggiula (F)	2026-2027	Lausanne HC	NL	14	4	7	11	4
4.	Clayton Keller (F)	2026-2027	Utah Mammoth	NHL	8	3	8	11	4
5.	Dmitrij Jaskin (F)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	14	8	2	10	10
6.	Nick Merkley (F)	2026-2027	Dynamo Moskva	KHL	18	6	4	10	13
7.	Laurent Dauphin (F)	2026-2027	Laval Rocket	AHL	6	1	9	10	11
8.	Dylan Guenther (F)	2026-2027	Utah Mammoth	NHL	8	4	5	9	6
9.	Tyler Gaudet (F)	2026-2027	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	9	3	6	9	4
10.	Brett Ritchie (F)	2026-2027	Vlci Zilina	Extraliga	12	2	7	9	8

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Arizona Coyotes — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	201 lbs	27.74
2022-2023	View Roster	6'2"	203 lbs	27.51
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	27.59
2020-2021	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	28.21
2019-2020	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	28.04

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Arizona Coyotes — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shane Doan (F)	1466	395	560	955
2.	Clayton Keller (F)	520	166	252	418
3.	Oliver Ekman Larsson (D)	769	128	260	388
4.	Jeremy Roenick (F)	454	152	227	379
5.	Radim Vrbata (F)	509	157	186	343

Franchise All-Time Goals

Arizona Coyotes — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shane Doan (F)	1466	395	560	955
2.	Keith Tkachuk (F)	332	179	155	334
3.	Clayton Keller (F)	520	166	252	418
4.	Radim Vrbata (F)	509	157	186	343
5.	Jeremy Roenick (F)	454	152	227	379

Franchise All-Time Assists

Arizona Coyotes — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shane Doan (F)	1466	395	560	955
2.	Oliver Ekman Larsson (D)	769	128	260	388
3.	Clayton Keller (F)	520	166	252	418
4.	Keith Yandle (D)	558	65	246	311
5.	Jeremy Roenick (F)	454	152	227	379

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Arizona Coyotes — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Shane Doan (F)	1466	395	955	1252
2.	Keith Tkachuk (F)	332	179	334	716
3.	Jeremy Roenick (F)	454	152	379	596
4.	Daniel Carcillo (F)	129	20	41	572
5.	Martin Hanzal (F)	608	116	312	537

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Arizona Coyotes — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Shane Doan (F)	1466	395	560	955
2.	Oliver Ekman Larsson (D)	769	128	260	388
3.	Zbynek Michalek (D)	612	32	108	140
4.	Martin Hanzal (F)	608	116	196	312
5.	Keith Yandle (D)	558	65	246	311

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Arizona Coyotes — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Keith Tkachuk (F)	332	179	334	1.01
2.	Robert Reichel (F)	13	7	13	1.00
3.	Aku Räty (F)	1	0	1	1.00
4.	Ray Whitney (F)	157	41	134	0.85
5.	Jeremy Roenick (F)	454	152	379	0.83

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Arizona Coyotes — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Keith Tkachuk (F)	1996-1997	NHL	81	52	34	86	1.06	228
2.	Clayton Keller (F)	2022-2023	NHL	82	37	49	86	1.05	49
3.	Jeremy Roenick (F)	1999-2000	NHL	75	34	44	78	1.04	102
4.	Shane Doan (F)	2007-2008	NHL	80	28	50	78	0.98	59
5.	Ray Whitney (F)	2011-2012	NHL	82	24	53	77	0.94	28

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Arizona Coyotes — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Keith Tkachuk (F)	1996-1997	NHL	81	52	34	86	1.06	228
2.	Keith Tkachuk (F)	1997-1998	NHL	69	40	26	66	0.96	147
3.	Clayton Keller (F)	2022-2023	NHL	82	37	49	86	1.05	49
4.	Keith Tkachuk (F)	1998-1999	NHL	68	36	32	68	1.00	151
5.	Radim Vrbata (F)	2011-2012	NHL	77	35	27	62	0.81	24

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Arizona Coyotes — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ray Whitney (F)	2011-2012	NHL	82	24	53	77	0.94	28
2.	Shane Doan (F)	2007-2008	NHL	80	28	50	78	0.98	59
3.	Clayton Keller (F)	2022-2023	NHL	82	37	49	86	1.05	49
4.	Jeremy Roenick (F)	1998-1999	NHL	78	24	48	72	0.92	130
5.	Keith Yandle (D)	2010-2011	NHL	82	11	48	59	0.72	68

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Arizona Coyotes — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Daniel Carcillo (F)	2007-2008	NHL	57	13	11	24	0.42	324
2.	Keith Tkachuk (F)	1996-1997	NHL	81	52	34	86	1.06	228
3.	Jim McKenzie (F)	1996-1997	NHL	65	5	3	8	0.12	200
4.	Jim Cummins (F)	1998-1999	NHL	55	1	7	8	0.15	190
5.	Josh Gratton (F)	2006-2007	NHL	52	1	1	2	0.04	188

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Franchise history
- Arizona Coyotes (2014-)
- Phoenix Coyotes (1996-2014)
- Winnipeg Jets (1972-1996)